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.

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.

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 and A Cross Burning at Willacoochee. In 2010, among the more than 50 films, the festival hosted the world premieres of Quentin Crisp: Final Encore, and Fishnet. 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.

Awards and recognitions

 * 2023 Best Film Festival by USA Today's 10Best.
 * 2019 Businessman of the Year, Jim Farmer, Festival Director, OUT Georgia Business Alliance.
 * Received grant from National Endowment for the Arts in 2020.
 * 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.