FILM FESTIVALS

Durbanites will have to wait until late September to enjoy the seventh annual Durban Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. With seven feature films, 11 documentaries and almost 30 short films from 14 countries globally, including South Africa, the festival – which now begins on September 28 – expects to speak to the interests of many different audiences.

The Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF) has announced the official selections for the festival’s 30th edition, which is screening exclusively at Alamo Drafthouse Lamar (1120 S. Lamar Blvd.) on September 7-10.   There are many highlights in the festival lineup for lesbians and queer women out of the 39 feature-length films and 54 short films. Sure to be a highlight is Daniel Powell and Elizabeth Rohrbaugh’s BECKS, which is set for the festivals’ Closing Night slot.

NOW in its 7th year, this annual cinematic celebration of independent queer cinema, the Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF) has added more screening venuess that will include Durban’s Outer West LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & intersex) communities. From both a practical and demand-driven perspective, #DGLFF2017 has recognised that for many, the journey to “town” is both expensive and often far.

A CINEMA programme celebrating LGBT films launches in Barrow next week. Signal Cinema returns on Thursday August 31, with a series of screenings and pop-up events taking place throughout the rest of the year. Signal Pride! opens with the Bafta-winning comedy Pride, starring Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunton. This riotously funny and warm-hearted film tells the true story of the unlikely union between striking miners and gay activists in a Welsh mining town in 1984.

20 films that support the LGBT lifestyle ran at the 28th Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival in Honolulu. About 1,500 people attended this year’s event, which ran over nine days. Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell was one of the attendees. And Island News’ own Brenton Awa and Moanike’ala Nabarro emceed the red carpet party.

qFLIX Worcester: New England’s LGBTQ Film Festival presents a series of films that seek to educate and entertain at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Thursday, September 14 through Sunday, September 17. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 18 at 10 a.m.