Outfest 2009: The LA Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

Nicholas Snow, publisher of the NotesFromTheWorld.com family of web sites, is honored to have been reporting about Outfest for almost 20 years (as he did on the TV show "Tinseltown''s Queer"), a tradition carried on in recent years by NotesFromHollywood.com Managing Editor, James F. Mills. The duo will bring you team coverage of this year's festival. James will be on top of photos and stories, and Nicholas will be reporting for Snowbiz247!

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Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to nurturing, showcasing and protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) media, has announced an innovative and diverse programming lineup for Outfest 2009: The 27th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. The nation’s leading LGBT festival and the oldest continuously running film festival in the city will be held July 9 to 19.

In addition to the 181 films (65 features and 116 shorts) from 25 countries, Outfest hosts over a dozen panels and special events at seven venues across Los Angeles including West Hollywood, Hollywood, Santa Monica and Downtown.

Benjamin Bratt in a production still from the Opening Night Gala film, "La Mission" (directed by Benjamin's brother, Peter Bratt).

The impressive list of films and filmmakers involved with this year’s festival include writer-director Peter Bratt’s powerful drama “La Mission” (starring his brother Benjamin Bratt) as the Opening Night Gala; Adam Salky returns to Outfest with his stunning debut feature “Dare” starring Emmy Rossum, Alan Cumming and Zach Gilford, as the Closing Night Gala.

Zach Gilford and Emmy Rossum in a production still from the Closing Night Gala film, "Dare"

For more information and for a complete listing of films in the Festival, log on to www.Outfest.org or call 213-480-7065.

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