The seventh annual Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival kicked off Friday 4/22 with a screening of Craig Lucas’s The Dying Gaul and concludes Sunday, May 1, with Craig Chester’s Adam & Steve. In between, the 10-day festival will offer a wide variety of short films and features of interest in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community.

Making their debut as presenting sponsor this year is Sundance Channel and Comcast. “Sundance Channel has been firmly committed to showing films from the LGBT community since its inception nine years ago,” said Kirk Iwanowski, Sundance Channel’s Senior Vice President, Marketing. “Sundance Channel is proud to continue that tradition and to partner with Comcast as the Presenting Sponsor of the 2005 Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.”

Last years Festival award winners included Brother to Brother (Best Feature), Paternal Instinct (Best Documentary) and Callas Forever (Audience Award). Visit the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival’s website for more information and details.