Extract courtesy of Pink News, read the full story at: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/05/24/uk-gay-miners-strike-film-wins-queer-palm-award-at-cannes/
Of the 13 films eligible for this year’s Queer Palm Award, Matthew Warchus’s “Pride” took home the prize.
Pride is based on the true story of how a group of gay activists decided to raise money to support the families of striking miners in 1984, forming bonds between the two very different communities.
It stars Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Andrew Scott and Paddy Considine, and was directed by the Tony Award winning theatre director Matthew Warchus.
The Queer Palm award is an unofficial prize at Cannes, awarded to the best LGBT-related film, which promotes sexual diversity.
It is the first time a British film has taken home the prize, which debuted in 2010.
Organiser Franck Finance-Madur told AFP: “It’s important here in Cannes to think together about problems inherent to the production of queer films that promote sexual diversity.”
Pride, which is a joint project between Pathé, BBC Films, the BFI and Calamity Films, is due for release in the UK on September 12.
More can also be read at: http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/the-winner-of-cannes-queer-palm-award-is-20140523