Fridae

Q! Film Festival will kick off its 2010 season with two films and an opening party in Jakarta on Friday, 24 September before travelling to Surabaya, Malang, Yogyakarta, Bali and Makassar (South Sulawesi) in October.

Gay and lesbian filmmakers honoured at Singapore's inaugural Short Film Awards.

Boo Junfeng's short film Tanjong Rhu and Kan Lume's Female Games will premiere in Singapore at the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival, April 14-25.

The only queer film festival to be held in a predominantly Muslim country, the Q! Film Festival will be held in the capital city of Jakarta, Bali and Surabaya this year; followed by Bandung and Yogjakarta next year.

Which to see? What to skip? The Singapore International Film Festival is screening more than 200 films... Fridae sifts through the lot and presents our top picks!

First Love of The Happy Prince is a showcase of the works of Koichi Imaizumi who helmed First Love, which played to sold out screenings at the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in November. Fridae speaks to the director, music composer Hiroki Iwasa and actor Hiroshi Murakami.

Celebrating its 18th anniversary, the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival will feature over 60 films at Palace IFC, Broadway Cinematheque and AMC Festival Walk from Nov 22 to Dec 02.

The newly created Seoul Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual/gender Film Festival will run from June 6 to 10 at Seoul Art Cinema.

Organisers of the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival are calling for entries for its 2007 short film contest to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS among gay men in the territory.

2006 saw a bumper crop of gay-themed movies screened in Singapore. In light of the recent ban of gay Singaporean photographer's book on Asian stars in the citystate among other incidences, Alex Au examines the censors' rationale of its decisions.