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Kirsten Schaffer is the Director of Programming of OUTFEST,
the largest film festival in Southern California and the largest
arts and culture event for the gay and lesbian community in the
region.
Schaffer is responsible for ensuring that OUTFEST continues to
program the newest and best gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered feature films,
documentaries and short film subjects for its annual film festival
in July and throughout the year for OUTFEST Wednesdays.
For six years, Schaffer worked for the Seattle Lesbian and Gay
Film Festival, first as the Director of Programming and then as
the Co-Executive Director. Schaffer has also worked as a
programmer for the Northwest International Lesbian and Gay Film
Festival and as a curator for the Olympia Film Festival and the
One Reel Festival at Bumbershoot. She has a BA from the Evergreen
State College in Olympia, Washington. |