Ahead of the curve – if you were at NewFest last July, you’ve got bragging rights, because you had the chance to see Weekend, the most talked about gay film of the year, months before it opened in New York. As well as Circumstance, Gun Hill Road, Tomboy, Weekend and We Were Here long before they were on local movie screens in town. You [...]

Check out this year’s portraits by NewFest’s photographer in residence, Scott Pasfield, by visiting our Flickr feed! You can get there by clicking here, or through the front page of NewFest.org.

While you’re there, have a look at photos from various events at our festival, featuring the work of photographers Jonathan Tichler, Bob Miranti, and Dave Pittock.

NewFest proudly honors the winners of the 2011 NewFest Awards. All were presented last night at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, during the festival’s annual Closing Night ceremony. ((More after the jump))

Playing TONIGHT, Closing Night at NewFest, at 7PM. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “a sophisticated intimate twist on a father-son drama”, Gun Hill Road is Rashaad Ernesto Green’s first feature film that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. ((Keep reading))

Welcome to day seven of NewFest 2011, where we continue to bring you the best of LGBT filmmaking at not one, but two great locations around the city! We’re rolling out the red carpet for you today at Cinema Village (12th Street at University in Manhattan) and BAM Rose Cinemas (in Brooklyn) with these great movies:
((Much more ahead))

While our regular programming continues today at Cinema Village, we’re also at two other locations around the city: the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan, and the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens.

Playing first at our satellite locations is Paul Goodman Changed My Life, directed by Jonathan Lee, screening at 6:30PM at JCC Manhattan. Get your tickets here. Also playing tonight: The Queen Has No Crown, directed by Tomer Heymann (pictured right.) Reserve your seats now for the JCC Manhattan, 9PM showing. All ticket holders to these films are welcome to join us from 8-9PM for a special reception, with open bar courtesy of Stella Artois Beer and 42Below. ((Continued))