About Friends of the Festival, Inc.
Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF)
Friends of the Festival, Inc. (FOF) is the name of non-profit (501c3) organization that produces the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, which began in 1990 through the outreach of several local community based organizations.
The first Film Festival was created as a fundraiser under the name Pride Film Festival, followed by Suncoast Film Festival. Then in the late 1990’s became known as the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (TIGLFF). When Friends of the Festival, Inc. was formed as a legal 501(c)3 non-profit organization it assumed TIGLFF as its DBA name.
In 2005 FOF began expanding content to include a year-round Film Series with Screenings now on both sides of the bay. And in 2007 Outreach programming was added, which allows us to screen free film content around the metro area to reach the more under-served groups within our community.
Our Mission:
To Showcase a selection of compelling film and video by, for or about the GLBT community that entertains, enlightens and celebrates the Festival audience.
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