2012 News

Edie Windsor succeeds in having a federal judge declare the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. Read more about her battle to have her same-sex marriage recognized in the USA.

Click to go to ACLU article.

A Public Screening of Bending the Lens: 20 Years of the London Lesbian Film Festival will be held on Thursday June 21st at Museum London. This is a free film screening and is recommended for audiences 18+.

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Tickets are no longer available through PayPal. Sunday film tickets will be available at the theatre.
Dance tickets are available from the Village Idiot or at the theatre.

There is a possibility that a few Friday film tickets will be available at the theatre this evening, so if you’re desperate be there for 6 p.m.

We are fortunate to be showing a work in progress-sneak preview of the documentary film TRANS on Sunday April 22nd… an up-close and personal journey into the transgender world through the memorable stories and the unusual lives of a remarkable cast of characters.

TRANS will be followed by a discussion led by a panel comprised of Kimberly Anne Smith, co-leader Steel Butterflies, Fallon Wilson, co-leader Steel Butterflies, and Michelle Boyce of SWAT (SouthWest Advocates for Trans).

Please remain in the theatre at the end of Sunday films to participate.

Click the link to view a trailer of the film: www.transthemovie.com

Buy your vintage Ferron vinyl at The Village Idiot (135 Wortley Road, Wortley Village, 519-434-9594). You just might get it autographed by Ferron herself at our dance on April 21st.

Yes, you read it correctly, Friday & Saturday flicks have sold out. There are limited seats for Sunday films. Get ’em now before it’s too late! Tickets!

At the 21st Annual London Lesbian Film Festival we will premiere our very own documentary, Bending The Lens.

As part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, the LLFF received funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation to produce a documentary film to celebrate, preserve and share the 20-year history of this important piece of lesbian culture. We envisioned a short film involving volunteers of the festival, known as Reeling Spinsters, that would document the inception, growth and impact of the festival.

This documentary would not exist without the vision, determination and perseverance of Donnafaye Milton, LLFF Documentary Chair. Standing and working with her for the duration were Janet Ackland, Liesl Biebesheimer and Diane Gammon.

Director, Mary J. Daniel has given artistic direction to the film and managed its development. We are grateful for Mary’s leadership. Thanks also go to cameraperson Tracy German, Technical Assistant Sherri Plewes and our London film consultant, Kem Murch.

Bending The Lens will screen on Friday April 20th… be there with us to celebrate. We are eager for you to see our film!

Funding provided by The Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

Thank-you to everyone who participated in our post-festival survey last year. We received 125 completed surveys and we would like to share some of the results.

The average age of those completing the survey was 50, with the range being from 23 to 80 years of age.

One respondent had attended all 20 festivals and 24 respondents had attended only one festival.

The four (4) most preferred films topics/content were lesbian only, international, sexual content and human rights.

We introduced a weekend pass (entry into all film screenings and festival events) in 2010 and again in 2011 for $55. The survey asked, “How affordable is the weekend pass for you?” and respondents answered:
Very (willing to pay more) – 32%
Just right (affordable) – 59%

We asked about the start times (Friday @ 7 pm and Saturday & Sunday @ 2 pm) and length (3-hours) of the film screenings. The majority of respondents prefer we maintain our current start times (> 72%) and length of the film screenings (87%).

Several questions were asked to determine the importance of preserving and creating women-only space. The festival currently offers two women-only (i.e. identifies as a woman) film screenings and women-only events. When asked how important women-only space is, respondents answered:
Extremely important – 34%
Very important – 31%
Somewhat important – 19%

When specifically asked if more film screenings should be open to everyone, 77% responded ‘no’.

Respondents indicated interest in attending film discussions (67%; director or panel led) and workshops (40%; creative, filmmaking), and having access to vendors (83%).

When asked how they get information about the festival, 88% of respondents go to our website, 54% through e-mail lists and 25% utilize facebook.

Some comments received:

“I love the LLFF and wish I was able to go more often. It is an oasis of queerness and woman-only space in a life of heterosexuality.”

“2011 LLFF was life affirming. I had a totally great time!”

“I think you’re all doing a fabulous job and look forward to the LLFF each year!”