Jim Queen: you loved it, here's how to keep it in cinemas
The film came out a week ago and the community hasn't stopped talking about it. You saw it, you loved it, you posted about it. Great. But there's something even better you can do, and two events not to miss before the end of the month.
How to help Jim Queen stay on screen
Loved it? Then there's something concrete you can do, beyond the Instagram post.
Here's what most people don't know: what gets a distributor to extend a film's run, or expand it to new cinemas, isn't likes. It's ratings and reviews on specialist platforms, the ones cinema professionals actually monitor to gauge real audience demand.
Three minutes of your time on one of these platforms can carry far more weight than a hundred shares:
- AlloCiné, the French reference, closely watched by exhibitors: rate Jim Queen on AlloCiné
- Letterboxd, the international cinephile platform, increasingly followed by distributors: rate Jim Queen on Letterboxd
- IMDb, for international visibility, useful if the film is targeting overseas sales: rate Jim Queen on IMDb
A film like Jim Queen, independent, activist, released without the backing of any major TV channel, needs its community to show up where it actually counts. It would be a shame for it to disappear from cinemas for lack of a strong enough signal, when it has everything it takes to last.
Special screenings in Île-de-France: don't miss these
Seen it already? Perfect. But two events in Île-de-France this week are worth the trip, even for a second viewing.
Monday 23 June, Ivry-sur-Seine, Cinéma Le Luxy (8pm)
The Grand Ciné-Club welcomes Alex Ramirès, the voice of Jim Parfait himself, aka the king of fashion judgement, for a screening followed by a Q&A. And "loads of surprises" promised. Four days before the March, it's hard to think of a better warm-up.
📍 77 avenue Georges Gosnat, 94200 Ivry-sur-Seine
Sunday 28 June, Saint-Denis, Cinéma L'Écran (4pm–10pm)
The day after Pride, come down from your cloud and talk about it. Cinéma L'Écran in Saint-Denis, in partnership with association Plan Poitrines and Saint-Denis LGBTQI+, is hosting a screening followed by a facilitated discussion to unpack the film's messages: the cult of image, fear of otherness, patriarchy, the urgency of being yourself.
📍 14 passage de l'Aqueduc, 93200 Saint-Denis
🎟️ Standard cinema prices, book here
For those who haven't seen it yet: what is Jim Queen?
Jim Queen is an icon of the Parisian gay scene. Bodybuilder, influencer, king of the Gym Queens on social media. His life falls apart the day he contracts Heterosis: a mysterious STI that turns gay men into heterosexuals. His followers disappear. Everyone turns their back on him, except Lucien, a skinny, virginal twink who is also his last remaining admirer.
Together, they cross Paris in search of a cure that can save homosexuality from extinction.
Behind the film is French animation studio Bobbypills, known for Les Kassos, Peepoodo & The Super Fuck Friends and more recently Creature Commandos for DC. The film is rooted in real locations from Parisian gay life: the Bears'den, the Quetzal, the bushes in the Jardins du Louvre. The animation lands somewhere between Rick and Morty, 90s queer zines and a completely subverted Disney musical, including an epic battle scene set to Céline Dion.
The project took eight years to get made. Eight years of closed doors and TV channels refusing to fund it. Co-director Nicolas Athane put it plainly: "Nobody wanted it. No TV channel agreed to finance us. The whole thing was an uphill battle." The film was eventually funded through Eurimages, regional grants and a crowdfunding campaign, by the community itself.
Selected for the Midnight Screenings at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, nominated for the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm, and praised by critics across the board, Jim Queen is currently showing in 17 Paris cinemas and major French cities. It's still running, go see it.
Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer, in cinemas since 17 June 2026. Distributed by The Jokers Films. 1h25. For mature audiences.