Gay Film Nights 2007
Gay Film Nights 2007 took place between 15 and 21 October 2007, under the tagline of "Respect me the way I am!". The festival commemorated the fifth anniversary since the founding of Be An Angel, the festival's organiser. For the first time, the festival included photography exhibitions, a theatre performance and a Home Made Movies Contest, where amateur filmmakers were invited to create an LGBT-themed short film, of no more than 20 minutes, with a message of anti-discrimination or tolerance. The event was organised as part of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All and was sponsored by KulturForum Europa.
Films shown in the 2007 Gay Film Nights were:
- Tan Lines (Australia)
- Surveillance (UK)
- Bob and Jack's 52-Year Adventure (USA)
- Vampire Diary (UK)
- Another Gay Movie (USA)
- FtF: Female to Femme (USA)
- The Birthday (Netherlands)
- Brother Outsider (USA)
- Friends in High Places (Germany)
- The short films Summer by Hong Khaou, Lucky Man by Dan Faltz, Sonntag Morgen by Beate Kunath, #01 hygienist by Beate Kunath and Backstroke by Amy Bronson
The Gay Prize Gala 2007 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: Daniel Zavoian
- Prize for excellence: Neculai Constantin Munteanu
- Organisation of the Year for supporting the Romanian LGBT community: Be An Angel
- Prize for LGBT activism: Kenno
- Prize for the promotion of LGBT culture: Gay Film Nights
- Best medium of information for the LGBT community: Angelicuss Magazine
- Sexiest male: Răzvan Fodor
- Sexiest female: Monica Barladeanu
- The most popular drag queen in Romania: Toxice
- Gay song of the year: Prinde-mă, aprinde-mă by Andreea Bălan
- The most objective TV show with an LGBT theme: PRO TV Portret on PRO TV
The "black ball" was once again awarded to Gigi Becali, for his repeated anti-gay remarks.
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