FilmOut San Diego
Film festival
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FilmOut San Diego, also known as the San Diego LGBTQ Film Festival, is an annual film festival in San Diego, California.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
LocationSan Diego, California, U.S.
Started1998
DirectorsKaleb Gabriel, Michael McQuiggan
Artistic directorMichael Mance
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| Location | San Diego, California, U.S. |
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| Started | 1998 |
| Directors | Kaleb Gabriel, Michael McQuiggan |
| Artistic director | Michael Mance |
| Festival date | August 20, 2026 - August 23, 2026 |
| Website | filmoutsandiego.com |
History
Michael McQuiggan has been the festival programmer since 2003[5][4] and the venue locations include the Birch North Park Theatre,[1] San Diego Natural History Museum and Museum of Photographic Arts.[7]
Notable films
FilmOut Programming Award
Freedom Award
- 2008: Mark Schoen and Betty Dodson
- 2009: Ensemble cast for Pedro
- 2010: Ensemble cast for Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!!
- 2011: Harmony Santana for Gun Hill Road
- 2012: Caner Alper & Mehmet Binay for Zenne Dancer
- 2013: Robert L. Camina for Raid of the Rainbow Lounge
- 2014: Mike Skiff for Folsom Forever
- 2015: Erica Tremblay for In the Turn
- 2016: Robert L. Camina for Upstairs Inferno
- 2017: Josh Howard for The Lavender Scare
- 2018: Terrence McNally for Every Act of Life
- 2021: Stephanie Sellars and Benjamin Feuer for Lust Life Love
- 2022: Travis Fine for Two Eyes
- 2023: Marc Saltarelli for Studio One Forever
- 2024: Jules Rosskam for Desire Lines
- 2025: Chase Joynt for State of Firsts
Outstanding Emerging Talent
- 2008: James Vasquez for Ready? OK!
- 2009: Alex Loynaz for Pedro
- 2010: David Kittredge for Pornography: A Thriller
- 2011: Ben Bonenfant for Strapped and Sarah Stouffer for Bloomington
- 2012: Nathan Adloff for Nate & Margaret
- 2013: Dave Scala for Grotto
- 2014: Michelle Hendley for Boy Meets Girl
- 2015: Michiel Thomas for Game Face
- 2016: Connor Jessup for Closet Monster and Reef Ireland for Downriver
- 2017: McGhee Monteith for He Could've Gone Pro
- 2018: Jamal Douglas for The Quiet Room
- 2021: Wes Hurley for Potato Dreams of America
- 2022: Christopher Matias Aguila for Hotter Up Close
- 2023: Alex Diaz and Alan Cammish for Glitter & Doom
- 2024: Lou Goossens for Young Hearts
- 2025: Mathias Broe for Sauna
Outstanding Artistic Achievement
- 2008: Jamie Babbit for Itty Bitty Titty Committee
- 2009: Nick Oceano for Pedro
- 2010: Nancy Kissam for Drool
- 2011: Jesús Garay for Eloïse's Lover
- 2012: Rolla Selbak for Three Veils
- 2013: Kai Stänicke for Cold Star & It's Consuming Me
- 2014: Zachary Halley for Grind
- 2015: Dean Francis for Drown
- 2016: Laurent Boileau for Lady of the Night
- 2017: Eli Mak for Devil Wears a Suit
- 2018: Drew Lint for M/M
- 2021: Jonathan Butterell for Everybody's Talking About Jamie
- 2022: Roman Němec for Where Butterflies Don't Fly
- 2023: Tom CJ Brown for Christopher at Sea
- 2024: Marwan Mokbel for The Judgement
- 2025: Felipe Sholl for Streets of Gloria
Filmmaker Career Achievement (Lifetime)
- 2011: Randal Kleiser
- 2012: Del Shores
- 2013: Divine
- 2015: Tab Hunter
Sources:[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][6][25][26]
