Durban hosts pink celebration

THE 5th annual Durban Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (DGLFF) takes place from Thursday 18 June to Friday 26 June at the KZNSA Gallery, 166 Bulwer Road, Glenwood.

As a partner of the Durban Pride week, with the main parade happening on Saturday 27 June, the DGLFF forms a key part of eThekwini's pink celebrations with free morning public workshops and lunchtime screenings, afternoon filmmaker workshops and evening screenings including feature films, documentaries and short films. Tickets for main screenings are from R30 a person and special package rates are available.

This year sees a retrospective of well-known Canadian gay filmmaker Charlie David's recent films, along with powerful documentaries. Charlie will be a guest of this year's festival and will also be conducting some filmmaking workshops for emerging LGBTI filmmakers.

Oscar nominated for the documentary Invisible War that saw him win an Emmy, American filmmaker Tanner Barklow and Israeli counterpart Gil Kofman are sharing their new film Lost In the White City. There will also be the world premiere of a brand new South African lesbian drama, on Friday 19 June at 7pm.

In addition, more than a dozen international short films and documentaries will be included in the eight-day festival.

Visit www.dglff.org.za for more information.