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Friday, 29 August 2025
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Way OUT West Film Fest
AKA: Southwest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Friday, 10 October 2025 until Sunday, 19 October 2025
One of the State's largest film festivals. Closet Cinema is recognized as New Mexico's leading GLBT non-profit organization dedicated to presenting a diverse array of GLBTQ images through film media arts. Way OUT West Film Fest will be celebrating its twentieth annual event this Fall.
In 2022, WOWFF with an attendance of 5,000 is one of the top LGBTQ film festivals in the Southwest.
In 2023, WOWFF with an attendance of 4,000 is one of the top LGBTQ film festivals in the Southwest.
In 2024, WOWFF with an attendance of 4,000 is one of the top LGBTQ film festivals in the Southwest.
AWARDS
Each year, our film loving audience picks their favorite films for our Audience Awards. Awards go to Favorite Feature Film, Favorite Documentary Film, and Favorite Short Film