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A water main break at a movie theater can wreak havoc on a film festival!

The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, was supposed to start Sunday April 19th at the Tivoli Theatre. But the organizers had to reschedule when the Tivoli had to shut down because of the water disaster. The show will go on, but the schedule has been changed.

The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis...

This Sunday! – Come get your Q on, St. Louis!

The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs April 19-23 at the Tivoli Theatre. The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis (“Back on Board”) and former Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter (“Tab Hunter Confidential”). Other prominent films include the latest from avant-garde queer filmmaker Bruce la Bruce (“Gerontophilia”) and lesbian-themed films starring Geraldine Chaplin (“Sand Dollars”) and the directorial debut...

Come get your Q on, St. Louis! The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs April 19-23 at the Tivoli Theatre. The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis (“Back on Board”) and former Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter (“Tab Hunter Confidential”). Other prominent films include the latest from avant-garde queer filmmaker Bruce la Bruce (“Gerontophilia”) and lesbian-themed films starring Geraldine Chaplin (“Sand Dollars”) and the directorial debut from HBO...

Lgbt-focused U.S. distributor Wolfe Releasing has acquired worldwide distribution rights to "Boy Meets Girl" and "Tiger Orange." The release of these two films will complement Wolfe's upcoming March 2015 release of Swiss Oscar submission and Berlin Teddy Award Winner, "The Circle, which it acquired early last year. Read More: Wolfe Video Acquires 'The Circle,' Winner of Berlin's Teddy Award Eric Schaeffer's "Boy Meets Girl" is a transgender love story that stars Michael Welch ("Twilight") and breakout star Michelle Hendley. "Tiger Orange" is a gritty family drama about two gay brothers, played by Mark Strano and former adult film actor Frankie Valenti, who reunite years after the death of their homophobic father. Both films have garnered multiple awards while making their rounds on the festival circuit, including Best Feature at FilmOut San Diego for "Boy Meets Girl" and Best Actor (Mark Strano) at OutFest...

Wolfe Releasing, celebrating its 30th anniversary year, has acquired world rights to two coming-of-age films.

Eric Schaeffer’s rom-com Boy Meets Girl will open on VOD on April 7 followed by DVD on April 28 and centres on a young transwoman looking for romance in her small Kentucky hometown.

Newcomer Michelle Hendley stars alongside Alexandra Turshen and Michael Welch star in the film, which won a slew of awards at FilmOut San Diego and was named best feature Award at the Iris Prize Film Festival. Wolfe holds all rights excluding Germany.

Wade Gasque’s Tiger Orange will debut later this year and stars Mark Strano and Frankie Valenti (aka former adult star Johnny Hazzard) as estranged gay brothers who grew up under a homophobic father.

The film premiered at Outfest 2014 in Los Angeles where Mark Strano won the grand jury award for Best Actor.

“We’re confident these will be two of the most popular Lgbt films of 2015,” said...

The 32nd edition of the Los Angeles-based Lgbt comes to a close on July 20 with a screening of Jack Plotnick’s Space Station 76 starring Patrick Wilson, Matt Bomer, Liv Tyler, Sam Pancake and Jennifer Cox.

Sydney Freeland’s Drunktown’s Finest earned the Us Dramatic Feature Film in the grand jury awards, while Stefan Haupt’s The Circle won best documentary feature.

In the audience awards, Daniel Ribeiro prevailed in the dramatic feature category with The Way He Looks and Cheryl Furjanic’s Back On Board: Greg Louganis was named best documentary.

Full list of Outfest 2014 award winners:

Audience Awards

Documentary Short

Families Are Forever, dir Vivian Kleiman

Dramatic Short

Alone With People, dir Drew Van Steenbergen

Documentary Feature

Back On Board: Greg Louganis, dir Cheryl Furjanic

Dramatic Feature

The Way He Looks, dir Daniel Ribeiro

First Us Dramatic Feature

Drunktown’s Finest, dir Sydney Freeland

Grand Jury Awards

Documentary Feature Special Recognition

Dior And I, dir Frédéric Tcheng...

The 32nd edition of the Los Angeles-based Lgbt comes to a close on July 20 with a screening of Jack Plotnick’s Space Station 76 starring Patrick Wilson, Matt Bomer, Liv Tyler, Sam Pancake and Jennifer Cox.

Sydney Freeland’s Drunktown’s Finest earned the Us Dramatic Feature Film in the grand jury awards, while Stefan Haupt’s The Circle won best documentary feature.

In the audience awards, Daniel Ribeiro prevailed in the dramatic feature category with The Way He Looks and Cheryl Furjanic’s Back On Board: Greg Louganis was named best documentary.

Full list of Outfest 2014 award winners:

Audience Awards

Documentary Short – Families Are Forever, dir Vivian Kleiman

Dramatic Short – Alone With People, dir Drew Van Steenbergen

Documentary Feature – Back On Board: Greg Louganis, dir Cheryl Furjanic

Dramatic Feature – The Way He Looks, dir Daniel Ribeiro

First Us Dramatic Feature – Drunktown’s Finest, dir Sydney Freeland

Grand Jury Awards

Documentary Feature Special Recognition – Dior And I, dir Frédéric Tcheng...

Frankie Valenti, aka gay adult film star Johnny Hazzard, is set to make his big screen debut in the independent feature-length drama "Where We Belong."

The film, set in a small town in Central California, highlights two estranged gay brothers who struggle to reconnect after the recent death of their homophobic father. Valenti plays the role of the younger brother and black sheep of the family.

The film is directed and produced by Wade Gasque. It's co-written by Gasque's longtime boyfriend, Mark Strano, who plays the older brother who still lives at home where he's been caring for the siblings' ailing father.

"I have a handful of gay sibling friends and I've always been fascinated by their stories but I've never seen a movie about them," Gasque explains in a press release sent to The Huffington Post. "What was it like growing up together? Does it make the experience less isolating?...