Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesThere have been lesbian and gay film festivals in Sydney since 1978. Initially, these were run by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). In 1986, the AFI partnered with what was then the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, to present an annual ‘Sydney Gay Film Week’. Since 2013, a new film festival, Queer Screen Film Fest, has … Continue reading
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 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 queertiquesQueerguru never needs much of an excuse to cross the Irish Channel and visit Dublin one of its very favorite (queer) citIes. GAZE its international annual LGBTQ+ Film Festival takes place every summer Bank Holiday Weekend (i.e. official public days off) since it was founded over 30 years ago. Not only has it become … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesAfrican queer films are very much a rarity essentially because so much of that Continent have laws that criminalise homsosexuality and also so much of the population traditionally cannot morally accept it. In fact this charming tale of first love between two teenage Kenyan girls that has been critically acclaimed globally is still banned … Continue reading