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After a bit of deliberation, the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival changed its name to the pithy Qfest. They've released their lineup of films, and tonight's your chance to grab a drink, meet the programmers and pick their brains about their choices, as well as get insider info on the sure sellouts. See you there.

The Philadelphia Film Society has finally put out a response to TLA's recent announcement about the split between the two organizations and the launch of two new festivals. It isn't much of a response, however; it basically says PFS is in the process of reinventing itself and they'll get back to us with more information later. PFS will continue, and will go on providing various services to its members, but it's still unclear what will happen with the Philadelphia Film Festival and the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. It seems certain that they won't occur this year, but the end of the press release suggests they aren't necessarily gone for good. We'll just have to wait for more information, and keep checking Phillyfests.com (although as of this writing there's nothing on the site yet about the split with TLA).

We just received a very interesting press release from TLA Entertainment Group. (You can read the release in its entirety at TLAFilmFest.com.) The company says it will organize and present two brand new international film festivals this year: Philadelphia Cinefest, and an as yet unnamed gay and lesbian film festival. The former will run from March 26th to April 5th and feature over 225 films from over 40 countries, as well as the usual international guests, artistic achievement awards, and special events. The gay and lesbian festival will run from July 9th to July 20th. Both festivals will be helmed by Artistic Director Raymond Murray, former Artistic Director of both the Philadelphia Film Festival and the Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.