Gay Films Seized in Canada
Clapham Junction by Adrian Shergold (top); Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth in I Can’t Think Straight (middle); Patrik Age. 1.5 by Ella Lemhagen (bottom)
Canada an egalitarian gay haven? Think again.
Marcus McCann reports in Xtra.com that Canada Border Services Agency customs officers have seized three gay-themed films en route to Ottawa’s three-day Inside Out gay film festival, which ends tomorrow, Nov. 22. No explanation was given for the seizure — which, of course, is exactly what you’d expect to happen in a true democracy. The films are supposed to remain in custody until they’re watched in full by some border censor or other. (Curiously, the Inside Out website makes no mention of the border incident.)
The three films in question are Adrian [...]
by Alessandro Moretti | November 21, 2009
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Tags: Adrian Shergold, Censorship, Clapham Junction, Film Festivals, Gay Interest, I Can't Think Straight, Lesbian Interest, Patrik Age 1.5
BAFTA Scotland Awards 2008
2008 BAFTA Scotland Awards
2008 BAFTA Scotland (aka Scottish Bafta) award winners: Glasgow, November 9, 2008
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
In Kenneth Glenaan’s Summer, a broken man (Robert Carlyle) remembers a fateful summer.
Feature Film
Outpost
Directed by Steve Barker
Produced by Kieran Parker & Arabella Page-Croft
Black Camel Pictures/ Sony Pictures
Stone of Destiny
Directed by Charles Martin Smith
Produced by Andrew Boswell & Robert Merilees
The Mob Film Company/ Infinity Features
* Summer
Directed by Kenneth Glenaan Produced by Camilla Bray
Sixteen Films/ Vertigo Films
Acting Performance in Film
Alia Alzougbi
Trouble Sleeping
Theatre Workshop/ Makar Productions
Robert Carlyle
Summer
Sixteen Films/ Vertigo Films
* Brian Cox
The Escapist
Picture Farm/ Parallel Films
Directing in Film or Television
Iain Davidson
Gary’s War
The Comedy Unit for Channel 4
Roger Gartland
Rebus
SMG Productions for ITV1
* Kenneth Glenaan
Summer
Sixteen Films/ Vertigo Films
Adrian Shergold
Fiona’s [...]
by Andre Soares | November 9, 2008
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Tags: Adrian McDowall, Adrian Shergold, Alia Alzougbi, Anders Jedenfors, BAFTA Scotland Awards, BAFTA Scotland Awards 2008, Bill's Visitors, Brian Cox, Charles Martin Smith, Film Awards, Finlay Pretsell, Fiona's Story, Gary's War, Iain Davidson, Irene, Island, Jamie Stone, Jila Peacock, Kenneth Glenaan, Lindsay Goodall, Ma Bar, Mark Littlewood, Matt Palmer, Mike Alexander, Morag Ross, Outpost, Phoo Action, Robert Carlyle, Scottish Cinema, Simon Deshon, Steve Barker, Stone of Destiny, Summer, The Escapist, The World According To, Tongue of the Hidden, Trouble Sleeping, Ugly Betty
