Outshine Film Festival - Fort Lauderdale

WE ARE A LGBTQI+ FESTIVAL, THEREFORE ALL OF THE FILMS SUBMITTED MUST HAVE CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE THEME.

OUTshine is South Florida's premiere showcase for LGBTQ+ films producing a large scale festival in the Fall (October) and Spring (April) .

OUTshine Film Festival - Fall Edition is a critically acclaimed event, based in the world-renowned South Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

The 17th Fall Film Festival will take place from October 16 - 26, 2025. We will be HYBRID with both IN-PERSON and VIRTUAL screenings. IN-PERSON October 16 - 23 in Fort Lauderdale and October 24 - 26 in Miami and VIRTUAL October 27 - May 2.

OUTshine is committed to its mission: To inspire, entertain and educate the public, encourage a sense of community through international and culturally diverse film, video and other media that offer historical and contemporary perspectives on the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience.

The festival has grown from a 3-day event in which 25 films were presented to the current format of 10 days with 65+ films. OUTshine is an internationally acclaimed event serving as a platform for numerous World Premiers, North American Premiers and East Coast Premieres.