OutLove International Film Festival of Southwest Florida (population of 1.3 million in five county area surrounding Fort Myers, Florida, USA and estimated 36,000 LGBT+) shows full-length LGBT+ feature films that educate, enlighten and entertain and further shows our community living lives of happiness, love and respect. We also show full-length LGBT+ documentaries that depict LGBT+ lives in their raw state, but our film festival's overall message is happiness, love and respect.

Awards & Prizes

$1,000 Crystal Heart Audience Award for full-length LGBT+ feature film, $1,000 Crystal Heart Audience Award for full-length LGBT+ documentary, $1,000 Crystal Heart Juried Award for full-length LGBT+ feature film, and $1,000 Crystal Heart Juried Award for full-length LGBT+ documentary.

Rules & Terms

Rules: Full-length LGBT feature films and full-length LGBT documentaries. OutLove International Film Festival of Southwest Florida shows full-length LGBT feature films that educate, enlighten and entertain and further shows our community living lives of happiness, love and respect. We also show full-length documentaries that depict LGBT+ lives in their raw state, but our film festival's overall message is happiness, love and respect. Submissions open via FilmFreeway.com; submissions deadline March 25, 2020. We look at full-length LGBT+ feature films and full-length LGBT+ documentaries that support our film festival's overall message of happiness, love and respect.