| Event | Date | Destination | Type |
| The Women’s Film Festival |
Mar 12 - Mar 21, 2010 |
Brattleboro, USA |
Film |
Held during Women's History Month, this festival presents at least a couple dozen films made by women. There's usually an art exhibit running parallel to the film fest presenting work by upcoming female artists.
www.womensfilmfestival.org
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| Melbourne Queer Film Festival |
Mar 17 - Mar 28, 2010 |
Melbourne, Australia |
Film |
"The Festival first screened in 1991 and has continued every year since. It is the oldest queer film festival in Australia and one of the oldest queer film festivals in the world." About 10,000 participants attend every year.
www.mqff.com.au
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| London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival |
Mar 17 - Mar 31, 2010 |
London, UK |
Film |
LLGFF was founded back in 1986 and is now the third largest film festival in the U.K.! What I appreciate even more is that this is a touring festival, with each year’s program visiting about forty towns and cities… meaning that even small town queers get to see the latest LGBT flicks. The London leg of the festival takes place in March, with the touring continuing from May through September.
www.llgff.org.uk
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| Portland Women’s Film Festival (POW Fest) |
Mar 18 - Mar 21, 2010 |
Portland, USA |
Film |
Seeing as this is Portland, the POW fest is a totally queer-positive event. The Mission of POW fest "is to showcase the very best contemporary international independent films directed or co-directed by women, promote and create opportunities for women working all areas of the film industry, and educate members of the community through filmmaker panels and hands-on workshops."
www.powfest.com
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| Cleveland International Film Festival - 10% Cinema |
Mar 18 - Mar 28, 2009 |
Cleveland, USA |
Film |
Within their overall International Film Festival, there is the smaller festival, 10% Cinema, dedicated to LGBT films.
www.clevelandfilm.org
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| Miami Women’s International Film and Arts Festival |
Mar 26 - Apr 2, 2010 |
Miami, USA |
Film |
"A unique cultural event featuring films, visual and performance arts and other artistic expressions by women. The events bring together women from all over the world to explore, share and dialogue about issues concerning women through arts."
www.wiffonline.org
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| Reel Women Film Festival Los Angeles |
Mar 26 - Apr 1, 2010 |
Los Angeles, USA |
Film |
Highlights up-and-coming women filmmakers. This festival provides these cineastes a forum to showcase their films in the heart of the entertainment industry.
www.reelwomenfest.com
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| Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival |
Late Mar, 2010 (TBA) |
Toronto, Canada |
Film |
Mpenzi is a Swahili word with different English translations, the essence of which is “one who loves” and “one who is loved”. “The vision of Mpenzi: Black Women’s International Film and Video Festival is to identify, screen and promote independent film and video submissions from established and emerging Directors and / or Producers and / or Writers, from among Straight, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer or Questioning Black women, and Black Transgendered, Transsexual, and Intersexed women and men."
www.mpenzi.ca
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| International Women's Film Festival |
Apr 2 - Apr 11, 2010 |
Paris, France |
Film |
This renowned women’s film festival, held in the Paris suburb of Créteil, will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2008. Considered one of the most important, if not the most important women’s film festival in the world, this fest shows some of the best work by women directors out there. Many of the films are in English, as is their website. A do not miss event.
www.filmsdefemmes.com
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| San Francisco Women’s Film Festival |
Apr 7 - Apr 11, 2010 |
San Francisco, USA |
Film |
This may officially be a women’s film fest, but it is totally queer positive (as seen by facts like Guinevere Turner winning a tribute award in 2007). They also present women's films during several other film and culture events in San Fran, so check their website to see if they've got anything interesting coming up.
www.sfwff.com
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| Women’s Film Festival in Seoul |
Apr 8 - Apr 15, 2010 |
Seoul, South Korea |
Film |
This annual film festival usually takes place in the month of April, and has become on of the premiere Asian women’s film festivals. Over the years they’ve welcomed a number of big name women and lesbian directors including Lea Poole and Patricia Rozema and in 2007 a movie about teenage lesbians won a big prize and a film about M2F transgenders was also presented. There are always a number of English-language entries or films with English subtitles. Their website also has a great English section.
www.wffis.or.kr
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| Bendigo Queer Film Festival |
Apr 9 - Apr 11, 2010 |
Bendigo, Australia |
Film |
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| Brisbane Queer Film Festival |
Apr 9 - Apr 18, 2010 |
Brisbane, Australia |
Film |
Brisbane hosts the third largest queer film festival in Australia and it continues to grow significantly every year.
www.bqff.com.au
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| Outfest Peru |
Mid-Apr, 2010 (TBA) |
Lima, Peru |
Film |
I love seeing how queer culture is slowly becoming more and more mainstream in Latin and South American countries. It's not always easy for these local communities, but the work they do is amazing. This annual film festival in Lima, Peru is a fine example.
www.outfestperu.com
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| International Women's Film Festival Dortmund/Cologne |
Apr 14 - Apr 18, 2010 |
Cologne, Germany |
Film |
The festival has developed out of the women's film festivals Femme Totale (Dortmund) and Feminale (Cologne) and is now taking place yearly, alternating between Dortmund and Cologne. The 2011 edition will take place in Dortmund.
www.frauenfilmfestival.eu
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