A Short History of the BOM:

Every year for the last five years, during Lesbian, Bi, Trans and Gay Pride, Cineffable has organised its Best Of Mixed (the BOM) open to a mixed public.
The BOM is not only a chance to see rare lesbian productions, or to see them again with male friends, it is also an act of visibility: while our autumn festival is reserved for women only, at the BOM, we open the doors to the general public.
In other respects however, the BOM emulates the main cineffable festival: all the films are sub-titled (in French), there are women film makers in attendance, we organise discussions...
The majority of lesbian films never get projected, owing largely to the reluctance of the distributers. It would be a shame to miss this opportunity to see some fine films.
A quick flash back
The BOM was created in 1997 by Cineffable, to present a retrospective of the best films from our october festival: Quand le lesbienne se font du cinéma.
L'Epée de bois " was the venue for the first two years. At the time, we couldn't use our current sub-titling system because of practical constraints and so we had to search out copies of lesbian films that already had French sub-titles or else find Frnehc films (something of a rarity).
In 1999, the MK2 chain of cinemas agreed to house the BOM based on the reuslts of the october festival. Having learned from our experience, we now offer a real selection of contemporary lesbian cinema.
And each year there are more of you to enjoy the films:
- In 1999 : at the MK2 Beaubourg, 843 tickets were sold
- In 2000 : 1017 tickets were sold (a confirmed success)
- In 2001 : at the MK2 Hautefeuille, more than 1400 tickets were sold!!!
In the space of 3 years the number of BOM spectators (who despite the mixed policy, are almost all women) has increased by 65 %, which promises great things for the future of the BOM.


10th BOM - May 13 & 14 2006

On-line the video of the openning speech in French of Anne Hidalgo, First alderwoman of Paris, in charge of the equality Woman / man and of the Office of Times. End also, some photos.
Comme celebrate the 10th anniversary of the BOM with us!
We don't turn 10 years old every day - so that's reason enough to change some habits. So : the Best of Mixed is moving to the month of May, the 13th and 14th to be more specific, but staying in the same location: the cinema MK2 Hautefeuille.
And as the icing on the cake, this special anniversary of the B.O.M. offers you a special night: Dyke night is falling, 10 years - 10 films! A stroll across the big screen and down memory lane of the last decade of lesbian cinema : the essentials, rarities, Q, delerious laughs,. there'll be something for everyone.
This exceptional event will take place at Action Christine in the night between the 13th and 14th from midnight to dawn (with a free breakfast so that no one faints!)
And as far as the October festival picks are concerned, the team has concocted a electrifying selection of longs and shorts, some sweet, others less, coming from the 5 continents. So start getting ready for the 10th edition of the Best Of Mixed!!! 32 hours of non-stop lesbian cinema!
Movies' Hours - Movies' List - Flyer

9th BOM - 18 & 19 June 2005

Here are the hours of the films, the list, map and prices.
Sunday 5th June from 3 to 5 pm, at Violette And Co (library 102 rue de Charonne, 75011 Paris, m° Charonne or Faidherbe), the BOM BOM girls will present their 9th BOM. At 6 pm, will go to dance at the Tango (13, rue Au Maire, à Paris, dans le IIIe, M° Arts et Métiers).
The BOM BOM girls are pulling out the stops to cook up the 9th edition of the Best of Mixed lesbian film festival, which this year will take place on June 18-19 at the MK2 Hautefeuille cinema in Paris.
Best of Mixed is just what it says.
The Best films from the annual Lesbian film festival, held in Paris every autumn for a woman-only audience. But this time for a Mixed audience, where our gay and male friends are most welcome.
The festival takes place at a time of lesbian and gay celebration, just one week before the annual gay pride march through Paris.
The festival will pack into 2 days 3 recent feature-length films and 8 medium and short length films. All will be subtitled, and emerged the favourites during voting by women who attended the lesbian film festival last year.
It will be a perfect opportunity to discover, or rediscover, great films which range from fiction to documentaries and cartoons. Comedies, dramas, horror films and romances, all are on the menu.
And of course there is the special screening on Saturday, June 18 from 8:00 pm (2000 hours) to midnight, which will provide a four-hour binge of lesbian cinema! In four hours you will be able to savour lesbian cinema and some of its most legendary films. The programme, which starts at 8:00 pm includes short length films and the feature film Make a Wish. And of course, some surprises.


8th BOM - 18, 19 & 20 June 2004

All the films and hours

The saturday night will be at an other place:
The Action Christine Odéon, 4 rue Christine
it's a short walk - 5 mn. Price : 13 €









7th BOM - 13 & 15 June 2003

See some films from the 14th Festival. 


6th BOM - 14 & 16 June 2002

On the programme for the 6th edition, no less that 5 feature films, 2 of which have not yet been screened in Paris, so you can be among the first to see Manon Briand's 2 seconds and Gabriel Baur"s Venus Boyz. We have also selected 9 short or medium length films.
Feature Films : All Over Me - Chutney Popcorn - Incidental Journey - En avant-première: 2 Secondes - En avant-première: Venus Boyz
Short or Medium Length Hilms: Out: The Making of a revolutionary - Bare - Exit - Girl under the Table - No Comment - The Tell-Tale Vibrator - Oral - Watching You - Portraits d'Amour
Don't miss the meeting with women film directors. All the women film directors who are attending the festival (Anna Margarita Albelo, Louise Lemoine-Torrès, Anna Nemanic, Sonja de Vries, Rhonda Collins and Gabriel Baur) will participate in a discussion at Pause Lecture. The theme for this event is "Lesbian cinema: is it revolutionary?". Come along on Saturday June 15 and 8pm to the Pause Lecture bookshop (61, rue Quincampoix 75004 Paris).