The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival started in 1998; and the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in 2008. Both were brought together under one brand: OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival - underscoring our broad appeal and dynamic multicultural location. Critically and internationally acclaimed, it serves as a platform for numerous premiers and is the largest LGBTQ+ cultural arts event in South Florida.

OUTshine is everything you want in a film festival... inviting, glowing, and eclipsing all others before it. Our mission is to inspire, entertain, and educate; encouraging a sense of community through international and culturally diverse film, video, and other media that offer historical and contemporary perspectives on the LGBTQ+ experience.

OUTrageous. OUTspoken. And OUTstanding in what we deliver. Join us in 2024 for the Miami Edition of OUTshine. April 18 - 28, 2024, and the Fort Lauderdale Edition of OUTshine, October 17 - 27, 2024.

OUTshine is a year-round cultural arts event that features monthly screenings, including our signature Cocktails & Cinema™ series, and special sneak-peek events of upcoming films from our distributors. We also cater to all of Florida with our OUTshine At-Home programming throughout the year, which includes mini-virtual festivals that complement our in-person festival editions.