TEN QUEER FILM FESTIVALS BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER
THROUGH ENTERTAINING, SOPHISTICATED FILMS AND FILMMAKING
BY JEFFREY JAMES KEYES CINEPHILES AND FILMMAKERS ALIKE CANNOT WAIT TO GET BACK TO THE MOVIE THEATRES AFTER BEING ISOLATED FOR MUCH OF THE SPRING. While film fes-
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tivals from the first half of 2020 have either postponed or moved to online streaming platforms, there are still many to look forward to in 2020. Ever year more queer film festivals pop up, and crowds come out of the woodwork to take in what might be the next Kinky Boots, Eastsiders, or Call Me By Your Name. Here are ten LGBTQIA+ Film Festivals to get excited about.
OUTFEST JUNE 16-26, 2020 Outfest.org The Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival is an 11-day lineup of world-class films, panels, and parties celebrating the queer experience. Join in the celebration of over 200 feature and short films. Outfest, founded in 1982, has screened over 6,500 international films for audiences of well over half a million people. Often considered the preeminent LGBTQ film festival in the world, the festival is the largest and oldest film festival in Los Angeles. Last year’s lineup included Trixie Mattel: Moving Parts, Circus of Books, Before You Know It, and Gay Chorus Deep South.
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