In its 28th continuous year, the HRFF is one of the longest-running and well-respected LGBT film festivals in the country. The festival has presented hundreds of documentaries, feature films, shorts and animations from around the world, with special consideration given to Asian and Pacific filmmakers. Films programmed at the HRFF have gone to win Peabody, Emmy and GLAAD Media awards. The HRFF has an excellent reputation in the film festival community and has been the venue for both U.S. and world premieres.

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2019 Submission deadline: April 15 2019

2019 Festival dates: August 8-18 2019.