Gay Film Nights
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Gay Film Nights (Serile Filmului Gay in Romanian) is an LGBT film festival organised annually in Cluj-Napoca, Romania by Be An Angel. By presenting a series of films with LGBT themes, it seeks to showcase LGBT culture and cinema, while also initiating a dialogue with other members of society. The complete title of the event is Festivalul de Film "Seriile Filmului Gay" (or "Gay Film Nights" Film Festival). The festival was first organised in 2004. Entry to the films, which are screened at Club Angels, a gay club in Cluj-Napoca, is free.
The films shown at the Gay Film Nights are somewhat different to those shown as part of Bucharest's annual GayFest, which also includes a film festival. Gay Film Nights tends to be more mainstream and US-focussed on its selection, while GayFest usually presents a greater number of documentaries and European productions which focus more on LGBT rights.
Apart from the screening of films, Be An Angel also organises a number of other events during the Gay Film Nights festival. One of these is the Miss Travesty contest which is open to drag and cross-dressing participants, intended to celebrate transsexual and transgender culture.
Additionally, the Gay Film Nights includes a Gay Prize Gala, which seeks to recognise those who have contributed to LGBT culture and rights throughout the year, with prizes awarded in several categories.
[edit] Gay Film Nights 2006
Gay Film Nights 2006 was held between 25 to 30 September, and was the first festival to include short films (the short films shown were Highlanders Too, Toilet Treatments and Providence Dirt Newsreel). A different full-length film was shown each day at 19:00 at Club Angels, with five films shown in total (considering that the festival runs for five nights):
- Almost Normal (USA)
- Transamerica (USA)
- The Birdcage (USA)
- Boys Don't Cry (USA)
- Saving Face (USA/China)
Additionally, at 22:00 every night, a different LGBT party was held as part of the festival, including a karaoke night, a live music party and the Miss Travesty event on September 30.
The Gay Prize Gala 2006 took place on September 29 at 22:00 at Club Angels, with the following recipients in the following categories:[1]
- Person of the Year for supporting the Romanian LGBT community: Alexandra Ungureanu
- Prize for LGBT activism: Romaniţa Iordache from ACCEPT
- Prize for the promotion of LGBT culture: The Toxice musical band
- Best medium of information for the LGBT community: The GayOne.ro online magazine
- Sexiest male: Adrian Rosenberg
- Sexiest female: Alexandra Ungureanu
- The most popular drag queen in Romania: Kaballa Timişoara
- Gay song of the year: Viaţa mea by Cristina Rus
- The most objective TV show with an LGBT theme: Bomba zilei on OTV
The Gay Prize Gala also awarded a "black ball" to the politician Gigi Becali, for his anti-gay remarks and his virulent opposition to Bucharest's GayFest pride parade in June 2006.
[edit] See also
- Be An Angel, the organiser of the event
- GayFest, Bucharest's annual gay culture event
- Gay rights in Romania
[edit] External links
- (Romanian) Gay Film Nights Festival 2006
- (Romanian) Gay Film Nights Festival 2006 - Films List
- (Romanian) Gay Film Nights Festival 2006 - Programme
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Romanian LGBT topics |  |
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| Law | Gay rights in Romania | Same-sex marriage in Romania | Article 200 | |
| People | Florin Buhuceanu | Romaniţa Iordache | Lucian Dunăreanu | Toxice | |
| Organisations | ACCEPT | Be An Angel | |
| Events | GayFest | Gay Film Nights | |
| Media | Inklusiv | ENOLA | Switch | Angelicuss | GayOne.ro | Radio Q | |
