Nicely launched Friday June 12, 2026 in the evening, with 90 entries for the preview of the animated film Jim Queen by Nicolas Athané and Marco Nguyen, the “Fier.es on the screen” festival on queer cinema and LGBTQIA+ representations is in full swing at the Foyer in Parthenay.
A first, over three days, designed by Antoine Licoine, president of the Scop Ciné Gâtine which manages Parthenaisian cinema. The idea came to him after listening to the journalist Romain Burrel “Explain how the seventh art has always posed a problematic view on queer people. As a transmitter of images, it is important to highlight this and to reflect on our responsibility. »
“In rural areas, freedom of speech is more difficult”
Associating the Le Refuge foundation and Unis-Cité through its volunteers from the “Allié.es des genres” group, the Foyer insists that its event, with thirteen films screened and organized during Pride Month, is not militant. “Being racist or homophobic is just illegal.”agrees Antoine Licoine, who did not hide his pride in supporting such a festival….
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