CALL FOR ENTRIES

The Queer Lisboa 11 – 11th Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is accepting film submissions to its forthcoming edition, in the following formats: Feature Film (fiction), Documentary (feature and short), Short Film (fiction and documentary), Experimental and Animation (both features and shorts).
The deadline for submissions is Thursday 31 st May 2007

The submission form and festival regulation are available for download in our website: www.lisbonfilmfest.com

The 11th Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which will adopt the new designation of Queer Lisboa - from now on, will take place between the 14 th and the 22nd September 2007, at the Cinema São Jorge, in Lisbon, Portugal

The Festival has three competition categories: Best Feature Film (Jury Award), Best Documentary (Jury Award), and Best Short Film (Audience Award)

In its previous edition, the Festival screened 114 films, representative of over 22 different countries, and the Competition Winners were: "Un Año sin Amor", by Anahí Berneri (Best Feature); "Au-delà de la Haine", by Olivier Meyrou (Best Documentary); and "Hitchcocked", by David M. Young (Best Short Film)

For its forthcoming edition, we estimate to programme circa 80 films, representative of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and transgender world cinematography, offering priority to productions dated from 2006 and 2007, to be premiered in Portugal at the Festival. A parallel section will focus on gender and sexuality issues in pop music, among other sections to be announced in due time.

For additional information, please visit our website or contact us through the e-mail

João Ferreira
Director and Programmer
QUEER LISBOA / LISBON GAY & LESBIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Associação Cultural Janela Indiscreta
Apartado 30036, Estação Correios Necessidades,
1351-901 Lisboa, Portugal
Fax: + 351 21 364 39 17 / Mobile: + 351 91 402 28 86 lisboa.filmfest@netcabo.pt /queerlisboa@gmail.com
www.lisbonfilmfest.com