“Tayo lamang po ang local government unit na naglakas ng loob na magtanghal ng isang Pink Film Festival,” she says. “Kamakailan lamang po, nagkaroon ng halos walong oras ng pagdedebate sa konseho at naipasa po ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Lungsod Quezon ang isang ordinansa kung saan atin pong isinusulong ang pagkapantay-pantay po ng lahat ng mamamayan sa ating lungsod. Ibig sabihin po, ang LGBT sector ay hindi na magiging iba sa iba pang mamamayan sa ating lungsod. Ang tawag po natin sa batas na ito ay Quezon City Gender Fair Ordinance. Sa batas na ito, lahat ng kaibigan nating LGBT ay makakatanggap ng pantay-pantay na serbisyo sa kalusugan, sa pamamahay, sa edukasyon at sa social services or benefits. Hinihintay na lang natin ang mapirmahan ito ni Mayor Herbert Bautista. Ito ay isang landmark measure sa buong Pilipinas.”
The Pink Filmfest is in coordination with Quezon City Pride Council led by Direk Soxie Topacio, with Nick Deocampo as festival director. 46 films from various countries will be shown without censorship in Trinoma from December 9 to 16.
Among the films to be shown are Cannes Film Festival grand winner, “La Vie d’Adele (Blue is the Warmest Color)”, the German gay flick na “Freir Fall” and other acclaimed gay films from Sweden, Australia, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam.
The opening film is Deocampo’s docu, “#pinCity”, about an angel who comes down to earth to see what’s happening in Quezon City. Other local gay films to be shown are Joel Lamangan’s “Lihis”, Auraeus Solito’s “Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros, Alvin Yapan’s “Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa” and “Gaydar”, Jay Altarejos’ “Unfriend”, Andrea Bernardo’s “Ang Huling Cha Cha ni Anita”, and a new movie directed by Joey Paras, “Wala Na Bang Ibang Title?”
Part of the celebration will be the QC Gay Pride March on December 13, with participating floats from several barangays, civil society groups and LGBT advocates who support gender equality and respect for human dignity. There will also be an International Gender Rights Forum from December 10 to 12 at Trinoma, delving on the following themes involving LGBT life: Human Rights, Health and Education. There will be famous international and local speakers and LGBT leaders to participate. So don’t miss the first QC Pink Filmfest this December!
