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Carolina Theatre of Durham is a non-profit organization dedicated to
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2006 FAQ
1. What are the dates of the festival?
Thursday through Sunday, August 10-13, 2006.
2. How many different films are screening at the
festival?
How many played last year? There are Sixty (60) films in 2006.
Sixty-two (62) films in 2005. Ninety-four (94) films in 2004.
There were ninety-eight (98) films in 2003. There were one
hundred and two (102) films in 2002.
3. All right, there are 60 films. How many
different programs?
Those 60 films will be screened in varying combinations amongst
fifty-nine (59) programs. In 2005 there were fifty-three (53)
programs. In 2004, there were sixty-nine (69) programs. There were
sixty-eight (68) programs in 2003.
4. What’s the demographic breakdown of those 60 films?
28 shorts and features for men; 30 shorts and features for women, 2
features for transgender and 1 family program
5. How funky are the screening formats in each area per day?
Relatively simple. All films in Cinema Two are DVD format.
Except
for Lust in the Dust, all of the films are on digital format.
6. When do tickets go on-sale?
Tickets are on sale now. The final date to purchase 5-Packs
is Wednesday, August 9.
7. I have heard ticket prices have changed.
Yes, individual ticket prices are now $8.00 per film. Five Packs are
now $35.00.
8. What about the great program involving Tab Hunter?
Tab Hunter, surf movie star of the 60’s, will be in
attendance to
host his movie Lust in the Dust on Saturday August 12th at 4:45 p.m.
There will be a Q&A hosted by Tab Hunter and a book signing
after
the Q&A.
9. So how much are tickets for the Tab Hunter screening?
Tickets are $12. Because this is an Artist in Attendance screening
there will be no group sales and this can not be purchased as part of a
five pack, although the screening will be advertised on the five pack
order form as a separate ticket.
10. Will Tab Hunter be available for autographs?
Tab Hunter will hold a public autograph session after the screening of
Lust in the Dust. This is to promote his latest book Tab Hunter
Confidential. This autograph session is available even to those people
who did not purchase a ticket to Lust in the Dust.
11. What’re the 2006 Emerging Film Award winners?
Best Men’s Short – Guess Who I Saw Today; Best
Women’s Short – Gillery’s Little Secret;
Best Men’s Feature – Fat Girls; Best
Women’s Feature – Mom.
12. Is there a “Live Event” in Fletcher
Hall this year?
Yes. MARGARET CHO in Concert with LISP, The World’s
Greatest Gay Rapper, performs on Thursday, August 10, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $32 & $29 and go are on sale now.
13. What about other events like parties and the community
outreach room?
The 2006 NCGLFF Reception will be held at the Durham Arts Council on
Saturday, August 12 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $20.
Tab
Hunter will be in attendance and will sign copies of his book from 8:00
p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the reception. There will be an
“After
Party” at Joe & Jo’s Pub immediately after
the
reception. The community outreach area will be in Kirby Lobby just as
it was last year beginning on Thursday, August 10 at 5 p.m.
14. Will there be an APRÉS-FEST?
NO. The APRES-FEST will not happen this year. There
are no eligible 35mm films.
15. Will there be a Sneak Peek this year?
No. The fest begins on Thursday and ends on Sunday.
Please
be reminded there will be no APRES-FEST occurring on the following
Monday-Thursday.
16. What’s going to be this year’s Girl
Play?
Boy Culture, Loving Annabelle, Small Town Gay Bar, Looking For
Cheyenne, Fat Girls are good candidates. However with so many
potential filmmakers attending their screenings on Saturday and Sunday
afternoons, we suspect that all of the weekend programs have a good
chance to sell well.
17. How many World Premieres, Southeastern US Premieres and North
Carolina Premieres? There are: 4 World Premieres, 8
Southeastern US Premieres and 46 North Carolina Premiers.
Lust in
the Dust is the only film that does not have a premiere status.
18. Why does North Carolina need a Gay & Lesbian Film Festival?
As mainstream and queer culture continue to merge, gay and lesbian film
festivals are becoming a common staple throughout the
country. The NCGLFF sends a national signal that
North
Carolina supports as well as nourishes a thriving LGBT
community.
19. Do I have to worry about right wing extremists protesting outside
of the event?
Apart from the controversy surrounding the 1995 film series, no
anti-gay organization has sent representatives to protest the NCGLFF in
the following eight years. The Carolina Theatre is
a
city-owned facility and advance permission must be granted for any
organization to have a presence at the site. Any organization
that creates a public presence at the festival without pre-approved
permission can be legally removed from the
Theatre.
20. Will I see any Hollywood celebrities at this festival?
Tab Hunter is scheduled to host a special screening of Lust in the Dust
on Saturday August 12th at 4:45 p.m. In addition the NCGLFF encourages
filmmakers and artists to attend the festival. Many
screenings
will include introductions and Q&A by directors and cast
members. Although it’s unlikely to see a Hollywood
celebrity, you never know who’ll show
up.
21. How many people attend the NCGLFF?
Attendance for the past four years has been 10,000.
Standard practice amongst film festivals is to count attendance as the
number of tickets printed. It’s difficult to
determine how
many different individuals are in actual attendance because many people
attend more than one film.
22. Will there be an official award ceremony like they have at Cannes,
and if so can I buy tickets?
Although the NCGLFF gives prizes for the EMERGING FILM AWARDS, the
NCGLFF is not a competitive festival and there is not an official
awards ceremony. In cases where a winning filmmaker will be
in
attendance, we will make a short on-stage presentation of the trophy.
23. Who nominates the films for award contention...some academic
committee or the viewing public?
The Emerging Film Awards are nominated and selected by the NCGLFF
Programming Committee. Apart from general artistic
excellence, eligibility is limited to films that have not, at the time
of consideration, secured a domestic theatrical distributor.
The
purpose of the award is to recognize films and filmmakers who do indeed
need the recognition to attract a distributor. If the film
has
secured a theatrical distributor, we feel that such recognition has all
ready been awarded.
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