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Festival occurring twice a year. In Toronto in June. And in Los Angeles in September. Showcasing the best of LGBT Short Films and Screenplays from around the world.

HIGHLIGHTS: March 2024 LGBTQ+ Toronto Festival

A showcase of the winning feature film from 2024. PREJUDICE & PRIDE – SWEDISH FILM QUEER, 100min., SwedenDirected by Eva Elisabeth BelingPrejudice & Pride – Swedish Film Queer is a rainbow-colored rollercoaster ride through a stunning collection of films. From Mauritz Stiller’s filming of the world’s first gay romance in 1916 to Sweden’s exciting new… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: March 2024 LGBTQ+ Toronto Festival

HIGHLIGHTS: February 2024 LGBTQ+ Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Film: STIGMABest Direction: O POMARBest Performances: FRUIT LOOPSBest Story: FLOUR GIRLBest Documentary: KNOCK OUT BLONDE STIGMA, 3min., USADirected by Mark SchoenThe three-minute film STIGMA demonstrates that no matter what your race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity all human beings ae… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: February 2024 LGBTQ+ Festival

LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: THE PLANT THIEF, by Norm Fassbender & Katherine Holowach

Summary: Bellus and Invictus are royal siblings, Bellus the more inquisitive and caring and Invictus the rebellious and conniving sibling. Their mother has been missing, which their father forbids questions about, and she begins to explore whether her mother’s theft of a flower–a Draco Lily–could somehow be related. She also begins to wonder to Invictus… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival Best Scene: THE PLANT THIEF, by Norm Fassbender & Katherine Holowach

HIGHLIGHTS: January 2024 Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Showcase of the best FILMS in the world today. Audience Award Winners: Best Short Film: CHIMERABest Performances: BUMPEDBest Story: IN BETWEENBest Direction: LOOP (It’s a matter of time)Best Cinematography: OBJECTS OF DESIRE – BLADEBest Documentary: BARBETTE + FONTAINE BARBETTE + FONTAINE, 14min., USADirected by John-Carlos Estrada, Zak ZehA century apart, two Texas icons unite through… Continue reading HIGHLIGHTS: January 2024 Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Toronto LGBTQ+ 2023 Screenplay Winners

Here is the list of 2023 screenplay winners from the LA LGBTQ+ Festival. Watch the 9 winning screenplay best scene readings: THE PUPIL’S LASH, by Diana Smith A murdered artist is given one more day to live, on the condition that he create a painting of pure beauty and destroy his latest work, a sculpture… Continue reading Toronto LGBTQ+ 2023 Screenplay Winners

LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: Sav’s Boy, by Connor Brandt

After receiving a letter from his estranged sister, a gay trans man goes home to Boston in hopes of reconnection, teams up with his best friend to solve an old family mystery across from Massachusetts to Italy, and discovers what family and love truly mean along the way. CAST LIST: Narrator: Julie Sheppard Nick: Steve… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival 1st Scene: Sav’s Boy, by Connor Brandt

LGBTQ+ Festival: This is Jan, by Robert Larriviere, Hunter Burke, Nick Lavin

Some time in the 1950s, Jan checks into The Pontchartrain Hotel. Alone in the executive suite, Jan has the solitude and freedom to shed the identity imposed on them by the tight constraints of the era’s societal norms. Relieved of that burden, Jan relishes the opportunity to transform into the person they believe they truly… Continue reading LGBTQ+ Festival: This is Jan, by Robert Larriviere, Hunter Burke, Nick Lavin

LGBTQ+ Festival SHORT Script: Wishing on Stars, by Rosie Maddox

Mare, a graduating high school senior, must navigate the bittersweet complexities of leaving her hometown for her dream school while grappling with her growing romantic feelings for her best friend, Jules. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10589329/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 https://www.instagram.com/rosepetal818/ CAST LIST: Narrator: Steve Rizzo Student 1/Dad: Geoff Mays Student 2/Chris/Mom: Elizabeth Rose Morriss JULES: Val Cole MARE: Julie Sheppard