2026 Update

    OUTLOVE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL decides to continue supporting existing film festivals, existing Pride festivals, and live performances in year 2026. This year there is a lack of abundance of great new films that support our mission. Rather than building a "curated" film festival around absolutely amazing films from past years, we recommend You enjoying these past films on Netflix and on studio websites. We want a film festival that showcases and supports great new LGBT films and great new and upcoming talent.

     OUTLOVE supports our companion film festivals to help them get back on their feet, and, at the same time, bring new LGBT films into our homes in Southwest Florida.

     Three long years of COVID-19 dealt a huge financial setback to LGBT film festivals in the U.S. and around the world, and, dried up the supply of new LGBT films.

     Florida’s two, long-standing, LGBT film festivals, in Miami/Fort Lauderdale and Tampa/St. Pete, are trying their best to bring back the LGBT film festival experience.

• OUTshine, Miami/Fort Lauderdale spring and fall film festivals: OUTshinefilm.com 
• TIGLFF, Tampa/St. Pete winter and fall film festivals: Tiglff.com

Please click on Outlove's "Companion Film Festivals" tab for links to these film festivals.