QA Interview with Bob Hawk
Channel: Queer Academy
Date: 2016-03-28

In this interview, Film and Festival Advisor Bob Hawk talks about his work in the field of queer films, queer cinema and queer film festivals. Hawk has been a part of the independent film scene for over 30 years, and has had his own consultation business, filmHAWK, for more than 20 years. Starting with his involvement in documentary as a researcher/archivist on Rob Epstein's Oscar-winning “The Times of Harvey Milk”, he has been credited with discovering and/or nurturing the talents of such filmmakers as Epstein, and Barbara Hammer. Hawk served on the Advisory Selection Committee of the Sundance Film Festival for its entire existence (1987-1998). Also, he has also served on many festival juries – including the Berlinale’s TEDDY AWARD.

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Queer Academy
The Queer Academy is an annual convention of international filmmakers and festival organizers in the gay-lesbian-transgender context (2015 figures: 180 persons/institutions) at the Berlinale. The Queer Academy aims to establish itself as an institute of queer cultural memory. The Academy will become an archive of queer culture and history that binds together queer cultural productions and cooperates with other organizations. Since memories are essential for the identity construction, the Queer Academy will offer an opportunity for queer people to form and find their identity in queer memory.
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