Outfest Unveils Lineup For Second Annual Queer Television Festival, The OutFronts
Outfest today unveiled the lineup for its second annual LGBTQIA+ television festival, The OutFronts—a four-day hybrid event with free-to-view, internationally accessible virtual panel discussions and ticketed in-person events in Los Angeles, featuring the talent from some of the most exciting LGBTQIA+ programs available on television today.
The festival will run from June 3-6, kicking off with the world premiere in-person screening of Peacock’s Queer As Folk at the Theatre at the Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles, which will be followed by a conversation with the reimagining’s creators and cast.The festival’s in-person lineup to be held at Neuehouse will give an advanced look at the third and final season premiere of Hulu and Disney+’s Love, Victor, followed by a discussion with the cast and creators, including showrunner Brian Tanen and stars Michael Cimino, Anthony Turpel, Bebe Wood, George Sear, Isabella Ferreira, and Ava Capri moderated by Tommy Dorfman.
Another in-person event features a focus on Queer Firefighters, gathering actors who play the role on TV (including 9-1-1 Lone Star’s Brian Michael Smith and Ronen Rubinstein) alongside real-life queer firefighters of Los Angeles.
The OutFronts will also host icons from HBO Max’s Legendary for a talk-show style look back at some of the most earth-shattering moments from the show’s history, and a candid talk about all the unfolding drama of the current season.Virtual panels will include a talk on SyFy and USA Network’s Chucky, moderated by Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller, with Child’s Play franchise creator Don Mancini and cast members Jennifer Tilly, Brad Dourif, Fiona Dourif, Zackary Arthur and Bjorgvin Anarson; a one-on-one, career-spanning conversation with comedy
