Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
26.03.2026
 
Geelong Pride Film Festival (GPFF) is proud to announce Kirsty Dow as the Winner of the 2026 Film Festival Design Competition. This is the very first time in our 9-year history that we will be featuring a new design that resonates strong with the local Geelong region, our people, history and local nature.

Kirsty will receive the $1,200 cash prize for her winning entry that features the Murnong plant (Yam Daisy) which is a native plant of Geelong. In her entry, Dow writes that this plant is, “significant to the Waddawurrung people as it was a primary food source before colonization. It is known as a symbol of resilience and survival, which I think also resonates with queer people and our history also.”