Workshopped by the film’s director, Lisa D’Apolito, at the Kopkind/CID filmmakers seminars in Guilford, Vermont in 2017, please join us for a benefit screening of “Love, Gilda. The Eternal Spirit of Gilda Radner” on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 6:30pm in the Latchis Theater during Gallery Walk in downtown Brattleboro.

“Love, Gilda” was the opening film at the Tribeca Film Festival this past Spring and is this screening is sure to sell-out, so please purchase your tickets below to avoid disappointment.

2016 CineSLAM Vermont LGBT Short Film Festival

Vermont’s 11th Annual Gay Film Festival Closes June Pride Month

Opening Night at Brattleboro’s Latchis Theater @ 7:00pm, Friday June 24, 2016

Click here to reserve your seat

Above is just a sampling of the films that will be screening at this year’s Vermont LGBT Short Film Festival. Those films and others will be screened on June 24th with a pride cake and sparkling cider intermission.

The following day, on Saturday, June 25, 2016, don’t forget to head over to the Vermont Performance Lab’s 10th Anniversary Party Under the Stars at 8pm in Guilford, VT. Click on the link below to learn more.

Party Under the Stars

Please Note: 

All attendees of the CineSLAM Film Festival must be 18 years of age or older. Be advised that while CineSLAM does not accept pornographic films, some of our submissions may contain adult situations and nudity, so please do not bring minors.  Thank you for your patience and understanding in following these guidelines.

Call for short film Submission and Application to CineSLAM, Vermont’s Short Film Festival (Vermont, June 2017) and CineSLAM Film Slam Workshops (takes place on Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas®, Fort Lauderdale to Eastern Caribbean, March 4-12, 2017).

(left to right) LETTER TO ANITA Producer Kelly Watson, Subject Ronni Sanlo, Film Director Andrea Meyerson, and Festival Director John Scagliotti at the Pride of the Ocean Film Festival

Application deadline is October 15, 2016

To be accepted to the CineSLAM workshop a short film must be submitted and accepted by the CineSLAM Film Festival (click here for details)

This will be our 10th CineSLAM Workshop for emerging filmmakers of LGBT films that takes place during Pride of the Ocean’s LGBT Film festival on the High Seas (March 4-12, 2017).

We accept 8 filmmakers who are awarded a merit scholarship, which covers cabin and board on the Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas® and partial travel grant to embarkation city, Fort Lauderdale.

For full application details and submission of a film for the CineSLAM Workshops on board the Norwegian Epicand Film Festival in Vermont, visit www.cineslam.com
for more information about Pride of the Ocean Film Festival on the High Seas visit www.prideoftheocean.com.

The CineSLAM Workshops are facilitated and sponsored by the Kopkind Colony (www.kopkind.org)and the Center for Independent Documentary (www.documentaries.org)
Our Programmer is John Scagliotti, Administrator of the Kopkind Colony, and Facilitator Susi Walsh, Executive Director of the  Center for Independent Documentary.

Merit scholarships are provided in part by a grant from the Center for Independent Documentary and the Chessie Foundation.

Application Fee for Workshop which also includes submission fee for Film Festival is  $25

While there is a desire for diversity for our program there is no requirement that the filmmaker be LGBT.

Short films are eclectic and can be documentary, narrative, animation or web series. A short film for submission needs to be 15 minutes or less.  (Feature length or television documentaries in production or even finished can submit a short version of 10 minutes or less).  We prefer workshop material for our Film Slams to be material in production, but finished material may also be accepted.

We look forward to reviewing your submissions,
John Scagliotti
Program Director
CineSLAM Film Festival

Call for short film Submission and Application to CineSLAM, Vermont’s Short Film Festival (Vermont, June 2016) and CineSLAM Film Slam Workshops (takes place on Norwegian Epic, Barcelona to Western Mediterranean, June 5-12, 2016).

Cheryl Furjanic, Director of BACK ON BOARD: GREG LOUGANIS, speaking at the Pride of the Ocean Film Festival

Application deadline is December 15, 2015

To be accepted to the CineSLAM workshop a short film must be submitted and accepted by the CineSLAM Film Festival (click here for details)

This will be our 9th CineSLAM Workshop for emerging filmmakers of LGBT films that takes place during Pride of the Ocean’s LGBT Film festival on the High Seas(June 5-12, 2016).

We accept 8 filmmakers who are awarded a merit scholarship, which covers cabin and board on the Norwegian Epic and partial travel grant to embarkation city, Barcelona.

For full application details and submission of a film for the CineSLAM Workshops on board the Norwegian Epicand Film Festival in Vermont, visit www.cineslam.com
for more information about Pride of the Ocean Film Festival on the High Seas visit www.prideoftheocean.com.

The CineSLAM Workshops are facilitated and sponsored by the Kopkind Colony (www.kopkind.org)and the Center for Independent Documentary (www.documentaries.org)
Our Programmer is John Scagliotti, Administrator of the Kopkind Colony, and Facilitator Susi Walsh, Executive Director of the  Center for Independent Documentary.

Merit scholarships are provided in part by a grant from the Center for Independent Documentary and the Chessie Foundation.

Application Fee for Workshop which also includes submission fee for Film Festival is  $25

While there is a desire for diversity for our program there is no requirement that the filmmaker be LGBT.

Short films are eclectic and can be documentary, narrative, animation or web series. A short film for submission needs to be 15 minutes or less.  (Feature length or television documentaries in production or even finished can submit a short version of 10 minutes or less).  We prefer workshop material for our Film Slams to be material in production, but finished material may also be accepted.

We look forward to reviewing your submissions,
John Scagliotti
Program Director
CineSLAM Film Festival

Be part of the Pride Action taking place in Southern Vermont.  You can reserve and buy your CineSLAM Tickets  here, or click on Reserve Your Seat

Friday, June 19th, CineSLAM Short films start at 7pm with a “Pride Cake” Intermission at the Latchis Theater on Main Street in Brattleboro.

Following the films will be The Brattleboro Pride Experience. https://www.facebook.com/brattleboroprideexperience

Saturday, June 20th.. off to the Organ Barn in Guilford (2pm)  for more great films and live performace by Carmelita Tropicana and a Italian Picnic is included.  Co-sponsor Vermont Performance Lab.    If you need directions to the Organ Barn in Guilford, email John Scagliotti  stonewal@sover.net

CineSLAM screenings takes place on  Friday, June 19, 2015 7:00pm at The Latchis Theater, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont.

Opening Night CineSLAM,Vermont’s LGBTQ Film Festival screening of short films (list of films at www.cineslam.com) at the Latchis Theater in downtown Brattleboro  including Ela Troyano’s film featuring Carmelita Tropicana “Your Kunst is your Waffen.”

Intermission includes Pride Cake and Sparkling Cider!

Reserve your tickets here, or click on Reserve Your Seat in the menu above.

Below is a partial listing of featured films.

Arnaud Lalanne, a native of France, in his film “La Princesse de Lamour Damour” asks, “Can a princess fall in love with a prince and a princess?”A man summons men from around the world in, “International Male” from Heath Daniels.

Leading off the program is a delightful short film where a surprise visit, a bumbling bestie, and many years of tight-lipped deception cause EVERYONE’S ish to hit the fan. The chaos caused in this comedy of errors is full of sexy Continue reading →