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Just a few weeks after receiving the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the Belgium film Close, written and directed by Lukas Dhont, won this Sunday the biggest prize at Sydney Film Festival (SFF). Close is the story of two male teens who attend secondary school in a rural town.

Founded in 2003 with the Centre LGBTQI+* in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique French department), CinéPride is a unique festival for its diversity, giving the opportunity to audiences to discover documentaries and long and short films on the topics of homosexuality and gender identity. CinéPride is a six-day festival that took place in Nantes from June 14 through June 19, 2022.

The soundtrack of America can often be heard in the sounds of music icons such as Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, Little Richard, and so many other countless Black American musicians. African Americans’ musical influence can be seen in virtually all music genres.

Father of the Bride The dad from the Father of the Bride films has always topped the list of the most protective fathers in cinema. The newest version of the film that just debuted on HBO Max stars Golden Globe nominee Andy Garcia as Billy Herrera, a successful Miami-based architect who was exiled to the United States years ago from Cuba and built his entire life and family with his wife Ingrid (Grammy-winning Gloria Estefan).

On June 19, people celebrate a complex date. There’s the power, joy, and creativity of generations, and there’s the pain, hate, and violence of centuries.

The shorthand explanation of Juneteenth, formally established as a federal holiday in the United States in 2021, is that it commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, while also honoring their resilience and celebrating the breadth and scope of their cultural contributions. The date itself marks the anniversary of General Order No.

Elogiados por su humor, corazón y rica representación de los musulmanes estadounidenses, los cómics de Ms. Marvel son especialmente apreciados por su personalización de Kamala, una adolescente musulmana de una generación posterior al 11 de septiembre cuya relación con su identidad es complicada a la vez específica en su autenticidad y universal en su amabilidad.

The Tribeca Film Festival, celebrating its 20th year since it was founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff in 2002 in the wake of 9/11, is again featuring LGBTQ+ themed features, documentaries, and shorts this year. Tribeca is one of the country’s top film festivals that uplifts marginalized voices.

One of the highlights at the Cannes Film Festival this year was the Masterclass conducted on May 26 with Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, whose career spans nearly three decades. Born in Copenhagen in 1965, he made his acting debut in Nicholas Winding Refn's 1996 Pusher.

Gazal Dhaliwal is an Indian screenwriter who has written for some widely appreciated Hindi films and series over the past five years, including Lipstick Under My Burkha, Qarib Qarib Single, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga – India’s first mainstream film about a gay woman – and a popular Netflix India series Mismatched. Dhaliwal is also a public speaker and LGBTQ+ activist, who has spoken openly about being a transgender woman in several talks and in the media – most famously in an episode of the Indian superstar Aamir Khan-led talk show ‘Satyamev Jayate.