Lgbtq film festival nyc
During the second annual Queer Voices NYC (QVNYC) Film Festival, filmmakers joined the GLAAD Media Institute – GLAAD&#;s research, consulting, and training sector of the organization – for a media training to learn the most up-to-date messaging and media tools to speak about their projects to entertainment journalists and news media at-large. In the process, creators were able to further recognize the potential of their films by weaving in the impact of being able to announce their story through a journalistic lens.
Filmmakers of all backgrounds who joined the GLAAD Media Institute coaching session – now GLAAD Media Institute alumni – told us their stories against the backdrop of the QVNYC Film Festival at-large. The mission of the QVNYC Film Festival – founded by Brandon C. Smith and Ronald Hinton – is to empower LGBTQ filmmakers of color by providing a platform to showcase their talent, shape their own stories, and verb them to professional development opportunities in the entertainment industry.
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Outfest Screenings and Events
Explore our exciting lineup of events celebrating LGBTQ+ cinema.
Duino
Reception & Screening
April 30,
Landmark Theatres Sunset
Special guest Director Juan Pablo Di Pace
Through flashback and meta-narrative, DUINO breathes fresh life into a classic gay coming-of-age tale by exploring the passionate memories of a just-out-of-reach lover that audiences will find both tender and crowd pleasing.
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I'm Your Venus
Reception & Screening
May 8,
Renberg Theater, Los Angeles LGBT Center
Special guest
This moving and timely documentary sets the stage for the investigation of the unsolved murder of Venus Xtravaganza, one of the iconic stars of Paris Is Burning, the legendary documentary about the ballroom scene of New York City.
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MIX NYC
In , Jim Hubbard and Sarah Schulman co-founded the Modern York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film Festival (later MIX NYC) to showcase LGBTQ experimental cinema absent in mainstream venues. Supported by curators Jack Waters, Peter Cramer, and Ela Troyano, they launched “A Queer Sort of Film” at Millennium Film Workshop. The festival soon became a major queer cultural event, premiering groundbreaking films by Su Friedrich, Todd Haynes, and others, and championing Black gay and trans representation. MIX prioritized artist fees, inclusive access, and diverse programming, earning global influence while Hubbard preserved essential AIDS-era films for future generations.
From , Jim Hubbard was joined by Marguerite Paris and Jerry Tartaglia, launching a new era with guest-curated shows. In , Shari Frilot and Karim Ainouz became co-directors, renaming the festival “MIX” and expanding its multicultural focus. Frilot championed installations and queer BIPOC filmmakers, notably premiering Thomas Allen Harris’s Vintage and her own Black Nations/Queer Nations in Satellite f
The 35th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival
The 35th edition of NewFest will be held throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn and virtually across the US, from October 12 to 24,
The lineup features several spectacular French films: Lie With Me, Orlando, My Political Biography, and The Lost Boys.
Lie With Me (Arrête avec tes mensonges) () – October 12 & 19
Directed by Olivier Peyon
Celebrated novelist Stéphane takes a trip down memory lane to the sun-splashed summer of his first love. As a shy teenager he had fallen for Thomas, a rough-and-tumble boy from their small picturesque town. Now, 30 years later, Stéphane returns home for a book tour and meets his former lover’s grown son who is searching for answers about his deceased father.
Adapted from Phillipe Besson’s beloved novel, LIE WITH ME is a timeless tale of love found and lost that will sweep audiences away on Stéphane’s wave of nostalgia and questions of what might have been. Even tragic cherish stories have magical moments — and this one’s full of them.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Guillaume de Tonqué