Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIt’s a new year which means a whole new round of some of the very best QUEER FILM FESTIVALS around the Globe. The first out of the block as usual is Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival in Sydney, Australia which runs from 15th Feb – 29th Feb The wonderfully diverse program for … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThe 38th Edition of the annual BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival is just about to kick-off at Southbank. It’s one of QUEERGURU’S favorite queer film fests …… not just because it is the biggest in Europe but also because it’s in one of QUEERGURU’s global home bases. BFI Flare is divided into three thematic programme … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival is the largest LGBT cultural arts event in South Florida and is a combination of The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival and the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival …. and dates back to 1998. It is such an excellent platform for its very diverse queer communities with … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesNovember sees us still in the middle of the Queer Film Festivals season right across the globe. This week we are making tracks up north to the 36th Edition of IMAGE+NATION …. Canada’s original LGBT2SQ+ Film Festival. This hybrid Festival runs from November 16 – 23rd in Montreal Theatres + curated Programming is … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 1993, a group of queer Sydney filmmakers, students, and supporters approached Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras to establish an independent organization whose focus would be queer film and screen culture. This organization was Queer Screen. (One of those pioneer filmmakers was Stephen Cummins who died in 1994, and now is … Continue reading