Jenni Olson

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Jenni Olson is one of the world's leading experts on GLBT cinema. She was the director of entertainment and e-commerce for PlanetOut.com and Gay.com.

[edit] Movies

The Joy of Life was Olson's debut feature and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2005.

[edit] Books

Olson's latest book The Queer Movie Poster Book is published by Chronicle Books.

[edit] Film festival

Olson was the Co-Director of the San Francisco International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival from 1992-1994. In 1999 she launched the PlanetOut.com Short Movie Awards, the first GLBT online film festival. She continues to be a consulting programmer to the Minneapolis/St. Paul Lesbian, Gay, Bi & Transgender Film Festival.