Festival In the News – 2017

The 30th Connecticut LGBT Film Festival is making headlines and hitting the airwaves. Check out some of our coverage!

Fox 61 Morning News

• Festival Director Shane Engstrom was interviewed on Fox 61 Morning News on Monday, June 5 @ 9 AM. Tune in for last minute details about the festival!

WNPR – 90.5 FM – Where We Live

• Festival Director Shane Engstrom joined Leslie Gabel-Brett and film director John Scagliotti on June 1 @ 9 AM to discuss the film festival and LGBT history with NPR “Where We Live” host Lucy Nalpathanchil. To hear the interview, press the Play button next to the “Listen” link here.

Spotlight Radio – WLIS (1420 AM) / WMRD (1150 AM)

• Director of Community Outreach Laura Williams was interviewed by Ginny Wolf on 5/25/17.  “SpotLight, Radio Reveling in the Arts and Entertainment” airs live every Thursday, 12:30-1pm on 1420AM WLIS/1150AM WMRD, out of Middletown, CT. The station streams live (www.wliswmrd.net), the show is re-broadcast at 6:30 Thursday night and a couple of times over the weekend, with interviews posted on the website for a few weeks.

Bristol Observer

• Mike Chaiken from the Bristol Observer wrote an in-depth article about the festival and how it comes to be each year – “Festival Celebrating 30 Years of Films, Community” – Read the article here.

CT Post article

• Joe Meyers’ article “New gay-themed features, docs debut at Hartford film fest” – Read the article here.

Hartford Courant article

• Susan Dunne’s feature: “Historical ‘Before Homosexuals’ Closes 9-Day Hartford LGBT Film Fest” – Read the article here.

Culture Dogs radio show – WWUH 91.3 FM

• Festival Director Shane Engstrom & Mark Slitt interview by Kevin O’Toole on two shows: Sunday, 5/28/17 @ 8:00PM and Sunday – click here to listen to the show; 6/4/17 @ 8:00PM – click here to listen to live streaming audio.

Gay Spirit Radio show – WWUH 91.3 FM

• Festival Director Shane Engstrom & Mark Slitt interviewed by Keith Brown Thursday, 5/25/17 @ 8:30PM – click here to listen to the show.

WHC – TV (West Hartford Community TV) – Cameras Rolling

• Shane Engstrom & Mark Slitt were interviewed by the fabulous Marsha Howard Karp as part of her “Cameras Rolling” series – Watch the taping here.