Outfest 2009: Gay Shorts, AND THEN CAME LOLA, HOLLYWOOD JE T’AIME, BOY
Outfest 2009 hightlights on Friday, July 17. Synopses from the Outfest website.
Steam by Eldar Rapaport (top); Vandals by Simon Steuri (middle); El Abuelo by Dino Dinco (bottom)
Safe Words (Fri, Jul 17th 7:00pm, FAIRFAX 1)
Shorts
Program Running Time is 92 min
Steam
Directed By: Eldar Rapaport
USA, 2009, 16 min
Moving between anxiety, reflection and fear, two strangers try to make sense of their predicament…stuck in a steam room. Heat increasing, they need to get out but can’t find the door. What is this place and how did they get here‾
The Island
Directed By: Trevor Anderson
Canada, 2009, 5 min
The filmmaker considers, with the help of animation, a piece of fan mail he received.
Vandals
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by Andre Soares | July 15, 2009
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Tags: And Then Came Lola, Auraeus Solito, Boy, Eric Debets, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Gay Shorts, Hollywood je t'aime, Jason Bushman, Lesbian Interest, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009
Frameline 33: The 2009 San Francisco LGBT Film Festival
Frameline 33, the 2009 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, kicks off on Thursday, June 18, with screenings of Richard Laxton’s An Englishman in New York (above, top photo), starring John Hurt as Quentin Crisp, and Bonham Sláma’s rural Czech drama The Country Teacher (above, lower photo), set universes away from glamorous Park Avenue and the superciliousness of Crisp and his milieu.
Among Frameline 33’s other films are:
Shine Louise Houston’s Champion (above, top photo), the tale of a tough female wrestler who must decide between success and "being herself." ("If you liked Girlfight, but felt like it was missing strap-on action and penetration," reads Frameline’s info on the film, "then Champion is for you!")
Auraeus Solito’s Boy, described as "An exquisitely [...]
by Andre Soares | June 17, 2009
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Tags: An Englishman in New York, Auraeus Solito, Film Festivals, Frameline, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Joe Dallesandro, John Hurt, Lesbian Interest, Little Joe, Quentin Crisp
Torino GLBT Film Festival Awards 2009
2009 Torino GLBT Film Festival Awards
2009 Torino GLBT Film Festival: April 23-30, 2009
Best Feature Film: Leonera / Lion’s Den by Pablo Trapero (Argentina/South Korea/Brazil, 2008)
Special Mention: Actress Martina Gusman for Lion’s Den
Special Jury Award: Elève libre / Private Lessons by Joachim Lafosse (Belgium, 2008)
Special Mention: Actor Jonas Bloquet for Death in Venice
Special Mention: Wu sheng feng ling / Soundless Wind Chime by Kit Hung (Hong Kong/China/Switzerland, 2008)
Best Documentary (ex-aequo): Khastegi / Sex My Life by Bahman Motamedian (Iran, 2008) and Out in India: A Family’s Journey by Tom Keegan (USA/India, 2007)
Special Mention: Giorgio/Giorgia…storia di una voce by Gianfranco Mingozzi (Italy, 2008)
Best Short Film: Saliva by [...]
by Andre Soares | May 3, 2009
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Tags: Auraeus Solito, Bahman Motamedian, Boo Junfeng, Claudine Natkin, Death in Venice, Eleve libre, Esmir Filho, Film Awards, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gianfranco Mingozzi, Joachim Lafosse, Jonas Bloquet, Kit Hung, Leonera, Lion's Den, Martina Gusman, Out in India, Pablo Trapero, Saliva, Sex My Life, Soundless Wind Chime, The Casuarina Love, Tom Keegan, Tomboy, Torino GLBT Film Festival, Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009, Torino GLBT Film Festival Awards, Torino GLBT Film Festival Awards 2009
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Feature Lineup
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Feature Lineup
Feature Films IN COMPETITION
Rückenwind (Light Gradient) by Jan Krüger (Germany, 2009)
friday 24 april, 18.30 – saturday 25 april, 14.30
El patio de mi cárcel (My Prison Yard) by Belén Macías (Spain, 2008)
friday 24 april, 22.45 – saturday 25 april, 11.30
Gu huo (Fire in Silence) by Shen Weiwei (China, 2008)
saturday 25 april, 18 – sunday 26 april, 14.15
Leonera (Lion’s Den) by Pablo Trapero (Argentina/South Korea/Brazil, 2008)
saturday 25 april, 20 – monday 27 april, 11
Selda (The Inmate) by Ellen Ramos, Paolo Villaluna (Philippines, 2008)
saturday 25 [...]
by Andre Soares | April 23, 2009
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Tags: Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild, Auraeus Solito, Beautiful Crazy, Belen Macias, Born in 68, Boy, Chef's Special, Daybreak, Ellen Ramos, Film Festivals, Fire in Silence, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Jacques Martineau, Jan Kruger, Javier Cámara, Leonera, Lesbian Interest, Lesbians, Light Gradient, Lola Dueñas, My Prison Yard, Olivier Ducastel, Pablo Trapero, Paolo Villaluna, Rabioso sol rabioso cielo, Selda, Shen Weiwei, Torino GLBT Film Festival, Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009
Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Auraeus Solito’s BOY
Filipino filmmaker Auraeus Solito, best known for his 2006 Teddy Award-winning The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, will be at the Torino GLBT Film Festival, which runs April 23-30, as a member of the international jury and to present the world premiere of his new feature, Boy, recently banned in Singapore.
In Boy, a young poet sells his comic books to afford a one-night stand with a macho rent-boy on New Year’s Eve. However, their relationship will not end that night as the boy in question will learn to accept his sexuality.
Tuli (2005) and Philippine Science (2007); the latter follows eight students at the elite [...]
by Andre Soares | April 7, 2009
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Tags: Auraeus Solito, Boy, Censorship, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Romantic Movies, Teddy Award, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Torino GLBT Film Festival
Sundance 2006: World Cinema Dramatic Lineup
Sundance 2006: World Cinema Dramatic Lineup
Fernanda Torres in House of Sand
13 TZAMETI / France (Director and Screenwriter: Géla Babluani) – Sebastien has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else. When he reaches his destination, he falls into a degenerate, clandestine world of mental chaos. North American Premiere.
ALLEGRO / Denmark (Director: Christoffer Boe; Screenwriters: Christoffer Boe, Mikael Wulff) – After a long absence, a famous amnesiac pianist returns to his native Copenhagen where he is contacted by a mysterious messenger who leads him back into his forgotten past. North American Premiere.
EL AURA / THE AURA / Argentina (Director and Screenwriter: Fabián Bielinsky) – Espinoza is an introverted taxidermist who secretly dreams of executing the perfect robbery. On his first-ever hunting [...]
by Andre Soares | January 6, 2006
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Tags: Andrucha Waddington, Auraeus Solito, Claudia Llosa, Film Festivals, Grbavica, Madeinusa, Mark Dornford-May, Sundance Film Festival, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, The House of Sand
Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards 2005
2005 Asian Festival of 1st Films Awards
2005 Asian Festival of 1st Films: November 23–30, 2005
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
In Auraeus Solito’s The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, an effeminate 12-year-old boy from the wrong side of the tracks and with a penchant for crossdressing falls for a handsome policeman who ends up becoming quite attached to him.
BEST FILM
* ANG PAGDADALAGA NI MAXIMO OLIVEROS / THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS (Philippines) Auraeus Solito
BEST DIRECTOR
* ELECTRIC SHADOWS (China) Xiao Jiang
OTHER BEST FILM & BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
FINGER AND BODY (Japan) Kei Horie
KAAZHCHA (India) Blessy Ipe Thomas
DREAMING LHASA (India / U.K.) Ritu Sarin / Tenzing Sonam
YAHAAN (India) Shoojit Sircar
PUTERI GUNUNG LEDANG / A LEGENDARY LOVE (Malaysia) Saw [...]
by Andre Soares | December 1, 2005
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Tags: Anita Majumdar, Auraeus Solito, Dear Pyongyang, Electric Shadows, Film Awards, Film Festivals, I for India, Murder Unveiled, The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, Xiao Jiang
