Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOne of queerguru’s very favorite Film Festivals kicks open tomorrow Wednesday 7th October in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The centerpiece of the Festival is the Iris Prize, known to film aficionados as the Gay Short Film Oscars, as it is the world’s largest short film prize with a whopping £30,000. Funded by the Michael … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterNot that many years ago Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival was just a 3 day Event and an off-shoot of its ‘big brother’ in Miami Beach. Now under a new Executive Director and a new banner the MiFo LGBT Film Festival, it is now ‘fully grown up’ and is about to launch its 7th Annual Edition spread … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe first edition of the ambitious groundbreaking new Scottish Queer International Film Festival kicks off on September 24th in Glasgow and queerguru welcomes Scotland’s first ever inclusive celebration of queer cinema. For four days in different venues around our favorite Scottish city SQIFF is programming a mix of international feature films with a dedicated strand … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe 8th Edition of The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival runs from 17th – 18th September 2015 at the Camelot Theaters. It’s Opening Night Gala is ‘Eisenstein in Gunajuato‘ a fascinating film from Peter Greenaway about venerated filmmaker who had a tryst with young guide, Jorge Palomino y Cañedo during his 10 escape to Mexico In … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterOur love of this particular Film Festival starts with its name. The Organisers probably chose it for their own reasons, but in our dictionary ‘pout’ means ‘to purse your lips to look petulant or sexy‘ and these are both very suitable reactions to whenever you watch edgy queer cinema. Hopefully with the selection that they … Continue reading
