OUTFEST 2008

The 26th Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

July 9-21, 2008

Opening Night: Breakfast With Scott (2007) 

 The oldest continuous film festival in Los Angeles, Outfest 2008 features 212 films and videos from 25 countries in 7 different venues over 13 days.

FESTIVAL OVERVIEW

The festival boasts 116 separate public programs – 8 galas, 65 features, 12 short film programs, 16 panels and special events, 8 platinum programs and a 2-day music festival, Boom!

On Wednesday July 9, Outfest honors Donna Deitch with the 12th Annual Outfest Achievement Award preceding the Opening Night Gala film BREAKFAST WITH SCOTT.

On Monday July 14 the Legacy Project Gala unspools the restoration premiere of WORD IS OUT the second film to be fully restored as part of The Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation.

LEGACY PROJECT: Word is Out (1978)

Now in it’s second year don’t miss Boom! The two-day Outfest Music Festival with a diverse line-up of musicians from rock to hip hop to electro with an emphasis on indie artists who appeal to a LGBTQ audience.

Outfest 2008 also includes over 30 parties and receptions most of which are open to the general public or to festival badge and ticket holders.

 FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF FILMS, SHOW TIMES AND OTHER INFORMATION, VISIT OUTFEST 2008’s WEBSITE

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