The Queer Film Festival List
Organized by date or organized by country, a list of queer film festivals from around the world. www.queerfilmfestivals.org-
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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