‘Mama’s Boy’ review: Dustin Lance Black doc just barely balances line between being uplifting and a stilted vanity project | NewFest
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
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’
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’
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’
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
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
NEWFEST Reviews: ‘Dating Amber,’ ‘Forgotten Roads,’ ‘ Monsoon,’ ‘ Two of Us,’ and ‘Uncle Frank’
David Freyne’s Dating Amber takes gays back to high school. A charming comedy of a relatable experience where sex is on everyone’s mind and where... Read More
LGBTQ+ NewFest announces Black Filmmakers Initiative
NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the world’s most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals, has announced a new initiative, the... Read More
32nd NewFest announces full lineup for New York LGBTQ Film Festival
The festival will showcase New York, US and World Premieres of more than 120 films and episodic series from 29 countries from October 16-27 Opening... Read More
32nd NewFest, the New York LGBTQ Film Festival, to open with ‘Ammonite;’ director Francis Lee to receive inaugural World Queer Visionary Award
Academy Award Winner Kate Winslet will present Lee with the inaugural World Queer Visionary Award at NewFest’s Opening Night Drive-In Screening Event NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10