Michael Douglas: ‘It’s probably more difficult’ to be an actor and openly gay
Veteran actor Michael Douglas has spoken about gay actors coming out, and said it is “probably a little bit more difficult”, to come out as an actor in Hollywood, and suggested he knew some actors who...
View ArticleRussia: LGBT film festival fined under ‘foreign agent’ laws
A Russian LGBT film festival has been targeted under “foreign agent” laws, and fined a substantial amount for allegedly failing to declare foreign funding, which organisers deny having received. The...
View ArticleRussia: LGBT film festival loses appeal against fines under ‘foreign agent’ laws
A Russian LGBT film festival has lost an appeal against fines made against it under new controversial ‘foreign agent’ laws. The Bok o Bok (Side by Side) Festival, which originated in the city of St...
View ArticleSydney: Film accused of homophobia and transphobia wins at film festival
The film ‘Bamboozled’, which was accused of homophobia and transphobia, has won an award at the Tropfest short film festival in Sydney. Writing in the Guardian, journalist Kate Doak criticises the...
View ArticlePhilippines: Quezon City to host ‘largest’ international LGBT film festival
Philippines’ largest city Quezon is set to host the first International Pink Film Festival, which is slated to be largest LGBT films event in Asia. According to GMA, the festival will be the world...
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Review: LGBT Film Festival favourites brighten up autumn arts scene
Arts blogger Kevin M. Thomas reviews the best films to be found at this year’s California Independent Film Festival. The autumn brings out the year’s best films. In an effort to get Academy Awards...
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Perth to host its first queer film festival
Perth is set to hold its first queer film festival in September. Several films will premiere at the event which will celebrate the best of LGBTQI cinema. Festival director, Mark Reid, explained that...
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Haiti’s first LGBT film festival cancelled after death threats and police ban
Haiti’s first LGBT film festival has been cancelled following threats to burn down the venue it was set to be held in. Festival organisers received death and arson threats via social media and...
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Kenya has banned a lesbian love story that’s about to debut at Cannes
Kenyan authorities have banned a film about two lesbians that has been picked to debut at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Rafiki, which means friend in KiSwahili, is about two Kenyan girls who...
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Moscow extremists ‘harass attendees’ at LGBT film festival
Extremist activists harassed attendees and protested outside of a LGBT+ film festival in Moscow. Pro-Kremlin activists, believed to be part of two fringe nationalist groups called the National...
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