American writer director Elena Oxman Outerlands He will be the first recipient of the Queer Media Society (QMS) Awards at this year’s Munich International Film Festival in Germany.
Outerlands Starring Asian Kate Dillon as Cass. Cass juggles her job as a nanny, restaurant server and party drug dealer. After a one-night stand with a colleague, Cass agrees to see her daughter Ari leaving town. However, as the days pass without words and without ants, they form a bond that brings Cas back to their difficult childhood.
The award comes with a 4,000 euro prize. It is sponsored by Warner Bros Discovery and supported by the Bavarian Regional Film Fund FFF Bayern and the Schachtsiek Family Foundation.
The film premiered on SXSW in March. Italian Coscinel movie sales handle sales.
“(Outerlands) “We’ve been working hard to get into the world,” said the chairman of the ju, German film director Angelina McCarron.
The film will be screened at the festival this week, with Oxman presenting.
The award was announced Monday evening after a day of panel discussion at the Beergarden Convention, a festival dedicated to promoting diversity in the international film industry.
McCarron’s ju-decides made an honorable mention of the Brazilian TV series Oxygen masks do not drop automatically Marce Logomez and Carolminem performed their world premiere in the festival’s spotlight section.
The Queer Media Society launched in Berlin in 2018 and promoted the visibility and representation of LGBTQIA+ content and characters in all media productions.
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