Outfest 2009: Boys’ Shorts, TRAINING RULES, LION’S DEN, AMERICAN PRIMITIVE
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 dishing about their high school classmates. After listening to Louie boast about his sexual escapades, Israel decides he has some catching up to do.
Teddy
Directed By: Christopher Banks
New Zealand, 2009, 13 min
Tony, a dyed-in-the-wool Londoner, travels 10,000 miles to rural New Zealand [...]
by Andre Soares | July 9, 2009
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Tags: American Primitive, Boys Shorts, Connor Clements, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gay Movies, Lesbian Interest, Lion's Den, Los Angeles Screenings, Outfest, Outfest 2009, Training Rules
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
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009: EROS O BASILEUS, STEAM
London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009
Monday, March 30, highlights
Schedule and synopses from the LLGFF website
Lion’s Den
Directed by:
Pablo Trapero
Cast:
Martina Gusman, Elli Medeiros, Laura García
Distributor:
Unanimous Pictures
Country:
Argentina
Year:
2008
Running time:
113min
Julia, a two weeks pregnant 25-year-old student is sent to prison for a crime she may or may not have committed – the murder of her boyfriend’s male lover. No one can remember what happened that night, and as Julia adjusts to life inside prison walls, gradually commanding respect from other inmates on the ‘maternity’ wing and developing a tender and loving relationship with fellow internee Marta, she not only has to fight her wrongful incarceration, but also for her son Tomas, born inside prison and due [...]
by Andre Soares | March 28, 2009
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Tags: Ally Sheedy, Bob Rafelson, Debra Winger, Eros o Basileus, Film Festivals, Gay Film Festivals, Gay Interest, Gregory J. Markopoulos, Lion's Den, London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, London Screenings, Pablo Trapero, Robert Beavers, Ruby Dee, Steam, Theresa Russell, Women's Prison
