Gay Film Nights 2006
Gay Film Nights 2006 was held between 25 to 30 September, and was the first festival to include short films (the short films shown were Highlanders Too, Toilet Treatments and Providence Dirt Newsreel). A different full-length film was shown each day at 19:00 at Club Angels, with five films shown in total (considering that the festival runs for five nights):
- Almost Normal (USA)
- Transamerica (USA)
- The Birdcage (USA)
- Boys Don't Cry (USA)
- Saving Face (USA/China)
Additionally, at 22:00 every night, a different LGBT party was held as part of the festival, including a karaoke night, a live music party and the Miss Travesty event on September 30.
The Gay Prize Gala 2006 took place on September 29 at 22:00 at Club Angels, with the following recipients in the following categories:
- Person of the Year for supporting the Romanian LGBT community: Alexandra Ungureanu
- Prize for LGBT activism: Romaniţa Iordache from ACCEPT
- Prize for the promotion of LGBT culture: The Toxice musical band
- Best medium of information for the LGBT community: The GayOne.ro online magazine
- Sexiest male: Adrian Rosenberg
- Sexiest female: Alexandra Ungureanu
- The most popular drag queen in Romania: Kaballa Timişoara
- Gay song of the year: Viaţa mea by Cristina Rus
- The most objective TV show with an LGBT theme: Bomba zilei on OTV
The Gay Prize Gala also awarded a "black ball" to the politician Gigi Becali, for his anti-gay remarks and his virulent opposition to Bucharest's GayFest pride parade in June 2006.
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