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Outfest ( www.outfest.org) began in 1982 with three films, screened at UCLA to an adventurous audience. This week organizers will present 235 films over 12 days, with star-studded galas in nine venues across Los Angeles. Outfest has come a long way. Over the past 25 years, Outfest has showcased a wide range of documentaries by queer filmmakers and about queer issues, reflecting the course of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community and the challenges it faces. Outfest has grown to include year-round programs such as Fusion, the Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival
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Ted Leonsis, an Internet pioneer, sports team owner and philanthropist, is the producer of the documentary Nanking By Ted Leonsis In the many years I have been an Internet and new media executive, I have come across some incredibly smart, talented, creative minds who have literally changed the world. But few of them could hold a candle to the people I've encountered since I began working with co-directors Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman on Nanking. Simply put, I'm bowled over by the caliber of people in this field. And more are moving into it every day, drawn by several trends--lower production
Film opens March 18 at Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles.
Twenty-five long-format documentary films in under a month. That was the deal. No pay. Imagine that. All you get for the effort is the prestige that comes along with participation. After screening, notes, scoring and submissions, it was almost two weeks of intense, focused, academic-style work. I was one of the volunteer screeners for this year's IDA Documentary Awards. Documentary filmmaking affords a great deal of liberty in life, which more than likely will not include a mortgage in Southern California. In this case, since I was unemployed at the time and had no immediate gig on the horizon
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