Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival We are the oldest operational, and city-based, LGBTIQ film festival in Africa, held annually since 2011, taking place in late September.

THE DGLFF

Founded in 2011 as the first city-based LGBTI film festival in Africa, the Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF) has successfully held nine festivals so far and will be holding the 10th annual DGLFF in various venues around Durban, South Africa. The festival was conceived and is organised by festival director Jason Fiddler. As an independent platform for filmmakers from South Afri

ca and across the world to specifically deal with issues relating to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersexed (LGBTI) community, the DGLFF will showcase new and innovative motion pictures, documentaries, shorts and related productions whilst conducting workshops, debates and talks on past LGBTI movies, productions processes, film writing and how the visual medium affects and is affected by the pink community across the world. Special emphasis is placed on Durban and KwaZulu-Natal filmmakers, especially those that deal with human rights and issues of human sexuality in their work. This will not exclude by any means individuals and stories from mainstream cinema, but will allow the LGBTI community to celebrate and explore ideas, concepts and tales of resonating interest with them. Talent discovery and skills developent have been hallmarks of many international film festivals and the DGLFF will endeavour to work with experienced hands to help nurture and provide opportunity to young filmmakers, allowing them to gain exposure, network with with producers, directors and writers and ultimately gain confidence to take flight. The festival is unique in Durban, hosting friends and colleagues from across South Africa and globally, with a shared interest in LGBTI issues and pink product development. The festival will also seek to create a reputation for launching LGBTI themed motion pictures to the South African LGBTI public.

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>> Starting on Sat eve 28 December, at 19h00, the DGLFF opens with the African premiere of 'DOWN IN PARIS' (102 mins), a French language feature film by ex-Joburg and now Paris-based South African filmmaker Anthony Hickling: Richard, a film maker in his forties, is suddenly overwhelmed by anxiety during filming. He walks off set and wanders through the Paris night in search of answers, comfort and inspiration. During his sleepless night, he meets many people, some friendly, some disturbing, some known, some unknown. Richard has to confront his fears and question his deepest desires until the first light of dawn.

An encore screening of ‘DOWN IN PARIS’ is at 19h00 on Sun 29 December 2024.

>> The Festival is especially proud to be screening the recently completed Afrikaans documentary ‘ONTHOU VI FREDO?’ (37 mins) by South African filmmaker Cleveland Hopp from Cape Town. ‘Onthou Vi Fredo?’ offers an intimate portrait of Alfredo's enduring impact and legacy after his murder in Malmesbury, as recounted by his mother, close friends and the broader q***r community within Malmesbury.

This powerful doccie ‘ONTHOU VI FREDO’ will screen on Sun afternoon 29 December at 17h15 and again on Monday 30 December at 15h00.

>> Rounding off this select reboot programme is the South African premiere of a Spanish-language documentary set in Russia. ‘CALLS FROM MOSCOW’ (66 mins) is a Cuban-German-Norwegian co-production, by Cuban director Luis Alejandro Yero: days before the invasion of Ukraine is announced, four young Cubans visit a Moscow apartment for a 24-hour stay. In their phone calls, the present and future coexist: their stories as q***r and undocumented immigrants, and the exchanges with the film’s director about their distress after the outbreak of the war.

An intimate and gently made doccie, ‘CALLS FROM MOSCOW’ screens on Sun 29 December at 16h00 with an encore screening on Monday 30 December, again at 16h00.

www.dglff.org.za for bookings and Festival info

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After a five-year break, the Durban Gay & Le***an Film Festival is back for a short end-of-year edition of select screenings. Don't miss it!

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With venue partnership by the renowned Bellézar Beach Café on Umhlanga’s main beach and made possible with the generous support of the Ethekwini Municipality’s Durban Film Office, this three-night cinematic event brings back to Durban’s shore an important LGBTIQ+ cultural space that celebrates q***r stories and filmmaking. The Festival is organised under the non-profit company ZAQ Festivals.

Starting on *Sat eve 28 Dec* at 19h00, the DGLFF opens with the African premiere of 'DOWN IN PARIS' (102 mins), a French language feature film by ex-Joburg and now Paris-based South African filmmaker Anthony Hickling.

Visit www.dglff.org.za for info & bookings.
☆ Tickets are limited per screening ☆

Our post-Covid KZN reboot of q***r cinema is here with the 10th Durban Gay & Le***an Film Festival, a compact end-of-year weekend of select screenings of some awesome South African and international q***r filmmaking, from 28 - 30 December 2024.

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13/09/2024

KZN Gay & Le***an Tourism Association
20th Annual General Meeting
27 September 2024
18h00 for 18h30-19h30

Venue: Bellézar -
Paradiso Function Room,
Cabana Beach Resort,
10 Lagoon Drive, Umhlanga Rocks,
Durban
(parking at Pearls or Ocean Mall)

All KZNGALTA members need to have paid up their annual fees to be eligible to vote for the new Board.
*Visitors and travel trade welcome!*

We will start at 18h30 sharp and afterwards will have a social evening of networking.

Please RSVP to attend:
[email protected]

A Zoom virtual meeting link will be available on RSVP to observe & participant remotely.

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THE DGLFF IN 2018 (21-30 Sept) Founded in 2011 as the first city-based LGBTI film festival in Africa, the Durban Gay & Le***an Film Festival (DGLFF) has successfully held seven festivals so far and will be holding the 8th annual DGLFF in various venues around Durban, South Africa. The festival is organised by festival director Jason Fiddler and assistant director Mthokozisi Lembethe, along with a team of volunteers. Proceeds from the annual festival benefit both the KwaZulu-Natal Gay & Le***an Tourism Association (KZNGALTA) and the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA), respectively. ABOUT THE DGLFF The Durban Gay & Le***an Film Festival (DGLFF) has been succesfully held in 2011 at the KwaZulu-Natal Society of Arts (KZNSA) Gallery in Durban, South Africa. In 2017, the Festival is expanding to various other venues around the city. In 2018 it continues to do so. The festival was conceived and is organised by festival director Jason Fiddler. Proceeds from the project benefit both the KZNSA and the KwaZulu-Natal Gay & Le***an Tourism Association (KZNGALTA), respectively. As an independent platform for filmmakers from South Africa and across the world to specifically deal with issues relating to the Le***an, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersexed (LGBTI) community, the DGLFF will showcase new and innovative motion pictures, documentaries, shorts and related productions whilst conducting workshops, debates and talks on past LGBTI movies, productions processes, film writing and how the visual medium affects and is affected by the pink community across the world. Special emphasis is placed on African filmmakers, especially those that deal with human rights and issues of human sexuality in their work. This will not exclude by any means individuals and stories from mainstream cinema, but will allow the LGBTI community to celebrate and explore ideas, concepts and tales of resonating interest with them. Talent discovery and skills developent have been hallmarks of many international film festivals and the DGLFF will endeavour to work with experienced hands to help nurture and provide opportunity to young filmmakers, allowing them to gain exposure, network with with producers, directors and writers and ultimately gain confidence to take flight. The festival is unique in Durban, hosting friends and colleagues from across South Africa and globally, with a shared interest in LGBTI issues and pink product development. The festival will also seek to create a reputation for launching LGBTI themed motion pictures to the South African LGBTI public.