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BFI FLARE: London LGBT FIlm Festival delivers biggest box office ever

Besi Besemar April 2, 2015

BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival concluded on Sunday, March 29 with the European premiere of Malcolm Ingram’s new documentary, Out To Win, celebrating the battle for equality by LGBT sports people. Special guests included director Malcolm Ingram and basketball star John Amaechi. The Closing Night screening broke all box office records in the festival’s 29 years, with audiences of over 23,500 recorded over the eleven day festival, up by 6.8% on the previous year. This year’s festival also saw a step-change in industry attendance with a substantial increase in delegate accreditation, including 120 film-makers and over 200 other industry attendees.

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New James Franco film to open BFI Flare

Paul Gustafson February 10, 2015

The British Film Institute (BFI) has announced that BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival will this year open with the UK premiere of I AM MICHAEL.
Directed by promising newcomer Justin Kelly, I AM MICHAEL stars James Franco and Zachary Quinto, and is executive-produced by Gus Van Sant.

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