'The Bubble' wins 4 Glitter awards
Film on gay love story between Israeli, Palestinian continues to succeed abroad, wins in 'Best Picture' category at International Gay Film Awards; movie earns three other major prizes
Israeli film "The Bubble" earned four major Glitter awards - Including "Best Picture" - in the International Gay Film Awards held in Hollywood this weekend.
Eytan Fox and Gal Uchovsky's film won in the categories "Gay Press," "Best Foreign Film," "Foreign Gay & Lesbian Film festival Award" and the most prestigious award for the evening - "Best Picture."
'The Bubble.' Four major awards
The drama, which deals with an impossible gay love story between an Israeli and a Palestinian against the backdrop of the regional conflict, wasn’t received well by the Israeli audience, but won great success among the gay and lesbian community abroad.
"This isn't the Oscar, but what's important in this competition is that those who pick the winners are influential figures in the gay press, as well as program directors for leading film festivals who know what the audience is looking for," said Uchovsky, the film's writer and producer.
"It's nice to know that your movie has found its audience in the United States… it's always nice to get recognition, especially when in Israel the appreciation of this film has been very ambivalent," he added.
