“The BUBBLE” sweeps the 2008 Glitter Awards honoring Gay & Lesbian films
Posted by editor@vimooz.com on December 7, 2008 under Awards, Foreign Film | 
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The 2008 Glitter Awards, held at the Hookah lounge in Hollywood, turned out many surprises. Eytan Fox’s “The BUBBLE” swept with four awards “Gay Press”, “Best Foreign Film”,” Foreign Gay & Lesbian Film festival Award and the most prestigious award for the evening ” best picture”. The incindiary cross cultural drama about two lovers in the middle east was well received and voted on by the gay press as well as the domestic and foreign gay & lesbian film festivals. TLA Releasing’s “Boy Culture” won best indie awards with its lead Derek Maygar winning in the Best Actor category and Freshman Orientation’s Bryce Johnson winning in the best supporting category. “Hollywood Dreams” Karen Black won for best supporting actress with Itty Bitty Titty Committee’s Melonie Diaz winning for best actress. All four performance categories were selected by the Screen Actors Guild LGBT Committee.
The Glitter Awards is an evening to conmemorate and honor gay themed theatrical motions pictures.
THE AWARDS & 2008 GLITTER AWARD WINNERS
BEST DOCUMENTARY
The award is voted on by the gay press as well as foreign and domestic gay & lesbian film festivals. This award is for outstanding achievement of work which narrates true gay life events in an original, controversial manner.
WINNER: FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO. Distributor: First Run Features
BEST SCREENPLAY (NEW AWARD-VOTED BY WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA LGBT COMMITTEE)
WINNER: WHOLE NEW THING
Country: Canada Distributor: Picture This Entertainment
INDIE FILM AWARD
The award is given to a U.S. independent gay themed motion picture. This award is for a filmmaker, who with scarce resources, or a limited budget, has been able to bring his/her vision to the screen.
WINNER: BOY CULTURE distributor: TLA Releasing
GAY PRESS AWARD
The award is voted on by entertainment editors, film critics, or writers of a gay publication.
WINNER: THE BUBBLE
Country: Israel distributor: Strand Releasing
BEST LESBIAN FEATURE
The award is given to a gay themed motion picture which reveals woman’s issues including, but not limited to sexuality, intimacy, relationships, their struggles, hopes and experiences in a creative and original manner.
WINNER: PUCCINI FOR BEGINNERS
distributor:Strand Releasing
BEST FOREIGN FILM AWARD
The award is given to a gay themed motion picture created and produced in a non-U.S.territory.
WINNER: THE BUBBLE Country: Israel distributor:Strand Releasing
FOREIGN G & L FILM FESTIVAL AWARD
Voted on exclusively by the participating foreign gay & lesbian film festivals.
WINNER: THE BUBBLE Country: Israel distributor; Strand Releasing
GLITTER AWARD – BEST ACTOR
The award is given to a male thespian for outstanding performance in a starring role. Voted on by the newly formed Screen Actors Guild LGBT Committee.
WINNER: DEREK MAGYAR FILM: Boy Culture
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: BRYCE JOHNSON (FRESHMAN ORIENTATION)
The award is given to a male thespian for outstanding performance in a laterally enduring and/or memorable role from the starring role. Selected and voted on by the newly formed Screen Actors Guild LGBT Committee.
BEST ACTRESS
The award is given to a female thespian for outstanding performance in a starring role. Selected and voted by the newly formed Screen Actors Guild LGBT Committe.
WINNER: MELONIE DIAZ (ITTY BITTY TITTY COMMITTEE)
DISTRIBUTOR: Pocket Releasing
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
The awards is given to a female thespian for outstanding performance in a laterally enduring and/or memorable role. Selected and voted by the newly formed Screen Actors Guild LGBT Committee.
WINNER: KAREN BLACK (HOLLYWOOD DREAMS)
BEST PICTURE
The most coveted award is voted by participating programmers, festival directors of both foreign and domestic gay and lesbian film festivals as well as entertainment editors/critics of gay press publications.
WINNER: THE BUBBLE Distributor: Strand Releasing
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