Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

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Philadelphia, United States July 2009, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: April 2009, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 1995
- Genre: Gay - Lesbian (click to see)
- Attendance: 27000
- Total Number of Films Screened: 200
- Total Screenings: 115
- # of Shorts Screened: 66
- # of Features Screened: 134
- Competitive
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
www.phillyfests.com
Festival Description:

Founded in 1995 by TLA Entertainment Group, the Festival presents a "rainbow" of GLBT film and video images from around the world. The festival screens as many as 200 features, documentaries and shorts, and attracts an attendance of over 25,000, making it the largest gay and lesbian film festival in the Eastern U.S. Its uninhibited programming and a packed calendar of parties have also earned it the title of "sexiest gay and lesbian film festival in the country" from Out and About Magazine.

For two weeks in July, following Philadelphia's Independence Day festivities, the Festival presents as many as 200 features, documentaries and shorts, as well as truly fabulous special events like a sing-along Xanadu, a screening of the 1970s adult classic Heavy Equipment in the original 3-D, and a live staged reading of Todd Stephen's Another Gay Movie, with Scott Thompson, Lypsinka and Matthew Rush.

Email:	info(at)phillyfests.com
Phone:	(1) 267-765-9700
Fax:	(1) 215 733 0637
Mailing Address:	c/o Philadelphia Film Society, 234 Market St., Fourth Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106 USA

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JUL 30 03:50PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

2008 Award Winners for the Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Congratulations to:

SCION Award for First Time Director: "Were the World Mine"
Director: Tom Gustafson

Jury Award for Best Male Short: "Wrestling"
Director: Grimur Hakonarson

Jury Award for Best Female Short: "Congratulations Daisy Graham"
Director: Cassandra Nicolaou

TIED for Jury Award for Best Documentary: "Squeezebox"
Director: Steve Saporito, Zach Shaffer A
AND "Polymath, or the Life and Opinions of Samuel R. Delany, Gentleman"
Director: Fred Barney Taylor

Jury Award for Best Feature: "Ciao"
Director: Yen Tan

Programmers’ Award for Best Female Short: "Dire Straights"
Director: Carolina Roca-Smith

Programmers’ Award for Best Male Short: "Getting Lucky"
Director: Christian Lloyd

Audience Award for Best Documentary: "black./womyn.: conversations with lesbians of African descent"
Director: Tiona M.

Audience Award for Best Feature: "Tru Loved"
Director: Stewart Wade
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AUG 18, 2007 02:44PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Award Winners to the 2007 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Audience Award: Best Short Film (Female): “Pariah”
Directed by: Dee Rees

Audience Award: Best Short Film (Male): “Kali Ma”
Directed by: Soman Chainani

Audience Award: Best Documentary Film: “Life of Reilly”
Directed by: Barry Poltermann and Frank L. Anderson

Audience Award: Best Feature Film: “The Bubble”
Directed by: Eytan Fox

Special Award: SCION First-Time Director: “Shelter”
Directed by: Jonah Markovich

Jury Award: Best Short Film (Female): “Peace Talk”
Directed by: Jenifer Malmqvist

Jury Award: Best Short Film (Male): “The Saddest Boy in the World”
Directed by: Jamie Travis

Jury Award: Best Documentary Film: “In Sickness and in Health”
Directed by: Pilar Prassas

Jury Award: Best Feature Film: “Itty Bitty Titty Committee” Directed by: Jamie Babbitt
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