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Deets: Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating visibility for diverse LGBTQIA+ stories and empowering tomorrow’s artists and storytellers, today announced its lineup for the 2022 Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Film Festival, presented by IMDbPro and Hyundai. This year’s festival will feature 7 feature films, 52 short films, 3 episodics, a One-Minute Movie Contest sponsored by Hyundai, as well as workshops and panels. The 10-day festival will be held in-person from April 8th to April 13th and online from April 13th to April 17th, and will be open to filmmakers and the general public to attend. Visit OutfestFusion.com to purchase tickets.

This year marks for the 40th anniversary for Outfest and the 19th year of Outfest Fusion, which showcases the work of queer and trans filmmakers of color, providing the audiences and storytellers alike with the critical visibility that is needed to build careers, opportunities, and empathy for our stories.  Outfest Fusion celebrates the rich heritage of the individuals that make up the Los Angeles community, while also empowering and investing in their success with educational workshops, masterclasses, networking events, and the renowned One-Minute Movie Contest.  

Founded in 2004 amongst a circle of community organizers and Outfest Board Members, the Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival is a response to the public and industry need for more inclusive spaces where storytellers and filmmakers of color can receive the opportunities and the visibility they struggle to find for themselves and their work. To date, Outfest Fusion has showcased over 10,000 works to nearly 250,000 audience members and impacted over 2,500 storytellers and up and coming industry members with its Outfest Fusion workshops, contests, and events. 

The mission of Outfest Fusion is not only to amplify QTBIPOC voices but also to provide access and resources specific to the needs of the QTBIPOC community. This year Outfest expanded that mission to include how the films are curated for the festival. In a collaboration with Programmers of Colour Collective, Outfest’s new initiative is Outfest Fusion’s Programming Fellowship. The inaugural year's fellows are Irene Suico Soriano, Josslyn Glenn, Mara Tatevosian, Rico Johnson-Sinclair, and Tishon Pugh. Throughout months of deliberation and discovery, the Fusion Fellows explored work from storytellers around the globe to curate a powerful and eclectic slate of films full of bold new visions and invigorating thematic strands that investigate our past, evaluate the present, and dream towards the future. 

The Festival includes the One-Minute Movie Contest sponsored by Hyundai, a democratic way to discover new voices and bring them into the Outfest Fusion family. Aspiring and established filmmakers use their cell phones or cameras to shoot one-minute short films on a predetermined topic - “Past Lives, Future Dreams.”  The films will be screened at Outfest Fusion Fête. The winners will receive cash prizes and will go on to play the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival in July. For complete listings and to purchase tickets, log on to OutfestFusion.com. Outfest Fusion 2022 is presented by IMDbPro and Hyundai; premiere sponsors include AARP, Ammo Creative, Comcast NBCUniversal, Gilead, and The Fight Magazine; and media sponsors are Clear Channel Outdoor, Edge Media, Metro Weekly, PMG, Pride Media, Queerty, Rainbow Media, and Variety.

ABOUT OUTFEST FUSION QTBIPOC FILM FESTIVAL 
The Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous and People of Color) Film Festival curates and exhibits  films, and other cultural and creative expressions from QTBIPOC creators that range from seasoned vets to exciting new voices. Founded in 2004 amongst a circle of community organizers and Outfest Board Members, the Outfest Fusion QTBIPOC Film Festival is a response to the need for more inclusive spaces where storytellers and filmmakers of color could receive the opportunities and the visibility they struggle to find for themselves and their work. Diverse LGBTQIA+ audiences, from regional to international, were also finding a lack of inclusive spaces and celebrations that featured expertly curated and exhibited films, stories and art that reflected the unique lives of themselves. To date Outfest Fusion has showcased over 10,000 works to nearly 250k audiences and impacted over 2500 community members and industry career climbers with its Fusion workshops and events.

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