‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Belgium Festival Screening Hit By “Homophobic, Discriminatory” Disruptions

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The Belgian distribution company behind the Kristen Stewart thriller Love Lies Bleeding has denounced what it described as “homophobic, discriminatory” disruptions during a weekend screening of the pic at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival.  “We are shocked and disappointed by the events during the screening of ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ last Saturday during the BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival),” Antwerp-based The Searchers said in a statement.  “Several spectators testify on social media about the homophobic, discriminatory, and insulting statements from the audience during the screening of our film.

As an independent and progressive distributor, we stand for a diverse and inclusive catalog and regret that viewers have felt unsafe.”  The Searchers added that it was “baffled” by the “lack of an appropriate response from the film festival.” “For years we have collaborated with the BIFFF with our extensive selection of films.

As long as the film festival does not take adequate and decisive action to guarantee that films can be viewed in a safe and respectful manner, we will no longer collaborate with the film festival in the future,” the company’s statement read.

A propos des réactions homophobes lors de la projection de #LoveLiesBleeding au BIFFF.Over de homofobe uitingen tijdens de screening van 'Love Lies Bleeding' op BIFFF.