#Outfest
Janelle Monáe to Receive Outfest’s Trailblazer Award for Contributions to Queer Community
Grammy-nominated singer and “Harriet” star Janelle Monáe is being recognized for their ongoing advocacy for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Variety reports that the multitalented artist will...
Outfest to Honor Marvel Studios Exec Victoria Alonso
Victoria Alonso is set to receive the Visionary Award at the 2021 Outfest Legacy Awards. Marvel Studios’ president of physical and post production, visual effects, and animation production...
Octavia Spencer Will Receive the James Schamus Ally Award at Outfest Film Fest
Octavia Spencer is set to be honored at Outfest LA LGBTQ Film Festival. Deadline reports that the Oscar winner has been named as the recipient of the James Schamus Ally Award, which she’ll...
Outfest LA LGBTQ Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup, Will Close with “Fanny: The Right to Rock”
Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival has announced its 2021 lineup. Set to take place August 13-22, this year’s program features nearly 200 films. Titles set to screen include Natalie...
Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Fest Announces 2021 Lineup: “Ma Belle, My Beauty,” “Unapologetic,” & More
Outfest has released the lineup for this year’s Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Film Festival. Set to run April 16-20 in Los Angeles, the hybrid...
Mj Rodriguez to Receive Individual Trailblazer Honor at Outfest Legacy Awards
Outfest is celebrating the mother of all house mothers. Mj Rodriguez — who portrays Blanca, mother of the House of Evangelista, on “Pose” — will be honored with the Individual...
“Vida” Creator Tanya Saracho Will Be Honored at Outfest Legacy Awards
“Vida” has won a GLAAD Media Award, an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition, and a SXSW Audience Award. Now Tanya Saracho, the creator of the Starz dramedy, is set to...
Women-Directed Projects Account for 52 Percent of Slate at Frameline LGBTQ Fest
The 42nd edition of the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival (also called Frameline) is kicking off in less than a month, and 52 percent of the the narratives, documentaries, episodics,...