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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; gay film festivals</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/gay-film-festivals/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:31:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>MixBrasil 2010: UNDERTOW, L.A. ZOMBIE, SASHA at São Paulo&#039;s Gay Film Festival</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mixbrasil-2010-gay-film-festival-la-zombie-undertow/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mixbrasil-2010-gay-film-festival-la-zombie-undertow/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:56:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25471</guid> <description><![CDATA[François Sagat in Bruce LaBruce's L.A. Zombie The 18th MixBrasil Film Festival of Sexual Diversity (a longer but much more appropriate moniker than "queer") will take place Nov. 11-18 in São Paulo and Nov. 26 (only one day) in Rio de Janeiro. MixBrasil will open with a screening of Javier Fuentes-León's Peruvian drama Contracorriente / Undertow, World Cinema (Dramatic) Audience Award winner at the 2010 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/mixbrasil-2010-gay-film-festival-la-zombie-undertow/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Incest, Crime, Ghosts, Robert Pattinson: Gay Movies from South America / Spain at image+nation</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/robert-pattinson-incest-crime-ghosts-gay-movies-mundo-hispanico/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/robert-pattinson-incest-crime-ghosts-gay-movies-mundo-hispanico/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:47:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25408</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson as Salvador Dali in Paul Morrison's Little Ashes (top); João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso as brothers in love in Aluízio Abranches' From Beginning to End (bottom) image+nation 2010 – Montreal's Gay &#038; Lesbian Film Festival: UNDERTOW, LE FIL &#34;In response to the cinematic watershed of LGBT-themed films from South America and Spain in the past year,&#34; explains the image+nation press release, the 2010 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/robert-pattinson-incest-crime-ghosts-gay-movies-mundo-hispanico/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>image+nation 2010 &#8211; Montreal&#039;s Gay &amp; Lesbian Film Festival: UNDERTOW, LE FIL</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/image-nation-2010-undertow-le-fil/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/image-nation-2010-undertow-le-fil/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:12:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=25407</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona in Javier Fuentes-León's Undertow The 23rd edition of image+nation, Montreal's lesbian, gay, bisexual &#38; transgender film festival, will kick off with a screening of Javier Fuentes-León's Peruvian drama Contracorriente / Undertow at the Cinéma Impérial on Thursday, Oct. 28. The World Cinema (Dramatic) Audience Award winner at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and Peru’s 2011 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar submission, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/image-nation-2010-undertow-le-fil/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Alicia Silverstone, THE EVENING DRESS &amp; 19th-Century Lesbian Romance: Outfest 2010 (July 11)</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/alicia-silverstone-lesbian-romance-the-evening-dress-outfest/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/alicia-silverstone-lesbian-romance-the-evening-dress-outfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 01:47:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24774</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maxine Peake in James Kent's The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister (top); Alicia Silverstone, Clueless (upper middle); Lio in Myriam Aziza's The Evening Dress (lower middle); Jane Lynch, A Gaythering Storm (bottom) James Kent's The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, Amy Heckerling's 1995 sleeper hit Clueless, Myriam Aziza's La robe du soir / The Evening Dress, and the comedy shorts compilation &#34;From Uranus [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/alicia-silverstone-lesbian-romance-the-evening-dress-outfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Jane Lynch, EARTHLING, Boys Shorts: Outfest 2010 (July 10)</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/jane-lynch-earthling-boys-shorts-outfest-2010-july-10/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/jane-lynch-earthling-boys-shorts-outfest-2010-july-10/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:50:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24756</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jane Lynch (top); Clay Liford's Earthling (upper middle); Jan Krüger's Light Gradient (lower middle); &#34;Boy Shorts&#34;: Juan Chappa, Martin Deus' Amor crudo / Raw Love (bottom) PLAN B, CHILDREN OF GOD, SASHA: Outfest 2010 (July 10) More Outfest 2010 highlights on Saturday, July 10: Clay Liford's Earthling, Jan Krüger's Ruckenwind / Light Gradient, Fernanda Cardoso's Bloomington, the &#34;Boys Shorts&#34; and &#34;Cherry Bombs&#34; short compilations, and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/jane-lynch-earthling-boys-shorts-outfest-2010-july-10/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PLAN B, CHILDREN OF GOD, SASHA: Outfest 2010 (July 10)</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/plan-b-children-of-god-sasha-outfest-2010-july-10/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/plan-b-children-of-god-sasha-outfest-2010-july-10/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:49:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24755</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mercedes Quintero, Lucas Ferraro, Manuel Vignau in Marco Berger's Plan B (top); Tim Bergmann, Sascha Kekez in Dennis Todorovic's Sasha (upper middle); Andy Blubaugh's The Adults in the Room (lower middle); Johnny Ferro, Stephen Tyrone Williams in Kareem Mortimer's Children of God (bottom) Outfest 2010: CHILDREN OF GOD, BLOOMINGTON, LIGHT GRADIENT, PLAN B Synopses Marco Berger's Plan B, Susan Koch's The Other City, Dennis Todorovic's [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/plan-b-children-of-god-sasha-outfest-2010-july-10/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2010: CHILDREN OF GOD, BLOOMINGTON, LIGHT GRADIENT, PLAN B</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-2010-children-of-god-bloomington-light-gradient-plan-b/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-2010-children-of-god-bloomington-light-gradient-plan-b/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:48:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24757</guid> <description><![CDATA[Manuel Vignau, Lucas Ferraro in Marco Berger's Plan B (top); Fernanda Cardoso's Bloomington (bottom) Synopses from the Outfest website for Saturday, July 10. Plan B Best-laid plans are put to the test in this topsy-turvy romantic comedy from Argentina. After being dumped by Anna, Bruno secretly befriends Anna's new boyfriend Pablo in an attempt to stay close to her. When Bruno discovers that Pablo once [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-2010-children-of-god-bloomington-light-gradient-plan-b/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2010: James Franco&#039;s THE FEAST OF STEPHEN, FROM BEGINNING TO END, PURPLE SEA</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-james-franco-the-feast-of-stephen-from-beginning-to-end/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-james-franco-the-feast-of-stephen-from-beginning-to-end/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:45:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24749</guid> <description><![CDATA[Steve Balderson's Stuck! (top); Isabella Ragonese, Valeria Solarino in Donatella Maiorca's Purple Sea (bottom) Outfest 2010: Incestuous Gay Brothers, Wild Women's Prison, George Takei in Bed Outfest 2010, Friday, July 9. Synopses from the Outfest website: From Beginning to End From their playful childhood through their coming of age, Brazilian half-brothers Francisco and Thomás have always shared a special bond. As young men, their tempestuous [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-james-franco-the-feast-of-stephen-from-beginning-to-end/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2010: Incestuous Gay Brothers, Wild Women’s Prison, George Takei in Bed</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-incestuous-gay-brothers-womens-prison-george-takei/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-incestuous-gay-brothers-womens-prison-george-takei/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:44:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24748</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rafael Cardoso, João Gabriel Vasconcellos in Aluízio Abranches' From Beginning to End (top); Brad Altman, George Takei in Jessica Sanders' George &#38; Brad in Bed (upper middle); Remy Germinario in James Franco's The Feast of Stephen (lower middle); Roney Facchini, Kauê Telloli in Gui Ashcar's Professor Godoy (bottom) Aluízio Abranches' Do Começo ao Fim / From Beginning to End, Donatella Maiorca's Viola di mare / [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/outfest-incestuous-gay-brothers-womens-prison-george-takei/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>James Franco as Allen Ginsberg Kicks Off Outfest 2010 Tomorrow</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-as-allen-ginsberg-howl-outfest-2010/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-as-allen-ginsberg-howl-outfest-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:10:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24744</guid> <description><![CDATA[James Franco as Allen Ginsberg, Howl The 2010 edition of Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival, kicks off tomorrow, June 8, with a gala screening of Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Howl, about Allen Ginsberg's infamous obscenity trial following the publication of his poem &#34;Howl&#34; in the 1950s. Howl stars James Franco as Ginsberg, in addition to Mary-Louise Parker, Jon Hamm, Treat [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-as-allen-ginsberg-howl-outfest-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Frameline 2010: THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS ANNE LISTER</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-frameline/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-frameline/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:16:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24546</guid> <description><![CDATA[Frameline, San Francisco's Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival now in its 34th year, will kick off on Thursday, June 17, with a screening of James Kent's The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, about &#34;what might have happened if Elizabeth Bennet had ignored Mr. Darcy and pursued the local ladies?&#34; Actually, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister is not a revamping of a Jane [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/the-secret-diaries-of-miss-anne-lister-frameline/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>James Franco&#039;s HOWL: Outfest 2010 Opening Night Gala Film</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-howl-outfest-opening-night/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-howl-outfest-opening-night/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 14:30:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24113</guid> <description><![CDATA[Aaron Tveit, James Franco, Howl Documentarians Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Howl, their debut narrative feature, will be the Opening Night Gala screening at the 28th Los Angeles Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival (Outfest) at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on July 8. Starring James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm, Mary-Louise Parker, Bob Balaban, Alessandro Nivola, Aaron Tveit, Treat Williams, and Jeff Daniels, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/james-franco-howl-outfest-opening-night/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Torino Gay Film Festival 2010: ANOTHER LOVE STORY, Monika Treut, OY VEY! MY SON IS GAY!</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-gay-another-love-story-monika-treut/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-gay-another-love-story-monika-treut/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 01:57:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24010</guid> <description><![CDATA[Américo Ortiz de Zárate's Otra historia de amor / Another Love Story (1986), Monika Treut's My Father Is Coming (1982), and Evgeny Afineevsky's Oy Vey! My Son is Gay! (2009) are a few of the screenings to be held at the 25th Torino GLBT Film Festival on its closing night, Thursday, April 22. Ortiz de Zárate's directorial debut, Another Love Story follows a young man [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-gay-another-love-story-monika-treut/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Torino Gay Film Festival 2010: Robert Pattinson, Brazilian Shorts, TAXI ZUM KLO, MARY LOU</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-robert-pattinson-brazilian-gay-shorts-taxi-zum-klo/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-robert-pattinson-brazilian-gay-shorts-taxi-zum-klo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:19:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24004</guid> <description><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson as Salvador Dali, Javier Beltrán as Federico Garcia Lorca in Paul Morrison's Little Ashes (top); Eytan Fox's Mary Lou (middle); Frank Ripploh's raunchy gay classic Taxi Zum Klo (bottom) Torino LGBT Film Festival 2010: LEO'S ROOM, BOY IN A BATHTUB, Rosa von Praunheim Other Torino screenings on Wednesday, April 21, include Paul Morrison's Little Ashes, starring Twilight idol Robert Pattinson as Salvador Dali [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-robert-pattinson-brazilian-gay-shorts-taxi-zum-klo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Torino Gay Film Festival 2010: BOY IN A BATHTUB, LEO’S ROOM, Rosa von Praunheim</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-gay-film-festival-boy-in-a-bathtub-rosa-von-praunheim/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-gay-film-festival-boy-in-a-bathtub-rosa-von-praunheim/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:15:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=24003</guid> <description><![CDATA[Maria Beatty's Boy in a Bathtub (top); Enrique Buchichio's Leo's Room (middle); João Gabriel Vasconcellos, Rafael Cardoso in Aluisio Abranches' From Beginning to End (bottom) Maria Beatty will be honored with a screening of Boy in a Bathtub at the Torino GLBT Film Festival &#8211; Da Sodoma a Hollywood (Turin's GLBT Film Festival &#8211; From Sodom to Hollywood) on Wednesday, April 21.  Set in 1920s [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/movie/torino-gay-film-festival-boy-in-a-bathtub-rosa-von-praunheim/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2010: Call for Submissions for Los Angeles Gay &amp; Lesbian Film Festival</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2010-call-for-submissions-881/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2010-call-for-submissions-881/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:22:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=21176</guid> <description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE CALL FOR SCREENWRITING LAB SUBMISSIONS Outfest Screenwriting Lab Spring 2010 &#8211; Submissions Now Open Submission early deadline: January 23, 2010; final deadline: February 5, 2010. Continuing Outfest's commitment to supporting LGBT-themed films from conception to exhibition, this Lab nurtures screenwriters and promotes screenplays featuring LGBT characters and/or themes. The authors of five screenplays are invited to participate in a dynamic three-day workshop in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2010-call-for-submissions-881/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Chicago Lesbian &amp; Gay Film Festival 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/chicago-lesbian-gay-film-festival-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/chicago-lesbian-gay-film-festival-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:32:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18351</guid> <description><![CDATA[Baby Jane by Billy Clift (top); Shirley Knight, Liz Jahren in Not Fade Away (middle); Homewrecker by Paul Hart (bottom) Reeling 2009, this year's edition of the Chicago Lesbian &#38; Gay International Film Festival, kicked off on Thu., Nov. 5, with a screening of Casper Andreas' The Big Gay Musical. Upcoming feature films include: Billy Clift's Baby Jane, a recreation of What Ever Happened with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/chicago-lesbian-gay-film-festival-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Seattle Lesbian &amp; Gay Film Festival Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/seattle-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival-2009-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/seattle-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival-2009-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:25:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=18051</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Seattle Lesbian &#038; Gay Film Festival Awards 2009 Seattle Lesbian &#038; Gay Film Festival: Oct. 16-25, 2009 &#160; A major box-office hit in its native Norway, Stian Kristiansen's The Man Who Loved Yngve chronicles the (homo)sexual awakening of a small-town male teenager after another male teen starts attending his school. &#160; JURY AWARDS BEST FEATURE FILM: The Man Who Loved Yngve, directed by Stian [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/seattle-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival-2009-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Southwest Gay &amp; Lesbian Film Festival 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/southwest-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/southwest-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:57:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=17072</guid> <description><![CDATA[Among the highlights at the 2009 Southwest Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival, which runs Oct. 9-15 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are: Tom Murray's Amancio: Two Faces on a Tombstone, about the brutal murder of Yuma-based drag performer Amancio Corrales, whose body was found floating in the Colorado River. The local police didn't seem all that interested in solving the case, but Yuma resident Michael Baughman [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/southwest-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Out on Film 2009: Atlanta&#039;s Gay &amp; Lesbian Film Festival</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/out-on-film-2009-atlantas-gay-lesbian-film-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/out-on-film-2009-atlantas-gay-lesbian-film-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:22:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=16942</guid> <description><![CDATA[Stephan Bender, Maximillian Roeg in Dream Boy (top); Sharon Gless in Hannah Free (bottom) Out on Film, Atlanta's gay &#38; lesbian film festival, kicked off last night with a screening of Casper Andreas' The Big Gay Musical. The festival runs until Oct. 8. Among the screening films are: Glenn Gaylord's Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat, featuring hunky guys, some identity mix-ups, a three-way [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/out-on-film-2009-atlantas-gay-lesbian-film-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Copenhagen Gay &amp; Lesbian Film Festival 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/copenhagen-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/copenhagen-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 01:03:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=16695</guid> <description><![CDATA[Copenhagen Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival 2009 poster (top); Alexandre and Victor Carril in Give Me Your Hand (middle); Hello My Name Is Lesbian by Iben Haahr Andersen, Minna Grooss (bottom) The 2009 edition of the Copenhagen Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival runs Oct. 16-25. Among the festival's &#34;themes&#34; this year are &#34;Documenting Denmark,&#34; &#34;Daddy Cool,&#34; &#34;Cry for Me Argentina,&#34; and &#34;Bollywood Goes Gay.&#34; Rückenwind [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/copenhagen-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Seattle Lesbian &amp; Gay Film Festival 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/seattle-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/seattle-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:05:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=16427</guid> <description><![CDATA[Sonia Sebastian's Girl Seeks Girl (top); Glenn Gaylord's Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat (middle); Jochen Hick's The Good American (bottom) The 2009 edition of the Seattle Lesbian &#38; Gay Film Festival runs from Oct. 16-25. Among the screening films are: Bette Gordon's Handsome Harry, starring Jamey Sheridan as a 52-year-old, divorced ex-Navy man who, following an encounter with an old &#8212; and dying [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/seattle-lesbian-and-gay-film-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Austin Gay &amp; Lesbian Film Festival 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/austin-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/austin-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:35:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15805</guid> <description><![CDATA[The 2009 edition of the Austin Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival, billed as the oldest and largest gay film festival in the American Southwest, will take place from Sept. 8-13 Among the screening films are: Writer-director Caspar Andreas' Between Love &#38; Goodbye, in which two lovers, Marcel (Justin Tensen) and Kyle (Simon Miller), find their happiness seriously threatened once Kyle's former prostitute transgender sister (Rob [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/austin-gay-lesbian-film-festival-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009 Winners</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-winners/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-winners/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:21:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14645</guid> <description><![CDATA[The tale of a poor backwater family struggling against poverty, addiction, and assorted personal and social maladies, Tina Mabry's Mississippi Damned was the jury's pick for best U.S. narrative film at this year's edition of Outfest, Los Angeles' gay and lesbian film festival. Among the other Outfest 2009 jury winners were Stian Kristiansen's The Man Who Loved Yngve, the late 1980s tale (written by Tore [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-winners/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 20:13:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14637</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Outfest Awards 2009 Los Angeles Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival: July 9-19 2009 Outfest winners &#160; JURY AWARDS Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature Film MISSISSIPPI DAMNED, Directed by Tina Mabry Outstanding International Dramatic Feature Film THE MAN WHO LOVED YNGVE, Directed by Stian Kristiansen Outstanding Documentary Feature Film OFF AND RUNNING, Directed by Nicole Opper Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film Derrick L. Middleton (above, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: AMERICAN PRIMITIVE, BIG LOVE, PORNOGRAPHY, DARE</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/american-primitive-big-love-pornography-dare/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/american-primitive-big-love-pornography-dare/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:43:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14519</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Sunday, July 19. Synopses from the Outfest website. American Primitive (Sun, Jul 19th 5:00pm, FAIRFAX 1) See Outfest July 11 highlights God Only Knows: A Look at Big Love (Sun, Jul 19th 5:00pm, DGA 1) Panels (90 mins) video Bold, funny and wholly original, HBO's Big Love explores the evolving institution of marriage in America through a typically atypical family. Creators/Executive [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/american-primitive-big-love-pornography-dare/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: PRAYERS FOR BOBBY, Boys Shorts, EATING OUT 3, Don Roos</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/prayers-for-bobby-boys-shorts-eating-out-3/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/prayers-for-bobby-boys-shorts-eating-out-3/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:43:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14518</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Sunday, July 19. Synopses from the Outfest website. Prayers for Bobby (Sun, Jul 19th Noon, DGA 1) (USA, 2009, 89 mins) video Directed By: Russell Mulcahy SCR: Katie Ford (teleplay), Leory Aarons (book) Prayers for Bobby is the story of Mary Griffith (Sigourney Weaver), a devout Christian who has raised her children with a conservative religious perspective. When her younger son, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/prayers-for-bobby-boys-shorts-eating-out-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: PORNOGRAPHY, MOTHERLAND, THE END OF LOVE</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/pornography-motherland-the-end-of-love/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/pornography-motherland-the-end-of-love/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:18:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14470</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Saturday, July 18. Synopses from the Outfest website. The Baby Formula (Sat, Jul 18th 8:30pm, Ford Amphitheatre) (Canada, 2008, 81 mins) video World Premiere Directed By: Alison Reid SCR: Richard Beattie Athena and Lilith want to have a baby&#8230;and they're looking to do it without a man! The ladies employ an experimental procedure that turns stem cells into sperm, allowing them [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/pornography-motherland-the-end-of-love/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: CHEF&#039;S SPECIAL, PTOWN DIARIES, Daniel Craig</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/chefs-special-love-is-the-devil-ptown-diaries/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/chefs-special-love-is-the-devil-ptown-diaries/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:16:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14469</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Saturday, July 18. Synopses from the Outfest website. Chef's Special / Fuera de Carta (Sat, Jul 18th 11:00am, DGA 1) (Spain, 2008, 111 mins) In Spanish with English subtitles video Directed By: Nacho G. Velilla SCR: Nacho G. Velilla, Oriol Capel, Antonio Sanchez &#38; David Sanchez Gay type-A-plus chef Maxi (Javier Cámara, TALK TO HER) is too busy trying to run [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/chefs-special-love-is-the-devil-ptown-diaries/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: Gay Shorts, AND THEN CAME LOLA, HOLLYWOOD JE T&#039;AIME, BOY</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/gay-shorts-boy-and-then-came-lola/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/gay-shorts-boy-and-then-came-lola/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:39:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14446</guid> <description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/gay-shorts-boy-and-then-came-lola/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: TWO SPIRITS, DROOL, CITY OF BORDERS</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/two-spirits-drool-city-of-borders-outfest/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/two-spirits-drool-city-of-borders-outfest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:01:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14403</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Thursday, July 16. Synopses from the Outfest website. Drool (Thu, Jul 16th 7:00pm, DGA 1) (USA, 2009, 84 mins) video Directed By: Nancy Kissam SCR: Nancy Kissam Part THELMA &#38; LOUISE and part LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, DROOL is an irreverent dark comedy with delightful performances from bombshells Laura Harring (MULHOLLAND DR.) and Jill Marie Jones (GIRLFRIENDS). With an abusive husband, ungrateful [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/two-spirits-drool-city-of-borders-outfest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: PATRIK, AGE 1.5; BANDAGED, El niño pez</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/patrik-age-1-5-bandaged-el-nino-pez/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/patrik-age-1-5-bandaged-el-nino-pez/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:31:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14371</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Wednesday, July 15. Synopses from the Outfest website. El niño pez / The Fish Child (Wed, Jul 15th 7:15pm, DGA 1) (France , Spain , Argentina, 2009, 96 mins) In Spanish with English subtitles video Directed By: Lucía Puenzo SCR: Lucia Puenzo Writer-director Lucía Puenzo won awards &#8211; including two prizes at Cannes &#8211; and critical acclaim all over the world [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/patrik-age-1-5-bandaged-el-nino-pez/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: MISSISSIPPI DAMNED, LUCKY BASTARD, FIONA&#039;S SCRIPT</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/make-the-yuletide-gay-lucky-bastard/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/make-the-yuletide-gay-lucky-bastard/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:07:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14368</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Tuesday, July 14. Synopses from the Outfest website. Ghosted (Tue, Jul 14th 7:00pm, LAEMMLE MONICA) (Germany , Taiwan, 2009, 89 mins) In English, Gernan, Mandarin with English subtitles 35mm Directed By: Monika Treut SCR: Astrid Stroner &#38; Monika Treut Legendary filmmaker Monika Treut (SEDUCTION: THE CRUEL WOMAN, FEMALE MISBEHAVIOR) returns to Outfest with a deftly crafted, mysterious love story. Sophie, a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/make-the-yuletide-gay-lucky-bastard/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: MR. RIGHT, CHOOSING CHILDREN, LION&#039;S DEN, ANDER</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/mr-right-choosing-children-ander-lions-den/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/mr-right-choosing-children-ander-lions-den/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:27:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14364</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Monday, July 13. Synopses from the Outfest website. Mr. Right (Mon, Jul 13th 7:00pm, FAIRFAX 1) (UK, 2009, 95 mins) video World Premiere Directed By: Jacqueline Morris SCR: David Morris What do a TV producer, a rugby player, two actors, a model and an artist have in common? Find out in MR. RIGHT, a delightful relationship dramedy from the brother/sister team [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/mr-right-choosing-children-ander-lions-den/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: Bisex Shorts, John Hurt, RAGING SUN, RAGING SKY</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/bisexual-shorts-john-hurt-edie-and-thea/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/bisexual-shorts-john-hurt-edie-and-thea/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:41:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14282</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Sunday, July 12. Synopses from the Outfest website. Bi-Definition by Kai Salim (top); Mano-a-Mano by Todd Strauss-Schulson (middle); Clearing the Air by David Morgasen (bottom) Shorts Program: The Bro Job (Sun, Jul 12th 11:30am, DGA 1) Program Running Time is 92 min A Mate Directed By: Teemu Nikki Finland, 2007, 7 min Pera wants to try something kinky in the bathroom, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/bisexual-shorts-john-hurt-edie-and-thea/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: PRODIGAL SONS, GIVE ME YOUR HAND, BEFORE STONEWALL</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/prodigal-sons-give-me-your-hand-before-stonewall/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/prodigal-sons-give-me-your-hand-before-stonewall/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:54:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14241</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Saturday, July 11. Synopses from the Outfest website. Before Stonewall (Sat, Jul 11th Noon, REDCAT) (USA, 1984, 87 mins) 16mm Directed By: Greta Schiller From the sexual experimentation of the Roaring Twenties, to the scapegoating of homosexuals during the McCarthy era, to the development of the early homophile rights movement, BEFORE STONEWALL presents a unique portrait of the history of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/prodigal-sons-give-me-your-hand-before-stonewall/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: Boys&#039; Shorts, TRAINING RULES, LION&#039;S DEN, AMERICAN PRIMITIVE</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/boys-shorts-lions-den-american-primitive/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/boys-shorts-lions-den-american-primitive/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:33:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14232</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Saturday, July 11. Synopses from the Outfest website. Teddy by Christopher Banks (top); Steeling Magnolias by The Vasco Brothers (middle); James by Connor Clements (bottom) Boys' Shorts (Sat, Jul 11th 11:00am, DGA 1) Program Running Time is 96 min Dish Directed By: Brian Harris Krinsky USA, 2009, 16 min Emo kids Israel and Louie walk around their east Los Angeles neighborhood [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/boys-shorts-lions-den-american-primitive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Philadelphia QFest 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/philadelphia-qfest-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/philadelphia-qfest-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:50:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14209</guid> <description><![CDATA[And Then Came Lola (top); Doris Day, Rock Hudson in Pillow Talk (middle); Raging Sun, Raging Sky (bottom) The Philadelphia QFest kicks off tomorrow, July 9, with a tribute to Chad Allen, followed by a screening of Jason Bushman's Hollywood, je t'aime, in which Allen is excellent as a pothead drug dealer who befriends a Frenchman roaming around Los Angeles. Among the other highlights of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/philadelphia-qfest-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: HANNAH FREE, MISCONCEPTIONS, COLLEGE BOYS LIVE, &quot;Makin&#039; Moves&quot;</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/hannah-free-misconceptions-college-boys-live/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/hannah-free-misconceptions-college-boys-live/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:18:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14186</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 hightlights on Friday, July 10. Synopses from the Outfest website. Hannah Free (Fri, Jul 10th 7:00pm, DGA 1) (USA, 2009, 88 mins) World Premiere Directed By: Wendy Jo Carlton; scr: Claudia Allen Romantic, touching and poignant, HANNAH FREE eloquently depicts a lifelong love affair between two very different women. Hannah (played as an older woman by the remarkable Sharon Gless) is adventurous and rebellious, while Rachel is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/hannah-free-misconceptions-college-boys-live/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: LA MISSION</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-la-mission/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-la-mission/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:13:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14184</guid> <description><![CDATA[Outfest 2009 kicks off with the Opening Night Gala screening of writer-director Peter Bratt's La Mission on Thursday, July 9, at 8:00 pm at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. Starring Benjamin Bratt (above), Jeremy Ray Valdez, and Erika Alexander, La Mission tells the story of a tough ex-con attempting to come to grips with the fact that his teenage son is gay. Ticket [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-la-mission/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: Panels &amp; Special Screenings</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-panels-special-screenings/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-panels-special-screenings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:06:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14182</guid> <description><![CDATA[Before Stonewall (top); Sigourney Weaver, Ryan Kelley in Prayers for Bobby (middle); Zach Gilford in Dare (bottom) Special Events and Panels at Outfest 2009 include q&#38;a's with the talent and creative teams of HBO’s drama Big Love (July 19 at 5:00pm at DGA 1) and Fox’s musical series Glee. Actors Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, and Jane Lynch, co-creator and writer Ian [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-panels-special-screenings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: Don Roos to Receive Achievement Award</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-don-roos-to-receive-achievement-award/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-don-roos-to-receive-achievement-award/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:25:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14171</guid> <description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Don Roos, probably best known for the dramatic comedy The Opposite of Sex, will be the recipient of this year's Outfest Achievement Award. Described as &#34;Outfest's highest honor&#34; the Achievement Award &#34;is presented in recognition of a body of work that has made a significant contribution to LGBT film and media.&#34; The award will be handed to Roos before the Opening Night Gala screening of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-don-roos-to-receive-achievement-award/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: PRODIGAL SONS</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-prodigal-sons/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-prodigal-sons/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:40:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14169</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#34;I started out making a film about my adopted brother’s journey to discover his new lineage. It was undeniably a great story, a real-life fairy tale. I also felt guilty that life had been easy for me but not for Marc. I imagined that by celebrating his amazing tale I could ease his pain, and maybe heal our relationship. I thought I’d be making a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-prodigal-sons/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: TRAINING RULES Screening</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/training-rules-outfest-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/training-rules-outfest-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:52:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14105</guid> <description><![CDATA[Winner of the Audience Award for best documentary at San Francisco's Frameline 2009, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Dee Mosbacher and Fawn Yacker's Training Rules, about anti-lesbian discrimination in women's sports, will be screened at Outfest, the Los Angeles Gay &#38; Lesbian Film Festival, on Saturday, July 11, at 4:30 p.m. at the Fairfax 1 in West Hollywood. Mosbacher, Yacker, and the film's narrator, long-distance swimmer Diana [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/training-rules-outfest-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Outfest 2009: Box Office Is Now Open</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-box-office-is-now-open/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-box-office-is-now-open/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:11:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=14099</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Outfest 2009 box office is now open at the DGA for will-call and ticket purchase. Directors Guild of America (DGA) 7920 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood 90046 In addition to purchasing tickets over the phone (213.480.7065) or online (outfest.org) you may purchase tickets in person. Outfest 2009 DGA Box Office hours: June 30-July 9 &#8211; 10:00am to 6:00pm daily (closed July 4) July 9-July 19 &#8211; [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/outfest-2009-box-office-is-now-open/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Frameline 33: The 2009 San Francisco LGBT Film Festival</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/frameline-33-2009-san-francisco-gay-festival/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/frameline-33-2009-san-francisco-gay-festival/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:54:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=13688</guid> <description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/frameline-33-2009-san-francisco-gay-festival/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Torino GLBT Film Festival Awards 2009</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/torino-glbt-film-festival-awards-2009/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/torino-glbt-film-festival-awards-2009/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 07:57:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=11194</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Torino GLBT Film Festival Awards 2009 Torino GLBT Film Festival: April 23-30, 2009 &#160; 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 / [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/torino-glbt-film-festival-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Todd Stephens, Adorfo Arrieta</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-gay-2009-todd-stephens-adolfo-arrieta/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-gay-2009-todd-stephens-adolfo-arrieta/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:03:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=10936</guid> <description><![CDATA[Filmmaker Kit Hung (above, with festival programer Cosimo Santoro), whose Soundless Wind Chime was screened at the 2009 Torino GLBT Film Festival. In the film, a young Chinese man gets involved with a Swiss con artist drifting away in Hong Kong. Tribute to Spanish filmmaker and painter Adorfo Arrieta (above, with Arrieta section programmer Donatello Fumarola), among whose cinematic efforts are El crimen de la [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-gay-2009-todd-stephens-adolfo-arrieta/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: John Greyson, Kristian Peters</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-gay-2009-john-greyson-david-bonneville/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-gay-2009-john-greyson-david-bonneville/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:19:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=10859</guid> <description><![CDATA[Canadian filmmaker John Greyson (above with festival supporter Laura Righi) was at the 24 Torino GLBT Film Festival to receive a special award for his latest effort, the part-documentary, part-fiction Fig Trees, about the struggles of AIDS activists Tim McCaskell of Toronto and Zackie Achmat of Cape Town, as they fight governments and the pharmaceutical industry for better access to antiviral drugs. Fig Trees won [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-gay-2009-john-greyson-david-bonneville/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Torino GLBT Film Festival 2009: Ventura Pons, STRANGERS</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-glbt-film-festival-2009-ventura-pons-strangers/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-glbt-film-festival-2009-ventura-pons-strangers/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:12:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=10785</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Torino GLBT Film Festival: Catalonian filmmaker Ventura Pons (above right, with festival director Giovanni Minerba) presents his latest feature, Forasters / Strangers. Pons, among whose credits are Actresses (1997), Caresses (1998), Food of Love (2002), and Barcelona, a Map (2007), was also given a special award for his contributions to gay cinema. (Photo: M. Maldonado.) In Strangers, a traditional family goes through two traumatic [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/gay/torino-glbt-film-festival-2009-ventura-pons-strangers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
