While LGBT film festivals often include a couple of films about transgender subjects, they often feel like an afterthought, as if at the end of organising things, they suddenly remembered they ought to feature something from the ‘T’ of ‘LGBT’.

How in Kiel, Germany, they’ve just held their new Transgender Film Festival, offering up a selection of feature films, shorts, music videos and documentaries about crossdressing and transsexuality, including some titles of gay interest. The event had now handed out its awards across a broad range of categories, which you can see below (and with some you can even watch what’s been given a prize).

We were pleased to see Romeos won Best long Film of the Year, as it was one of our favourite movies of 2012. The next festival is already set for Apri 11th-13th, 2014.

Best long Film of the Year:
ROMEOS directed by Sabine Bernardi

Best Trans-Performance (MtF) in long film:
Devid Striesow in TRANSPAPA

Best Trans-Performance (FtM) in long film:
Zoe Heran in TOMBOY

Best Actress (non-tg-character) in long film:
Luisa Sappelt in TRANSPAPA

Best Actor (non-tg-character) in long film
Maximilian Befort in ROMEOS

Best long Documentary Film:
MAN FOR A DAY by Katarina Peters

Best Song (long film):
VALENTINE’S DAY by Klaus Nomi
Film ROMEOS

Best short Film:
I’M IN (L) by Gsus Lopez

Best Trans-Performance in a short Film (MtF):
Gintas Jocius
in DRESSED AS A GIRL

Best short Documentary:
VICTOR by Buck Angel

Best Song in a short film:
HIDE & WAIT
interpreted by Gintas Jocius, written and composed by David Rubin
in DRESSED AS A GIRL

Best Website for a film:
http://www.peachesdoesherself.com

Best Concert Performances:
AUF DER REEPERBAHN NACHTS UM HALB EINS by Elke Winter

THAT’S WHAT I AM by Conchita Wurst

WE STAND by Our Lady J

Best Music Videos:
HEY JANE by Spiritualized

I’M THE ONE by Morten Harket

THIS IS MY LIFE by Mandy

WINNER by Pet Shop Boys