Merlinka Festival

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International Queer Film Festival Merlinka
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Location Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belgrade, Serbia
Podgorica, Montenegro
Founded2009
LanguageInternational
Website www.merlinka.com

The International Queer Film Festival Merlinka or Merlinka Festival is an annual LGBT-themed film festival which is annually organized in Belgrade (since 2009), Sarajevo (since 2013) and Podgorica (since 2014). The Belgrade edition is organized in the Belgrade Youth Center during the second week of December, and it lasts for five days. The Sarajevo and Podgorica editions are organized in January and February of each year, with the former being organized in the Art Cinema Kriterion, and the latter being organized in the PR Centre. The festival was founded in 2009 by the Gay Lesbian Info Centre and Belgrade Youth Center. It screens feature, documentary and short films from all over the world that deal with gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, intersex and queer issues. [1]

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The festival was named after Vjeran Miladinović Merlinka, a transgender sex worker and actress who was murdered in 2003. She is best known for her role in the Teddy award winning film Marble Ass directed by Želimir Žilnik. The festival was established to promote LGBT art and culture. In 2014, the festival produced a theater play about Vjeran's life, Merlinka's confession, directed by Stevan Bodroža. Merlinka is the only active film festival to be annually organized in several countries.

Awards

The Festival awards the Dorothy's slipper award for the best short film. Until 2012 the festival awarded prizes for the best feature and documentary film.

YearFilmGenreCountry
2009 Otto; or Up with Dead People FeaturedFlag of Germany.svg Germany
2010Tools 4 FoolsShortFlag of the United States.svg United States
2010 The Big Gay Musical FeaturedFlag of the United States.svg United States
2010FamiliensacheDocumentaryFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
2011Frischluft-TherapieShortFlag of Germany.svg Germany
2011 Weekend FeaturedFlag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
2011East Bloc LoveDocumentaryFlag of Belarus.svg Belarus
2012I've Only Just BegunShortFlag of Russia.svg Russia
2012 Gayby FeaturedFlag of the United States.svg United States
2012I Am a Woman NowDocumentaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
2013CamioneroShortFlag of Cuba.svg Cuba
2014Through The Mirror

I call it love

Short

Short

Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines

Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon

201509:55-11:05, Ingrid Ekman, Bergsgatan 4BShortFlag of Sweden.svg Sweden
2016Open WoundFeaturedFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia
2016 Strike A Pose DocumentaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
2016DoveShortFlag of Greece.svg Greece
2016TransitionShortFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia
2017 BPM (Beats per Minute) FeaturedFlag of France.svg France
2017Queercore: How to Punk a RevolutionDocumentaryFlag of Germany.svg Germany
2017Fish CurryShortFlag of India.svg India
2017Quiero decirteShortFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia
2018 Hard Paint FeaturedFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2018 Tranny Fag DocumentaryFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2018WholeShortFlag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
2018Two of Every KindAnimatedFlag of Israel.svg Israel
2018SisakShortFlag of India.svg India
2018ZidShortFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia
2019 This is not Berlin FeaturedFlag of Mexico.svg Mexico
2019Until Porn Do Us PartDocumentaryFlag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
2019Dante vs. Mohammed AliShortFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
2019Butterflies in BerlinAnimatedFlag of Italy.svg Italy
2019SupportShortFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia
2019FicusShortFlag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia
2019CrocodileShortFlag of Spain.svg Spain
2020 Summer of 85 FeatureFlag of France.svg France
2020Maria LuizaDocumentaryFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil
2020FabiuShortFlag of Austria.svg Austria
2020CarrouselAnimatedFlag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
2020Prom NightShortFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia
2020SnakeShortFlag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia
2020Let there be colourShortFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina
2020I'm not gayShortFlag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia

See also

References

  1. Merlinka – International Festival of LGBT Films Archived 18 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine , Belgradian, December 2014.