The 25th Annual Anniversary Edition of the OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival Miami opens at the Scottish Rite Temple and continues at the Silverspot Cinema in Downtown Miami beginning April 20, 2023, for a full 11 Days.

Internationally acclaimed as one of the largest LGBTQ+ cultural festivals in the world, OUTShine Miami celebrates 25-years of amazing LGBTQ+ programming as well as uniting the community with OUTstanding social events. Through the diversity of showcasing the best in LGBTQ+ films, most of which you can only see at the Festival, OUTshine always aims to inspire, entertain and educate their audience. This year OUTshine will present some 50 plus features, shorts, and documentaries from all around the world.

The OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival will open at the Scottish Rite Temple Thursday, April 20th and continue for 10 more days at the beautiful Silverspot Cinema Downtown Miami. They will also maintain their highly successful OUTshine At-Home programming, their well-known amazing, incredible parties and new to this year, a free Cocktails & Cinema Happy Hour after the films on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, making this year’s festival the must-see, must-attend event of the year!

Board Chair/Executive Director Mark Gilbert said that having a new central location downtown, Silverspot Cinema, makes the Festival more accessible to more of the community and gives us a fantastic venue to watch films and hold some amazing after parties. The theater is packed with premium experience amenities such as lounge chairs with armrests to hold your alcoholic beverages and food and Dolby Atmos audio for an immersive experience in a modern building with an epic view! Silverspot Cinema is located in the heart of downtown right next to some of the best nightlife. 

OUTrageous, OUTspoken, and OUTstanding, this year’s OUTshine Film Festival Miami is presented by Gilead and Miami-Dade County.