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Queer Palm nominations 2013

Posted on 24/05/2013 by mel.p

This just in. Finally got a list of titles from the Queer Palm folks. The films in competition are: Chloé Robichaud: Sarah préfère la course Guillaume Gallienne: Les Garcons et Guillaume, a Table! (Me, Myself and Mum) Yann Gonzalez: You … Continue reading →

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Awards Catchup

Posted on 05/05/2013 by mel.p

Apologies to the festivals involved, we’re hopefully better late than never. While we’re waiting to see what our colleagues in Cannes might get around to shortlisting for the Queer Palm, here’s what’s been winning prizes around Europe. CALL ME KUCHU … Continue reading →

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What’s in a name?

Posted on 26/02/2013 by mel.p

The legacy name. The one with ‘lesbian and gay’. Not ‘queer’, not ‘LGBT’. The old-fashioned name. The stuck-in-the-past name. Non-inclusive. And so on. When you’re a 27-year-old festival your name means a lot. It was provocative in the early days … Continue reading →

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2013 Teddy Award Winners

Posted on 16/02/2013 by mel.p

The 27th Teddy Awards were given out last night at Station in Berlin, at a glam evening featuring Rufus Wainwright. Best Feature was awarded to Polish film W IMIE… (IN THE NAME OF…). Sebastien Lifshitz won Best Documentary with his … Continue reading →

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I Am Divine to open LLGFF

Posted on 11/02/2013 by mel.p

The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival opens on March 14 this year with a European premiere: I AM DIVINE from Jeffrey Schwarz (VITO). The film will have its world premiere only days beforehand at SXSW, so I’d think the … Continue reading →

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Teddy Award 2013

Posted on 05/02/2013 by mel.p

Well, it’s Teddy Time again. The most prestigious, the oldest, the … insert adjective here … queer film award in the world. Growing organically from a get-together where the queer programmers and filmmakers who were at the festival met up … Continue reading →

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What’s the big deal about awards?

Posted on 04/02/2013 by mel.p

With the Berlinale kicking off, which for many of us in the European Queer Film Festival scene is the unofficial start of our programming year, I know I’ll soon be back at my keyboard writing posts entitled “Winners at [Festival … Continue reading →

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A most amazing map

Posted on 01/02/2013 by mel.p

A monumental effort, and almost a Doctoral Thesis on its own: Queer Film Festival scholar Skadi Loist has crafted the Google map to end all Google maps, documenting the comings and goings of Queer Film Festivals of all sizes and … Continue reading →

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What’s going on around here?

Posted on 29/01/2013 by mel.p

And … we’re back. It’s 2013. Where did that year go? No matter, and more to the point, what have we been up to? Well, though things have been quiet on this website, the Alliance’s mailing list has had a … Continue reading →

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Zinegoak 2012

Posted on 26/02/2012 by mel.p

This year’s jury of Gulya Sultanova, Juanma Carrillo and Michelle Hoekstra awarded BEST FEATURE to MI ÚLTIMO ROUND, by Julio Jorquera (Chile, 2011), and BEST DOCUMENTARY to MI SEXUALIDAD ES UNA CREACIÓN ARTÍSTICA, directed by Lucía Egaña (España, 2011). Zinegoak … Continue reading →

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