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Director's Resignation Over Prop. 8 Donation Not Accepted

L.A. Film Fest
Director's Resignation Over Prop. 8 Donation Not Accepted

Film Independent released a statement on Friday in response to Los Angeles Film Festival director Richard Raddon's donation to the campaign for Proposition 8, which succeeded in banning gay marriage in California. "As a champion of diversity," the statement said, "Film Independent is dedicated to supporting the civil rights of all individuals. At the same time, our organization does not police the personal, religious, or political choices of any employee, member, or filmmaker."

Film Independent released a statement on Friday in response to Los Angeles Film Festival director Richard Raddon's donation to the campaign for Proposition 8, which succeeded in banning gay marriage in California. "As a champion of diversity," the statement said, "Film Independent is dedicated to supporting the civil rights of all individuals. At the same time, our organization does not police the personal, religious, or political choices of any employee, member, or filmmaker."

According to Oscar pundit and film critic David Poland, whose Hot Blog is hosted by Movie City News's website, Raddon actually submitted his resignation on Thursday, but Film Independent's board chose not to accept it. Instead, they were meeting as a group to decide what to do next.

Film Independent declined to comment further or to confirm that Raddon had in fact submitted his resignation, saying, "We don't discuss internal employee issues."

On November 14, Poland reported that Raddon had personally donated $1,500 to the Yes on 8 campaign. The Los Angeles Film Festival is one of the many divisions of Film Independent, a nonprofit film organization that also host the Independent Spirit Awards.

For an organization located in Los Angeles and known for exhibiting LGBT films, this came as a shock to some.

Raddon is a Mormon and the producer of a number of independent films, including the Lili Taylor-Guy Pearce movie A Slipping-Down Life. (The Advocate)

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