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EXCLUSIVE: Damien Navarro, a content development and digital media executive, has been selected as the new executive director of Outfest. The move comes after an eight-month search to replace Christopher Racster, who is exiting the role at the conclusion of the nonprofit organization’s flagship event, the Los…

Now in its 37th year, Outfest serves up an inclusive and intersectional slate of programming, two-thirds of which includes content directed by women, people of color and trans filmmakers. The fest, which will be held July 18-28 in Los Angeles, will open with Rachel Mason’s documentary Circus of Books which spotlights…

The Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival has unveiled winners for its 2018 edition that wrapped Sunday, with Jeremiah Zagar’s We the Animals taking the U.S. Narrative Feature Grand Jury Prize and Jamie Patterson’s Tucked scoring the Best Narrative Audience Award among the honors. Drew Droege, who starred in the…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights outside the UK to Tucked, the dramedy written and directed by Jamie Patterson that is having its world premiere Saturday at the Outfest LGBTQ Film Festival. Gravitas now plans an early 2019 release to coincide with the British theatrical bow. The film, which…

EXCLUSIVE: The Amara Cash-directed Daddy Issues will premiere at Outfest in Los Angeles July 14 and in this exclusive clip (watch above) the movie’s stars Madison Lawlor and Montana Manning get into an interesting discussion about being labeled as “straight” or “lesbian.” Daddy Issues follows Maya (Lawlor), a talented…

EXCLUSIVE: French Canadian drama Sarah Prefers To Run has been acquired by distribution platform Film Festival Flix following its screening at Outfest. Chloe Robichaud wrote and directed Sophie Desmarais in the story of a college-bound woman who agrees to get married in order to get a grant to afford university and…

While the exit of James Schamus from Focus Features was abrupt and unceremonious, his taste for tolerance hasn’t been forgotten. Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBT stories on the screen, will present Schamus with the 18th annual Outfest…

EXCLUSIVE: Nia Vardalos and Disney Channel alum Jason Dolley star in Helicopter Mom, the indie comedy that just completed this trailer before the pic world premieres tonight at the Seattle International Film Festival. It also just finalized a spot in the 2014 Outfest lineup unveiled today in the U.S. Dramatic Features…

After years of speculation that the two groups would form an alliance or even merge, Outfest — the LA-based nonprofit group that hosts the annual LGBT film festival — and its New York counterpart NewFest have formed a partnership with the aim to merge the organizations into one national arts entity. Under the…