OUTshine Film Festival

The <a href="https://outshinefilm.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival</a> spring edition returns April 23 – May 3, 2026! This year’s festival is proud to feature more than 20 international, North American and East Coast premieres from 20 countries across Miami-Dade and Broward counties! Adding to the excitement of the festival will be a special recognition ceremony for Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, whose Rock Out (USA, 2025) film will be screening on Monday, April 27, at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale (1820 E Sunrise Blvd). Other special events, filmmaker panels and afterparties will add diversity to South Florida’s cinema scene.
Internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, OUTshine will debut its first Opening Night Under the Stars party featuring The Dinner (La Cena) (Spain, 2025), a delicious blend of tension, history, and irreverent humor, on Thursday, April 23, at 7:30 p.m., at Miami Beach Botanical Gardens (2000 Convention Ctr Dr, Miami Beach). This year’s previously announced Centerpiece film, Maspalomas (Spain, 2025), an intimate story that delves into the subject of homosexuality in elder age through the journey of a 76-year-old man confronting fears and dilemmas that cross generations, screens at the Koubek Center Theater (2705 SW 3rd St, Miami) at 7:30 p.m. on April 30. Closing night on Sunday, May 3, at 6 p.m., at Savor Cinema (503 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale) will feature the international premiere of We’ll Find Happiness (Canada, 2025), an award-winning drama about how far one will go for love, followed by another first - a Community Block Party featuring food vendors, filmmakers, live performers, entertainment and more. 
Festival highlights this season include the international premieres of An Island Away From You (A Una Isla Deti) (Spain, 2025); The Children of Silverstreet Take a Stand (Børnene Fra Sølvgade Tager Kampen Op) (Denmark, 2025); and Unicorns (Italy/Spain, 2025). This edition’s North American premieres include the star-studded documentary Armani And The Birth of Italian Fashion (Italy, 2026) that traces the rise of Italian fashion through the story of the families that have been ruling it for decades – from Armani, Versace, Gucci and Valentino to Missoni, Zegna, Ferragamo, Dolce &amp; Gabbana and Prada and featuring legendary insiders, rivalries, personal stories and the enduring love affair between Hollywood and Italian designers; Baracoa (Cuba/Italy, 2025); Free At Heart (Germany, 2025); In A Whisper (À voix basse) (France/Tunisia, 2025); Jone, Sometimes (Jone, batzuetan) (Spain, 2025),OUTshine’s Ladies Latin Spotlight Film; La Carn (Spain, 2025); Lone Star Bull (USA, 2025) starring Luke Macfarlane, Sebastian Roché, and D.J. “Shangela” Pierce; Patty Is Such A Girly Name (Greece, 2025); and Madfabulous (UK, 2026), a riotous, uncompromising celebration of otherness inspired by the unlikely British aristocrat who bankrupted his estate, lived fast and died young starring Rupert Everett, Greta Jones, and Ruby Stokes. 
Adding to the excitement will be a special recognition ceremony for Dustin Lance Black, director of Rock Out (USA, 2025), an excavation of the queer roots of rock, punk and metal featuring Roger Daltrey, Dolly Parton, John Reid, Danny Fields and more, at the Monday, April 27 Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale Cocktails &amp; Cinema™ screening. An American screenwriter, director, producer, and LGBTQ+ rights activist, Black won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in 2009 for Milk, a biographical drama film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He also wrote the screenplay for the film J. Edgar and the 2022 crime miniseries Under the Banner of Heaven. Additionally, he worked on Big Love, Rustin and Mama’s Boy. Black served as a founding board member of the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER). He played a pivotal role in the legal fight to overturn California’s Proposition 8, notably writing the play "8" based on the trial transcripts to raise awareness and funds. 
The festival continues with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 - 10.

Ticket subscription packages and individual tickets starting at $17 are on sale now. OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://www.outshinefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">outshinefilm.com</a>.

Local Event: OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition 2026

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OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition 2026

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival spring edition returns April 23 – May 3, 2026! This year’s festival is proud to feature more...

Mitchell Moore Park

<a href="https://communitybasedconnections.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Community-Based Connections, Inc. (CBCI)</a>,a not-for-profit organization dedicated to youth development, family strengthening, and community empowerment, welcomes the public to its <a href="https://communitybasedconnections.com/event/adam-challenge-2026/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A.D.A.M. (Awesome Dads, Awesome Men) Challenge Fatherhood Family Fun Day</a> onSaturday, April 25, from noon to 5 p.m.,at Mitchell Moore Park (901 NW 10th Street). The free event is designed to celebrate fatherhood, strengthen family bonds, and bring the community together through high energy games, prizes, interactive challenges, and opportunities to connect with local resources.
CBCI’s A.D.A.M. is a free fatherhood mentoring program funded by the Jim Moran Foundation. The program provides fathers with tools, support, and education to strengthen relationships, improve parenting, and enhance family stability.CBCI has delivered evidence-based programs for more than 16 years in Broward County to help families achieve long-term well-being. CBCI recently expanded its services into Palm Beach County with the opening of its Riviera Beach office and the completion of its first successful Fathers and Family Day on March 28 at Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School.
Attendees can look forward to tug-of-war, obstacle courses, basketball, three-legged relays, sack races, egg-and-spoon races, music, giveaways, prizes, food, and more. Local vendors and community organizations will also be on-site offering resources and support services to help families access opportunities for health, education, employment, mentoring, and family support. Speed Mob will be hosting a high-performance car display.
The A.D.A.M. Challenge Fatherhood Family Fun Day is made possible thanks to the generous support of its community partners and sponsors, including the A.D.A.M. Program; Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO); ChildNet; Children’s Services Council of Broward County; City of Pompano Beach; Cox Media Group; Florida Blue; Florida Power &amp; Light Company (FPL); Frederick A. DeLuca Foundation; HEART (Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive); I Am Kingdom Ministries; Pompano Beach Fire Rescue; Sanders Park Elementary School; The GEO Group, Inc.; The Jim Moran Foundation; and United Way of Broward County.
For more information about the A.D.A.M. Challenge Fatherhood Family Fun Day, including registration for guests and vendors, please visit <a href="https://communitybasedconnections.com/event/adam-challenge-2026/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">communitybasedconnections.com/event/adam-challenge-2026</a>.

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Free A.D.A.M. Challenge Fatherhood Family Fun Day by Community-Based Connection

Silverspot Cinema - Downtown Miami

The <a href="https://outshinefilm.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition</a>presents its Men’s Latin Spotlight - the international premiere of An Island Away From You (A Una Isla Deti) (Spain, 2025), a romantic comedy, at 7 p.m. on April 25 at Silverspot Cinema – Downtown Miami. An afterparty will follow the screening.
Harry is an uptight chef whose perfectly planned life implodes when he’s left at the altar. Desperate for a reset, he’s dragged by his best friend to her sunny homeland of Gran Canaria, where nothing goes according to plan—in the best way. Between beach days, bold flavors, and a cast of charming locals, Harry starts to loosen up and fall for the island itself. But the biggest surprise arrives in the form of his best friend’s handsome, charismatic father. What begins as a vacation turns into a flirtatious, heart-opening comedy of errors, forcing Harry to rethink love, age gaps, and happily-ever-afters.
In Spanish with English subtitles, the film runs 102 minutes.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 - 10. 
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations. 
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://www.outshinefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">outshinefilm.com</a>.

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OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Men’s Latin Spotlight Film & Afterparty - An Island Away From

The <a href="https://outshinefilm.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition</a>presents its Ladies’ Latin Spotlight with the North American premiere of Jone, Sometimes (Jone, batzuetan) (Spain, 2025),
a coming-of-age romantic drama, at 7:30 p.m. on April 25 at Silverspot Cinema – Downtown Miami. An afterparty will follow the screening.
Set against the exuberant streets of Bilbao’s Semana Grande festival, Jone, Sometimes follows 20-year-old Jone as she experiences the dizzying intensity of first love with Olga while her father’s Parkinson’s disease worsens. Amid fireworks, music, and late-night conversations, Jone’s affection for Olga becomes a catalyst for self-discovery and emotional emancipation, blurring joy with vulnerability. Sara Fantova captures desire, tenderness, and the uncertainty of becoming in a film where queer intimacy exists as a natural, radiant force. This coming-of-age portrait is at once spirited and poignant, celebrating love’s ability to transform, sustain, and define us.
In Basque and Spanish with English subtitles; the film runs 80 minutes.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 - 10. 
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations. 
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://www.outshinefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">outshinefilm.com</a>.

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OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Ladies’ Latin Spotlight Film & Afterparty – Jone, Sometimes  

Koubek Center

The <a href="https://outshinefilm.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition</a>presents its Centerpiece FilmMaspalomas (Spain, 2025), a comedy-drama, at 7:30 p.m. on April 30, at the historic Koubek Center (2705 SW 3rd St) in Miami. An afterparty will follow the screening.
Seventy-six-year-old Vicente is finally living his truth. In the sun-drenched LGBTQ+ haven of Maspalomas, he spends his days cruising the dunes and his nights in the neon glow of the Yumbo Centre. But when a stroke leaves him partially paralyzed, he is forced back to his rainy hometown of San Sebastián. Placed in a conservative nursing home by his estranged daughter, Vicente retreats into the closet. However, an unlikely friendship with his ebullient, right-wing roommate and a secret digital life spark a quiet revolution. This poignant look at aging proves that the light of self-discovery never truly fades.
In Basque and Spanish with English subtitles, the film runs 106 minutes.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 - 10. 
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations. 
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://www.outshinefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">outshinefilm.com</a>.

Local Event: OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Maspalomas, its Centerpiece Film & Afterparty 

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The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Editionpresents its Centerpiece FilmMaspalomas (Spain, 2025), a comedy-drama, at 7:30...

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Maspalomas, its Centerpiece Film & Afterparty 

Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale

The <a href="https://outshinefilm.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition</a>presents the dramatic thriller Lone Star Bull (US/UK, 2025), its Men’s Spotlight Film, at 7:30 p.m., on May 1, at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale. An afterparty will follow the screening.
Lone Star Bull stars Luke Macfarlane, the Hallmark movie heartthrob and irresistibly hunky queer icon, as Bull Jackson, a former military veteran turned bouncer at a popular gay nightclub. When Coco, the club’s beloved owner and mentor, is gravely injured in a suspected hate crime, Bull teams up with Jordan (played by D.J. “Shangela” Pierce), a sharp-tongued drag queen and med student, to track down those responsible. Using his combat skills and fierce loyalty, Bull plunges into a dangerous underworld of prejudice and retribution, fighting to protect his chosen family and confront the ghosts of his past.
The film runs 90 minutes.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 - 10. 
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations. 
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://www.outshinefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">outshinefilm.com</a>.

Local Event: OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Lone Star Bull, its Men’s Spotlight Film & Afterparty 

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The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Editionpresents the dramatic thriller Lone Star Bull (US/UK, 2025), its Men’s...

OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Lone Star Bull, its Men’s Spotlight Film & Afterparty 

The <a href="https://outshinefilm.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition</a>presents Erupjca (US/UK, 2025),a drama, its Ladies’ Spotlight Film, at 7:45 p.m., on May 1, at Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale. An afterparty will follow the screening.
In her first starring role, pop icon Charli XCX stars as Bethany, a woman who abruptly derails a romantic vacation in Poland after suspecting her devoted boyfriend, Rob, is about to propose. Breaking from the carefully planned itinerary, Bethany reconnects with an old friend, Nel, and the two spark a quiet yet smoldering chemistry rooted in shared history, poetry, and unspoken desire. As Rob wanders Warsaw searching for answers, the trio confronts the fragile line between destiny and chance. An improvisational postcard romance, Erupcja uses volcanic imagery to mirror its characters’ repressed longings and emotional eruptions.
The film is in English and Polish and runs 71 minutes. It is preceded by two short films April (Spain, 2026) 7 mins. and How's Archie (Canada, 2026) 17 mins.
This year’s OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition runs through May 3 with select films available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 - 10. 
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations. 
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://www.outshinefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">outshinefilm.com</a>.

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OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Presents Erupcja, its Ladies’ Spotlight Film & Afterparty 

History Fort Lauderdale

<a href="https://historyfortlauderdale.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">History Fort Lauderdale</a>, proud steward of our community’s past by making our heritage accessible and engaging to residents and visitors, will present “A Stitch in Time,” a vibrant quilt show pop-up in collaboration with local textile guilds. This free public exhibition series, launching on Sunday, May 3, in collaboration with the Quilt Guild by the Sea, will celebrate the artistry and tradition of quilting, bringing colorful stories to life through fabric and craftsmanship.
Quilt lovers and curious visitors alike are invited to enjoy these one-day-only pop-up displays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., coinciding with the City’s Riverwalk Jazz Brunch series. Quilts will be on display draped over the second-story balcony and showcased inside the New River Inn Museum, offering visitors a rich blend of craftsmanship and history.
History Fort Lauderdale is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. with docent guided tours daily at 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Group walking tours are available upon special request. Admission is $15 for adults; $12 for seniors and $7 for students (through age 22 with a valid student ID). Admission is free for members, military and children ages six and under. Tickets are available online at <a href="https://bit.ly/HistoryFortLauderdaleTickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">HistoryFortLauderdaleTickets</a>.
For more information about History Fort Lauderdale, please call (954) 463-4431 or visit us online at <a href="https://historyfortlauderdale.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">historyfortlauderdale.org</a>. Follow us on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ftlhistory" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/ftlhistory</a>, on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ftlhistory/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ftlhistory</a>and on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/FTLHistory" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@FTLHistory</a>. Subscribe to us on YouTube at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/FTLhistory" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">youtube.com/user/FTLhistory</a>.

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History Fort Lauderdale Presents “A Stitch in Time” Free Quilt Show 

Savor Cinema Fort Lauderdale

The <a href="https://outshinefilm.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition</a>presents the international premiere of the drama We’ll Find Happiness (On sera heureux) (Canada, 2025), its Closing Night Film, at 6 p.m., on May 3, at Savor Cinema. Multiple actors will be in attendance. A community block party featuring entertainment, DJ Zehno, food trucks and performers will follow the screening.
Saad, a young Moroccan exile in Quebec with secrets of his own, will do anything to save the man he loves, Reza, an Iranian refugee facing deportation and likely death. In a desperate gamble, Saad attempts to seduce Laurent, a gorgeous, high-ranking Ministry of Immigration spokesperson, triggering a chain of events that are as intimate as they are political. Traversing Iran, Spain, France, and Canada in a stylish fury, We’ll Find Happiness crafts a rare, powerful, and timely portrait of LGBTQ+ refugees, blending passion, sacrifice, and the relentless pursuit of freedom.
The film is in French, English, and Arabic and runs 102 minutes. 
Select films will be available for OUTshine At-Home viewing from May 4 - 10. 
The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Spring Edition is presented by CAN Community Health and The Warten Foundation. Premiere sponsors are Gilead and Comcast; Presenting Media are HotSpots! Media and It’s Happening Out; Grand sponsors are Google, Wilton River Suites, Silverspot Cinemas, Paradigm Cinemas: Gateway Fort Lauderdale, Major Prevention 305, Fast Printz, Tito’s and Commissioner Damian Pardo; Supporting sponsors are Latino Salud J. Mark’s, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens and Media partners include Culture Owl, The Bulletin, I Love Gay Movies, Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, MOCHEE, TampaBayGay.com, OUTFRONT MEDIA, OUT SFL, OutClique, queerguru.com, Wire magazine, Skirt South Florida and GPR| Goodman Public Relations. 
Tickets are $40 (plus service fee). OUTshine passholders and Producer Circle members receive priority advance ticket purchase opportunities. For a full listing of films, parties, special events and more and to purchase tickets, visit <a href="https://www.outshinefilm.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">outshinefilm.com</a>.

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