QFest, formerly known as the Houston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (HGLFF), is a nonprofit organization based in Houston, Texas, dedicated to promoting the media arts as a tool for communication and cooperation among diverse communities by presenting films, videos, and programs by, about, or of interest to the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community.
History of the Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Organizations closely associated with movies helped produce the first HGLFF in 1997.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.
The Festival was co-founded by Loris Bradley (formerly of DiverseWorks), Sarah Gish (formerly of Landmark Theatres) and Marian Luntz (still with the Museum of Fine Arts).
The festival was renamed QFest in 2007.[4]
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 the perception of LGBT people, and the unique way in which Houston's gay and lesbian community has developed over the last few decades.
Past screenings
TransGeneration (2005) Director: Jeremy Simmons
D.E.B.S. (2004) Director: Angela Robinson
Stupid Boy (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
See also
- Gulf Coast Archive and Museum – Houston-based LGBT archive
- Houston Gay Pride Parade
- LGBT community of Houston
External links
- Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival – official website
References
- ^ "Gay Old Time". Houston Press. May 22, 1997. Archived from the original on January 3, 2005. Retrieved July 17, 2006.
- ^ Parks, Louis B. (May 23, 2001). "Gay, lesbian film festival expanding". The Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ Guerra, Joey (September 9, 2004). "Getting to the HEART of gay cinema". The Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 17, 2006.
- ^ "History". QFest. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
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