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Meet Our 2019 qFLIX Jurors

Mar 21, 2019

Brian Gannon: Brian is celebrating his 22nd year as an Editor for Center City Film and Video, working on a variety of projects including feature and short films, TV programming, and corporate messaging. He coproduced "Regrets" an award winning short film, and has...

Cambria Hotel Philadelphia Becomes Official Host Hotel

Mar 10, 2019

qFLIX Philadelphia 2019 is proud to announce that the Cambria Hotel Center City Philadelphia, 219 S Broad Street, is now our OFFICIAL HOST HOTEL and host of our amazing after-party on Sunday, March 31, at 10:00 PM. We want to thank Jerry Rice, General Manager, and...

STEAM ROOM STORIES: The Movie

Mar 9, 2019

This hammy, VERY fleshy comedy is chock full of wet skin, immaculately white toweling and GORGEOUS washboard abdominals. Sounds like a scene out of heaven, right? What gay man doesn’t covet a night in the steam and a terrific physique to match up with it? What’s going to happen though, when a disgraced makeup executive (played with vigor by the iconic Traci Lords) realizes that she covets TOTAL control of this place and the very abled bodies that go hand in hand with it? “Steam Room Stories: The Movie” is a terrific tale and a very successful follow-up to the energetic YouTube series first released in 2010. Laugh, cry, hope not to get towel whipped. Do keep in mind there’s a reason why the series has received more than 53 million views, after all!

FIFTY YEARS OF FABULOUS

Mar 9, 2019

Let's face it: in an ambiguous political climate and country where we never know what or who is going to rock the boat next, especially with a real-life Baby Huey continuously bringing havoc to the White House, a little public advocacy goes a long, long way--...

qFLIX Philadelphia 2019 Closing Night Premieres Two Amazing Films, “My Big Gay Italian Wedding” and “Forgotten Crew;” Presents Awards to Filmmakers

Mar 9, 2019

This year qFLIX Philadelphia 2019 will close with the acclaimed comedy from Italy, “My Big Gay Italian Wedding,” written and directed by Alessandro Genovesi, at 8:00 PM, Sunday, March 31, at the Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. Red carpet call for photo ops runs from 7:15 to 7:45pm.

State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta to Recieve the qFLIX Philadelphia 2019 Harvey Milk Community Service Award on Opening Night

Mar 6, 2019

Before the feature film, “From Zero to I Love You,” on opeing night we will be screening a short film titled “Going Forward.”

This moving film shows viewers what Election Day is like for a lower-level candidate, campaigning in a district that’s desperate for a solution. Malcolm Kenyatta, a third-generation activist from North Philadelphia, was followed from 5am to 11pm, capturing the last hours of his campaign to become a Pennsylvania State Representative in the 181st District, and to become the first openly LGBTQ+ candidate of color elected to PA’s state office.

State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta will be in attendance to receive the qFLIX Philadelphia 2019 Harvey Milk Community Service Award.

qFLIX Philadelphia 2019 Opening Night Film + Black & Pink Gala Announced for 25th Anniversary of LGBTQ+ Film in Region

Mar 2, 2019

qFLIX Philadelphia 2019 is proud to present our Opening Night Film + Black & Pink Gala to be held at two fabulous venues on one spectacular night in recognition of twenty-five years of LGBTQ+ film festivals in the Philadelphia region. We begin our evening on the...

Rare Screening of “Different From The Others,” a 1919 Silent Gay Film

Jun 25, 2018

“Pride at Macy’s” in cooperation with qFLIX Philadelphia is presenting a benefit screening of a silent film classic, “Different From the Others,” made in 1919 in Germany and considered to be “one of the first gay-themed films in the history of cinema.” ...

qFLIX Philadelphia 2018 Awards Announced at Closing Night Ceremony

Mar 27, 2018

It was a wrap for qFLIX Philadelphia 2018 at the Perelman Theater at The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts on Sunday, March 25, 8:00 PM, as the a la Oscar finale of the fifth edition of the region's seven-day LGBTQ+ film festival, continuing the tradition of 24 years...

Meet Our Jurors

Mar 13, 2018

Maggie Boccella Maggie is a freelance writer who is passionate about documenting life in Philly through drawing, photography, and fictionalized accounts of her adventures as a lifelong Philly resident. An avid filmgoer, she recalls early inspiration as a...