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LGBTQ+ film festivals
We list 336 LGBTQ+ film festivals across 63 countries. The most are in the United States (46), Canada (23) and France (15). Dated editions cluster in September and July.
Coming up in the next six months
- Norwich Queer International Festival of FilmOctober 16–18, 2026
- Queer Film Festival MunichMunich, GermanyOctober 16–23, 2026
- Queerfilm Festival BremenBremen, GermanyOctober 20–25, 2026
- The Rehoboth Beach PRIDE Film FestivalNovember 1–8, 2026
- Queer LisboaLisbon, PortugalNovember 3–7, 2026
- Stamped Pensacola LGBT Film FestivalNovember 12–15, 2026
- Indianapolis LGBT Film FestivalIndianapolis, United StatesNovember 13–22, 2026
- International Queer & Migrant Filmfestival AmsterdamAmsterdam, The NetherlandsDecember 4–6, 2026
- International Queer & Migrant Film Festival (IQMF)The NetherlandsDecember 4–6, 2026
- Desperado LGBTQ+ Film FestivalUnited StatesJanuary 28–30, 2027
- Roze FilmdagenWestergasfabriek, NetherlandsMarch 9–21, 2027
- Tag! Queer Shorts FestivalMarch 20–21, 2027
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By country
All LGBTQ+ film festivals
- Mawjoudin Queer Film FestivalTunis, Tunisia
- Frameline Film FestivalSan Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Budapest PrideBudapest, Hungary
- L.A. OutfestLos Angeles, United States
- Merlinka FestivalTuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Lovers Film Festival - Torino LGBTQI VisionsTurin, Italy
- Out In Africa South African Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalCape Town, South Africa
- Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film FestivalHong Kong, People's Republic of China
- LesGaiCineMadMadrid, Spain
- Ljubljana LGBT Film FestivalLjubljana, Slovenia
- MezipatraBrno, Czech Republic
- Mezipatra Queer Film FestivalPrague, Czech Republic
- Rainbow Reel TokyoTokyo, Japan
- Daegu Queer Culture FestivalDaegu, South Korea
- Lethal LesbianTel Aviv, Israel
- London Lesbian Film FestivalLondon, CanadaApril 30 – May 2, 2027
- Mardi Gras Film FestivalSydney, Australia
- Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- Philadelphia QFestPhiladelphia, United States
- TLVFestTel Aviv, Israel
- VinokinoTurku, Finland
- Asian Queer Film FestivalTokyo, Japan
- Bangalore Queer Film FestivalBengaluru, India
- Mumbai Queer Film FestivalMumbai, India
- New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- NewFestNew York, United States
- Pink Life QueerFestAnkara, Turkey
- Shanghai Queer Film FestivalShanghai, People's Republic of China
- Some Prefer CakeBologna, Italy
- Toronto Queer Film FestivalToronto, Canada
- Beijing Queer Film FestivalBeijing, People's Republic of China
- CINEMQPeople's Republic of China
- Delhi International Queer Theater and Film FestivalNew Delhi, India
- DOTYKHrodna, Belarus
- Kreivės / Vilnius Queer FestivalVilnius, Lithuania
- MIX CopenhagenCopenhagen, Denmark
- Muskoka Queer Film FestivalCanada
- Rio Festival Gay de CinemaRio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Seattle Queer Film FestivalSeattle, United States
- ShanghaiPRIDE Film FestivalShanghai, People's Republic of China
- Taiwan International Queer Film FestivalTaichung, Taiwan
- Way OUT West Film FestAlbuquerque, United States
- We're Funny That Way!Canada
- Rainbow Film FestivalHonolulu, United States
- AMOR International LGBT Film FestivalSantiago, Chile
- Ciclo RosaBogotá, Colombia
- Diversex International Film FestivalNicaragua
- Enchanted International Queer Film FestivalFrankfurt, Germany
- Gender ReelSaint Paul, United States
- LesBiGayTrans International Film Festival of AsunciónAsunción, Paraguay
- National Queer Arts FestivalSan Francisco, United States
- Notre Dame Queer Film FestivalNotre Dame, United States
- Sicilia Queer FilmfestPalermo, Italy
- &PROUDYangon, Myanmar
- Abhimani Film FestivalColombo, Sri Lanka
- Andalusia Lesbian and Gay Film FestivalSeville, Spain
- Aomori International LGBT Film FestivalAomori, Japan
- Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalBangkok, Thailand
- Batho Ba LoratoGaborone, Botswana
- Chennai International Queer Film FestivalChennai, India
- East London LGBTQ+ Film FestivalUnited Kingdom, United Kingdom
- FilmOut San DiegoSan Diego, United States
- Gay and Lesbian Film Festival of the Canary IslandsCanary Islands, Spain
- Geelong Pride Film FestivalGeelong, Australia
- Glasgay! FestivalGlasgow, United Kingdom
- Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival
- Korea Queer Film FestivalSeoul, South Korea
- Melbourne Queer Film FestivalMelbourne, Australia
- Out & Loud - Pune International Queer Film FestivalPune, India
- Out on FilmAtlanta, United States
- Pride International Film FestivalManila, Philippines
- PT Foundation's Film FestivalHELP University, Malaysia
- Reel AffirmationsWashington, D.C., United States
- Slovak Queer Film FestivalSlovakia, Slovakia
- Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalTampa, United States
- Tarang - Delhi International Queer Theatre and Film FestivalDelhi, India
- Translations: The Seattle Transgender Film FestivalSeattle, United States
- Festival de Cine LGBTIQ - AsturiasSpain
- PriosmaCork, Ireland
- Seoul International Pride Film FestivalSeoul, South Korea
- Transgender Film FestivalKiel, Germany
- DIVERSA International Gay Lesbian Trans Film Festival of ArgentinaBuenos Aires, Argentina
- Festival RefletsMarseille, France
- International Queer Film Festival Playa del CarmenPlaya del Carmen, Mexico
- Les Bisqueers RosesReims, France
- MIX NYCUnited States
- Sardinia Queer Film ExpoItaly, Italy
- ZinegoakBilbao, Spain
- Calgary Queer Arts SocietyCalgary, CanadaMay 12–16, 2027
- Connecticut LGBTQ Film FestivalUnited States
- Fairy Tales Queer Film FestivalCalgary, Canada
- Houston Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalHouston, United States
- ImageOutRochester, United States
- Milwaukee LGBT Film & Video FestivalMilwaukee, United States
- North Carolina Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalDurham, United States
- Out North Queer Film FestivalWhitehorse, Canada
- OUTeast Film FestivalHalifax, Canada
- OUTSOUTH Queer Film Festival
- Rainbow Reels Queer and Trans Film FestivalCanada
- Rainbow Visions Film FestivalEdmonton, Canada
- Reel PrideWinnipeg, Canada
- Reelout Queer Film FestivalKingston, Canada
- San Francisco Transgender Film FestivalSan Francisco, United States
- BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film FestivalLondon, United Kingdom
- CinémargesBordeaux, France
- CinéPrideNantes, France
- FanCineGayExtremadura, Spain
- Festival de Films Gays, Lesbiens, Bi, Trans & +++ de ParisParis, France
- GazeDublin, Ireland
- Image + Nation Festival Cinema LGBT Montreal Film FestivalMontreal, Canada
- Inside OutToronto, Canada
- OutfestPerúLima, Peru
- Queer LisboaLisbon, PortugalNovember 3–7, 2026
- Cinema Queer International Film FestivalStockholm, Sweden
- Festival Désir... DésirsTours, France
- Festival Internacional de Cine LGBT El Lugar Sin LímitesQuito, Ecuador
- Roze FilmdagenWestergasfabriek, NetherlandsMarch 9–21, 2027
- Freiburg Queer Film FestivalFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Homotopia
- Leeds Queer Film FestivalLeeds, United Kingdom
- MassimadiMontreal, Canada
- PRIDE PICTURES – Queer Film Festival KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany
- Sunny BunnyKyiv, Ukraine
- transition international queer & minorities film festivalVienna, Austria
- Wicked QueerBoston, United States
- Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalBarcelona, Spain
- CineQ Queer Film FestivalBirmingham, United Kingdom
- Fire!! Gay and Lesbian International Film ShowBarcelona, Spain
- Hamburg International Queer Film FestivalHamburg, Germany
- IdentitiesVienna, Austria
- MIX Copenhagen LGBTQ Film FestivalCopenhagen, Denmark
- SERILE FILMULUI GAY International Film FestivalCluj-Napoca, Romania
- The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film FestivalChicago, United States
- TranScreenFilmtheater Kriterion, Netherlands
- XPOSED Queer Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- FACE à FACESaint-Étienne, France
- Festival Ecrans MixtesLyon, France
- Mostra Endimaris SitgesSitges, Spain
- OUTshine Film FestivalMiami, United States
- Puerto Rico Queer FilmfestSan Juan, Puerto Rico
- Strangelove A Queer FestivalBelgium, Belgium
- 2026 Milan International LGBTQ+ Film and Queer Culture FestivalPiccolo Teatro Strehler, Italy
- Barcelona Queer Film FestivalCine Maldà, Spain
- CINHOMOValladolid, Spain
- Des images aux motsToulouse, France
- Holebifilmfestival, Queer film festival in BelgiumBelgium, Belgium
- Milan International Lesbian & Gay Film FestivalMilan, Italy
- Reel Pride Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalFresno, United States
- TildeMelbourne, Australia
- Vues d'en faceGrenoble, France
- Espacio Queer Film FestArgentina, Argentina
- Everybody's Perfect (Geneva International Queer Film Festival)Geneva, Switzerland
- Kooz Queer Film FestivalHaifa, Israel
- Outfest Fusion LGBTQ People of Color Film FestivalLos Angeles, United States
- Scottish Queer International Film FestivalGlasgow, United Kingdom
- Spectrum Film Festival (LGBTQ)Cape Cod, United States
- Tels Quels Festival / LGBT ShortfilmBelgium, Belgium
- Appalachian Queer Film Festival
- BENT LGBTQ+ Film FestivalSacramento, United States
- Desperado LGBTQ+ Film FestivalUnited StatesJanuary 28–30, 2027
- Divine Queer Film FestivalItaly
- Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival
- FestheartRakvere, Estonia
- Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest
- Llamale HUruguay
- Miami Gay and Lesbian Film FestivalMiami, United States
- qFLIX Philadelphia: The LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- Rainbow Umbrella Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Scream Queer - Eros and ThanatosItaly
- Sofia Pride Film FestSofia, Bulgaria
- Stamped Pensacola LGBT Film FestivalNovember 12–15, 2026
- The East Village Queer Film Festival
- Bendigo Queer Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- Bloomington Pride Film Festival
- Bradford Queer Film FestivalBradford, United Kingdom
- Copenhagen Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalCopenhagen, Denmark
- Durban Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalDurban, South Africa
- Espacio Queer - Festival de Cine sobre Diversidad Sexual y GéneroArgentina
- European Gay Network LGBTQ Film Festival
- Feminist and Queer International Film FestivalRomania
- Florence Queer FestivalFlorence, Italy
- From One Side To The Other FestivalOrléans, France
- Homo Humour: Queer Male Artist Film
- Libercine - Argentina LGBT International Film FestivalArgentina, Argentina
- Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- Louisville LGBT Film Festival
- Mexico LGBTQ+ International Film Festival (¡Goya Queer!)
- MiX Festival Internazionale di Cinema LGBTQ+ e Cultura QueerItaly
- Muskoka Queer Film Festival (MQFF)Canada
- Norwich Queer International Festival of FilmOctober 16–18, 2026
- OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival - Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale, United States
- OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival - MiamiMiami, United States
- Pink Lobster ( LGBTQIA2+) Film FestivalCanada
- qFLIX PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, United States
- queer loox - the queer-feminist film series in LuxemburgLuxembourg, Luxembourg
- Shropshire Rainbow Film Festival
- Tag! Queer Shorts FestivalMarch 20–21, 2027
- Thessaloniki Queer Arts FestivalThessaloníki, Greece
- ZeFestivalProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
- AnimaQUEERBrazil
- BENT: Sacramento LGBTQ Film FestivalSacramento, United States
- Chennai Rainbow Film FestivalChennai, India
- DOTYK queer festivalBelarus
- Festival Internacional de Cine LGBTIQA+ "Amor es Amor"Córdoba, Argentina
- For Rainbow - Festival de Cinema e Cultura da Diversidade Sexual e de GêneroBrazil
- In&OutNice, France
- Kaleidoscope LGBT Festival
- LGBT+ Film Festival PolandPoznań, Poland
- Malmo International LGBTQ+ Short Film Festival
- Out Here Now: the Kansas City LGBT Film Festival
- Perlen - Queer Film Festival
- Perth International Queer Film Festival
- Pittsburgh LGBT Film FestivalPittsburgh, United States
- PRIDE PICTURES Queer Film Festival KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany
- SaFFlicks - lesbian & bisexual film festival
- Safflicks Pride Film Fest
- The Rehoboth Beach PRIDE Film FestivalNovember 1–8, 2026
- Vancouver Queer Film FestivalVancouver, Canada
- Verzaubert - International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalGermany
- Virginia Queer Film FestivalNorfolk, United States
- ZinentiendoAragon, Spain
- A Student Film Festival on LGBTQ Elders
- CineSLAM - Vermont's LGBTQ Short Film Festival
- Damn These Heels LGBTQ Film FestivalSalt Lake City, United States
- Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente LGBTIQ+
- FilmPride - Brighton & Hove Pride LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
- Geelong Pride Film Screenplay CommissionGeelong, Australia
- Grito Queer FestivalBrazil
- IMMAGINARIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF LESBIANS & OTHER REBELLIOUS WOMENItaly
- Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film FestivalToronto, Canada
- Les Mains Gauches - Queer Feminist Short MoviesMarseille, France
- Perth Queer Film FestivalAustralia, Australia
- San Francisco Queer Film Fest
- Some Prefer Cake - Lesbian International Film FestivalItaly
- Transition Queer & Queer Minorities FestivalAustria
- VISIBLE, Festival de Cine LGBTI+
- art200: international queer culture festivalRomania
- Centro Niemeyer LGBT Film FestivalCentro, Spain
- Cinema DiversePalm Springs, United States
- Creative Alliance Rainbow FestivalUnited States
- Fort Worth Gay and Lesbian International Film FestivalFort Worth, United States
- Gilbert Baker Film Festival
- Kyiv Queer Film FestivalKyiv, Ukraine
- Orchid Lesbian/Queer International Film FestivalArgentina, Argentina
- Pietermaritzburg Gays & Lesbians Film Festival
- Portland LGBT Film Festival
- Reel Q: Pittsburgh LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- Serile Filmului Gay International Film Festival, RomaniaRomania
- Sisssy Films: Queer Love, Desire & Sexuality
- Translations: Seattle Transgender Film FestivalSeattle, United States
- ALT* Festival de Cine Documental LGBT+
- America's Rainbow Film Festival (ARFF)
- Austin Gay & Lesbian International Film Festival
- Boston LGBT Film Festival
- Color's of Love International Queer Film FestivalIndia
- FLUID LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
- FOR RAINBOW - Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender DiversityBrazil
- GAZE International LGBTQIA Film FestivalIreland
- Giornate di Cinema QueerItaly
- Hamilton Queer Film FestivalCanada
- Indianapolis LGBT Film FestivalIndianapolis, United StatesNovember 13–22, 2026
- International Queer & Migrant Filmfestival AmsterdamAmsterdam, The NetherlandsDecember 4–6, 2026
- LGBTQ LOVE STORY FILM FESTIVAL LONDON
- meta- queerfest / short filmBelarus
- OUT at the Movies Int'l LGBT Film Fest
- OUT HERE NOW: Kansas City LGBT FFKansas City, United States
- Out! Mostra de Cinema LGBTIQ+ de les Illes Balears
- See Us On Film: The Atlanta Black Pride LGBTQ International Film Festival
- Side by SideRussia
- Trans Fest StockholmStockholm, Sweden
- CuórumMorelia, Mexico
- La Frontera Queer Film Fest
- LGBT History Month Screenings
- LGBTQ Unbordered Film Festival
- LGBTQ+ Toronto Film FestivalToronto, Canada
- Luststreifen
- Muestra de Cine Lésbico de Madrid /Madrid Lesbian Film Days
- North Louisiana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- OUTrageous! Santa Barbara LGBT Film Festival
- Pink ScreensCinéma Nova, Belgium
- TransFormationsBerlin, Germany
- FanCineQueer
- Flikkers Queer Film Festival
- Hollywood QUEER Short Film Festival
- International Feminist & Queer Festival Red Dawns
- MT QUEER PREMIABrazil
- Pink Season [LGBTQ] Film Festival
- Rome Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalRome, Italy
- TranScreen Amsterdams Transgender Film Festival
- University of Oregon Queer Film Festival
- La Fête du Slip - Gender and Sexualities FestivalSwitzerland
- LGBT Los Angeles Film Festival
- Liverpool Pride British Short LGBT Film ContestLiverpool, United Kingdom
- LOS ANGELES QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
- Out For Blood - Queer Horror Film Festival
- Painting the Spectrum LGBTQ+ Film FestivalGuyana
- queer qandi film fest
- SpringOut! Middle Tennessee LGBT+ Film Festival
- XXI OutfestPerú Film Festival LGBT+
- Asia Rainbow TV AwardsPeople's Republic of China
- Asterisco Festival Internacional de Cine LGBTIQ
- GLANCE QUEER FILM FESTIVALIndia
- Internacional Queer Film Festival Playa del Carmen
- International Queer & Migrant Film Festival (IQMF)The NetherlandsDecember 4–6, 2026
- Orchid International Queer Film Festival ROSARITO
- TranScreen Transgender Film Festival Amsterdam
- Q! Film FestivalJakarta, Indonesia
- QFest - San Antonio LGBT International Film Festival
- Qfest: The Houston International LGBTQ Film FestivalHouston, United States
- Queenstown Queer Film Festival
- Queer Agenda Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Queer Asia Film Festival
- Queer City CinemaRegina, Canada
- QUEER dance and circus filmsFinland
- Queer East FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Queer East Midlands Film Festival
- QUEER EXPRESSION
- Queer Film Festival MunichMunich, GermanyOctober 16–23, 2026
- QUEER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALFrance
- Queer Kampala International Film FestivalKampala, Uganda
- Queer Lens - Independent Film Festival of Chennai (IFFC)Chennai, India
- Queer Media FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Queer Movie NightsGreece
- Queer Popcorn - LGBT Film Festival
- Queer Vision at Pride of the DéiseIreland
- Queer Vision Film FestivalUnited Kingdom
- Queer Wave: Cyprus LGBTQIA+ film festivalCyprus
- Queer West Film FestivalCanada
- QUEER-Streifen RegensburgRegensburg, Germany
- Queerbee LGBT Film Festival
- Queerchester Films North West
- Queerfilm Festival BremenBremen, GermanyOctober 20–25, 2026
- Queerfilmfestival WeimarWeimar, Germany
- QueersichtBern, Switzerland
- QueerWritesAustralia, Australia
- Queerx Film Festival
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