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NewFest said Thursday that HBO’s upcoming Mama’s Boy, the documentary about the life of Oscar-winning Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, will be the opening-night film for the New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The fest, which also announced its full lineup, kicks off its 34th edition October 13. Laurent Bouzereau's…

NewFest, the New York film and media organizations has announced the full lineup for its second annual NewFest Pride event – a summer film series returning this year from June 2-6 in a hybrid format featuring a mix of exclusive in-person premieres/panels and virtual screenings. The announcement was made today by…

NewFest, New York's LGBTQ+ film and media organization, on Friday unveiled the spring lineup for "NewFest Presents," its monthly screening series taking place in-person at The LGBT Community Center in NYC, and streaming virtually through NewFest's Virtual Screening Room nationwide. The announcement was made today by…

EXCLUSIVE NewFest, New York's leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization, today announced the New Voices Filmmaker Grant, a new initiative in partnership with Netflix to support emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers. "NewFest is thrilled to partner with Netflix in launching the New Voices Filmmaker Grant to equip emerging LGBTQ+…

NewFest, New York's LGBTQ+ film festival, kicks off tonight with one of the most prominent documentaries of the fall. Mayor Pete, directed by Jesse Moss, goes behind the scenes and on the stump with Pete Buttigieg as he became the first openly gay major presidential candidate, vying for the Democratic nomination…

EXCLUSIVE: New York’s LGBTQ media and film organization, NewFest, has revealed the lineup of free panels and events for the flagship festival, happening in-person and virtually from October 15-26. The festival will host screenings and conversations for many anticipated LGBTQ+ television shows, including Season 2 of…

Warner Bros’ King Richard, the Will Smith-starring drama about Serena and Venus Williams’ father and how he raised a pair of tennis champions, will close AFI Fest this fall. Organizer American Film Institute said Wednesday that the pic, which world premiered earlier this month at the Telluride Film Festival, will wrap…

EXCLUSIVE: NewFest has taken the wraps off NewFest Pride, its new virtual summer film series that will kick off June 4-7. The event from the New York-based LGBTQ+ film and media organization aims to kick off Pride month showcasing six feature films along with a short-film program co-presented with Vimeo and…

NewFest has released its full lineup for their 31st annual fest that features the year's best LGBTQ films from around the world. The fest runs October 23-29 at the SVA Theatre, Cinépolis Chelsea, as well as The LGBT Community Center in New York City. As Deadline revealed exclusively last week, the festival will…

EXCLUSIVE: The 31st edition of NewFest, the New York LGBTQ film festival, has unveiled Mike Doyle’s rom-com Sell By as its opening-night film, while Rodrigo Bellott's award-winning Tu Me Manques will close the fest. In addition, Martha Stephens’ To the Stars will serve as the centerpiece. This year's festival runs…

EXCLUSIVE: The New York City-based NewFest has set David Hatkoff as its new Executive Director. He will take the post on August 19 and will replace Robert Kushner, who announced his departure earlier this year. In his new role, Hatkoff will oversee its programs, staff, fundraising efforts and fiscal management of the…

NewFest, the New York-set LGBTQ film festival that is celebrating its 30th year, has unveiled its full linuep of movies ahead of its run October 24-30. As previously announced, the fest opens with Yen Tan’s AIDS drama 1985 starring Gotham‘s Cory Michael Smith, The Gifted‘s Jamie Chung, Aidan Langford, Virginia Madsen…