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Founded
  
1982ll

Website
  
outfest.org

Language
  
English

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Location
  
Los Angeles, United States

Instances
  
2017 Outfest, 2016 Outfest, 2015 Outfest, 2014 Outfest

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Outfest is an LGBT-oriented film showcase and festival in Los Angeles. Outfest is the leading organization with a stated mission of promoting equality by creating, sharing and protecting LGBT stories on the screen.

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History

In 1979, John Ramirez and Stuart Timmons, two students at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) founded a gay film festival on campus. By 1982, it had become known as the "Gay and Lesbian Media Festival and Conference". The name was changed to Outfest in 1994.

In September 2016, Outfest held its first traveling film festival in Northampton, Massachusetts at the Academy of Music Theatre.

Programs

  • Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival – Eleven days of world-class films, discussions and parties.
  • Outfest Fusion LGBT People of Color Film Festival – Spotlighting the diversity of the LGBT community.
  • Outfest UCLA LegacyProject – The only program in the world dedicated to protecting LGBT films for future generations.
  • Outfest Forward – Developing the next generation of artists and filmmakers through education and mentoring.

    • Initiatives

    Youth

    Outfest supports youth through education, mentoring and access to meaningful LGBT stories

  • Free memberships to youth age 21 years and younger
  • OutSet: The Young Filmmakers Project a Collaboration between Outfest and LifeWorks
  • Emerging Leaders Council

    • Alumni

    The Outfest Alumni program is committed to the continued support and growth of our filmmakers.

    Outie awards

    Outfest gives annual "Outie" awards in 16 categories. Awards are given by grand juries, festival audiences and the Program Committees. Jury awards are given for:

  • US Narrative Feature
  • Screenwriting
  • Actor in a Feature Film
  • Actress in a Feature Film
  • International Feature
  • Documentary Feature

    • Audience awards are given for:

  • First Narrative Feature
  • Narrative Feature
  • Lesbian Narrative Feature
  • Documentary Feature
  • Narrative Short Film
  • Documentary Short Film
  • Soundtrack

    • Programs awards are given for:

  • Freedom Award
  • Outstanding Emerging Talent
  • Outstanding Artistic Achievement

    • Outfest also presents the Outfest Achievement Award, the Outfest Honors, the Outfest Screenwriting Lab Award and the Screen Idol Award.

    References

    Outfest Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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