The John Schlesinger Narrative Award went to Max Walker-Silverman for “A Love Song”.
These are juried awards presented to a first-time narrative & documentary feature filmmaker with a cash prize of $1,000 to each filmmaker. The John Schlesinger Awards were also announced. This year & moving forward short films that receive Best Narrative Short, Best Queer Short & Best Documentary Short awards will now be automatically eligible to enter the Short Films competition for the concurrent season of the Oscars. Additionally the festival announced its status as an Academy Award-qualifying festival. Jean Carlomusto to talk about their fabulous documentary for OUTTAKE VOICES that will be broadcasted at a later date. We had the pleasure of interviewing Esther Newton &
Discovery Audience Award / Best Documentary Feature went to “Esther Newton Made Me Gay” directed by Jean Carlomusto. Discovery Audience Award / Best Narrative Feature went to “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” starring Emma Thompson & Daryl McCormack that was directed by Sophie Hyde. The audience awards are voted on by in-person festival attendees. Discovery Audience Awards, the John Schlesinger Awards & Short Film Prizes. The Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) announced the winners of this year’s Warner Bros. Jay’s 2022 PIFF short film selection “Cheeky: Not For Tea Dance” edited by Vanessa Vartabedian can be viewed virtually at PIFF now through June 26th. Jay was honored in 2017 for his commitment to PIFF & to Provincetown.
We concluded our audio montage with Jay Critchley a visual, conceptual & performance artist whose work & environmental activism has traversed the globe. Esther talked about her work & what she hopes the film will accomplish & then gave us her spin on our LGBTQ issues. Her work has inspired generations of scholars to pursue research in what would eventually become the field of LGBTQ & Gender Studies. She was joined by the subject of her film anthropologist & author Esther Newton who throughout her career has questioned & challenged the status quo on gender, sexuality & anthropological methods. Discovery Audience Award / Best Documentary Feature at PIFF. Then we chatted with director Jean Carlomusto a filmmaker, activist & interactive media artist whose film “Esther Newton Made Me Gay” made its North American Premiere at the festival & won the Warner Bros. Dale a fierce LGBTQ ally also addressed our LGBTQ issues & her own survival in the entertainment industry. Reuniting after 40 years the pair share childhood memories make small talk & shelter together from loneliness. “A Love Song” is about two childhood sweethearts Faye (Dale Dickey) & Lito (Wes Studi) now both widowed who share a night by a lake in the mountains. Dale talked about her leading role in the feature film “A Love Song” that premiered at Sundance & won the John Schlesinger Narrative Award at PIFF. Dale is a superbly talented veteran of film, television & the theater with over 60 film credits. First we spoke with actress Dale Dickie who was being honored with PIFF’s 2022 Excellence in Acting Award. This week I talked with filmmakers, honorees & activists at the 24th annual Provincetown International Film Festival (PIFF) press luncheon that took place at Lands End Inn Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Registration for Camp Pride is open now until Wednesday July 15th. This year’s Camp Pride will be conducted virtually with more than 150 participants expected from around the country.
As a graduate of the 2008 Camp Pride, my continued fight for a society free of anti-LGBTQ bigotry & hate still draws on the skills I learned during my Camp Pride experience.” Since 2006 Camp Pride has been recognized as the leading training program for social justice & grassroots activism for LGBTQ & ally young people on college campuses. The resources & tools that students receive during Camp serve as the foundation for a lifelong commitment to advocacy for equality, inclusivity & social justice. This year, we continue making Camp Pride accessible to as many young activists as possible, teaching the skills they’ll employ as the LGBTQ+ community fights back against increasing attacks on our rights.” Tom Elliott Campus Pride Board Chair concluded, “Camp Pride Leadership Academy is a unique opportunity to experience community with other LGBTQ+ student leaders & allies from across the country. Shane Windmeyer Campus Pride Executive Director stated, “Camp Pride moved online in the wake of the pandemic for the last two years & we learned that the virtual camp model made Camp far more accessible. Campus Pride the nation’s premier nonprofit dedicated to building future leaders & making college & university campuses safer & more welcoming for LGBTQ people announced that registration is open for the 16th Annual Camp Pride Leadership Academy to be held virtually from July 14th to 16th.