Nacho G. Velilla Articles

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 [...]

Nacho G. Velilla's Spanish comedy Fuera de Carta / Chef's Special opened the 24th edition of the Torino GLBT FIlm Festival last night. In Chef's Special, a highly regarded chef (Javier Cámara, above, with festival programmer Cosimo Santoro and Velilla) working at a trendy restaurant in Chueca, Madrid's gay neighborhood, believes that life is just perfect. It doesn't take long, however, for imperfection to knock [...]

London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2009 Sunday, April 5, highlights Schedule and synopses from the LLGFF website   Out Late Directed by: Beatrice Alda, Jennifer Brooke Country: USA Year: 2008 Running time: 62min   A truly inspiring and important film about the experiences of LGBT elders, specifically those who have come out in their sixties and seventies. There are stories about coming out in [...]