Q Cinema Announces Winners - Fort Worth, TX

"Were the World Mine," "Mulligans," and "Out at the Wedding" took top prizes at the Tenth Annual Fort Worth Gay & Lesbian Film Festivla known as Q Cinema. (Source: Todd Camp).

The event, held May 29-June 7 at the historic Rose Marine Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas featured 30 films including a continental U.S. premiere, 12 Southwest premieres, and five Texas ones, along with appearances by several filmmakers, including "Were the World Mine" director Thomas Gustafson and stars Tanner Cohen and Nathaniel David Becker; "Out at the Wedding" producers Laura A. Kellam and Gina G. Goff; festival honoree Leslie Jordan with special guests Del Shores and Jason Dottley; "Mulligans'" director Chip Hale and writer/star Charlie David among many more.

The winners are:

BEST OVERALL FILM:
"Were the World Mine," directed by Thomas Gustafson

"For the first time, this year's Best Overall Film winner will take home a check for $500 and we couldn't think of a more deserving picture than this first-time feature about an all-boys school intoxicated by a love potion of Shakespearean proportions," said Ryan Evans, Q Cinema publicist.

BEST GAY FILM:
"Mulligans," directed by Chip Hale

The story of a father falling for his son's college buddy was buoyed by strong performances, beautiful cinematography and impressive writing by one of the film's stars, Charlie David, according to Evans.

BEST LESBIAN FILM
Out at the Wedding, directed by Lee Friedlander

Offering a heavy dose of farce, frolic and fun, the film follows a would-be bride mistaken for a lesbian who decides to keep up the charade rather than tell her conservative parents that she's marrying a black man, according to press materials.

BEST DOCUMENTARY
"Sex Positive," directed by Daryl Wein

This story of a forgotten AIDS activist whose unpopular message of safe sex and a slow-down made the story of Richard Berkowitz an obvious standout among this year's docs, states Evans.

BEST DRAMATIC SHORT FILM (WOMEN'S)
"The Touch," directed by Jane Clark

"The judges were impressed with a both touching and heart-breaking period drama about two women from different cultures and backgrounds whose love for one another enabled them to cross all boundaries, even if it were only through the written word," stated Evans.

BEST DRAMATIC SHORT FILM (MEN'S)
"Dolls," directed by Randy Caspersen

A teenage boy's attachment to a pair of dolls prompts an unexpected and uncomfortable confrontation with his mom in this aching tale of youth on the edge of cusp of coming out, states a press release.

BEST COMEDIC SHORT FILM (WOMEN'S)
"Operated by Invisible Hands," directed by Nicole Brending

The banter between a pair of antique dolls sharing an awkward confrontation after a one-night stand makes for a very funny and surprisingly real story of the morning after, writes Evans.

BEST COMEDIC SHORT FILM (MEN'S)
"Daddy's Big Girl," directed by Reid Waterer

Poignant but very funny father-and-daughter story about an overweight girl and her newly out-of-the-closet dad trying to figure out how to fit into each others' lives.

SHAWN A. MOORE PRIZE
"Ciao," directed by Yen Tan

"Every year, Q Cinema strives to support the work of Metroplex and Texas filmmakers with this special award (and $500 cash prize) given to films generated in the Lone Star State," Evans wrote. "This award is named after Q Cinema founder Shawn A. Moore. This year's winner was filmed in Dallas by a long-time friend of the fest. His powerful meditation on the loss of a friend and how it affects and connects the lives of two strangers was this year's quiet surprise."

DALLAS VOICE AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
"Mulligans," directed by Chip Hale

"Our long-time sponsor the Dallas Voice came to us last year with the proposal of offering a $1,000 cash prize to the film chosen by the audiences themselves as this year's favorite. Audiences filled out ballots throughout the festival and the people named our Best Gay Film winner as Q Cinema's biggest crowd-pleaser," explained Evans.