Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

Where: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

When: May

The Rainbow Film Festival is aimed at educating and raising awareness of the community at large about gay and lesbian culture, arts and lifestyle. The festival takes place at the Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival

The Out Traveler: Hawaii

HBT-GBG LGBT Festival

Where: Gothenburg, Sweden

When:  May


HBT-GBG is a gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender cultural festival in Gothenburg, Sweden. It takes place in  Gothenburg City Theatre, the Röhsska Museum and the Museum of World Culture.

 HBT-GBG website in Swedish

Fairytales International LGBT Film Festival

Where: Calgary, AB, Canada

When: May - June

Fairy Tales is an independent film festival and the largest annual GLBTQ Film festival in Alberta, Canada.

"Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival has three main objectives:

• To bring a rich selection of seldom-seen films to the Calgary and Southern Alberta audience that—given the limited distribution network—audiences may otherwise not have a chance to see.

• To support the work of local, national and international filmmakers.

• To create an atmosphere of respect, inclusiveness, tolerance and pride within and outside, of the GLBTQ community."

 Find out more about Fairytales International LGBT Film Festival

Out Takes LGBT Film Festival

When: May

Where: Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland , New Zealand

"Queer films have the power to remind us of who we are, to inform and transform people both in and outside of our communities, to bring people together to celebrate queer culture and to advance the movement for equal rights."


Out Takes LGBT Film Festival

Out Film - Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Where: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

When: May 27 - June 5, 2010

"Connecticut's longest-running film festival, committed to bringing outstanding gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer film to our New England community."

Out Film - Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Boston LGBT Film Festival

Where:   Boston, MA, USA

When:  May

Held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and various other locations, the Boston LGBT Film Festival features a variety of queer films, as well as panels, events, and a showcase of local work 
Boston LGBT Film Festival.

Boston LGBT Film Festival

Submissions are now being accepted

Translations: Transgender Film Festival

Where:  Seattle, WA, USA

When:  May

Translations  is one of only a few transgender film festivals in the world, encouraging visibility and positive representations of transgender issues.  It is part of Three Dollar Bill Cinema that suppors queer film and produces the Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and other events.

Translations: Transgender Film Festival

Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Where:  Miami, FL, USA

When:  April 23-May 2

The Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, a critically acclaimed event, is based in the world-renowned historic South Beach neighborhood and screens films and videos in locations throughout Miami-Dade county and Ft. Lauderdale.

Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Inside Out: Toronto LGBT Film & Video Festival

Where: Toronto, ON, Canada

When: May

Features queer films, videos, artist talks, panel discussions, installations and parties under the motto "challenging attitudes and changing lives."


Official Site