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[February 2, 2012] |
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Prolific UK filmmaker Rikki Beadle-Blair (METROSEXUALITY, STONEWALL)
received the 2011 Fusion Achievement Award from Outfest for his achievements in a
career that shows no signs of slowing down. His soccer comedy KICKOFF has just been released on DVD by Wolfe Video, and it’s another of the writer-director’s examinations of young people, homophobia and the closet with regular injections of
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[December 22, 2011] |
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The closing of the year is an exciting time for writer-director Dee Rees, and it’s not just because of the holidays. Rees’ feature debut PARIAH, based on her short film of the same name, opens in select theaters on December 28, and it’s a movie that’s already gotten some of the year’s most enthusiastic reviews. PARIAH, the story of teenage Alike (pronounced ah-lee-kay, played by Adepero
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[December 15, 2011] |
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Outfest Screenwriting Lab Alum, Gideon Raff, is the creator of Showtime’s Hit Psychological Thriller, Homeland. It has already been nominated for 3 WGA Awards including Best Drama Series and Best New Series. Homeland is based on Prisoners of War, the highest rated drama in Israel and winner of 9 Israeli Emmys, which Raff created, wrote and directed.
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[October 18, 2011] |
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Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz’s fascination with some of the more colorful figures in show business have led to such acclaimed films as WRANGLER: ANATOMY OF AN ICON (Outfest 2008), about pioneering gay adult film star Jack Wrangler, and 2007’s SPINE TINGLER! THE WILLIAM CASTLE STORY, a celebration of the director-producer who attracted movie audiences with such huckster gimmicks as ins
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[7/9/09] |
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Go behind the scenes with three Outfest 2009 filmmakers in our OutTakes series. From WE ARE THE MODS, E.E. Cassidy's teenage tale of desire, to MItch Silpa sticking his foot - among other things - in his mouth in hilarious short CLEARING THE AIR, to Lydia Nibley's touching and informative documentary TWO SPIRITS, there's something here for everyone.
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[7/6/09] |
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Here's an interesting article from the Huffington Post about the 4th Beijing Queer Film Festival. http://tinyurl.com/llyqzj Sounds like fun! We don't have anything set in Beijing in Outfest this year, but THE END OF LOVE takes place in and around Hong Kong and shows both how fun and how hard it is to be LGBT around the world. Make sure to check it out...
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[6/23/09] |
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Outfest 2009 filmmaker Jason Bushman chats with indieWire about his hilarious love letter to Los Angeles HOLLYWOOD JE T'AIME, which screens at the fabulous Ford Amphitheatre Friday, July 17 at 8:30pm.
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[6/19/09] |
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We love Johnny Weir for his skating and his in-your-face fabulousness, both of which are on full display in the can’t-miss documentary POP STAR ON ICE. Looks like Variety agrees! (Check it out here) Go behind the drama, the hype and the sequins Sunday, July 12 @ 4:30pm.
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[6/18/09] |
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Great minds think alike! A whopping SEVEN films playing at Outfest 2009 collected awards at Newfest, New York City's leading LGBT film festival. (Indiewire Article) Congrats to our filmmakers and make sure to check out the entire Outfest 2009 line up.
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[4/17/09] |
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The Outfest Legacy Project applauds REDCAT’s commitment to showcase an exquisite range of diverse programming and is thrilled to co-present the first feature film directed by an African American lesbian, The Watermelon Woman. It seems hard to believe that The Watermelon Woman, made as recently as 1996, could be in imminent danger, but it is.
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