Chéries-Chéris (Festival du Film Lesbien, Gay, Bi, Trans & ++++ de Paris) is an annual international LGBT

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held in

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in October or November. Original titled "Festival of Gays and Lesbians of Paris", it was founded in 1994 by Yann Beauvais, Philip Brooks, Élisabeth Lebovici, and

Nathalie Magnan Nathalie Magnan (November 29, 1956 – October 15, 2016) was a media theoretician and activist, a cyber-feminist, and a film director. She taught at both universities and art schools, and is known for initiating projects linking Internet activi ...

. The festival is supported by the

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and the Direction régionale des affaires culturelles of

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. From 2006 to 2009, the

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Short Film Award was announced. In 2010, the prize was extended to the Grand Prix, Prix d'Interpretation, Grand Prix Chéries du film documentaire, Pink TV for Documentary Prize, the Grand Prix of the Festival and the Pink TV for Short Film and a Special Mention award.

Grand prix

* 2010 — ''

Uncle David ''Uncle David'' is a 2010 British black comedy film directed by David Hoyle, Gary Reich, and Mike Nicholls. It was produced by Reich and stars Hoyle, an English performance artist, in the titular role alongside English pornographic actor As ...

'' (directors: David Hoyle, Gary Reich, and Mike Nicholls) * 2011 — '' Romeos'' (director: Sabine Bernardi) * 2012 — '' Facing Mirrors'' (director: Negar Azarbayjani) * 2013 — ''Noor'' (directors: Guillaume Giovanetti, and Cagla Zencirci) * 2014 — '' The Smell of Us'' (director:

Larry Clark Lawrence Donald Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for his controversial teen film ''Kids'' (1995) and his photography book ''Tulsa'' (1971). His work focuses prim ...

) * 2015 — ''De l'ombre il y a'' (director: Nathan Nicholovitch) * 2016 — '' The Ornithologist'' (director:

João Pedro Rodrigues João Pedro Rodrigues (born 24 August 1966) is a Portuguese film director. He is considered to be part of ''The School of Reis'' film family. Career Having studied at the School of Theatre and Cinema of Portugal, Rodrigues started his career as ...

) * 2017 — '' Call Me by Your Name'' (director:

Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are often characterized by their emotional complexities, sensuality and sumptuous visuals. He is also known for his frequent collaboration ...

) * 2018 — '' The Harvesters'' (director: Etienne Kallos)

References

External links

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