reel reel non profit volunteer lgbt film festival washington held year mid october reel largest lgbt film festivals terms attendance united_states baltimore newspaper called films festivals entire lgbt community claims largest lgbt film festivals world listing lgbt film festivals claims largest volunteer film festival world organization reel program washington lgbt non profit arts organization overseen board officers board members time paid executive director oversaw day day operations organization operations run board volunteer directors programs including conceived organized implemented volunteers planning reel begins conclusion year festival deposits placed secure venues corporate sponsors secured ongoing process lasts august programming teams feature films women shorts men shorts documentaries begin researching screening films february films secured contract beginning early contracts finalized early july coordinating committee oversees implementation relations volunteer coordination marketing embassy relations public relations aspects film festival funding comes corporate ticket sales additional support comes grants provided city government previously sponsored day film festival coincided program began monthly film screenings titled beginning stopped events resumed november organization sponsored divas outdoors movie outdoor screening classic gay related movies home post fortune history early years reel founded gay residents washington wished found gay arts organization began meeting founded lgbt arts organization organization program sought advice input largest lgbt gay film festival financial administrative assistance reel film festival opened october festival venue georgetown day festival screened feature films short subjects documentaries attendees opening night film father coming closing night film festival expanded screen opening night film district author opened festival screened short feature length works shown following year festival screened features shorts added screenings film festival firm financial provide administrative financial support festival continued expand screening films dropping smaller venues adding larger ones west end cinema festival conducted screening gay events held federal building year festival scored premiere fifth anniversary fourth largest lgbt film festival united_states attendance attendees festival screened films year expanded fifth large venue virginia year later dropped smaller venues favor seat jewish community center years reel growth led west end theaters film moved seat historic located near 14th streets screened feature films shorts documentaries venues turning point years declining attendance women led festival director create special women program event known continued features women filmmakers screenings discussion films particular appeal women lgbt film festival season screen boys don cry award winning film debuted new_york_city screened opened theaters nationwide honor festival continuing success gay lesbian activists alliance bestowed distinguished service award reel festival director screened movies attendees day run festival addition film festival locations including washington afi silver theater maryland struck relationship film festival use holding larger film screenings company festival executive director left november years head leaving festival debt according newspaper number factors responsible debt diminishing number corporate sponsors timing murray resignation donor recruitment beginning following year lack preparation murray departure increasing number popular events competing festival october fewer festival program booklet poor weather days festival festival program left dependent single ticket sales heavy drop single ticket sales board members left organization new board members recruited volunteers took day day operations july organizers announced film festival october april funding news source reported organizers intended hold october film festival community fundraiser brought far hoped allow october festival occur april prompted hope government grant allow festival occur march officials cancelled april event continuing heavy debt grants awarded organization festival organizers scheduled 20th reel film festival october additional changes occurred 20th film festival film festival longer held events primary film festival venue auditorium venues included documentary center west end cinema original venues film festival early 1990s festival instituted embassy screening series films specific country screened nation embassy washington occurred embassy israel embassy france continued held venue festival volunteer coordinator estimated festival draw attendees continued recover financial crisis march held oscar party muscular men covered gold welcoming patrons public invited view academy_awards gay friendly setting hosted truncated day festival november venues changed festival returned long time venue venue end annual festival ceased offer annual film festival conclusion event turned program nonprofit organization offering different programs local community program monthly film screenings offered beginning reel planned day film festival august gala hispanic theatre awards presents major awards year award bestowed based audience honors given best documentary beginning added new awards included time director award reel distributed plant seed filmmaker grant end festival grant established supported audience donations silent auction held year festival varied year year grant awarded board filmmaker filmmakers previously produced feature film short documentary intended help filmmaker complete current work progress grant discontinued festival established filmmaker grant award renaming honor founders festival
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