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CSD: Gay Pride, Berlin Style

7/27/2018

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By Christina Schultz
Come celebrate love of all kinds at Berlin’s fabulous and world famous
Gay Pride
 Parade and Festival: Christopher Street Day (CSD)!

The PRIDE PARADE takes place tomorrow, on SATURDAY, 28 JULY 2018 at 12:00.  
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The motto of this year's Berlin Pride is “MY BODY, MY IDENTITY, MY LIFE!” (photo: CSD Berlin)
Hundreds of thousands of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans*sexuals, trans*gender, intersexuals, other queers (LGBTTIQ*) and allies will be hitting the streets on 28 July 2018. What started out as a small, but impressive march with 400 participants decades ago has developed into a forceful political mass rally and a mighty beacon for freedom and human rights. According to the CSD website, there are 59 trucks and 49 walking groups in the parade this year who will pass out information, play great music, give away goodies and spread the love!

​Don't miss this chance to show your support for the LGBTTIQ* community and to have a great time!


The parade route begins at Kurfürstendamm/Joachimsthaler Straße and ends up on Straße des 17. Juni between 15:00 and 17:00 in time for the rally at the main stage at the iconic Brandenburg Gate.
Femfilmfans CSD route
The official parade route (photo: CSD Berlin)
For more information about CSD: csd-berlin.de/
To purchase CSD merch: shop.spreadshirt.de/berlin-pride/
To donate to CSD: csd-berlin.de/spenden/

Here are some of trucks 59 participating in the parade with their numbers - click on the names below to find out more information about these LGBTQ* organizations and companies promoting diversity and inclusion! (most of the sites are in Deutsch and in English)


1 Berliner CSD e.V.
3 Berliner Aids-Hilfe e.V.
4 Schwulenberatung Berlin
5 BMW Group DIVERSE
11 queer*human (LGBTTIQ*-AG im Humanistischen Verband Berlin-Brandenburg KdöR)
15 Deutsche Bank AG | dbPride
16 Lesben und Schwule in der BVG
17 OUT tv
23 PRIDE@SIEMENS Berlin
27 Ikea diversity
40 Jugend gegen Aids e.V.
41 USA Botschaft Berlin / GLIFAA
43 Pride@SAP
48 United in Pride, Diversity Group der eBay GmbH
53 PayPal Pride
56 Gemeinsam mehr e.V. / Radio QueerLive / die Busche

So...who's joining us in Berlin tomorrow?

If you're there, don't forget to look for yours truly on the Deutsche Bank truck!
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Female/LGBTQ+ Film Festivals: A Brief Reflection

7/25/2018

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PictureOne of the many film festivals focusing on women and the LGBTQ+ community (photo: Natalie MacMahon)
By Marina Brafa
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Over the past couple of weeks we have been compiling film festivals on each continent that focus on women and LQBTQ+ topics in film, that promote female and queer filmmakers and that empower and help build a network for future projects.


For sure, these lists are by no means complete. There are new festivals appearing and, unfortunately, some are shutting down. The plethora of women/LGBTQ+ festivals represents best the diversity of the community and the creativity that is set free.


While researching festivals what stroke me most was how unequal festivals are spread all over the world. If you think more about this issue it comes with no surprise that there are less festivals on the African continent and in the Middle East, that more and more are popping up in Asian countries and South America and that Europe and North America (Canada and USA, namely) are “well-off” - one might even say saturated. The film industry mirrors the worldwide economic development. However, it does not give clues about the quality. And there is a lot of creative power and skills waiting in African, Middle Eastern and other countries for (financial) opportunities. Therefore, film festivals are important in all countries but especially in financially disadvantaged and more restrictive and isolated nations to showcase the yet hidden talents.  

In June, we had the opportunity to speak to Berlin-based director and actress Natalie MacMahon who is a founder of the new Female Filmmakers Festival Berlin. In Part Two of the interview she speaks about her work and experiences as festival founder.

I would be happy to know your answers to the following questions:
How important are women/LGBTQ+ film festivals?
Do they have any impact?
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Do we have too many of them in Europe and North America?

Make sure to check out our compilations again!

Oceania
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
North America

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Female Film Festivals: North America

7/19/2018

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Femfilmfans Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is one of the most famous and prestigious indie film festivals in the U.S. Pictured here: the famous Egyptian Theatre (photo: Barnaby Dorfman on Wikipedia)
It’s that time again. We need your help compiling our list of film festivals from all over the world with a focus on women, feminism, or the LGBTQ+ community!

​This week, we have a list of festivals from North America.

If you know another festival that is not on our list, please tell us your additions in the comments below, on Instagram or on Facebook, including a link to the festival website if possible.
​​Click on the names of the festivals below to be redirected to their websites.
NORTH AMERICA

Canada
Fairy Tales Intl. Queer Film & Video Festival
Female Eye Film Festival (Toronto)
herland Feminist Film and Video Workshop (Calgary)
HTMlles (Quebec)
Image+Nation, Montreal's Queer Film Festival
Inside Out Film Festival (Toronto)
London Lesbian Film Festival (London, Ontario)
St. John's International Women's Film Festival
The Future of Film Showcase
The Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (Alberta)
Vancouver Women in Film Festival
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Women in Film & Television (Vancouver)

USA
African American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) Film Festival (New York)
Adam Baran Honolulu Gay And Lesbian Film Festival
Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
AXW Film Festival
Baltimore Women's Film Festival
Bluestockings Film Series (Portland, Maine)
Censored Women’s Film Festival
Central Illinois Feminist Film Festival Eastern Illinois University
Chi Feminist Film Festival
Davis Feminist Film Festival (Davis, California)
Etheria Film Festival (Boston)
Everett Women's Film Festival (Washington)
Girl Fest (Hawaii)
International Black Women's Film Festival (San Francisco)
LA Femme International Film Festival
Lady Filmmaker's Festival (California)
Les Femmes Underground Feminist Film Festival
Lunafest (a US touring festival)
Madcat Film Festival (San Francisco)
New York City Feminist Film Festival
Pan-African Women's Film Festival (Minneapolis)
Portland Women's Film Festival (Portland, Oregon)
Queer Women of Color Film Festival (San Francisco)
Reel Sisters of the Diaspora (Long Island)
Rocky Mountain Women's Film Festival, (Colorado)
San Diego Women’s Film Festival
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival (San Francisco)
San Francisco Women's Film Festival
San Francisco International Lesbian/Gay Film Festival
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
The Athena Centre Film Festival (New York)
University of Buffalo's Annual Women's Film Festival (New York)
Women's Film Festival (Battleboro, Vermont)
Women's Film Festival at McHenry College (Illinois)
Women's International Film Festival
Worldwide Women’s Film Festival
Women of African Descent Film Festival

Women in Horror Film Festival (Georgia)
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Female & LGBTQ+ Film Festivals: Asian Edition

7/11/2018

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Femfilmfans Shanghai Queer Film Festival
The queer community faces many challenges in China. Fortunately, Shanghai is a cosmopolitan metropolis that hosts two queer film festivals every year (photo: SHQFF)
It's that time again, Femfilmfam. We need YOUR help compiling our list of film festivals from all over the world with a focus on women and the LGBTQ+ community!

This time we focus on film festivals from all over the Asian continent! 

If you know of another festival that is not on our list, please tell us your additions in the comments sections below, on Facebook or on Instagram, including a link to the festival's website if possible. ​

​Click on the names of the festivals below to be redirected to their websites.
ASIA

Afghanistan
Afghanistan International Women Film Festival

Armenia
Kin International Film Festival (Yerevan)

China
Beijing Queer Film FestivalChina Women*s Film Festival
Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
Shanghai Pride Film Festival
Shanghai Queer Film Festival

India
Chennai International Queer Film Festival
IAWRT Asia
Kashish - Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
Mumbai Women’s International Film Festival

Israel
International Women's Film Festival (Rheovot)
The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival

Japan
Asian Queer Film Festival 
Rainbow Reek Tokyo

Lebanon
Beirut International Women's Film Festival (BWFF)

Myanmar
&PROUD Yangon LGBT Film Festival

Palestine
Shashat Palestine Women's Film Festival

South Korea
International Women's Film Festival
Seoul Queer Culture Festival

Sri Lanka
Abhimani - Queer Film Festival Sri Lanka

Taiwan
Taiwan International Queer Film Festival
Women Make Waves Film Festival (Taipei)
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Female Film Festival: African Edition

7/4/2018

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Femfilmfans Journées Cinematographiques de la Femme Africaine de L'image
Poster for the Journées Cinématographiques de la Femme Africaine de L'image (Film Festival of Images of African Women; photo: Institut Français, Burkina Faso)
We need your help compiling our list of film festivals from all over the world with a focus on women. ​This time: film festivals on the African continent! If you know of a festival that is not on our list, please tell us about it in the comments section below, on Facebook or on Instagram, including a link to the festival's website if possible. 
Click on the names of the festivals below to be redirected to their websites.
AFRICA

Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou Journées cinématographique de la femme africaine de l’image 

Cameroon
Mis me Binga (Eyes of Women) International Women's Film Festival

Egypt
Cairo International Women's Film Festival

Kenya
Mama Afrika Film Festival 

Malawi
Malawi International Short Film Festival

Morocco
Sale International Women's Film Festival

Nigeria
African Women Film Festival 2018

Rwanda
Urusaro International Women Film Festival 

Senegal 
Films Femmes Afrique

South Africa
Skirts Film Festival

Zimbabwe
The International Images Film Festival for Women
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