2011 Iris Prize

The Iris Prize, which is a weekend-long festival that takes place in Cardiff, Wales, is one of the more unusual festivals that takes place on the European calendar. There’s actually no other festival like it in the world. It offers … Continue reading

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Winners at Skeive Filmer

Skeive Filmer wrapped on the 21st of September and announced the following winners before the closing film. The Jury Award for Best Short Film: I DON’T WANT TO GO BACK ALONE by Daniel Ribeiro, with an Honorable Mention to ANTI-REPRODUCTIVE … Continue reading

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Winners at Queer Lisboa

The Jury Award for Best Feature was given away to Brazilian film Rosa Morena, directed by Carlos Oliveira, a 1.000,00€ cash award sponsored by Absolut Vodka. The Special Mention Award for Best Actor was given away to Chilian actor Roberto … Continue reading

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Queer Lion 2011 winner

As stated in the original post, 12 films in all competed for this prize in 2011. (The list has been updated and is now complete.) The best film with a queer theme at the 2011 Venice International Film Festival is … Continue reading

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Queer Lion 2011 nominees

My original post is below, which I’m gonna leave as it is. On finding the winner announced, I did finally get a complete list of the 12 titles in competition. The list below has therefore been updated. As usual, it … Continue reading

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Winners at identities 2011

identities 2011 wound down on Sunday the 12th of June in Vienna after (according to the website) 6 sold-out screenings in a row. The closing film was El último verano de la Boyita, and preceded by the announcement of the … Continue reading

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And the Queer Palm goes to

Oliver Hermanus’ SKOONHEID/BEAUTY has won the 2011 Queer Palm. The first Afrikanns-language film to screen at Cannes, the South African film is about a closeted married gay man who has to come to terms with his sexuality after he falls … Continue reading

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Winners in Torino

I’m a bit late with the results, but here they are, the winners at the Turin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2011: Jury Awards Ottavio Mai Award to TOMBOY by Cèline Sciamma; Special Mention to 80 EGUNEAN (FOR 80 DAYS) … Continue reading

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Winners at Pink Apple

Pink Apple ended in Zurich on Thursday. Here are the winning films: The Pink Apple Award (for Best Short Film)  was won by Sam Donovan, for his film HAMMERHEAD. He wins 2,000 Swiss Francs and a very nice award. The … Continue reading

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