Arts Brighton Film School to open outstanding new premises Brighton Film School has announced it will be opening a major new facility on, July 1 2015. The school hopes that its new building on London Road will further enhance its reputation as a world-class teaching institution for those wanting to enter the film industry. The school is already amongst the By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Britain’s Greatest Generation! George Montague, affectionately known as the oldest gay in the village appears in the last episode of a four-part BBC TV series tomorrow, Friday, May 29, on BBC at 9pm. The series, Britain’s Greatest Generation: How our parents and grandparents made the twentieth century, focuses on the postwar year By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Pop ‘n’ Olly to launch LGBT videos for children A gay fairytale romance is the latest story amongst Pop’n’Olly’s educational videos for young children. THE Youtube channel, created by presenter Olly Pike, is a free resource which provides educational establishments with media involving LGBT themes. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival 2015 TLVFest’s will be celebrating their 10th anniversary at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque during Pride week in Tel Aviv from June 6 to June 15. This year’s festival features new movies starring James Franco, Robin Williams and Natasha Lyonne. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts London LGBT arts festival seeks applications from artists, filmmakers and performers Gaywise FESTival (GFEST) has announced the 2015 call for entries from Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) artists. THE London based event invites expression of interest in three main categories: film (shorts and features), visual arts and performance. Niranjan Kamatkar, By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Arts BFI FLARE: London LGBT FIlm Festival delivers biggest box office ever BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival concluded on Sunday, March 29 with the European premiere of Malcolm Ingram’s new documentary, Out To Win, celebrating the battle for equality by LGBT sports people. Special guests included director Malcolm Ingram and basketball star John Amaechi. The Closing Nigh By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BFI Flare announces filmmakers in first LGBT ‘Film Mentorship’ programme BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival have announced the successful filmmakers who will take part in the inaugural BFI Flare Mentorship programme in partnership with Creative Skillset. This pilot programme offers support to five emerging LGBT filmmakers who will be mentored by a senior figure from th By Besi • 2 min read
Arts British Council makes Flare LGBT films available in more than 50 countries THE British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, have announced that five short films from BFI Flare, the UK’s leading Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Film Festival, will be available to audiences around the world for the fi By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Why primary school kids are not too young to learn about diversity Elly Barnes, CEO of Educate & Celebrate, talks about her experience educating primary school children and introduces a film showing the Educate & Celebrate PRIDE in Primary Education resources being used. Children are not born racist, sexist or homophobic; this is a fact I say in every training sess By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts ‘Crossroads’ prepares for screening at International Film Festivals Last year I featured Crossroads, an independent film in production telling the story of Rex, a young gay man currently in a secret relationship with a co-worker. Filming has recently been completed, so I caught up with the films director Katie Smith, to see where Crossroads is now at. By Besi • 3 min read
Film Same-sex parents wanted for documentary University of Sussex master’s degree student seeks same-sex parents and older children for a documentary. Diêgo Lôbo, a Brazilian human-rights activist, has worked in Brazil, South Africa, Kenya and India. For the last three years he has coordinated an advocacy programme on children’s rights. As par By Besi • 2 min read
Film Can you remember the Lavender Line? Grant Gulczynski, a young British filmmaker, is intending to make a film about the Lavender Line, Brighton’s original LGBT Switchboard and helpline. Grant currently splits his time between London and Sarajevo, while he completes a PhD in Film Directing. During a recent visit to Brighton he stumbled By Besi • 2 min read
