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Reply | Edit New Post Trev Alberts promotes gay presence in film gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/2701
Don't confuse Fairy Tales 3 with Snow White.
Now in its third year, Calgary's queer film and video festival is presenting works of relevance to the homosexual community, among others.
"There is a hunger in the community to see an accurate portrayal of queer characters in films," says festival chair Trev Alberts. "We're interested in putting something different into that void in Canada and Calgary. Queers want to see themselves and others represented on the screen in accurate ways."
Local and international interest in the festival has increased in the last two years. Artists from Canada, the US, Switzerland and Australia will be showing their works this year.
"The festival grew from word-of-mouth from the first year. We estimate that 1,000 people attended last year," says Alberts, adding that this year they are expecting between 1,500 and 2,000. The youth audience is also growing.
