Lutruwita Animation Festival
One of our favourite things to do is to collaborate with like-minded people and organisations to bring interesting and exciting opportunities to emerging creatives.
In 2025, we worked with the Lutruwita Animation Festival to bring over Tom Phillips from We Made A Thing Studios in South Australia, to do a screening of his animated feature film Lesbian Space Princess, followed by an ‘In Conversation’ between Tom and Apple Box board member Ella Watkins
This event was made possible thanks to a grant from Screen Tasmania
‘In Conversation’ with Producer Tom Phillips
Get ready to be delighted by what Screen Daily called “a colourful and life-affirming crowd pleaser!”
This year’s fest includes a special gala screening of a new Australian animated film that has wowed the international festival circuit…. LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS!
A laugh-out-loud adventure through the far reaches of queer outer space, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS tells the story of an introverted space princess who is forced to leave her home planet on an inter-gay-lactic mission to save her ex-girlfriend from the Straight White Maliens.
The film’s producer Tom Phillips will be in attendance for a post-screening conversation, hosted by Tasmanian filmmaker and social media sensation, Ella Watkins.
Marking the debut of a talented writer/director team from South Australia, Leela Varghese and Emma Hough Hobbs, LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS won the Audience Award at Sydney Film Festival and the Teddy Award at the Berlin Film Festival and screened to acclaim at Annecy International Animation Festival.
Check out the trailer for Lesbian Space Princess
Content Warning: this film contains strong language and adult themes.