SUPPORT OUTFEST
Outfest depends on community engagement to succeed. There are many ways to support Outfest, from volunteering to memberships to major gifts.
Your Gift Fuels What's Next
Outfest champions LGBTQ+ storytelling through film, education, and community. We are a year-round ecosystem supporting both emerging and established creators—while building spaces for audiences to gather, connect, and celebrate.
From artist labs to festivals, Outfest nurtures bold, original work that challenges norms and reflects the full spectrum of LGBTQ+ experience. No other LGBTQ+ organization supports the entire life-cycle of film - from development, to production and distribution, to archiving, preservation and restoration.
As we work to rebuild, your support matters more than ever. In this moment when funding for the arts and LGBTQ+ community is being withdrawn, it is the individuals of our community that will be the driving force in our growth.
Membership
While there will eventually be screenings, a mini-festival, workshops and labs, Outfest will look different in 2026 and be smaller in scale. Our Membership program is currently paused as we solidify this programming and relevant member benefits.
Major Gifts
Building and supporting the long-term growth and stability of Outfest. Contact us via the button below to learn more and sign up!
In 2025 and 2026, our theaters will have a smaller seat count and there will be fewer programs. As such, we can not offer passes at this time. Instead, we have allocated tickets at each level.
FRIEND: $250+ annually
Benefits:
Name listed on Outfest website as a supporter of queer storytelling
Invitations to select non-festival Outfest screenings
Early access to festival tickets
Free access to virtual screenings
Discount on select festival tickets (10%)
SUPPORTER: $500+ annually
Benefits:
All $250 benefits
Recognition in digital festival program
Invitation to a pre-festival supporter gathering
4 Complimentary Festival Tickets*
ADVOCATE: $1,000+ annually
Benefits:
All $500 benefits
Name recognition on-screen before select festival screenings
Invitations to conversations with filmmakers and Outfest programmers
Priority access to ticket pre-sales for high-demand events
8 Complimentary Festival Tickets*
PATRON: $2,500+ annually
Benefits:
All $1K benefits
Reserved seating opportunities at select festival events
Invitation to a donor-exclusive event during the festival
Virtual curatorial preview with Outfest’s Director of ProgrammingRecognition at year-round Outfest events
20 Complimentary Festival Tickets*
(limit 4 per screening)
BENEFACTOR: $5,000+ annually
Benefits:
All $2500 benefits
Reserved table or VIP lounge access at festival venues (as available)
Concierge-level ticketing support
Opportunity to host a filmmaker or artist at an Outfest event
A festival screening or program named in your honor (web + on-screen recognition)
2 Complimentary Tickets for every Festival Screening*
CHAMPION: $10,000+ annually
Benefits:
All $5K benefits
Recognition at all major Outfest events and year-round programming
Private strategy conversation with the Executive Director
Opportunity to underwrite an artist award or initiative with name recognition
Invitation to an intimate post-festival debrief session to shape future vision
2 Complimentary Tickets for every Festival Screening*
*MUST RSVP for your selected screenings
corporate sponsorship
There are hundreds of ways to engage with either the audiences of our programs or with the filmmakers, artists or storytellers themselves. Let us show you how. Email development@outfest.org.
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