Cannes sidelines its 'Queer Palm' prize, left out of official ceremony
Cannes (France) (AFP) – It has been won by big-name Hollywood directors and is headed by one of France’s top comic stars, but the ‘Queer Palm’ prize which celebrates LGBTQ movies at Cannes still has no official place at the world’s top film festival. Awards for films with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer content are already an integral part of other major movie gatherings, including Berlin which has handed out its ‘Teddy Award’ since 1987 and made it part of its official programme. Not so at Cannes, where the festival’s leadership won’t even allow the ‘Queer P...