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SCREENINGS NOVEMBER 2011 LesGaiCineMad Madrid, Spain November 3-13 Screening date TBC Festival website Reeling Film Festival Chicago, United States November 3 - 12 Screening date TBC Festival website SOUTH AMERICAN PREMIERE El Lugar Sin Limites - Festival de Cine Quito, Ecuador November 7 - 17 Screening date TBC Festival website Queersicht LGBT Film Festival Bern, Switzerland November 10-16 Screening date TBC Festival website Long Island Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Long Island, USA November 12 - 18 Screening date TBC Festival website PAST SCREENINGS APRIL 2011 US PREMIERE Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Florida, United States Thursday 28 April, 7:15pm Festival website EUROPEAN PREMIERE Torino GLBT Film Festival Turin, Italy Friday 29 April, 6:15pm Festival website Verzaubert Queer Film Weekend München, Germany Saturday 30 April, 10:00pm Festival website MAY 2011 Pink Apple Film Festival Zürich, Switzerland Thursday May 5, 6:30pm Festival website Verzaubert Queer Film Weekend Frankfurt, Germany Saturday 7 May, 9:30pm Festival website Verzaubert Queer Film Weekend Köln, Germany Saturday 7 May, 9:30pm Festival website Boston LGBT Film Festival Massachusetts, USA Sunday 8 May, 12:30pm Festival website Inside Out Film Festival Toronto, Canada Friday May 20, 5:15pm Festival website JUNE 2011 Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival Calgary, Alberta, Canada Thursday June 2, 7:00pm Festival website Q Cinema - Fort Worth's International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, USA Friday June 3, 6:30pm Festival website Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, USA Friday June 3, 7:30pm Festival website Frameline35: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, USA Thursday June 16, 10:00pm Monday June 20, 7:00pm Festival website In The Palace Short Film Festival Sofia, Bulgaria June 18 - 25 Wednesday June 22, 4:00pm Festival website Kansas City Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Kansas City, USA Monday June 27, 6:00pm Festival website JULY 2011 NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE An Evening With The Colonel: Rialto Cinemas Film Talk Series Auckland, New Zealand Thursday July 14, 7:00pm Event website and bookings Philadelphia Qfest Philadelphia, United States Wednesday July 13, 7:00pm Festival website AUGUST 2011 Vancouver Queer Film Festival British Columbia, Canada Sunday August 14, 5pm Festival website North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Durham, North Carolina, USA Saturday August 13, 10:55pm Sunday August 14, 8:10pm Festival website AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Harbour City Bears Bear Pride Film Festival Sydney, Australia Saturday August 27, 2:00pm Festival website SEPTEMBER 2011 Film Festival @ Alberton Auckland, New Zealand Thursday 8 September - 10am, 1pm, 7pm Friday 9 September - 10am, 2pm Saturday 10 September - 7pm Festival flyer Venue website Hamilton Pride Film Night Hamilton, New Zealand Sunday 18 September, 7:00pm Screening website The Downtown Dayton LGBT Film Festival Dayton, Ohio, USA September 23-25 Screening date TBC Festival website OCTOBER 2011 UK PREMIERE Iris Prize Film Festival Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom Friday 7 October, 4pm Festival website Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover, Germany Sunday 16 October, 6pm Festival website Auckland Gay Film Night: Gen Silent & The Colonel's Outing Auckland, New Zealand Thursday 20 October Bookings Hamburg International Queer Film Festival Hamburg, Germany Friday 21 October, 8pm Festival website EXTERNAL PRESS LINKS GayNZ.com Colonel to have US & European outing Aaron&Andy.com Kiwi gay film premieres Scoop Voxy Screen Hub Australia Old buggers get world premiere (subscription only) Onfilm New Zealand Gay Traveller's Network New film is a love story about two older gay men Gay Asia News Gay Colonel Hits Festivals |
NEWS 22 September 2011 - Iris Prize marks fifth birthday BBC Arts Blog  Full story here. 8 September 2011 - Winner at Alberton Film Festival 2011  Pictured (from left): Bianca Cutts (New Zealand's Next Top Model), Andy Jalfon (producer), Christopher Banks (director), James Gates (judge, Capitol Cinema). The Colonel's Outing took out two best film awards at the inaugural Alberton Film Festival, held at Alberton house where the film was shot, in both judge and audience choice categories. The festival showcased short works that have been made at the house during the last two years. 14 August 2011 - Kiwi rest home film competes for international prize Voxy.co.nz  "The Colonel's Outing", made by Christopher Banks and Andy Jalfon of local film-making charity Number 8 Films, is one of thirty films selected from among hundreds of international entries for the Iris Prize - the world's largest gay short film award, with a prize package worth just under $50,000. Full story here. 9 August 2011 - Finding love late in life Reviews by Amos Lassen  "The movie teaches us that it is never too late to fall in love and that is a wonderful thought. We also learn to follow our dreams because they just might come true." Full review here. 14 July 2011 - The Colonel's Outing on Media7 14 July 2011 - The Colonel's Outing on Radio Live breakfast 11 July 2011 - The murmuring Matron Express  As a casting director, Andrea Kelland knows why people get booked for acting jobs. Perhaps that’s why she’s so honest about how she landed the role in gay short film The Colonel’s Outing. “I’ve got a quirky face,” she laughs down the phone from her day job in casting at Shortland Street. “I’ve always been a character actress, even when I was younger. Full story here. 7 July 2011 - Love at last The Aucklander  An internationally acclaimed short film struggled for funding until the Mental Health Foundation chipped in, writes Rowena Orejana. Full story here. 6 July 2011 - The Colonel's Outing on Vintage Years radio 6 July 2011 - The Colonel's Outing on TV3's Nightline 3 July 2011 - The Colonel's Outing on Wild Oates, Radio Ponsonby 17 June 2011 - Gay rest home film comes home Express  "A local short film being described internationally as “the best film about men in love out of New Zealand since Lord of the Rings” is having its Kiwi premiere at the Rialto Cinemas in Newmarket, Auckland next month on Thursday July 14 as part of its Film Talk series, supported by the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand." Full story here. 15 May 2011 - Winners in Torino by European Queer Film and Arts Festivals Alliance  The Colonel's Outing has received a Jury Award special mention at its European premiere at the Torino LGBT Film Festival. "The film is funny and touching at the same time. Worth a special mention because it reminds us that it is never too late to come out." Full list of winners here. 23 April 2011 - No Walk In The Park GayNZ.com by Jacqui Stanford  "Far from the usual groups of frivolous and fabulous gay 20-somethings we generally see on screen, Auckland's Number 8 Films have told a story from what could be classified as our silent generations in their latest work The Colonel's Outing. The short film from the award-winning makers of Teddy and Communication looks at love and new hope between two men who are in their twilight years." Full story here. * 19 April 2011 - The Colonel's Outing: Review Expresstoday.co.nz by Hannah JV  "Number 8 Films’ Christopher Banks and Andy Jalfon have really found their feet with this film. Their passion for their work and consistent drive to tell stories untold makes for fun and entertaining watching – you can just feel how much fun this shoot would have been and can’t help but get wrapped up in the glee Tristan and the Colonel share throughout their time together. Rich in colour and stunningly shot, The Colonel’s Outing is an absolute treat to watch and is highly recommended." Full review here. * 15 April 2011 - The Colonel's Outing: Review GayNZ.com by Jacqui Stanford  "It's something we all fear. Growing old and being alone. It's a terror which is tackled tenderly in new film The Colonel's Outing. The short is the third film from Auckland charitable trust Number 8 Films and continues the tradition it began with Teddy and Communication of telling the types of gay stories we do not see on screen; such as love between bears and love between men of different generations." Full review here. * 5 April 2011 - Film tackles the issues Western Leader by Nicola Murphy  The subjects of mental health and homosexuality are tackled head-on in a new short film. The Colonel's Outing follows the story of an elderly man living in a resthome who is unhappy with his life until a fellow war veteran arrives. The pair find happiness together. The film's world premiere is in Miami this month. Full story here. * MEDIA RELEASE 13 February 2010 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World premieres for Kiwi gay rest home story  A Kiwi tale of two elderly gay war veterans who find love in a rest home is to have its world premiere in April at festivals in Europe and the United States. ‘The Colonel’s Outing’, is the latest short film from the award-winning team at Number 8 Films, director Christopher Banks and producer Andy Jalfon. The film has been selected to play in the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in the United States and the Torino LGBT Film Festival in Italy. “We’re thrilled that ‘The Colonel’s Outing’ will have its world premiere on two continents,” says producer Andy Jalfon. “We have a great cast who have been fantastic to work with, who have given emotional performances that will instantly draw in the audience. With help from our generous sponsors, particularly the Mental Health Foundation, we've managed to tell a story that is both unique and touching.” The Torino GLBT Film Festival is the oldest and one of the most prestigious gay film festivals in Europe. The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, presented by HBO, is one of the largest gay film festivals in the United States. "We have admired director Christopher Banks’ work, beginning with his short film ‘Teddy’,” says Franc Castro, executive director of the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. “We are extremely excited to be screening the North American premiere of ‘The Colonel's Outing.’” The heartwearming and bittersweet tale took several years to reach the screen. Despite a strong script, based on an internationally-published short story by local author Steve Attwood, the film was rejected by local funding bodies and seemed doomed to sit on a shelf forever until an unlikely source came on board as a principal sponsor in early 2010 – the Mental Health Foundation’s Out Of The Blue programme. “This film could not have been made without the financial support of the Mental Health Foundation,” says director Christopher Banks. “We are immensely grateful to Boris Sokratov and the team at the Foundation who saw the value in this story being told, in seeing that a journey to wellbeing can start as simply as stepping outside your front door, asking a question, or – perhaps most importantly – being willing to listen to the answer.” ‘The Colonel’s Outing’ will have its New Zealand premiere later this year. A trailer and further information about the making of the film can be found online at www.thecolonelsouting.com, and you can follow the film on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/thecolonelsouting. Number 8 Films is a registered charitable trust which encourages and facilitates the highest standards of artistic achievement in the production of New Zealand films, to increase opportunities for New Zealanders to see locally-made stories and enrich our cultural heritage. For more information on the work of Number 8 Films, visit www.number8films.com. ENDS |
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