About the Festival
The OutSouth Queer Film Festival is the second largest queer, lesbian, gay and transgender film festival in the Southeast, attracting thousands of patrons to downtown Durham every August.each year.
Since beginning in 1995 as QFest and running from 1996-2019 as the North Carolina Gay + Lesbian Film Festival, this event has always featured a diverse array of shorts, documentaries and feature films. Discover Durham named this festival a Signature Event for Durham, the highest honor bestowed on a cultural event or attraction by the organization.
OutSouth Queer Film Festival celebrates a worldwide glimpse of today’s gay, lesbian and transgender life, helps bring the community together and features entertaining and sophisticated films and filmmaking.
The 2020 OutSouth Queer Film Festival has been postponed to November 13 & 14. The full OutSouth film lineup will be announced when the Carolina Theatre of Durham is permitted to re-open post-pandemic.
Film Submissions
The submission window for the inaugural OutSouth Queer Film Festival is now closed.
Tickets
10-Passes
10-Passes, enabling the pass-holder to see 10 film screenings for $85, will go on sale when the Carolina Theatre of Durham is permitted to re-open post-pandemic.
10-Passes are available online and in-person at the box office.
Individual Tickets
Individual tickets will go on sale when the Carolina Theatre of Durham is permitted to re-open post-pandemic.
Individual tickets are available in-person or by calling the box office at (919) 560-3030.
Support
Be a Part of the Festival’s Success
Each year our corporate sponsors, individual donors, local businesses and volunteers come together to make the OutSouth Queer Film Festival a celebrated home for gay and lesbian film and filmmakers.
Thanks to our supporters’ time, energy and financial support, the NCGLFF/OutSouth has grown into a yearly commemoration of today’s gay and lesbian community.
Make a Donation
Individual Donors
Over the years, many friends of the Festival have supported our efforts while also receiving fun benefits. Any contribution is appreciated. See the perks of giving more, with the various donor levels below.
Corporate Sponsors
The Carolina Theatre would like to extend a special thanks to all of our sponsors, without whom we would not be able to present the NCGLFF year after year. Exposure to thousands of audience members brings a host of benefits. If you are interested in being a 2020 sponsor or have questions, please email or call Carolina Theatre Development Manager Audrey Shore audrey@carolinatheatre.org or (919) 560-3033.
2019 Festival Sponsors
Business Partners
Local businesses that want to show off their Durham pride can participate at more accessible levels of support with benefits of visibility to the thousands of Festival-goers.
Volunteer
Volunteers Make The Difference
The Carolina Theatre could not present the OutSouth Queer Film Festival without the steadfast support of our volunteer committees and the volunteers that staff the festival each August.
To volunteer, please register to become a Durham Wayfinder, then sign up for the team “NC Gay & Lesbian Film Festival.”
Register to Volunteer
