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From the plains of North America to the coastlines of Australia, from the mountains of Europe to the valleys of Asia, from the savannah of Africa to the rainforest of South America, Gay Film Festivals gather audiences around the world to share an experience that binds human beings together.
Whether revealing the heights of human achievement or exploring the depths of the human heart, the Silver Screen has the power to transcend differences. At its best, the magic of cinema provides insight and inspiration, challenging and confronting people to see human existence through a grander set of eyes. Find a festival. Take a friend. Have fun.
** Note: A few film festivals are marked with asterisks. These are general film festivals that have made substantial and exceptional efforts to be inclusive of GLBT directors, producers, talent, and subject matter.
A
Argentina |
Australia |
Austria |
B
Belgium |
Bolivia |
Botswana |
Brazil |
Bulgaria |
C
Cambodia |
Canada |
Chile |
China |
Colombia |
Croatia |
Czech Republic |
D
Denmark |
Dominican Republic |
E
Ecuador |
F
Finland |
France |
G
Germany |
Greece |
Guyana |
H
Hungary |
I
Iceland |
India |
Indonesia |
Ireland |
Israel |
Italy |
J
Japan |
K
Kenya |
Korea |
M
Macedonia |
Myanmar |
N
Netherlands |
New Zealand |
Norway |
P
Panama |
Paraguay |
Peru |
Poland |
Portugal |
R
Romania |
Russia |
S
Serbia |
Singapore |
Slovakia |
Slovenia |
South Africa |
Spain |
Sri Lanka |
Sweden |
Switzerland |
T
Taiwan |
Thailand |
Tunisia |
Turkey |
U
Uganda |
United Kingdom |
United States |
Uruguay |
V
Venezuela |
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ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES
DIVERSA - International Gay Lesbian Trans Film Festival of Argentina
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AUSTRALIA
NEW SOUTH WALES (SYDNEY)
Queer Screen - queerDOC & Mardi Gras Film Festival
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QUEENSLAND (BRISBANE)
Brisbane Queer Film Festival
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VICTORIA (BENDIGO)
Bendigo Queer Film Festival
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VICTORIA (MELBOURNE)
Melbourne Queer Film Festival
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AUSTRIA
VIENNA
identities - Queer Film Festival
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BELGIUM
BRUSSELS
Pink Screens Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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OOST-VLAANDEREN PROVINCE (GHENT)
Pinx Gay-Lesbian-Bi Film Festival
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VLAAMS-BRABANT PROVINCE (LEUVEN, ALBURY, DIEST, HALLE)
HoLeBi Film Festival
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BOLIVIA
LA PAZ
Cine GLBT La Paz Festival (La Paz GLBT Film Festival)
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SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA
Santa Cruz Diversidad Afectiva-Sexual International Film Festival
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BOTSWANA
GABORONE
DITSHWANELO Human Rights Film Festival **
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GABORONE
Batho Ba Lorato Film Festival
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BRAZIL
RIO DE JANEIRO (RIO DE JANEIRO)
RioFGC - Rio Gender & Sexuality Cinema Festival
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PARANÁ (CURITIBA)
COLORS Cinema + Diversity
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SANTA CATARINA (FLORIANÓPOLIS)
For Rainbow - Film and Cultural Festival of Sexual Diversity
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SAO PAULO (SAO PAULO)
MIX Brasil Festival of Sexual Diversity
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BULGARIA
SOFIA
Sofia Pride Film Festival
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CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH
Cambodia LGBT Pride Queer Film Festival
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CANADA
ALBERTA (CALGARY)
Fairy Tales Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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BRITISH COLUMBIA (VANCOUVER)
Out On Screen - Vancouver Queer Film Festival
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MANITOBA (WINNIPEG)
Reel Pride - Winnipeg's LGBTTQ Film Fest
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NOVA SCOTIA (HALIFAX)
OUTeast Film Festival
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ONTARIO (KINGSTON)
Reelout Queer Film & Video Festival
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ONTARIO (LONDON)
London Lesbian Film Festival
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ONTARIO (SUDBURY)
Queer North Film Festival
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ONTARIO (TORONTO)
Inside Out LGBT Film Festival
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QUEBEC (MONTREAL)
Image+Nation - Montreal LGBT Film Festival
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QUEBEC (MONTREAL)
Massimadi - Festival de films LGBT Afro-caribéen
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SASKATCHEWAN (REGINA)
Queer City Cinema, the International Queer Arts Festival of Regina
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YUKON (WHITEHORSE)
Out North Queer Film Festival
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CHILE
SANTIAGO
CineGay - Chile Lesbian Gay Trans Film Festival
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CHINA
BEIJING
Beijing Queer Film Festival
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HONG KONG
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
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SHANGHAI
Shanghai Queer Film Festival
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COLOMBIA
BOGATÁ, MEDELLÍN, CALI, POPAYAN, BARRANQUILLA, PEREIRA
Ciclo Rosa
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CROATIA
ZAGREB
Queer Zagreb
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CZECH REPUBLIC
BRNO & PRAHA (PRAGUE)
Mezipatra - Czech Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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PRAHA (PRAGUE)
eLnadruhou, the NOT ONLY Lesbian Culture Festival
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DENMARK
COPENHAGEN & ÅRHUS
Mix Copenhagen LGBT Film Festival
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
SANTO DOMINGO
Santo Domingo OutFest
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ECUADOR
QUITO, CUENCA, MANTA, GUAYAQUIL, AND RIOBAMBA
El Lugar sin Limites - Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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FINLAND
MARIEHAMN
FilmFest Fyr Alle
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TURKU, HELSINKI, TAMPERE, JYVÄSKYLÄ & OULU
Vinokino - Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
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FRANCE
ANNECY
Festival Transposition
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BORDEAUX
Cinémarges Festival
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GRENOBLE
Vues d'en face - Festival International du Film Gay et Lesbien de Grenoble
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LYON
Écrans Mixtes
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MARSEILLE
Festival Reflets
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MULHOUSE
Autre Regard Cinéma Gay et Lesbien
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NANTES
Cinépride GLBT Film Festival
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NICE
IN & OUT - Nice Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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NICE - SEILLANS - TOULON - MARSEILLE
ZE Festival - LGBT Film Fest of Polychromes LGBT Cultural Association
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ORLEANS
Festival d'un bord à l'autre (From One Side to the Other - Gay & Lesbian Film Festival)
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PARIS
Chéries-Chéris, Festival de Films Gays Lesbiens Trans de Paris (Paris Gay Lesbian Trans Film Festival)
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PARIS
Paris International Lesbian and Feminist Film Festival
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PAU
Queer Pix
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SAINT ETIENNE
FACE to FACE - Saint-Etienne LGBTI+ Film Festival
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TOULOUSE
Des Images Aux Mots - Toulouse LGBT Film Festival
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TOURS
Festival Désir... Désirs
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GERMANY
NATIONAL
Queer Film Nacht (Queer Film Night)
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BERLIN
Berlin International Filmfestival **
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Teddy Award
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BERLIN
Entzaubert - Radical Queer D.I.Y. Film Festival
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BERLIN
Xposed International Queer Film Festival
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BRAUNSCHWEIG
Queer Cinema
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BREMEN
Queerfilm - Bremen GLBT Film Festival
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ESSLINGEN
QueerFilmFestival Esslingen
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FREIBURG
Freiburg Gay Film Week
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FREIBURG
Freiburg Lesbian Film Festival
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HAMBURG
Hamburg Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
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HANNOVER (HANOVER)
Perlen Gay-Lesbian Film Festival
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HANNOVER (HANOVER)
MonGay
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KARLSRUHE
Pride Pictures - Queer Film Festival Karlsruhe
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KÖLN (COLOGNE)
International Women's Film Festival Dortmund|Cologne **
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KONSTANZ
Queergestreift Filmfestival
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MÜNCHEN (MUNICH)
QFFM - Queer Film Festival München
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MÜNSTER
Queerstreifen - The Münster Lesbian-Gay Film Festival
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OLDENBURG
RollenWechsel Queer Cinema
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ROSTOCK
QueerFilmFest
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TRIER
Queer Gefilmt (Queer Filmed)
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WIESBADEN
Homonale Queer Filmfestival
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GREECE
ATHENS
Outview - Athens International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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THESSALONIKI
Thessaloniki International LGBTQ Film Festival
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GUYANA
GEORGETOWN
Painting the Spectrum - SASOD Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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HUNGARY
BUDAPEST
Budapest Pride LGBT Film and Culture Festival
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ICELAND
REYKJAVIK
Reykjavik Queer Film Festival, part of the Reykjavík International Film Festival
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INDIA
BANGALORE
Bangalore Queer Film Festival
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CHENNAI
Reel Desires - Chennai International Queer Film Festival
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HYDERABAD
Hyderabad Queer Film Festival
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KOLKATA (CALCUTTA)
DIALOGUES - Calcutta LGBT Film & Video Festival
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KOLKATA (CALCUTTA)
Siddhartha Gautam Film Festival
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MUMBAI (BOMBAY)
Kashish - Mumbai International Queer Film Festival
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NEW DEHLI
Delhi QueerFest
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PUNE
ADVAIT Annual Queer Theatre and Film Festival
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INDONESIA
JAKARTA
Q! Film Festival
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IRELAND
DUBLIN
GAZE - Dublin LGBT Film Festival
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GALWAY
Galway Film Fleadh **
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ISRAEL
TEL AVIV
TLVFest - Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival
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ITALY
BOLOGNA
Some Prefer Cake - Bologna Lesbian Film Festival
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BOLOGNA & MILANO
MIX Festival of Lesbian & Gay Film and Queer Culture
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CAGLIARI
Sardinia Queer Short Film Festival
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FLORENCE
Florence Queer Festival
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MANTOVA
QUASI NIENTE i dettagli che contano (ALMOST NOTHING of the details that count) LGBT Film Festival
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NAPLES
Omovies - Naples GLQ Film Festival
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PALERMO
SICILIA QUEER International New Visions Filmfest
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ROMA (ROME)
Queering Roma
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TORINO (TURIN)
Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI Visions
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VENICE
Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia (Venice Film Festival) **
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JAPAN
KANSAI REGION (OSAKA & KYOTO)
Kansai Queer Film Festival
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KANTO REGION (TOKYO)
Rainbow Reel Tokyo - Tokyo International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
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SKIKOKU REGION (KAGAWA PREFECTURE)
Kagawa Rainbow Film Festival
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TOHOKU REGION (AOMORI)
Aomori International LGBT Film Festival
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KENYA
NAIROBI
Queer Film Festival
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KOREA
SEOUL
Korea Queer Film Festival
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SEOUL
Queer Rainbow @ The International Women's Film Festival in Seoul **
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MACEDONIA
SKOPJE
Dzunica (Rainbow) Festival
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MYANMAR
YANGON
&PROUD - Yangon LGBT Film Festival
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NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM
Roze Filmdagen (Pink Film Days) - Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND & WELLINGTON
Out Takes - A Reel Queer Film Festival
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NORWAY
BERGEN
Bergen International Film Festival **
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OSLO
Oslo Fusion International Film Festival
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PANAMA
PANAMA CITY
Diverso Festival Internacional de Cine GLBT de Panamá
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PARAGUAY
ASUNCIÓN
Festival de Cine LesBiGayTrans de Asunción (Asunción LGBT Film Festival)
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PERU
LIMA
OutfestPerú - International LGBT Film Festival
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POLAND
WARSAW
LGBT Film Festival
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PORTUGAL
LISBON
Queer Lisboa International Film Festival
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ROMANIA
BUCHAREST
Inklusiv Film Festival
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CLUJ-NAPOCA
Serile Filmului Gay (Gay Film Nights) International Film Festival
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RUSSIA
ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW & ELSEWHERE
Bok-o-Bok (Side By Side) LGBT International Film Festival
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SERBIA
BEOGRAD (BELGRADE)
Merlinka International Queer Film Festival
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SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE
IndigNation Pride Film Festival
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SLOVAKIA
BRATISLAVA
Filmovy Festival Inakosti, Slovak Queer Film Festival
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SLOVENIA
LJUBLJANA
Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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SOUTH AFRICA
CAPE TOWN & JOHANNESBURG
Out In Africa South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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DURBAN
Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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SPAIN
CASTILLA Y LEÓN (VALLADOLID)
CINHOMO - Valladolid Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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CATALUÑA (BARCELONA)
FIRE!! - Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Mostra
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CATALUÑA (BARCELONA, TERRASSA, CASTELLDEFELS, GIRONA, LLEIDA)
The Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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EXTREMADURA
FancineGay - Extremadura LGBT Film Festival
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MADRID
LesGaiCineMad, Madrid International Lesbian, Gay & Transgender Film Festival
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PAÍS VASCO (BILBAO)
Zinegoak - Bilbao International Gay-Lesbian-Trans Film Festival
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SRI LANKA
COLOMBO
Celluloid Rainbows LGBT Film Festival
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SWEDEN
MALMÖ
Malmö Queer Filmfestival
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SWITZERLAND
BERN
Queersicht - Bern LGBTI Film Festival
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FRAUENFELD & ZÜRICH
Pink Apple Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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LUZERN
Pink Panorama, Luzern Lesbian-Bi-Gay Festival
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TAIWAN
KAOHSIUNG CITY
TIQFF - Taiwan International Queer Film Festival
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TAIPEI
Women Make Waves International Film Festival **
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THAILAND
BANGKOK
Bangkok Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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TUNISIA
TUNIS
Mawjoudin (We Exist) Queer Film Festival
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TURKEY
ANKARA
Uçan Süpürge (Flying Broom) International Women's Film Festival **
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ISTANBUL
!f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival **
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UGANDA
KAMPALA
Queer Kampala International Film Festival
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UNITED KINGDOM
CARDIFF
Iris Prize Festival
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LIVERPOOL
Homotopia - Liverpool LGBT Festival
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LONDON
BFI Flare - London LGBT Film Festival
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LONDON
Fringe Gay Film Fest
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LONDON
GFEST Short Film Screening
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MANCHESTER
Queer Media Festival
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SHROPSHIRE
Rainbow Film Festival
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ALABAMA (BIRMINGHAM)
Sidewalk Film Festival **
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ARIZONA (PHOENIX)
Desperado Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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ARKANSAS (NORTH LITTLE ROCK)
Kaleidoscope LGBTQ+ Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (FRESNO)
Fresno Reel Pride Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (LONG BEACH)
Qfilms - Long Beach Q Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (LOS ANGELES)
Fusion Los Angeles LGBT People of Color Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (LOS ANGELES)
Outfest Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (MERCED)
Merced Queer Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (PALM SPRINGS)
Cinema Diverse Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (PALM SPRINGS)
Palm Springs International Film Festival **
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CALIFORNIA (SACRAMENTO)
Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO)
FilmOut San Diego
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CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO)
San Diego Latino Film Festival **
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CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO)
Queer Women of Color Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (SAN FRANCISCO)
San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (SANTA BARBARA)
OUTrageous! Santa Barbara Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
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CALIFORNIA (SONOMA)
OUTwatch - Wine Country's LGBTQI Film Festival
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COLORADO (ASPEN)
Aspen Gay Ski Week Film Series
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COLORADO (BRECKENRIDGE)
Breckenridge Festival of Film **
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COLORADO (DENVER)
Cinema Q
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CONNECTICUT (HARTFORD)
Out Film CT - Connecticut LGBT Film Festival
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DELAWARE (REHOBOTH BEACH)
Delaware LGBT CINE-brations
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WASHINGTON, DC)
Reel Affirmations Film Festival
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FLORIDA (FORT LAUDERDALE & MIAMI)
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival **
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FLORIDA (MIAMI & FT LAUDERDALE)
MiFo OUTshine Film Festival
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FLORIDA (NEW PORT RICHEY)
NPR Library REEL PRIDE Film Festival
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FLORIDA (SARASOTA)
Fabulous Independent Film Festival
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FLORIDA (TAMPA BAY)
Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
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GEORGIA (ATHENS)
Athens International Film and Video Festival **
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GEORGIA (ATLANTA)
Out on Film - Atlanta LGBTQ Film Festival
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HAWAII (HONOLULU)
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
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ILLINOIS (CHICAGO)
Reeling - Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
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INDIANA (BLOOMINGTON)
PRIDE Film Festival
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INDIANA (INDIANAPOLIS)
Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival
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KANSAS (KANSAS CITY)
Out Here Now - Kansas City LGBT Film Festival
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KANSAS (WICHITA)
Tallgrass Film Festival **
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KENTUCKY (LOUISVILLE)
Louisville LGBT Film Festival
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LOUISIANA (NEW ORLEANS)
New Orleans Film Festival **
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LOUISIANA (SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY)
North Louisiana Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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MASSACHUSETTS (BOSTON)
Wicked Queer, The Boston LGBT Film Festival
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MASSACHUSETTS (PROVINCETOWN)
Provincetown International Film Festival **
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MICHIGAN (ANN ARBOR)
Ann Arbor Film Festival **
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MINNESOTA (MOORHEAD)
Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
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MISSOURI (KANSAS CITY)
Out Here Now - Kansas City LGBT Film Festival
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MISSOURI (ST. LOUIS)
QFest
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NEBRASKA (LINCOLN)
Prairie Pride Film Festival
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NEW JERSEY (CAPE MAY)
Cape May New Jersey State Film Festival **
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NEW JERSEY (JERSEY CITY)
Chillfest Film Festival
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NEW MEXICO (ALBUQUERQUE)
Way OUT West Film Fest
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NEW YORK (LONG ISLAND & FIRE ISLAND)
Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival & Fire Island Film and Video Festival
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NEW YORK (NEW YORK CITY)
MIX New York Lesbian and Gay Experimental Film/Video Festival
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NEW YORK (NEW YORK CITY)
NewFest - New York LGBT Film Festival
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NEW YORK (ROCHESTER)
ImageOut - The Rochester LGBT Film & Video Festival
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NORTH CAROLINA (DURHAM)
North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival/OutSouth Queer Film Festival
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NORTH CAROLINA (WINSTON-SALEM)
Out at the Movies, Winston-Salem
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NORTH DAKOTA (FARGO)
Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
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OHIO (CINCINNATI)
OutReels Cincinnati - The LGBTQ Film Festival of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
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OHIO (CLEVELAND)
Cleveland International Film Festival **
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OHIO (COLUMBUS)
Out at Wex Queer Film Festival
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OKLAHOMA (OKLAHOMA CITY & TULSA)
OUT OK - Oklahoma GLBT International Film Festival
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OREGON (CORVALLIS)
Corvallis Queer Film Festival
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OREGON (PORTLAND)
QDoc - Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival
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OREGON (PORTLAND)
Portland Queer Film Festival
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PENNSYLVANIA (PHILADELPHIA)
qFlix Philadelphia
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PENNSYLVANIA (PITTSBURGH)
Reel Q - Pittsburgh LGBT Film Festival
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PUERTO RICO (SAN JUAN)
Puerto Rico Queer Filmfest
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RHODE ISLAND (PROVIDENCE)
Providence LGBTQ Film Festival
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TENNESSEE (MEMPHIS)
Outflix LGBT Film Festival
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TEXAS (AUSTIN)
Austin Gay + Lesbian International Film Festival
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TEXAS (FORT WORTH)
Q Cinema - Fort Worth Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
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TEXAS (HOUSTON)
QFest - Houston LGBTQ International Film Festival
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UTAH (PARK CITY)
Sundance Film Festival **
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UTAH (SALT LAKE CITY)
Damn These Heels! Film Festival
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VERMONT (BRATTLEBORO)
Vermont Rural Gay Film Festival at the Sanctuary/Hooker-Dunham Theater
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VERMONT (BRATTLEBORO & GUILFORD)
CineSLAM, Vermont's LGBT Short Film Festival
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VIRGINIA (HAMPTON ROADS)
Reel It Out Queer Film Festival
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WASHINGTON (SEATTLE)
Three Dollar Bill Cinema - TWIST: Seattle Queer Film Festival
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WASHINGTON (SPOKANE)
Spokane LGBTQ Film Festival
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WISCONSIN (MILWAUKEE)
Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival
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URUGUAY
MONTEVIDEO
Llamale H, Festival Internacional de Cine sobre Diversidad Sexual y Género del Uruguay
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PUNTA DEL ESTE
Festival Internacional de Cine de Punta del Este **
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VENEZUELA
CARACAS
Ciclo de Cine de la Diversidad
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A Note About Censorship: The level of censorship on Earth remains appallingly high, and nowhere more so than the USA. As a watcher of gay films you have no doubt noticed that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) consistently rates gay films unfairly and prejudicially (and does so without providing any transparency or specific guidelines - an easy way for them to rate based on bias rather than logic). The MPAA is a group self-generated by the larger players in the motion picture industry to attempt to avoid oversight and accountability. Anyone who watches gay films and compares them to non-gay films finds that only homophobia accounts for the unjust actions of the MPAA (they do not want you to compare films because it so blatantly reveals their prejudice). Consequently we recommend attending film festivals, ordering films directly (bypassing theaters) from distributors, and watching films on uncensored television channels that use an unbaised ratings system. This goes for ALL films.
We also recommend U.S. citizens lobby Congress and state legislatures to provide laws mandating specific criteria for an impartial transparent ratings system to ensure First Amendment freedom to filmmakers and enforcement of laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation since the motion picture industry is a commercial enterprise operating in regions with nondiscrimination laws.
It should be noted that the motion picture industy has an infamous history of censorship and discrimination and should be held to the same standards as any other commercial enterprise operating in regions with nondiscrimination laws. Providing a transparent unbiased ratings system is the least that can be done to enforce these laws.
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Additional Resources
GLAAD - Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and the GLAAD Awards
IFTA - Independent Film & Television Alliance
Iris Prize, The International Gay & Lesbian Short Film Prize
Outfest Legacy Project for LGBT Film Preservation
Pride Films and Plays
Power Up
GALECA - Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association & the Dorian Awards
CinemaGay.it
Gay Celluloid
QFS - Queer Film Society
Film Independent
Celtx Pre-Production Software
Kickstarter
Indiegogo
Vimeo
Academy Awards (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
SAG Awards (Screen Actors Guild)
Saturn Awards (Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films)
Golden Globe Awards (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Spirit Awards (Film Independent)
People's Choice Awards
MTV Movie Awards
Scream Awards
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