Film tells the remarkable true story of former Flare programmer Jason Barker.
Ahead of the film’s world premiere as the centrepiece gala of next month’s Lgbt festival BFI Flare, Jason Barker’s feature doc A Deal With The Universe has locked a deal for international representation with Altitude Film Sales.
Compiled entirely from 15 years’ worth of archive footage and home video, the project chronicles the director’s remarkable true story – Barker began the process of transitioning from female to male more than 20 years ago, but halted when he and his partner Tracey discovered that she was unlikely to be able to have children. Instead, Barker took it upon himself to birth their child.
Barker was formerly a programmer at the BFI Flare festival and he is now returning to the old stomping ground to premiere his debut feature.
“I first came to BFI Flare in the early 90’s as a contestant in a drag king competition...
Ahead of the film’s world premiere as the centrepiece gala of next month’s Lgbt festival BFI Flare, Jason Barker’s feature doc A Deal With The Universe has locked a deal for international representation with Altitude Film Sales.
Compiled entirely from 15 years’ worth of archive footage and home video, the project chronicles the director’s remarkable true story – Barker began the process of transitioning from female to male more than 20 years ago, but halted when he and his partner Tracey discovered that she was unlikely to be able to have children. Instead, Barker took it upon himself to birth their child.
Barker was formerly a programmer at the BFI Flare festival and he is now returning to the old stomping ground to premiere his debut feature.
“I first came to BFI Flare in the early 90’s as a contestant in a drag king competition...
- 2/22/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
UK doc A Deal With The Universe is festival’s Centrepiece Screening.
The BFI Flare: Lgbtq+ London Film Festival has announced its full programme for its 32nd edition.
The festival, which runs from Wednesday 21 March to Sunday 1 April, will include over 50 features, more than 90 shorts plus special events including guest appearances, discussions, workshops and club nights.
A Deal With The Universe, a UK feature documentary from former BFI Flare programmer Jason Barker about his gender transition and becoming a parent, will have its World Premiere at the Festival as the Centrepiece Screening.
Robin Campillo’s Bpm (Beats Per Minute), about French activists fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, is the Special Presentation, while the Special Event in collaboration with The Art Machine is Rise: Qtipoc Representation And Visibility In Film, a single-day series of talks and workshops examining inclusion and stories of queer people of colour on and off screen.
Fresh from its Sundance...
The BFI Flare: Lgbtq+ London Film Festival has announced its full programme for its 32nd edition.
The festival, which runs from Wednesday 21 March to Sunday 1 April, will include over 50 features, more than 90 shorts plus special events including guest appearances, discussions, workshops and club nights.
A Deal With The Universe, a UK feature documentary from former BFI Flare programmer Jason Barker about his gender transition and becoming a parent, will have its World Premiere at the Festival as the Centrepiece Screening.
Robin Campillo’s Bpm (Beats Per Minute), about French activists fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, is the Special Presentation, while the Special Event in collaboration with The Art Machine is Rise: Qtipoc Representation And Visibility In Film, a single-day series of talks and workshops examining inclusion and stories of queer people of colour on and off screen.
Fresh from its Sundance...
- 2/21/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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Lgbt festival to close with documentary Out To Win; Rocky Horror to screen at BFI Imax.
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
The full line-up of this year’s BFI Flare (March 19-29) has been unveiled in London this evening.
As previously announced, the 29th edition of the Lgbt film festival will open with Justin Kelly’s I Am Michael, starring James Franco and Zachary Quinto.
It was revealed this evening that the festival will close with the European premiere of documentary Out To Win on March 29.
Malcolm Ingram’s film examines of the lives and careers of aspiring and professional gay and lesbian athletes from all over the world, featuring contributions from Billie Jean King, Martina Navratilova, David Kopay and John Amaechi, among others.
It marks Ingram’s return to the festival having previously screened documentaries Small Town Gay Bar and Continental. Out To Win will world premiere at SXSW on March 15.
Gala screenings
The Accenture Gala will be the European Premiere...
- 2/18/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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Film-makers across Europe are “in shock” after learning the news that the Nipkow Programm has not received backing from the EU’s Creative Europe programme for 2015-2016.
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, Nipkow Programm managing director Petra Weisenburger explained that the Berlin-based training initiative had not been successful in the latest round of funding for the next two years and would explore alternative strategies for a survival plan.
In the current financial year, Creative Europe had provided nearly 46% (€180,400) of Nipkow’s overall budget, with the remaining €215,543 coming from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) and Germany’s State Minister for Culture and the Media (Bkm).
Weisenburger said that Mbb’s CEO Kirsten Niehuus had already indicated a desire to see the Nipkow Programm continue to exist, but the situation remains unclear about the funding from Bkm for 2015 onwards.
She added that the Nipkow Programm jury of experts will meet during the next Berlinale in February to discuss the initiative’s future...
Speaking exclusively to ScreenDaily, Nipkow Programm managing director Petra Weisenburger explained that the Berlin-based training initiative had not been successful in the latest round of funding for the next two years and would explore alternative strategies for a survival plan.
In the current financial year, Creative Europe had provided nearly 46% (€180,400) of Nipkow’s overall budget, with the remaining €215,543 coming from Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (Mbb) and Germany’s State Minister for Culture and the Media (Bkm).
Weisenburger said that Mbb’s CEO Kirsten Niehuus had already indicated a desire to see the Nipkow Programm continue to exist, but the situation remains unclear about the funding from Bkm for 2015 onwards.
She added that the Nipkow Programm jury of experts will meet during the next Berlinale in February to discuss the initiative’s future...
- 11/12/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
London Lgbt film festival reveals full programme; Sundance/Berlin winner 52 Tuesdays booked as closing film; VoD plans.Scroll down for programme highlights
The long-running London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Llgff) is to be renamed BFI Flare: London Lgbt Film Festival in a bid to “reflect the increasing diversity of the programme”.
The British Film Institute (BFI) will also launch a BFI Flare collection on its VoD platform, BFI Player, as well as a monthly screening programme at its BFI Southbank base in London.
The announcements were made last night (Feb 19) at the launch of the 28th edition of the festival, where the full programme was also unveiled. This year’s festival runs March 20-30.
Speaking to ScreenDaily about the name change, BFI deputy head of festivals Tricia Tuttle said: “The festival had outgrown the name. Following an audience consultation last year, 70% came back saying it was time for a change.
“Options considered...
The long-running London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Llgff) is to be renamed BFI Flare: London Lgbt Film Festival in a bid to “reflect the increasing diversity of the programme”.
The British Film Institute (BFI) will also launch a BFI Flare collection on its VoD platform, BFI Player, as well as a monthly screening programme at its BFI Southbank base in London.
The announcements were made last night (Feb 19) at the launch of the 28th edition of the festival, where the full programme was also unveiled. This year’s festival runs March 20-30.
Speaking to ScreenDaily about the name change, BFI deputy head of festivals Tricia Tuttle said: “The festival had outgrown the name. Following an audience consultation last year, 70% came back saying it was time for a change.
“Options considered...
- 2/20/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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Hong Khaou’s drama, starring Ben Whishaw, to open the BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2014.
The 28th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (March 20-30) is to open with the European premiere of Lilting, Hong Khaou’s cross-generational, cross-cultural drama starring Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).
The film opened the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The story centres on Richard (Ben Whishaw), who reaches out to his recently deceased partner’s mother Junn (Cheng Pei Pei), a Chinese-Cambodian woman who has never assimilated or learned English during her 20 years in London - and didn’t know her son was gay.
Lilting is produced by Dominic Buchanan, through Film London Microwave in association with BBC Films, with exec producers Stink, Sums Film & Media and Bob & Co.
Artificial Eye will distribute in the UK and Protagonist Pictures are handling international sales.
The film marks...
The 28th BFI London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (March 20-30) is to open with the European premiere of Lilting, Hong Khaou’s cross-generational, cross-cultural drama starring Ben Whishaw, Cheng Pei Pei (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon).
The film opened the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
The story centres on Richard (Ben Whishaw), who reaches out to his recently deceased partner’s mother Junn (Cheng Pei Pei), a Chinese-Cambodian woman who has never assimilated or learned English during her 20 years in London - and didn’t know her son was gay.
Lilting is produced by Dominic Buchanan, through Film London Microwave in association with BBC Films, with exec producers Stink, Sums Film & Media and Bob & Co.
Artificial Eye will distribute in the UK and Protagonist Pictures are handling international sales.
The film marks...
- 2/12/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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