Following the financial struggles that led to Outfest’s suspension, a platform in Los Angeles that supported LGBTQ+ independent filmmakers for more than four decades, the CinePride Film Festival is emerging as a means to honor and celebrate queer talent.
From September 11th to 14th, the Landmark Theatres Sunset in West Hollywood will host CinePride, a festival showcasing approximately 30-40 films spanning various genres. The event aims to emphasize intersectionality during periods of significant political turmoil. The categories for submission include best narrative feature, documentary feature, web series, and TV pilot, among others. These selections will be made by a panel consisting of critics, filmmakers, and community leaders.
Cecilio Asuncion, the head of CinePride, emphasizes to EbMaster that these spaces are crucial as they help combat silencing. What makes this festival unique is its focus on engaging many allies and strengthening those connections, while also prioritizing education in the realm of entertainment.”
Or simply:
“Cecilio Asuncion, director of CinePride, explains to EbMaster that these spaces are essential due to the silencing we’re experiencing. This festival stands out because it reaches out to many allies and cultivates those relationships, while also focusing on education within the entertainment industry.
The team behind Asuncion and the CinePride Film Festival, which includes transgender model Arisce Wanzer, Winston Emano from Mano Y Mano Media, and Sabrina Riddle who founded the San Francisco LGBT Center, are focusing on offering learning experiences through workshops, question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers, and panel discussions during the festival.
As a filmmaker and an immigrant from the Philippines who has previously submitted films to LGBTQ+ festivals like Frameline, Asuncion aims to fill in the information gap that exists. He openly discusses his past experience of submitting a project to Outfest; when he inquired about why it wasn’t accepted, he was advised to submit exclusively to Outfest Fusion instead.
Asuncion clarified, ‘I wasn’t aware of Outfest Fusion, and when I found out it’s a day dedicated to films by filmmakers of color, I felt uneasy because it could imply segregation. This also suggests that the norm for LGBTQ+ representation is white. However, CinePride is distinct from this approach.'”
Or in a more conversational tone:
“Asuncion pointed out, ‘I didn’t know what Outfest Fusion was, and when I learned it’s about films by filmmakers of color, I wasn’t comfortable because it could seem like separating the segregated. It also implies that the default for LGBTQ+ representation is white. But CinePride is different.’
In a new addition to their leadership group, Asuncion is welcoming programming director Miguel Santos, presently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at Whoopi Goldberg’s All Women’s Sports Network, and development director Michael Daly, who boasts his expertise as an experiential marketing consultant.
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2025-05-01 18:46