One of the stars of the upcoming “Looking” film will be in Fort Lauderdale next week to answer questions.

After two seasons as the MiFo (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) LGBT Film Festival, the 19-year-old festival adopted a new name, OUTShine, at its opening weekend in Miami.

The MiFo LGBT Film Festival is coming to Fort Lauderdale, Oct. 9 – 11 and 15-18, with 53 films, including 13 premieres, 28 features, 18 shorts and seven documentaries. But, most importantly the festival marks the debut of a new executive director, Victor M. Gimenez.

The 8^th annual MiFo LGBT Film Festival returns to Fort Lauderdale on Oct. 7 and will feature more than 50 films from around the world.

The MiFo LGBT Film Festival opens its 19^th season in Miami this weekend with two world, seven North American, six East Coast and 12 Southeast premieres.

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One of my perennial complaints about LGBT film festivals is they seem to feature an endless array of coming out stories, mostly film school projects by young, gay filmmakers who make their first films about the subject they know best.

LGBT film fans will be treated to handsome daddies and fascinating documentaries in the second weekend of the MiFo LGBT Film Festival, Oct. 15 – 18. The festival will kick off on Oct. 9 (visit SFGN.com/MiFo2015 to see last week’s mini-reviews of selected films from the first weekend) at NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale and continues with screenings at Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6^th St., and The Classic Gateway Theatre, 1820 E. Sunrise Blvd.

The 2016 MiFo LGBT Film Festival opens this weekend and features more than 50 features, documentaries and short films.