OutSouth Queer Film Festival
Regional, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Festival directory
FilmFreeway Festivals Worth Submitting
An independent shortlist of festivals listed on FilmFreeway that also clear Legit Fests Tier A or B with confirmed physical screenings — so fees go further than glossy submission pages.
FilmFreeway is a real platform. Every listing on it is not automatic proof of legitimacy.
This page is maintained by Legit Fests, not by FilmFreeway. We only include festivals that (1) have a FilmFreeway listing synced in our database, (2) score Tier A or B on our legitimacy model, and (3) show confirmed physical screenings. 570 festivals currently match; the grid below is the top 120 by score.
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Top 120 by legitimacy score · 570 match this filter
Vienna Shorts
Vienna, Austria
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Victoria Film Festival
Victoria, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Reel Affirmations
Washington, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Atlanta Queer Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Tallgrass Film Festival
Wichita, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Brooklyn Film Festival
Brooklyn, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Oldenburg International Film Festival
Oldenburg, Germany
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Flickerfest
Sydney, Australia
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Auckland International Film Festival
Auckland, New Zealand
100
Tier AScreenings
Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) - Shorts
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AFIAPFOscarScreenings
Venice Film Festival - Orizzonti Shorts
Venice, Italy
100
Tier AFIAPFScreenings
Curtas Vila do Conde
Vila do Conde, Portugal
100
Tier AScreenings
Tres Court International Film Festival
Paris, France
100
Tier AScreenings
BFI London Short Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
DokuFest
Prizren, Kosovo
100
Tier AScreenings
Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF)
Vancouver, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Haugesund International Film Festival
Haugesund, Norway
100
Tier AFIAPFScreenings
Lund International Fantastic Film Festival
Lund, Sweden
100
Tier AScreenings
Helsinki International Film Festival (Love International Film Festival)
Helsinki, Finland
100
Tier AScreenings
Bengaluru International Short Film Festival
Bengaluru, India
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
DOCLISBOA International Film Festival
Lisbon, Portugal
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
Leeds International Film Festival
Leeds, United Kingdom
100
Tier AOscarScreenings
West Sound Film Festival
Bremerton, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
British Horror Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Utah Film Festival
Vineyard, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
SHORT to the Point
Bucharest, Romania
100
Tier AScreenings
Brighton Rocks International Film Festival
Brighton, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Atlanta HorrorFest - Atlanta Horror Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
38 Girona Film Festival
Girona, Spain
100
Tier AScreenings
Paris Play Film Festival
PARIS, France
100
Tier AScreenings
Great Message International Film Festival
Mumbai, India
100
Tier AScreenings
Mindfield Film Festival • Albuquerque
Albuquerque, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Stockholm City Film Festival
Stockholm, Sweden
100
Tier AScreenings
Luleå International Film Festival
Luleå, Sweden
100
Tier AScreenings
City of Angels Film Festival
LA, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Las Vegas International Film & Screenwriting Festival
Las Vegas, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Christian Film Festival
Coral Springs, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
New Renaissance Film Festival (London, UK)
London, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF)
Pasadena, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Documentaries Without Borders International Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival • BARCIFF
Barcelona, Spain
100
Tier AScreenings
Near Nazareth Festival ( NNF)
Afula, Israel
100
Tier AScreenings
Love & Hope International Film Festival
BARCELONA, Spain
100
Tier AScreenings
International Christian Film & Music Festival
Altamonte Springs, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
HorrorHaus Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Creation International Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
New York Istanbul Short Film Festival
New York City, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Carmarthen Bay Film Festival
Lampeter, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Liverpool Indie Awards // LIA
Liverpool, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
San Francisco Another Hole in the Head Film Festival
San Francisco, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Sunscreen Film Festival, St. Pete, FL
St. Petersburg, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Los Angeles CineFest
Los Angeles, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Berlin Sci-fi Filmfest
Berlin, Germany
100
Tier AScreenings
Best Script Award - London
London, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Fantaspoa - International Fantastic Film Festival of Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil
100
Tier AScreenings
Wallachia Int'l Film Festival
Bucharest, Romania
100
Tier AScreenings
Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival
Dublin, Ireland
100
Tier AScreenings
Film Invasion Los Angeles
Sherman Oaks, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Bolton International Film Festival
Bolton, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Houston, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Toronto International Women Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival April 17 - 24, 2027
Dubuque, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
FICIMAD
Madrid, Spain
100
Tier AScreenings
The Buddha International Film Festival
Pune, India
100
Tier AScreenings
Austin Spotlight Film Festival
Austin, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Depth of Field International Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Long Island International Film Expo - LIIFE
Bellmore, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Austin Comedy Film Festival
Austin, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Film fest LA @ la live
Los Angeles, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
MLC Awards of Green Bay
Green Bay, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Night of Shorts
Milano, Italy
100
Tier AScreenings
RTF Realtime International Film Festival
Westbury on Trym, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Yellowstone International Film Festival
Noida, India
100
Tier AScreenings
Chattanooga Film Fest
Chattanooga, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Madrid Indie Film Festival • MADRIFF
Madrid, Spain
100
Tier AScreenings
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Film Festival
Pune, India
100
Tier AScreenings
Oxford Film Festival (24th Annual)
Oxford, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Unrestricted View Film Festival
London, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
WRPN Women's International Film Festival
Rehoboth Beach, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Spring HorrorHound Film Festival
Milford, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Austin Revolution
Austin, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Beeston Film Festival
Nottingham, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Crystal Palace International Film Festival, London UK
London, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Directors Notes
Brighton, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
Manchester Film Festival
Manchester, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
AltFF Alternative Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Cannes World Film Festival
CANNES, France
100
Tier AScreenings
FIVE CONTINENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela
100
Tier AScreenings
Montreal Independent Film Festival
Montreal, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Kosice International Film Festival
Košice, Slovakia
100
Tier AScreenings
Roma Short Film Festival
Rome, Italy
100
Tier AScreenings
Big Apple Film Festival and Screenplay Competition
New York, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Golden State Film Festival
Hollywood, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Couch Film Festival
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Venice Shorts
Venice, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Culver City Film Festival®
Culver City, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
GENREBLAST
Winchester, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Toronto Independent Film Festival of Cift
Toronto, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Vancouver Women Film Festival
Vancouver, Canada
100
Tier AScreenings
Prison City Film Festival
Huntsville, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Lake View International Film Festival
Mohali, India
100
Tier AScreenings
Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival
Los Angeles, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
NewFilmmakers NY
New York, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
X World Short Film Festival
Rome, Italy
100
Tier AScreenings
HOLLYWOOD BLVD FILM FESTIVAL
Hollywood, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Dumbo Film Festival
New York, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
HIFF - HALO International Film Festival
Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation
100
Tier AScreenings
Monza Film Fest
Monza, Italy
100
Tier AScreenings
Australia Independent Film Festival
Brisbane, Australia
100
Tier AScreenings
Greece International Film Festival
Athens, Greece
100
Tier AScreenings
Atlanta Spotlight Film Festival
Atlanta, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
The International Horror Hotel Film Festival
Bedford Hts., United States
100
Tier AScreenings
The Romford Film Festival
Romford, United Kingdom
100
Tier AScreenings
KIDS FIRST! Film Festival
Santa Fe, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
BLASTOFF
Los Angeles, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL
Jamestown, United States
100
Tier AScreenings
Hallucinea Film Festival
Paris, France
100
Tier AScreenings
FAQ
- Is FilmFreeway a scam?
- No. FilmFreeway is a real submission platform. Festivals hosted there range from world-class to award mills. Vet the festival, not only the platform.
- Is this an official FilmFreeway list?
- No. Legit Fests is an independent legitimacy research tool. FilmFreeway does not operate or endorse this shortlist.
- Why require physical screenings?
- Public cinema is one of the strongest legitimacy signals in our model. Hybrid events can still be real; this shortlist prioritizes festivals with confirmed in-person screenings in our data.
- Why are some FilmFreeway Gold festivals missing?
- Gold is a platform badge, not our legitimacy score. If a festival is Tier C or Warning, or lacks a physical-screening signal, it will not appear here even with strong FilmFreeway ratings.
- How do I check a festival that is not on this list?
- Paste its FilmFreeway URL on the Legit Fests homepage to open the dossier, or search by name. Compare fees and red flags before submitting.