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 world outbreak of COVID has little to dampen the spirits and efforts of Queer Film Festivals which may have adjusted to lots of Virtual Screenings but are still packing their programs with exciting new films. Plus for the first time you can see most of them from the comfort of your own … … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe Miami Film Festival has always enjoyed a well-deserved reputation for the slate of excellent LGBTQ movies it programs. Even more important than that is the fact that they seek to include some excellent and extraordinary edgy queer cinema that really pushes the envelope. These are important movies that sadly all to often fail to … Continue reading
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 queermatterWe were going to list our Top Ten Picks at MiFo’s forthcoming Fort Lauderdale Festival, but the programmers have excelled themselves this time around and we cannot whittle it down to less than 12 ‘must see ‘ films. (And no, it doesn’t include James Franco’s latest gay role in King Cobra which had us yawning … Continue reading