Festival Events
Short & Scary, Milocrorze - A Love Story, and Bite Marks Party
Friday, July 8, 6:30-8:30
Yoshimasa Ishibashi, director of
Milocrarze - A Love Story is in Philadelphia for screening of his crazy, sexy, scary movie. Also in town are director
Michelle Pollino and several producers of
Regrets, and our rising star award recipient
Sean Paul Lockhart and
Tim Sullivan, director, of
I Was A Teenage Werebear, all featured in the shorts program
Short & Scary. Screening on Saturday is gay zombie thriller
Bite Marks, and director
Mark Bessenger is here to represent the film.
Sofitel's Liberté Lounge, 120 South 17th Street, www.sofitel.com
After-Party for World Premiere of Eating Out - Drama Camp
Saturday, July 9, 9:00 - 2:00
This is your chance to meet-and-greet the director
Q. Allan Brocka of the fourth installment of the popular hilarious and sexy ongoing saga of
Eating Out--Drama Camp, following the 7 pm screening.
Uncles, 1220 Locust St., www.unclesbar.com
Pre-Reception for Love Actually... Sucks!
Sunday, July 10, 7:30 - 9:00
Love Actually... Sucks! Gee really? You can find out from director
Scud (if he'll tell you). He is joined by actors
Haze Leung and
Ryo van Kooten and crew member
Heung Tsz Chun visiting from Hong Kong, at this special pre-reception, with Festival drink specials and speculation about this erotic drama about sex and love, among a group of young men.
Tavern on Camac, 243 South Camac St., www.tavernoncamac.com
After-Party for Kink Crusaders and Winner Takes All
Thursday, July 14, 9:00-2:00
Leather turn you on? Even if it doesn't normally, you'll have a memorable night hanging out with one of the subjects,
Lambodara Das, and editor
Dorjan Williams, of the much-talked about and greatly anticipated documentary,
Kink Crusaders, about the leather community's Mr. International Leather contest, and Winner Takes All, the short about fights over love--for real, with writer/producer/actor Hunter Lee Hughes.
Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St., off Walnut St., www.thebikestop.com
Pre-Reception for TLA Releasing's Longhorns
Friday, July 15, 7:00-9:00
Ride 'em Cowboy! Please join us for the pre-reception of TLA Releasing's
Longhorns, honoring director
David Lewis and producer
Lewis Tice.
Uncles, 1220 Locust St., www.unclesbar.com
Stimulus Philadelphia: After-Party for Circumstance
Friday, July 15, 10:00-2:00
It's girls' night OUT! As Stimulus Philadelphia, the largest and most diverse monthly women’s party in the Northeast, helps celebrate one of this year’s hottest lesbian films,
Circumstance, following the 7 pm Centerpiece Screening at Ritz East 1, see about the suspenseful, political love story starkly juxtaposes public lives and lives lived away from the omnipresent surveillance by the state.
Hosted by Stimulus Philadelphia, 929 Walnut St.
Only $5 admission before midnight; www.stimulusphilly.com
Pre-Reception for Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together
Saturday, July 16, 2:30-5:30
Meet and greet director
Wendy Jo Carlton and actors
Fawzia Mirza and
Jacqui Jackson, of
Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together, visiting from Chicago, at a reception, for drink specials, light fare. Hosted by
The Independence Business Alliance's Woman in Business Program invites you to Help Support the Arts and Celebrate Women in Film, tickets are $10 for IBA Members and $15 for Non-Members, including a ticket to and a ticket to the premiere of
Jamie and Jessie Are Not Together. For reservations, visit
http://www.indpendencebusinessalliance.com.
Positano Coast, 212 Walnut St. Second Floor www.positanocoast.net
Post-Screening Reception for Finding Me: Truth
Saturday, July 16, 5:00-7:00
Here’s your chance to mingle with perhaps the largest number of guests associated with any film in all of QFest 2011! Director
Roger S. Omeus, Jr., along with cast and crew members plan to party hard in celebration of the premiere of their film,
Finding Me: Truth. Enjoy complimentary buffet of comfort food, festival signature drink specials and a live DJ. All this and FREE admission, too!
Ms. Tootsie’s RBL, 1312 South St. at Broad. www.mstootsiesrbl.com
After-Party for What's the Name of the Dame?
Saturday, July 16
Join the director
Allen Neuwirth and producer
Jack Chen of
What’s the Name of the Dame?, Mr. Neuwirth’s debut film about ABBA songs and the drag queens who love them.
DJ Jerome Farley will help make this after-party will be the talk of the town.
At 1:30 am, one of the film’s featured performers, Sadé Pendarvis, will be performing those iconic songs Voulez-Vous and Dancing Queen. Ticket-holders from that day’s screening can exchange their stub for a free party gift, ABBAlicious CD of their very own!
Voyeur, 1221 St. James St., (Off 13th Street, between Locust and Walnut Sts.), www.voyeurnightclub.com
Admission: $10 for Voyeur members, $15 for non-members.
Big Gay Boat Party
Sunday, July 17, 6:00-Midnight
Don't miss out on one of your last chances for the only outdoor LGBT party on the riverfront in Philly. Hundreds have already boarded, drank, danced all night and raved about it! Presented by
PhillyGayCallendar.com,
Sisters and
DJ Deejay, of MMP!/Michael Madonna Prince & BBG!/Beyonce Britney Gaga fame, who will be spinning all night some of the best music you have ever heard. When was the last time you were at a party and the crowd literally CHEERED when songs came on!
Moshulu, 214 S. Columbus Blvd, Check it out on Facebook
Admission: $10 cover and a cash bar.
