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A water main break at a movie theater can wreak havoc on a film festival!

The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, was supposed to start Sunday April 19th at the Tivoli Theatre. But the organizers had to reschedule when the Tivoli had to shut down because of the water disaster. The show will go on, but the schedule has been changed.

The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis...

This Sunday! – Come get your Q on, St. Louis!

The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs April 19-23 at the Tivoli Theatre. The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis (“Back on Board”) and former Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter (“Tab Hunter Confidential”). Other prominent films include the latest from avant-garde queer filmmaker Bruce la Bruce (“Gerontophilia”) and lesbian-themed films starring Geraldine Chaplin (“Sand Dollars”) and the directorial debut...

Come get your Q on, St. Louis! The Eighth Annual QFest St. Louis, presented by Cinema St. Louis, runs April 19-23 at the Tivoli Theatre. The St. Louis-based Lgbtq film festival, QFest will present an eclectic slate of 23 films – 11 features (six narratives and five documentaries) and 12 short subjects. The participating filmmakers represent a wide variety of voices in contemporary queer world cinema. The mission of the film festival is to use the art of contemporary gay cinema to illustrate the diversity of the Lgbtq community and to explore the complexities of living an alternative lifestyle.

Highlights include the St. Louis premieres of two biographical documentaries on Olympic diver Greg Louganis (“Back on Board”) and former Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter (“Tab Hunter Confidential”). Other prominent films include the latest from avant-garde queer filmmaker Bruce la Bruce (“Gerontophilia”) and lesbian-themed films starring Geraldine Chaplin (“Sand Dollars”) and the directorial debut from HBO...

Yatao Li’s Chinese entry Carry On won the Best Of Festival Award, while Aneta Kopacz’s Joanna from Poland prevailed in the Greater Palm Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau Grand Jury Award.

Timothy Yeung’s 90 Days took the Panavision Best North American Short honours.

The festival ran from June 17-23 and screened 330 films from more than 3,000 submissions. Organisers handed out more than $115,000 in prizes, including $21,000 in cash awards, in 21 categories.

“The 2014 Palm Springs ShortFest far surpassed all of our expectations,” said festival director Kathleen McInnis (pictured at the Australian reception). “Our audience, filmmaker and industry attendance all soared, as did the striking talent we were able to showcase during our 20th anniversary year.

“Well over 800 filmmaker and industry guests made our Filmmaker Forums one of the most dynamic we have ever had, and most of the screenings had all filmmakers in attendance — a great bonus for our audience who love their Q&A sessions. Filmmakers brought...

A record 500 filmmakers from 37 countries attended the 20th annual Palm Springs International Shortfest (June 17-23). The largest short film festival and only short film market in North America screened 330 short films out of 3000 submissions. The Fest awarded more than $115,000 in prizes, including $21,000 in cash awards, in 21 categories. Among the jury awards, "Carry On," Yatao Li’s World War II drama set in China, won the Best of the Festival award, which makes it eligible for Oscar submission. "Whisker" won Best Future Filmmaker. Frank Meli’s live-action "Dragula," Ned McNeilage's doc "Showfolk" and "Bendik & the Monster" took home audience awards. I participated in Part One of two well-attended Filmmaker Forums on The Business, moderated by Preferred Partners' Kevin Iwashina, along with The Exchange's Brian O'Shea, CAA's Nick Ogiony, ICM's...

Yatao Li’s Carry On, a short film about a father trying to save his family as the Japanese forces withdraw from China at the end of World War II, received the best of the festival award at the 2014 Palm Springs International ShortFest, which concluded Sunday. The winning film is eligible for submission to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Oscar consideration. Photos 35 of 2014's Most Anticipated Movies Frank Meli’s Dragula won the audience award for best live-action short, while Ned McNeilage’s Showfolk won the audience award for best documentary short. The 20th edition of

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Rob & singer Andrea Meli looked looked like they were having a blast rocking out to ‘Jolene!’ But where was Kristen Stewart?

Ready for some semi-vintage Robert Pattinson hotness? HollywoodLife.com‘s friends at Hahajk got their hands on a never-before-seen video of Rob playing the guitar on Sept. 16, 2012 — and he clearly has major musical chemistry with fellow musician Andrea Meli, who’s seen singing “Jolene” in the video as Rob strums along.

For an added dose of star power, actor Dermot Mulroney was also performing with Andrea and Rob, throwing some cello into the musical mix. (He’s the guy in the background.) The private jam session was first brought to our attention by Adam Shankman, who tweeted about it the next day.

“My sister in law jammed w/ Rob Pattinson guitar, and Dermot Mulrony on cello last night,” he tweeted Sept. 17. “Brilliant and stupifying 2 watch. Life is weird.”

(Frank Meli,...