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Q! Film Festival will kick off its 2010 season with two films and an opening party in Jakarta on Friday, 24 September before travelling to Surabaya, Malang, Yogyakarta, Bali and Makassar (South Sulawesi) in October.

The LGBT festival will coincide with Gai Jatra, an age-old festival which commemorates those who have died in the past year and where participants dress up in outlandish costumes during a street possession.

The Korea Queer Culture Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary over the weekend with its largest-ever march through downtown Seoul. But as South Korea’s LGBT activists celebrate over a decade of queer community organising, funding cuts and a hostile political environment threaten its future. Matt Kelley reports from Seoul.

Boo Junfeng's short film Tanjong Rhu and Kan Lume's Female Games will premiere in Singapore at the 22nd Singapore International Film Festival, April 14-25.

The shows in this year's M1 Singapore Fringe Festival are all about love and family - estranged love and alternative families, that is. Fridae previews the line-up.

Unlike last year, Singapore's LGBT pride season Indignation which ended last week was not hit by any bans. Fridae columnist and event co-organiser Alex Au recaps the events organised by various community groups and individuals over a 3-week period.

The only queer film festival to be held in a predominantly Muslim country, the Q! Film Festival will be held in the capital city of Jakarta, Bali and Surabaya this year; followed by Bandung and Yogjakarta next year.

Which to see? What to skip? The Singapore International Film Festival is screening more than 200 films... Fridae sifts through the lot and presents our top picks!

Celebrating its 18th anniversary, the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival will feature over 60 films at Palace IFC, Broadway Cinematheque and AMC Festival Walk from Nov 22 to Dec 02.

The newly created Seoul Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual/gender Film Festival will run from June 6 to 10 at Seoul Art Cinema.