{"id":19800,"date":"2018-10-29T06:58:07","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T22:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=19800"},"modified":"2018-10-29T18:23:35","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T10:23:35","slug":"qc-international-pink-film-festival-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2018\/10\/29\/qc-international-pink-film-festival-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Quezon City International PINK Film Festival 2018 Features International and Local LGBTQ+ Films"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Philippines\u2019 oldest film festival for the LGBTQ+ community, the Quezon City International Pink Film Festival (QCIPFF), <\/strong>returns this November 14 to 25, 2018<\/strong>,\u00a0in three cinemas namely Gateway Cinema Complex, University of the Philippines (UP) Cine Adarna, and Cinema Centenario, with over 60 titles of international and local films from shorts, feature, documentaries, and animation.<\/p>\n

\"\"The QCIPFF was established in 2015\u00a0creating experiences that bring people together in discovering extraordinary LGBTQ+ films from around the world<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

After a three-year hiatus, the Pink Film Festival is back to continue to be at the forefront of gender empowerment and awareness in the city and in the country. Additionally, this year\u2019s edition commemorates the 79th founding anniversary of Quezon City and the centennial of Philippine cinema.<\/p>\n

\"\"50 Years of Fabulous is an award-winning documentary on the Imperial Council of San Francisco, the oldest LGBTQ+ charity organization in the world<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Starting this November 14, 8:30 p.m., at the Gateway Cinema Complex in Gateway Mall, Quezon City, is the inaugural opening with the film, “50 Years of Fabulous” (2018) a documentary by Jethro Patalinghug on the world\u2019s oldest surviving LGBTQ+ charity organization, San Francisco\u2019s Imperial Council.<\/p>\n

Featured in the festival are a total of 64 international and local feature and short films. Filmmakers and actors from the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, Tonga, Spain, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Syria, Turkey, and the United Kingdom will participate in this year\u2019s celebration.<\/p>\n

\"\"Call Her Ganda\u00a0(Call her ‘Beautiful’) is a documentary on the life of Jennifer Laude, a hate crime victim in the Philippines<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Featured in the Pink Film Festival 2018 international lineup are films celebrating gay pride and sexuality such as Brazil\u2019s \u201cLiquid Truth,\u201d Japan\u2019s \u201cBoys for Sale,\u201d and Turkey\u2019s \u201cMr. Gay Syria,\u201d Tonga\u2019s \u201cLeitis in Waiting,\u201d and Thailand\u2019s \u201cThe Driver.\u201d While the Philippine lineup highlights PJ Raval\u2019s documentary on the tragic life of transgender Jennifer Laude titled, \u201cCall Her \u2018Ganda\u2019\u201d (Call her ‘Beautiful’).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Also happening in this year’s Pink Film Festival are seminars and programs from festival partners such as Amnesty International Philippines’ talk about the current health and human rights situation concerning the LGBTQ+ community on Nov. 21, 2 p.m. at the UP Cine Adarna at Diliman, Quezon City. Project Red Ribbon Care Foundation will also conduct HIV awareness program and testing.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

The celebration of the LGBTQ+ community films, as well as a constant reminder of health and human rights in the Philippines, the Quezon City International Pink Film Festival starts screening this November 14-17 at the Gateway Cinema Complex in Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao; November 19-21 at University of the Philippines Cine Adarna in Diliman; and November 22-25 at Cinema Centenario in Maginhawa St., Diliman.<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

What:<\/strong> Quezon City International Pink Film Festival
\nWhen:<\/strong> November 14-25, 2018
\nWhere:<\/strong> November 14-17 at the Gateway Cinema Complex in Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Cubao;
\nNovember 19-21 at University of the Philippines Cine Adarna in Diliman; and
\nNovember 22-25 at Cinema Centenario in Maginhawa St., Diliman
\nTicket Information:<\/strong> to be announced
\nFacebook:<\/strong> QC International Pink Film Festival<\/a><\/p>\n

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This is a press release. Minor edits were made prior to publishing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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