The word from the just-wrapping-up Cannes Film Festival is that it’s a long way from being a classic year. Gay films, however, have had a great time on the Croisette with three high profile movies from gay directors both getting honoured.
21-year-old gay movie director Xavier Dolan won in the junior division, yesterday scooping the ‘Regards [...]

Gay movies are dotting the radar of other media outlets this week:
…Michael Giltz is getting paid to hang out with sailors and seek out gay movies in Cannes (grrrr) for Queersighted.co.uk. He name-checks some films I missed, including the intriguing sounding Uncle Boonmee, Who Can Recall His Past Lives, which is directed by gay Buddhist [...]

As an example of the dangers of crossing languages, this year’s inaugural gay movie award at Cannes is to be called the Queer Palm; an unfortunate title for anyone offended by the notion that being gay equals a limp wrist.
On the plus side, there’s some promising gay themed movies and shorts showing at this month’s [...]