Festival Data:

• Established: 2001
• Attendance: 12000
• Media Attendance: 110
• Accredited Industry Attendance: 125
• Total Number of Films Submitted: 750
• Total Number of Films Screened: 70
• # of Shorts Screened: 40
• # of Features Screened: 30

Festival Website:

Festival Description:

The Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival takes place at six venues, one in Barcelona and five in main cities of Catalonia. It is a non-profit cultural organization and its archives are widely used by Spanish scholars. Films and videos should be of interest to lesbians, gay men, intersexuals, bisexuals and/or transgendered people. FICGLB seeks narrative, documentary, experimental and animated films and videos (both features and shorts).

The Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival awards three prizes:

Diversity Award for the best narrative feature film. International and professional Jury.

Best Doc-LGTIB Award for the best documentary. Film Critics Jury. The award is 1000 euros.

Best Short-LGTIB Award for the best short film. Students of Cinema Schools. Prize sponsorized by the Ministry of Culture in Spain. The award is 1000 euros.

and the Audience Award for the best short, documentary and feature films.

Film Submissions:

• Call for Entry: http:/ / www.barcelonafilmfestival.org/ 2011/ uk/ 2011_entry_form.htm