Out on Film

Out On Film, Georgia's gay film festival in Atlanta, was established in 1987 and is one of the oldest and most acclaimed LGBTQIA+ film festivals in the United States devoted to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. The festival is now held in Midtown Atlanta in late September and early October. Additional screenings and events are held throughout the year.^[1]

Out On Film, Inc.

Formation	1987 (1987)
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Purpose	To inform, entertain, educate, and enrich the LGBTQ+ culture by showcasing films by, for, and about the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.
Headquarters	999 Brady Ave NW, Atlanta, GA 30318 [phone]
Location	Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, Atlanta, GA and Out Front Theatre Company, Atlanta, GA
Region served	Atlanta, Georgia plus regional, national and international
Festival Director	Jim Farmer
Website	Out On Film

Out On Film is a non-profit all-gay and lesbian operated 501(c)(3) organization. Programming includes films by, for and about the LGBT community.^[2][3]

Films

Out On Film programming is based on invitations to film makers to submit films for consideration. Annual submissions by, about, or of interest to the LGBT community are accepted for consideration, including dramas, comedies, foreign films, and shorts. In 2009 two films premiered at the festival, Rivers Wash Over Me^[4] and A Cross Burning at Willacoochee.^[5] In 2010, among the more than 50 films, the festival hosted the world premieres of Quentin Crisp: Final Encore, and Fishnet.^[6] In 2011 3 films had their premier.

Sponsors

The non-profit festival relies solely on individual ticket sales, grants and the support of local, regional and national sponsors.

Festival dates

Year	Dates
2006	November 10–16
2007	October 11–17
2008	April 11–17
2009	May 28–31
2009	October 2–8
2010	October 1–7
2011	September 29 - October 6
2012	October 4–11
2013	October 3–10
2014	October 2–9
2015	October 1–8
2016	September 29 – October 6
2017	September 28 - October 8
2018	September 27 - October 7
2019	September 26 - October 6
2020	September 24 - October 4
2021	September 23 - October 3
2022	September 22 - October 2
2023	September 21 - October 1
2024	September 26 - October 6

Awards and recognitions

• 2023 Best Film Festival by USA Today's 10Best.^[7]
• 2019 Businessman of the Year, Jim Farmer, Festival Director, OUT Georgia Business Alliance.^[8]
• Received grant from National Endowment for the Arts in 2020.^[9]
• Designated as an Oscar qualifying festival from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2020.
• 2020 Pivot of the Year, OUT Georgia Business Alliance.^[10]

See also

• List of film festivals in North and Central America
• Atlanta Pride
• List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films
• Midtown Atlanta
• Atlanta