“Fest Selects: Best Gay Shorts, Volume 1 collects eight short films [that] are quirky, charming, and show a lot of talent in all areas. All eight of these films are interesting shorts worth being seen by a gay audience. Hopefully this…will give them a chance to be seen outside of the few select big cities that have gay film festivals. It’s fun to see them here, and hopefully we'll get some more volumes in the series.”
— Brett Cullum, DVDVerdict.com

“4 1/2 stars — One of the better compilations I’ve seen. The Fest Selects assortment included on Volume One of Best Gay Shorts is a solid (and somewhat surprising, in a good way) group, with enough variety to keep you on your toes.”
— K.G. Harris (Top 50 Reviewer), Amazon.com