From Variety · Ed Meza · · 1m 10s
Queer Lisboa Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Portugal's Queer Lisboa festival showcases 30 years of LGBTQ cinema with new films and 1970s counterculture.
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Portugal's Queer Lisboa festival showcases 30 years of LGBTQ cinema with new films and 1970s counterculture. Portugal's Queer Lisboa film festival celebrates 30 years with new LGBTQ titles, 1970s counterculture films, and family fare. Originally reported by Variety.
Queer Lisboa Festival Launches
Portugal's Queer Lisboa International Queer Film Festival began its 30th anniversary edition with a vast program showcasing latest LGBTQ cinema and 1970s counterculture films.
“Unspooling are films by Ira Sachs, Leah Nelson, Pedro Almodóvar, Jane Schoenbrun, Sally Potter, the Wachowskis and João Paulo Ferreira”
30th Anniversary Highlights
The festival features films by Ira Sachs, Leah Nelson, Pedro Almodóvar, Jane Schoenbrun, Sally Potter, the Wachowskis, and João Paulo Ferreira.
Historical Roots
Queer Lisboa launched in 1997 at Cinemateca Portuguesa as Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, opening with Jean Genet's 1950 short film 'Un chant d'amour'.
“the only film ever directed by French novelist and playwright Jean Genet, whose works included 'Querelle de Brest', famously adapted by Rainer Werner Fassbinder”
Notable Films
Marine Atlan's French coming-of-age drama 'La Gradiva' won top prizes at the festival, the biggest edition to date.
1970s Counterculture
The festival includes radical 1970s counterculture films and activist works from filmmakers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Family Fare
Queer Lisboa showcases family-oriented films alongside contemporary LGBTQ cinema and historical counterculture works.
What matters most
Portugal's Queer Lisboa film festival celebrates 30 years with new LGBTQ titles, 1970s counterculture films, and family fare.
