Deadline: May 8, 2015
The 5th annual Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF)
will be taking place this year from June 18 to 26 at the KZNSA Gallery, in
Glenwood, Durban. Started in 2011 to fulfil a need for queer cinema to be showcased
and a platform for LGBTI issues to be highlighted, the DGLFF has also had
growing success in connecting young, emerging and established filmmakers from
across the globe in an affirming and positive pink space.
“The small number of South African and African queer, LGBTI,
gender or sexuality-themed productions made annually is something that I hope
the DGLFF can encourage an increase in, providing a platform for new productions
as it has the past four Festivals; connecting international independent and
micro-filmmaking practitioners in an atmosphere that celebrates cinema and our
LGBTI community,” says Festival Director, Jason Fiddler.
“As the only city-based LGBTI film festival in Africa (to
our current knowledge) it remains imperative to hold up a beacon of positive,
ground-breaking, thought-provoking and human rights-affirming stories for those
who remain oppressed and persecuted throughout Africa and the world. At the
opening of the inaugural DGLFF, senior psychology lecturer at the University of
KwaZulu-Natal, Steven Roche, eloquently stated, in reference to LGBTI
discrimination, that it remains: "the last acceptable prejudice".”
In light of this, and in the spirit and theme of On Common Ground, DGLFF invites a last
round of especially South African and African filmmakers to submit feature films,
documentaries and short films for consideration for the 2015 Official
Selection. The forms can be obtained from Jason Fiddler.
Final submissions will be considered up to May 8, 2015.
Patrons are also urged to support the DGLFF by joining them
screenings, participating in film-making workshops and dialogues, and networking
with peers across the spectrum of humanity.
“I would especially encourage young and new talent to take a
leap of faith and submit content for consideration - as those before have
successfully done with exposure to a wide audience and international
recognition,” adds Fiddler.
Contact Jason Fiddler on email: jason@dglff.org.za or phone 078 189 5430 or
031 811 0959 or visit www.dglff.org.za
or FB Page: www.facebook.com/DGLFF