Arts Absolut explores equality in 2017 with a short film titled ‘Equal Love’ With Pride season underway in Britain, Absolut is celebrating everything the Pride season represents with the launch of a new film, Equal Love, a new limited-edition Rainbow bottle and a partnership with Stonewall, the LGBT Equality Charity. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts ‘Out with Allan Jay’ gets the gossip at the Golden Handbag Awards 2017 Alan Jay report on the winners and the losers, the tops and the bottoms at the 2016/17 Golden Handbag Awards on his Latest TV programme Out with Allan Jay this evening at 9pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Final call for submissions to ‘Women Over 50 Film Festival 2017’ In 2016 Directors UK found that of 2,500 films made in the UK over the last 10 years, only 13% were directed by women. On average, female directors will direct fewer films in their career and are less likely to receive a second, third or fourth directing job. In other words, numbers are low for wome By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Duncan James stars in new film from trans activist Jake Graf Boyband and Hollyoaks star Duncan James stars in the new film from up and coming filmmaker and trans activist Jake Graf. The film will have its world premiere at the East End Film Festival in London as part of the New Queer Visions strand this Saturday, June 17 at the Rio, Dalston. Jake Graf, cast a By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Isle of Wight Pride announce new arts festival Isle of Wight Pride have teamed up with redTIE theatre and the Apollo theatre to create an Isle of Wight Pride Arts Festival in the heart of Newport for four days leading up to the Pride event on the July 15. The Apollo will throw open its doors to the community with a drop-in and […] By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Out with Allan Jay’ is Latest LBGT+ TV’s newest show to hit the screen Usually known for his chart topping HiNRG music Allan Jay will be giving a “Whats on who’s who, where to go and when to be there” look around the LBGT+ friendly venue’s and events in Brighton. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Fundraiser for Chechnya: Screening of Paragraph 175 @Duke’s at Komedia, Brighton The People’s Film Club and Eyes Wide Open Cinema will present a screening of Paragraph 175 on June 1 to benefit LGBT+ people in Chechnya. Between 1933-1945 approximately 100,000 men were arrested for homosexuality in Nazi Germany, half of whom were imprisoned. An estimated 10,000 – 15,000 were sent By Besi • 2 min read
Arts London Gay Men’s Chorus record trailer for new film London Gay Men’s Chorus (LGMC) who star in the film Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? record a special introduction to the new trailer for BFI Player. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Controversial HIV film takes award at New York film festival The HIV/AIDS documentary film Positive Hell added a new trophy to its collection of film festival awards last weekend receiving the Special Jury Prize for World Social Impact at the Queens World Film Festival (QWFF). The award was presented to the film’s writer, narrator and producer Joan Shenton by By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts Powerful films set to inspire LGBT+ workers Gay, lesbian and bisexual (GLB) public sector workers share first-hand accounts of coming out in the workplace, as part of a drive to inspire others to have the confidence to be open about their sexual orientation. By Besi • 7 min read
Arts New chat show for Bear World TV Bear World Television to produce new chat show with Jonathan Shuffield and Sergey Grankin. Jonathan and Sergey will be working on a new chat show for Bear World TV called Hanging Out with Jonathan and Sergey. The show will follow on from their recent show OUTSpoken (now off the air) which was the on By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: BFI Flare LGBT Film Festival announce 2017 programme BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival has unveiled its 31st edition’s full programme. One of the most significant and long-standing film events in the world’s LGBT calendar, BFI Flare will present over 50 features, more than 100 shorts and a wide range of special events, guest appearances, discussion By Alice Blezard • 3 min read
