LGBTQ
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Trieste Film Festival announces full programme for 36th edition
The 36th edition of the Trieste Film Festival returns from 16–24 January 2025. Under the direction of #Nicoletta Romeo#, this year’s festival showcases over 130 films, including Italian premieres, competitions, and thematic sections. This year’s overarching theme delves into the turbulence of the #Balkans from the 1990s to the present, exploring how families—dysfunctional, fluid, and…
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Verzió Film Festival 2024: The complete winners
The 21st Verzió Human Rights Documentary Film Festival concluded with a celebration of storytelling, awarding five films across four categories. Known for spotlighting pressing #human rights# issues through film, the Budapest-based festival showcased 68 documentaries this year. The awards ceremony on Sunday underscored the festival’s dedication to human rights, diversity, and inclusion in the documentary…
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Verzió Film Festival introduces LGBTQ+ competition section; announces VR section theme
The Verzió Documentary Film Festival is launching its inaugural #LGBTQ+ competition section under the theme «We Are Here.» Featured films delve into intimate narratives, from Poland’s queer performers to Cameroon’s LGBTQ+ community facing #homophobia. The festival, set to take place in Budapest, also includes special events like a voguing and ballroom-inspired party. Among the standout…
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goEast spotlights marginalised voices across 24th edition
For the fifth consecutive year, the #goEast Film Festival is set to present the RheinMain Short Film Award, carrying a prize of €2,500. A regional festival jury of three members will select the winner, focusing on films from the post-Soviet space. Notable entries include The Late Wind by Shugyla Serzhan, which portrays a young Kazakh…
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CPH:DOX INTER:ACTIVE: Intersections of flesh and code
REPORT: When CPH:DOX opened its doors for its 21st instalment between 13 and 24 March 2024, it centred on issues ranging from fertility, ableism, discrimination and trauma, regarding the body as a site of socio-political conflict.
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GoEast connects Western Balkans to Germany in first 2024 festival announcement
The #goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film announces its 2024 program with a special emphasis on the film cultures of #Kosovo and #Albania, alongside contributions from the broader #Western Balkan# region. The initiative aims to connect with both German audiences and migrants from Western Balkan countries living in #Germany, a group that, as…
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When patriarchy and state violence go hand in hand
DEBT: Women are more vulnerable to aggressive lending methods, high interest rates, and fees.
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Between bricks, bytes, and belonging
IDENTITY: How do marginalised individuals navigate societal structures meant to exclude them? 'Fairy Garden' offers a raw and authentic look into the lives of two such people in Hungary.
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Kyiv LGBTQ+ festival Sunny Bunny presents selection of queer films in Ukraine despite the war
From June 22nd to 28th, #Sunny Bunny# Film Festival not only offers unwavering support for Ukranian queer cinema but also serves as a powerful reminder that #Ukraine is an integral part of a free and diverse democratic world. With a lineup featuring films from #Spain, #Sweden, #Germany, #Brazil, the #USA, and more, the festival showcases…