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EXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Outfest executive director Damien S. Navarro is taking a 45-day leave of absence, with Zackery Alexander Stephens stepping in to lead the long-running Los Angeles festival and LGBTQIA+ film organization.

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Outfest Board Of Directors To Recognize Queer Filmworkers United; Union Waiting On Signed Documentation

UPDATED with QFU statement: Outfest‘s Board of Directors has decided to recognize the 12-member Queer Filmworkers United as a union, according to Outfest acting executive director Zackery Alexander Stephens, who as we told you Thursday was promoted amid a 45-day leave of absence by the organization’s executive director Damien S. Navarro.

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Outfest Sets Shirley MacLaine & Trace Lysette For 2023 Legacy Awards

Outfest on Thursday announced Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine and Transparent breakout Trace Lysette as the recipients of its 2023 Legacy Awards, which will be presented at NeueHouse in Hollywood on Sunday, October 22nd.

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Outfest Honorees Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone to Skip LGBTQ Film Fest Due to SAG-AFTRA Strike

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone will not be attending the closing night of this year’s Outfest LA, where they were set to receive the James Schamus Ally Award. The couple was expected to be on hand for the July 23 event at The Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, but their rep tells Variety that will not make an appearance due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. “We understand that Melissa and Ben are unable to join us for our closing night due to the strike,” Outfest executive director Damien S. Navarro said in a statement Thursday afternoon. “We will miss them, as our closing night will be a wonderful celebration of our community.”

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Outfest Honoree Amandla Stenberg Skips Opening Night Gala in Support of SAG-AFTRA Strike

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor The SAG-AFTRA strike didn’t officially start until just after midnight on Friday, but Amandla Stenberg skipped the opening night of Outfest L.A. on Thursday in support of the movement. The star of the upcoming “Star Wars” series “The Acolyte” was expected to be on hand to receive the Platinum Maverick Award from the LGBTQ film festival, but Jacqueline Castel, director of the actor’s new indie, “The Animal,” accepted it on her behalf. “Amandla is deeply honored and would love to be here to celebrate with you, but she cannot be here today due to her support of the actors strike,” Castel said.

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Janelle Monae sizzles in edgy leather look at 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards in LA

Janelle Monáe rocked leather from head-to-toe as she walked the red carpet at the 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday. The singer-songwriter - who identifies as non-binary and uses she/her and they/them pronouns - posed up in a vinyl bustier and high-waisted pencil skirt that gave a peek at their toned tummy. She layered her her eye-catching look by letting a fitted blazer hang off her shoulders as she posed for shutterbugs. Hell for leather: Janelle Monáe rocked leather from head-to-toe as she walked the red carpet at the 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday. The singer-songwriter - who identifies as non-binary and uses she/her and they/them pronouns - posed up in a vinyl bustier and high-waisted pencil skirt that gave a peek at their toned tummyShe paraded around in a pair of trendy square-toed heeled boots and slipped on a pair of black leather gloves. Monáe held gray clutch in her hand and placed a chic hat atop her head of short, dyed blonde hair.

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‘Star Trek’ Franchise Set For Visionary Award At 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards

EXCLUSIVE: Outfest will honor the Star Trek franchise with its Visionary Award at the 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards, taking place at Paramount Studios on Saturday, October 22nd.

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Janelle Monáe to be honored at Outfest Legacy Awards as trailblazer

Janelle Monáe will receive the Trailblazer Award at the Outfest Legacy Awards this month. Photo: Jheyda Mcgarrell

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Janelle Monáe to Receive Trailblazer Award at 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards Gala (EXCLUSIVE)

EJ Panaligan editor Janelle Monáe is set to be honored with the Trailblazer Award at the 2022 Outfest Legacy Awards. The special salute will be presented at Outfrest’s annual gala, held at Paramount Studios on Sat., Oct. 22, which marks the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization’s 40th anniversary. The Trailblazer Award, presented by IMDb, recognizes Monáe’s role as an artist who has consistently shown her support for the LGBTQ+ community at large through her Grammy-nominated music and critically acclaimed acting. Monáe’s latest starring role will be seen in Netflix’s “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” set for release in December.

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‘They/Them’ Stars on Why Queerness and Horror are a Perfect Combination

Wilson Chapman editor“They/Them,” a new Blumhouse slasher that promises a queer take on the horror genre, is set to go straight to streaming on Peacock next month. But before that, the film received a full in-person theatrical screening, as the closing night premiere of Los Angeles queer film festival Outfest.“This is the perfect place,” Kevin Bacon, who plays the film’s chief villain Owen Whistler, told Variety on the red carpet.“They/Them” is a slasher horror film set in a gay conversion therapy camp.

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2022 Outfest L.A. To Open With World Premiere Of Billy Porter’s ‘Anything’s Possible,’ Will Close With World Premiere Of John Logan’s ‘They/Them’

Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival today announced a star-studded lineup of galas and centerpiece events that will punctuate its 40th anniversary, which will be celebrated from July 14-24 in venues around Los Angeles.

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The Outfronts festival will spotlight queer TV

The Outfronts will celebrate all things queer on TV.

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Outfest Expands Screenwriting Lab in Partnership with Netflix — Film News in Brief

Outfest Screenwriting Lab has become the cornerstone of Outfest’s education and creative development programming.As the arts, media and entertainment organization celebrates its 40th anniversary, and the lab its 25th, Outfest has expanded the program with the support of partner Netflix, waiving submission fees for all applicants and providing grants for each of the selected screenwriters to help financially support them.“Everyone knows that a great film, a great series, a great story begins with the screenplay,” stated Outfest executive director, Damien S. Navarro.

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Stephanie Beatriz Slams Anti-LGBTQ Legislation at Outfest Fusion Gala: ‘How Can I Not Speak Up?’

Sasha Urban editorStephanie Beatriz lit up the Oscars stage last month, performing a rendition of the hit song “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” with her fellow voice cast members of Disney’s “Encanto.” But Disney itself is currently at the center of a different free speech issue, as the company feuds with Florida government officials over its opposition to the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill.Speaking to Variety at the 2022 Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival Gala at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center on Friday, Beatriz said the current wave of anti-gay and anti-trans legislation, which has recently taken hold in Alabama, “keeps me up at night.” Although Disney is currently facing backlash from both ends of the political spectrum, she’s thankful for the positive representation she’s taken part in through the animated movie. “I understand that many people have issues with Disney, as well they should,” Beatriz said.

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Outfest Fusion Film Festival Announces 2022 Lineup

Wilson Chapman editorOutfest has announced the lineup for its 2022 Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Film Festival.The Los Angeles-based festival will screen seven features, three episodic titles and 52 short films this year, which marks the 40th anniversary for Outfest and the 19th year of Outfest Fusion, founded in 2004 to spotlight queer and trans filmmakers of color. The seven feature titles are Micheal Rice’s “Black as U R,” Horacio Alcala’s “Finlandia,” William T.

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