Friday, August 20, 2021

Mike Dougherty | Director of Festival Programming of Outfest shares details of Outfest Los Angeles 2021 - August 13-22, 2021

OUTFEST LA 2021
AUGUST 13 -22


The 39th annual Outfest LA film festival features in-person and digital films, outdoor screenings, galas, special events, talks and more!



Mike Dougherty | Director of Festival Programming



As Director of Festival Programming Mike is in charge of programming Outfest Los Angeles and ensuring the highest experience of filmmakers and audiences at all Outfest festivals. He has over a decade of experience in the finance, production and distribution aspects of the industry. Mike joins Outfest after five years as Acquisitions and Distribution Executive at Radiant Films International, and five years prior to that as a Creative Executive at Hyde Park Entertainment. Since 2014, he has been the Director of Programming for the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) and is an Associate Programmer for AFI FEST.

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