Posts tagged gay cinema

Acclaimed queer film Moonlight took out the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards this weekend. It beat out Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge, …

Parramatta’s Riverside Theatre will once again host highlights of the Mardi Gras Film Festival for LGBTI people and their friends and family in Sydney’s western suburbs.

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival remains one of the world’s largest and longest running film festivals with an LGBTI focus. Matthew Wade caught up with the festival’s team to talk about the importance of queer film festivals and representing more diversity than audiences are exposed to in mainstream cinema.

In his first public LGBTI community commitment, Australia’s most decorated Olympian will join five other athletes for a panel discussion about being gay in sport.

A dark Australian film about the murder of a child and his convicted killer’s search for the truth is a stand out at this year’s Mardi Gras Film Festival 2016.

The Australian premiere of gay Brazilian film ‘Seashore’ has just been added to the line-up of the 2016 Mardi Gras Film Festival.

Ahead of the launch of the Queer Screen Film Fest this week on September 22, our film reviewer had a sneak peek at one of the films in its line-up. Starring Lily Tomlin, ‘Grandma’ is a standout LGBTI movie that has been doing the festival circuit this year.

One of Australia’s most beloved memoirs makes its way to the big screen in this adaptation of the classic book. Brad Ellmoos went along to watch a sneak peek, and he was impressed.

This year marks 25 years of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and the final one curated by legendary, long-standing festival director Lisa Daniel. Benjamin Riley spoke to a few local directors with films screening during MQFF to get their take on gay and lesbian Australian cinema, and to preview their world-class films. Here’s “All About E” director Louise Wadley.

This year marks 25 years of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, and the final one curated by legendary, long-standing festival director Lisa Daniel. Benjamin Riley spoke to a few local directors with films screening during MQFF to get their take on queer Australian cinema, and to preview their world-class films. First off, here’s “Night Out” director Lawrence Johnston.