Arts Portraying LGBT characters on the big screen is still a big deal A lesbian film starring Katherine Heigl and Alexis Bledel portrays a same-sex wedding in the theaters. It’s surreal that a lesbian lead role in a movie with a theatrical release is a big deal, but it is. Following The Kids Are All Right and Pariah, Jenny’s Wedding is contributing to our film history By Emelina Minero • 3 min read
Film Ground-breaking film teaches primary school children to celebrate difference 25 years after Section 28, Stonewall launches ground-breaking film for primary schools. FREE, is a ground-breaking new film for primary schools to help tackle bullying and celebrate difference. 25 years after the introduction of Section 28, a piece of legislation that banned resources like FREE, the By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival The London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival renamed BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival. The change is intended to reinforce the BFI’s commitment to making and archiving the best LGBT cinema to make it available to wider audiences across the UK. The BFI is also launching a BFI flare collection on its By Mitchell Orriss • 1 min read
Film Sebastiane screening in Brighton Jarman’s classic to be screened at Duke of York’s Picturehouse. One+One Filmmakers Journal and Eyes Wide Open Cinema are screening Derek Jarman’s Sebastiane on Wednesday February 26 at 8.30pm, at Duke of York’s Picturehouse, Brighton. There will be a post-screening discussion with Derek Jarman colla By Besi • 1 min read
Film Boxing film battles homophobia Perez Bros tackle homophobia in sport with new short film, The Weigh In (2014). Following the introduction of the new gay propoganda laws against LGBT people in Russia and just in time to highlight discrimination at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Perez Bros have released a new short film entitled By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Film School graduate lands role in BBC 2 ‘Wild Brazil’ Camila Coehlo, a former student at Brighton Film School, has been working on the popular documentary series Wild Brazil, screened on BBC 2 the last few weeks. Coehlo, who completed a course at the film school based in Ditchling Road, Brighton, in August 2013 was employed as a scientific consultant, By Besi • 2 min read
Film Swedes claim the Russian National Anthem as the Rainbow Anthem of the future A film project, Live and let love, highlights the plight facing many LGBT people in Russia in the run up to the Winter Olympics taking place in Sochi. Director and conductor of the project, Sean Kelly has been in London during the last week to premier the film and conduct an interview with CNN. In t By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Bette Bourne to attend gala film launch for LGBT History Month The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama host alumnus and Honorary Fellow Bette Bourne at a gala screening of the film It Goes with the Shoes on Wednesday, February 12. Featuring playwright Mark Ravenhill as a guide, the documentary explores Bourne’s life as a performer and gay rights icon. The By Mitchell Orriss • 1 min read
Film London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival confirmed for Spring 2014 Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) opens on Thursday, March 20. The 28th British Film Institute (BFI), London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) will present 11 days of the best queer cinema from around the world at the BFI Southbank, London from Thursday, March 20 to Sunday, March 30. The festiva By Besi • 1 min read
Film Brighton Film School launches new Art Direction course Love film? Excited by the creative process? Do you have artistic flair and an eye for design? Brighton Film School are launching a new, industry focused Higher National Diploma course in Art Direction and Production Design. The BTEC HND Level 5 is a high-level, certified qualification equivalent to By Besi • 2 min read
Film Documentary following gay cyclist Graeme Obree needs further funding Journey Pictures Ltd, need additional funding if a documentary following the gay cyclist Graeme Obree they have been making is to be released. Over 200 hours of material has been filmed for the documentary, which has been two years in the making and follows the twice world record holder and twice w By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Laure Prouvost wins the Turner Prize 2013 Laure Prouvost, known for her films and installations characterised by richly layered narrative, language, translation, and surreal interruption, has been awarded the 2013 Turner Prize. The Prize which was established in 1984, is awarded annually to a British artist under fifty for an outstanding ex By Olivia Hall-Smith • 1 min read
