Logo announced the 2009 Logo Fall Film Festival will kick off on Sunday nights this fall with the U.S. premiere of the critically acclaimed and award-winning film, “An Englishman in New York,” on Sunday, October 18 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on-air and on LOGOonline.com.

The franchise returns on the heels of the success of the 2008 Logo Fall Film Festival which generated record breaking streams on LOGOonline.com and garnered notable sponsorships such as Subaru. This year’s festival consists of Logo’s selection of fresh, LGBT-themed films that have garnered critical acclaim, audience buzz and notoriety in iconic film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, OutFest and Newfest.

“We are thrilled that the 2009 Logo Fall Film Festival will present a compilation of films as diverse as the LGBT Community,” said Marc Leonard, SVP of Multiplatform Programming. “This year’s offerings feature never-before-seen films on television including a biopic on the infamous Quentin Crisp, a dramedy about late 20-somethings facing their 30′s, a foreign-film musical about a love triangle and a coming-of-age story surrounding a young feminist group.”

Headlining the 2009 Logo Fall Film Festival, “An Englishman in New York” follows the life of famed writer and performer Quentin Crisp at the peak of his career in the late 1970′s. Upon the recent success of Crisp’s famous autobiography-turned-film, “The Naked Civil Servant,” Quentin (John Hurt) leaves the U.K. to offer lectures and performances in New York City. The film explores Quentin’s psyche as he faces the consequences of his casual quip stating that AIDS was “a fad,” leading to social rejection and obscurity. The film demonstrates his personal journey from the 1980′s, the decade of AIDS and “celebrity,” to the consumerist, “gay dollar” power 1990′s. As Quentin comes to terms with aging and discrimination against his femininity within the gay community, his friends Penny Arcade (Cynthia Nixon) and Phillip Steele (Denis O’Hare) encourage him to resurface into the public eye reemerging with fame from Sting’s song “An Englishman in New York.”

The 2009 Logo Fall Film Festival continues covering all genres with a diverse collection of films never-before-seen on television every Sunday this fall at 10:00 PM ET/PT. Viewers can watch the premiere of each film either on-air, LOGOonline.com and/or on LOGO On-Demand:

  –  “The New Twenty,” a film about a group of gay and straight late
      20-something New Yorkers facing major turning points in the lives,
      will have its network television premiere Sunday, October 25, 2009 at
      10:00 PM ET/PT.

  –  “Nonsense Revolution” tells the story of a recently deceased bisexual
      man returning as his best friend’s guardian angel in order to repair
      the relationships of his living friends. The film will have its world
      premiere Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

  –  “Mr. Right” follows the lives of five gay men and their straight
      female friend in London in this sexy romantic comedy with an
      unforgettable soundtrack.  The film will have its world premiere
      Sunday, November 8 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

  –  “Ready? Ok!” follows a single mother’s (Carrie Preston, “True Blood”)
      journey on raising her ten-year old son with the aid of her gay
      neighbor (Michael Emerson, “Lost”) and her self-destructive brother.
      The film will have its network television premiere Sunday, November 15
      at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

  –  “Love Songs” features a love story about a man who falls for two women
      and then a man in this musical, French romantic comedy premiering
      Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

  –  “Save Me” tells the story of Mark (Chad Allen), a sex and drug-binging
      addict, who enrolls into an ex-gay rehabilitation institution focusing
      on “sexual brokenness” run by Gayle (Judith Light).  However, things
      become complicated when he and fellow program participant Scott
      (Robert Gant) become attracted to each other.  The film will have its
      network television premiere Sunday, December 6 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

  –  “Itty Bitty Titty Committee” tells the story of recent-high school
      grad Anna and her new friends of a feminist organization and their
      search for self-identity and lasting friendships. The film will have
      its network television premiere Sunday, December 13 at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

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