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Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal in ALL OF US STRANGERS. Photo by Parisa Taghizadeh, Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2023 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.

35th NewFest: ‘All of Us Strangers,’ ‘Rustin,’ ‘Monster,’ ‘NYAD’ Among Lineup, Todd Haynes to Receive Queer Visionary Award

Erik Anderson September 13, 2023

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals, has announced its full lineup for... Read More

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‘Fairyland,’ ‘Problemista,’ ‘Bottoms’ top NewFest’s 3rd Pride Summer Film series

Erik Anderson May 10, 2023

New York’s renowned LGBTQ+ film and media organization kicks off Pride month with the 5-day festival event returning to the SVA Theatre in a hybrid... Read More

‘Swallowed,’ ‘The Blue Caftan’ win top NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival awards

Erik Anderson October 22, 2022

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals, has announced the recipients for the... Read More

‘Please Baby Please’ review: A stylized, liberated 1950’s underground fever dream that redefines traditional gender norms | NewFest

Nick Ruhrkraut October 18, 2022

Musicals from the 1950’s immediately conjure up vibrant images of guidos serenading girls in poodle skirts or elegant leading ladies dancing elaborate numbers in a... Read More

‘Mama’s Boy’ review: Dustin Lance Black doc just barely balances line between being uplifting and a stilted vanity project | NewFest

Daniel Bayer October 17, 2022

In 2009, at the age of 34, Dustin Lance Black won an Oscar for his screenplay for the Harvey Milk biopic Milk. In his acceptance... Read More

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2022 NewFest: 34th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival to feature ‘Mama’s Boy,’ ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,’ ‘The Inspection’ and more

Erik Anderson October 10, 2022

The 34th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival will take place throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn and virtually across the US October 13-25, 2022. NewFest, New... Read More

NewFest to kick off Pride Month with world premiere of Andrew Ahn’s queer rom-com ‘Fire Island’

Erik Anderson April 28, 2022

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals in the world, has announced Andrew Ahn’s... Read More

NewFest 2021 announces full lineup including Pete Buttigieg doc ‘Mayor Pete,’ ‘Flee’ and Rebecca Hall’s ‘Passing’

Erik Anderson September 15, 2021

NewFest today revealed the lineup for the 2021 edition of its hybrid flagship LGBTQ+ film festival that will include the East Coast premiere of Mayor... Read More

NEWFEST Reviews: ‘Cowboys,’ ‘Rūrangi,’ ‘The Strong Ones,’ and ‘Tahara’

Sara Clements October 28, 2020

In her second dispatch of NewFest, Sara Clements reviews Cowboys, Rūrangi, The Strong Ones and Tahara. Don’t miss her first round of reviews of Dating... Read More

‘Cowboys,’ Dating Amber,’ ‘Keyboard Fantasies’ among 32nd NewFest award winners

Erik Anderson October 25, 2020

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ film and media organization and one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ film festivals, has announced the recipients for the... Read More