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\n\tYale in Hollywood has revealed Jennifer Beals and Roshan Sethi as honorees for its sixth annual virtual film festival, set to run Dec. 4-6.<\/p>\n
\n\tBeals will receive the festival\u2019s 2025 Career Achievement Award, while Sethi will be presented with the Queer Voice Award. Both honorees will accept their awards at the Yale in Hollywood Fest 2025 Awards Livestream on Dec. 6. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe Career Achievement Award has previously been bestowed upon actor C.S. Lee and television creator Justin Noble. The Queer Voice Award was established in 2024 by juror and 2023 fest award recipient Justin Noble.<\/p>\n
\n\tBeals executive produced and starred in \u201cThe L Word: Generation Q,\u201d the Showtime revival of her original hit series. Her portrayal of Bette Porter earned her the GLAAD Golden Gate Award, two NAACP Image Award nominations and a Satellite Award nomination. In 2012, she received the Human Rights Campaign\u2019s Ally for Equality Award for her LGBTQ+ community advocacy. Beals is also executive producing \u201cThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo\u201d for Freeform alongside \u201cThe L Word\u201d creator Ilene Chaiken. In 2024, she launched Run-A-Muck with Chaiken, a cross-platform queer media brand producing content across film, TV and live events.<\/p>\n
\n\tSethi, a writer, director and practicing oncologist, is known for co-creating the Fox medical drama \u201cThe Resident.\u201d He directed the Independent Spirit Award-winning film \u201c7 Days,\u201d \u201cWorld\u2019s Best\u201d for Disney Plus and \u201cA Nice Indian Boy,\u201d and co-wrote \u201cCall Jane.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe three-day festival lineup will feature short films and livestream events, with all programs streaming free worldwide at yihfest.com from Dec. 4 through Dec. 7.<\/p>\n
\n\tVEEEU is awarding two $500 prizes to competition winners selected by the festival jury. Story-boards.ai, a Swiss AI storyboard software company, will sponsor three one-year subscription awards for competition winners.<\/p>\n
\n\tYale in Hollywood Fest showcases films featuring at least one Yale student, alumnus or current staff member in a key creative role. The organization is led by founder Kevin Winston, with Melissa Dawn Johnson and Quentin Lee serving as the festival\u2019s founding programmer and director, respectively.<\/p>\n
\n\tPast Yale in Hollywood Fest honorees include Oscar nominee Lee Isaac Chung, Robinne Lee, Justin Noble, Cory Finley, Kahlil Green and C.S. Lee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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