A spotlight was shone on the country's best in film and television this evening, as 2019 Canadian Screen Week concluded its festivities with the biggest night of celebration at the Canadian Screen Awards: Broadcast Gala. The awards show was broadcast live from Toronto's Sony Centre for the Performing Arts on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service.
Following the announcement of their Opening Night Film, Yen Tan's award-winning AIDS drama 1985, NewFest today announced the full lineup of their 30th annual celebration of the year's best LGBT films from around the world. The program of more than 140 narrative features, documentaries, episodic series and shorts runs from October 24-30 at the SVA Theatre, Cinépolis Chelsea, and The LGBT Community Center in New York City.
Shaftesbury and Cineplex Events today announced exclusive screenings of THE CARMILLA MOVIE, starring Elise Bauman and Natasha Negovanlis, based on the critically acclaimed web series Carmilla, on Thursday October 26 across Canada.
Just last week, TIFF honored award-winning actor and activist Priyanka Chopra at this year's TIFF Soirée, an annual fundraiser and celebratory kick-off for the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival.
Chicago Filmmakers and Showtime Networks have announced that Broadway legend Anthony Rapp, from the original casts of Rent and If/Then, will attend the 34th edition of Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival.