Outfest

Outfest
Location	Los Angeles, United States
Founded	1982
Language	English
Website	outfest.org

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.

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.^[1] By 1982, it had become known as the "Gay and Lesbian Media Festival and Conference". The name was changed to Outfest in 1994.^[2]^[3]

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

↑ "Our History". UCLA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Resource Center. UCLA. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
↑ Susan King (July 7, 2011). "Outfest 2011 film festival to open Thursday in Los Angeles". Retrieved 2012-03-22.
↑ Mark Olsen (July 5, 2009). "At Outfest, redefining gay film". Retrieved 2012-03-22.

External links

Official website
Outfest UCLA Legacy Project at UCLA Film & Television Archive
"2012 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival". (Program book) Outfest. 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

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[uclalgbtcenterhistory-1] "Our History". UCLA Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Campus Resource Center. UCLA. Retrieved January 30, 2017.

[latimesoutfestflmopen-2] Susan King (July 7, 2011). "Outfest 2011 film festival to open Thursday in Los Angeles". Retrieved 2012-03-22.

[3] Mark Olsen (July 5, 2009). "At Outfest, redefining gay film". Retrieved 2012-03-22.