Years running: 36 (since 1990)
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
International LGBT Film Festival.
About
The Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival is one of the largest and longest running GLBT events of its kind in the nation. This nine-day event showcases over 50 films using two venues- the historic Tampa Theatre and Freefall Theatre in St Petersburg, FL. Jury and audience awards are presented. Major sponsors include, C1 Bank, Hamburger Mary's, JPMorganChase, Macy's, BlueCross/BlueShield of Florida, Chanel USA, Tiffany & Co, NCLR,PNC Bank, and many local GLBT business owners.
Program
- Feature Films,
- Documentaries,
- Men's Shorts,
- Women's Shorts,
- Transgender Films. This category is not a competition.
Awards
Previous year's Awards:
- Audience Awards
- Alan Ira Dusowitz Emerging Filmmaker Award for a Feature Film. Cash Award Value: 500 U.S. Dollar
- Alan Ira Dusowitz Emerging Filmmaker Award for a Short Film. Cash Award Value: 250 U.S. Dollar
- Jury Award for Best Narrative Feature
- Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature
- Jury Award for Best Short Film
Rules
- LGBT-films,
- Features: From 60 minutes to 180 minutes,
- Shorts: maximum 60 minutes.
- Rough cuts and works-in-progress are eligible for submission if an exhibition copy will be available by August 1, 2022. Please label the screener or DVD “Rough Cut” and specify what is missing (i.e. temp sound, needs color correction, etc).
- Student Fees.
- Submit via Withoutabox or Filmfreeway.
- Subtitles language: English
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Renee Cossette — FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Scott Skyberg — EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
KJ Mohr — PROGRAM DIRECTOR
David Gonzalez — PROGRAMMING CONSULTANT
Documents
Place
United States
Tampa
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
PO Box 75590
Tampa, FL 33675-0590
United States
Phone: 813-879-4220
Email: kj@tiglff.com
david@tiglff.com
Contact Emails
Social Networks
Facebook
Twitter
- Opening DateFebruary 01, 2023
- Earlybird DeadlineMarch 10, 2023
- Regular DeadlineApril 24, 2023
- Late DeadlineMay 31, 2023
- Extended DeadlineJuly 24, 2023
- NotificationsAugust 26, 2023
- Event Dates6 — 15 October 2023
Narrative film of at least 60 minutes. May be animated or live action.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $55
Non-fiction films - of any length - highlighting the experiences of the global LGBT community.
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Earlybird Deadline — $20
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Regular Deadline — $30
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Late Deadline — $40
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Extended Deadline — $55
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Earlybird Deadline — $15
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Regular Deadline — $25
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Late Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $50
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Earlybird Deadline — $15
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Regular Deadline — $25
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Late Deadline — $35
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Extended Deadline — $50
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