List of LGBT film festivals

The following is a list of LGBT film festivals.

Name Location Established Notes
City or cities State, province or region Country
&PROUD Yangon LGBTI Film Festival YangonYangon Region Myanmar 2014
Abhimani Film Festival ColomboWestern Province Sri Lanka 2006 Also known as Celluloid Rainbows, this is the oldest LGBT film festival in the South Asian region,[1] and the only LGBT film festival in Sri Lanka.[1]
Asian Queer Film Festival TokyoGreater Tokyo Area Japan 2007
Atlanta Film Festival AtlantaGeorgia United States 2008, 1976 (original festival) Listed for the Pink Peach Prize LGBTQ Film Award, 2008
Bangalore Queer Film Festival BangaloreKarnataka India 2008
Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film Festival BangkokBangkok Metropolitan Region Thailand 2015
Beijing Queer Film Festival BeijingBeijing Municipality China 2001
BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival LondonGreater London United Kingdom 1986
Chennai International Queer Film Festival ChennaiChennai Metropolitan Area India 2005
Damn These Heels LGBTQ Film Festival Salt Lake CityUtah United States 2003 Longest-running LGBTQ film festival in the Mountain West[2]
DOTYK MinskMinsk Region Belarus 2015
FACE à FACE Saint-ÉtienneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes France 2005
Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival CalgaryAlberta Canada 1999
FilmOut San Diego San Diego California United States 2005 San Diego's only LGBT film festival
FiveFilms4freedom OnlineOnline United Kingdom 2015 World's first online, global and free 10-day LGBT film festival, created by the British Council and British Film Institute, and supported by the UN Free & Equal campaign
Frameline Film Festival San FranciscoCalifornia United States 1977
Gay Film Nights Cluj-NapocaCluj County Romania 2004
Gaze DublinLeinster Ireland 1992
Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Hong KongHong Kong, S.A.R. China 1989
Houston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival HoustonTexas United States 1997
In & Out NiceAlpes-Maritimes France 2009
Inside Out Film and Video Festival TorontoOntario Canada 1991
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival MumbaiMaharashtra India 2010 Recognized as South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival [3] and '10 Film Festivals In India That Are A Must Visit For Every Cinema Lover' [4]. Also voted as one of Top 5 Coolest LGBTQ Film Festivals in the World. [5]
Korea Queer Film Festival SeoulSeoul Capital Area South Korea 2001
Kreivės VilniusLithuania Lithuania 2014 The festival is open to feature films, documentaries and short films focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex themes.[6][7]
LesGaiCineMad MadridCommunity of Madrid Spain 1996
Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival LisbonLisbon Metropolitan Area Portugal 1997
Mardi Gras Film Festival SydneyNew South Wales Australia 1993
Melbourne Queer Film Festival MelbourneVictoria Australia 1991
Merlinka Festival Belgrade, Sarajevo, PodgoricaFormer Yugoslavia Serbia  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Montenegro 2009
Mezipatra Brno and PragueMoravia and Bohemia Czech Republic 2000
Milwaukee LGBT Film & Video Festival MilwaukeeWisconsin United States 1987
Mix Copenhagen CopenhagenCopenhagen Metropolitan Area Denmark 1986
MIX NYC New York CityNew York United States 1987
National Queer Arts Festival San FranciscoCalifornia United States 1998
NewFest New York CityNew York United States 1988
North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film Festival DurhamNorth Carolina United States 1995
Notre Dame Queer Film Festival Notre DameIndiana United States 2004
Out in Africa Johannesburg and Cape TownGauteng and Western Cape South Africa 1994
Out on Film AtlantaGeorgia United States 1987
Out Takes: A Reel Queer Film Festival Auckland and WellingtonAuckland Region and Wellington Region New Zealand 1995
Outfest Los AngelesCalifornia United States 1982
Outview Film Festival[8] AthensGreece Greece 2007
Philadelphia QFest PhiladelphiaPennsylvania United States 1995
Pink Apple Zürich and FrauenfeldCanton of Zürich and Canton of Thurgau  Switzerland 1997
Pride International Film Festival ManilaMetro Manila Philippines 2004 Films specialising in HIV and AIDS awareness
Q! Film Festival JakartaGreater Jakarta (Jabodetabek) Indonesia 2002 Asia's largest LGBT film festival,[9] and the first in a predominantly Muslim country.[10] It was established in 2002 and closed, until further notice, in early 2017.
Queer Film Festival Oldenburg Oldenburg (Oldb) Niedersachsen Germany 2010
Queersicht BernCanton of Bern  Switzerland 1997
Rainbow Film Festival HonoluluHawaii United States 1989
Rainbow Reel Tokyo TokyoGreater Tokyo Area Japan 1992 'Rainbow Reel Tokyo' is the official new name for the 'Tokyo International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival' (since 2016).
Reel Affirmations Washington, D.C.District of Columbia United States 1991
Reel Pride WinnipegManitoba Canada 1985
Reeling ChicagoIllinois United States
Rio Festival de Gênero & Sexualidade no Cinema Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro Brazil 1995 Formerly known as Rio Festival Gay de Cinema, the festival adopted its new name in 2016.
San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival San FranciscoCalifornia United States 1977
San Francisco Transgender Film Festival San FranciscoCalifornia United States 1997[11] Originally named 'Tranny Fest'
Screened Out Cablecast film festivalNationwide cablecast United States 2007 only
Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival SeattleWashington United States 1996
Shanghai Queer Film Festival ShanghaiShanghai
(municipality)		 China 2017 New LGBT film festival, run by volunteers and as a not-for-profit community event;[12] opened in September 2017
ShanghaiPRIDE Film Festival ShanghaiShanghai
(municipality)		 China 2015
Side by Side Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg
('Federal Subject')		 Russia 2008
Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival AlbuquerqueNew Mexico United States 2003
Taiwan International Queer Film Festival Taipei CityTaipei–Keelung Metropolitan Area Taiwan 2014
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival TampaFlorida United States 1989
TLVFest Tel AvivGush Dan Israel 2006
Vancouver Queer Film Festival VancouverBritish Columbia Canada 1988
Vinokino Turku and HelsinkiSouthwest Finland (or 'Finland Proper') and Uusimaa (or 'Nyland') Finland 1991
West Pride GothenburgMetropolitan Gothenburg Sweden 2007

References

  1. 1 2 Rosanna Flamer Caldera (12 June 2017). "Colombo PRIDE: Challenge and Change". Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ↑ https://www.utahfilmcenter.org/dth2018/ | title=Damn These Heels | access-date=2018-07-15}
  3. ↑ https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-south-asia-s-biggest-lgbt-film-fest-opens-with-star-studded-gala-2216592
  4. ↑ https://www.scoopwhoop.com/news/10-film-festivals-in-india-that-are-a-must-visit-for-every-cinema-lover/#.izng8y9lx
  5. ↑ https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-kashish-voted-among-top-5-coolest-lgbt-film-fests-1926088
  6. ↑ "Vilniaus LGBT festivalis „Kreivės" – jau po dviejų savaičių". 15min.lt. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  7. ↑ "Vilniaus queer festivalis „Kreivės"". renginiai.kasvyksta.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2018-06-13.
  8. ↑ Outview Film Festival
  9. ↑ Maimunah (18 October 2008). "Indonesia's Q! Film Festival". Inside Indonesia. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "About Us - WHO WE ARE". Q! Film Festival. 2004. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "San Francisco Transgender Film Festival - About Us". San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  12. ↑ Michael Rinaldi (16 February 2017). "New Shanghai Queer Film Festival to launch this September". Time Out Shanghai. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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