One of the world’s largest gay and lesbian film festivals and the largest film festival in Southern California, the 23rd edition of Outfest will showcase a very strong year of gay/ lesbian/bisexual/transgendered filmmaking at its finest and most diverse. Outfest 2005, July 7 – 18, will screen 232 high quality narrative and documentary shorts and features from a record 28 countries around the world, beginning with the debut of the sexy comedy “Cote D’Azur,” starring Valeria Bruni-Tede...
PAFF Panels and Workshops Word Up: Marketing & PromotionWhat does it take to get the attention of the public? Catchy phrases, lots of press, flashy t-shirts? Our panelists are veteran film marketers who will share their wealth of experience with the audience. Position yourself in the right circles. Confirmed panelists: Roz Stevenson, Publicist for "RAY", Eva Davis, VP of Warner Home Video, Lynn Jeter, Artist Manager and Publicist and Jasmyne Cannick, producer and publicist for the upcoming cabl...
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN FILM FESTIVALENDS ITS TENTH YEAR WITH AWARDS AND CELEBRATIONSThe Philadelphia International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival ended its tenth year by announcing the winners of its Jury Competition and Audience Awards at its Closing Night Ceremonies: Jury Competition:Best Feature Film – BROTHER TO BROTHER, directed by Rodney Evans; this film has now won major awards at the top leading gay and lesbian film festivals in the country: New Festival (New York)...
The summer in the City of Los Angeles has the crowds heated up at Outfest 2004. With a large number of Award Winning shorts on the program the audience has been receptive and coming-out so to say at one of the largest Lesbian and Gay festivals in the country. Now in its 22nd year, Outfest has grown to major proportions as also one of the big film festivals in Southern California along with AFI and LA Film Festival.The Shorts Program has had many of the top films around the world screening i...
OUTFEST ANNOUNCES FILM COMPETITION WINNERS July 13 to 19Outfest, one of the world's largest gay and lesbian film festivals and the largest film festival in Southern California, has announced its coveted 10th Annual Film Competition Awards, in which 16 competitive film awards were announced in three categories: Grand Jury Awards, Audience Awards & Special Programming Awards. Outfest 2004, the festival's 22nd edition, featured 220 films and videos from 22 countries, exhibited in nine venues ov...
Outfest to Screen Highlighted Winners During Largest Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalOutfest 2004 Los Angeles is one of the largest lesbian and gay film festivals. With a year round screening program and many support projects throughout the year. This seasons Outfest will run from July 8th to July 19th with in the city of Los Angeles. Premieres, parties, sing-a-long screening and a host of filmmakers will be a part of one of the best G & L Festivals in the industry.To be able to screen top award-w...
The Los Angeles 22nd Outfest 2004 Set For July 8th to the 19th Outfest will begin its 22nd edition of serving as one of the world’s largest gay and lesbian film festivals with Sony’s “D.E.B.S.” and will close with the debut of the much anticipated Warner Independent Pictures release “A Home at the End of the World,” starring Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts and Sissy Spacek, directed by Michael Mayer and written by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cunningham (The Hours)...
NATIONAL THEATER CHAIN SAYS “NO” TO LATTER DAYSGay Mormon Film’s Theatrical Date Cancelled in Salt Lake City After Receiving Threats from Local CommunityAfter reportedly receiving threats of intimidation from conservative religious groups, Madstone Theaters has cancelled its upcoming Salt Lake City engagement of TLA Releasing’s newest film, LATTER DAYS, which tells the story of a young closeted Mormon who falls in love with another man while serving his missionary assignment in Los Angel...
Gay Mormon Film’s Theatrical Date Cancelled in Salt Lake City After Receiving Threats from Local CommunityAfter reportedly receiving threats of intimidation from conservative religious groups, Madstone Theaters has cancelled its upcoming Salt Lake City engagement of TLA Releasing’s newest film, LATTER DAYS by C. Jay Cox , which tells the story of a young closeted Mormon who falls in love with another man while serving his missionary assignment in Los Angeles.“We are extremely upset that LA...
