MovieMaker magazine announced that Out On Film, Atlanta’s LGBTQ film festival, has been named to its annual list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee.
MovieMaker is a publication dedicated to the art and craft of making movies. Their annual list is compiled based on surveys, filmmakers testimonials, and visits to festivals. Considerations for the list include how much assistance a festival provides to traveling filmmaers; recent premieres at the festival; opportunities to meet distributors, fans, fellow filmmakers, and press; and whether festivals are Academy-qualifying – which Out On Film is.
“We are overjoyed and thankful for this inclusion,” Jim Farmer, the festival director of Out On Film, said in a statement. “It’s always been our mission to be able to provide a forum for independent voices and LGBTQ voices. Our filmmakers are the cornerstone of our event, and this is a testament to the relationship we have built with them over the years.”
This is the first time Out On Film has been included on the list. Two other Georgia-based film festivals also made the list: the Atlanta Film Festival and the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.
The list of 2022 Film Festivals Worth the entry Fee is as follows, in alphabetical order:
American Black Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Austin Film Festival
BendFilm Festival
Bentonville Film Festival
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
Blackstar Film Festival
Brooklyn Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
Camden International Film Festival
Catalina Film Festival
Cinequest Film & VR Festival
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cucalorus Film Festival
Edmonton International Film Festival
Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival
Fantastic Fest
Female Eye Film Festival
FilmQuest
FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
Florida Film Festival
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
Galway Film Fleadh
Hamptons International Film Festival
Heartland International Film Festival/
Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Hollyshorts Film Festival
Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival
IndieLisboa International Film Festival
Indie Memphis Film Festival
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Locarno Film Festival
Louisiana Film Prize
Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
Miami Jewish Film Festival
Micheaux Film Festival
Nashville Film Festival
Nevada City Film Festival
New Orleans Film Festival
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
Out on Film, Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival
Portland Film Festival
San Luis Obispo International Film Festival
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Slamdance Film Festival
Tallgrass Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Warsaw Film Festival
Whistler Film Festival