Austin Gay And Lesbian International Film Festival

aGLIFF cultivates the Central Texas lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex film community by enlightening, educating, and entertaining our community through the exhibition and support of the best in recent LGBTQI international, national, and regional films.

Description:
The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival (aGLIFF), a Texas 501c3 nonprofit organization, is the oldest and largest festival of its kind in the Southwest. The overall goals of the organization are:

• To create positive and visible images relevant to lives of LGBTQI-identified people
• To educate the community about LGBTQI issues
• To show and promote the best in LGBTQI films
  
  

The primary activities of aGLIFF occur during the festival held annually for several days during the months of September. The festival showcases features and shorts, mainstream and avant-garde. films Symposia and panels have explored current political and social trends; and increasingly the festival serves as a venue for first-time filmmakers.

Special shorts programs have focused on the issues faced by LGBTQI youth, immigration of LGBTQI people, gender identity and expression, adoption, marriage, military service, religion, racial identity, cultural issues, and hate crimes against LGBTQI- identified people.

History:
The Austin Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival was founded in 1987 and became a 501(c)3 in 1995. The festival has grown tremendously in size and scope from a short four-day run of four films primarily focused on coming out and AIDS to a multimedia event with over 150 films depicting myriad issues across cultures, race, immigration status, class, gender identity and expression, age, and region. The festival has expanded in purpose to combine entertainment with community outreach and education and is implementing year-round programming and community projects.

Contact people:

Grace Gonzales, Program Director, (512) 302-9889, (email) David Sweeney, Executive Director, (512) 302-9889, (email) Collin Acock, (512) 302-9889, (email)

Address:

1216 E. 51st Street Austin, TX 78723 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.agliff.org

Directions:

From the UT Campus: -Head north on I-35 -Exit 51st Street and turn right (East) -Turn left into our office parking lot located at 1216 E. 51st Street   Nearest Bus Stop: Cap Metro #7, 18 minute walk For maps or information, please see http://www.capmetro.org/riding/trip_info.asp

Last updated on November 23, 2008