Houston gay and lesbian film festival
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The Houston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (HGLFF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the media arts as a powerful tool for communication and cooperation among diverse communitieses by presenting films, videos, and programs by, about, or of interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community.
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[edit] History of the Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Organizations closely associated with movies helped garnish the first HGLFF in 1997. [1] The HGLFF does not use a curator; instead, each venue books its own films from submissions and projects they pursue independently. An advisory board facilitates organization of the films and events - an undertaking that begins almost a year in advance. [2] Striving to make the Festival accessible to the entire population of the greater Houston area, the two-week festival has screenings at Landmark Theatres, Angelika Film Center, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rice Cinema (at Rice University), DiverseWorks Art Space, and Aurora Picture Show.
[edit] Outreach and educational programming
In addition to showing feature films, documentaries, and short videos, the Festival hosts a series of panel discussions, public forums, and other special events in conjunction with screenings to examine such topics as hate crimes; the Media's Influence on Homosexual Perception; and the unique way in which Houston’s gay and lesbian community has developed over the last few decades.
[edit] Board of directors
2005 9th Annual Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Board of Directors: Margaret Zigman, President; Ernie Manouse, Vice President, PR/Marketing; Stephanie Atwood, Treasurer; D.L. Murphy, Festival Administrator/Secretary; Sixto Wagan, Programming Committee Chair; Ray Ramirez, PR/Marketing Committee Chair; Blasé DeStefano, at-large member
[edit] Past screenings
TransGeneration (2005) Director: Jeremy Simmons
D.E.B.S. (2004) Director: Angela Robinson
Garcon stupide (2004) Director: Lionel Baier
Pink Flamingos (1972) Director: John Waters
Gypsy 83 (2001) Director: Todd Stephens
Lan Yu (2001) Director: Stanley Kwan
Psycho Beach Party (2000) Director: Robert Lee King
Valley Of The Dolls (1966) Director: Mark Robson
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Gay Old Time", Houston Press, May 22, 1997. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.
- ^ Guerra, Joey. "Getting to the HEART of gay cinema", The Houston Chronicle, September 9, 2004. Retrieved on 2006-07-17.
