The Muskoka Queer Film Festival is an annual LGBTQ film festival, staged in the Muskoka Region of the Canadian province of Ontario.[1]
The festival was staged for the first time in 2020, by a partnership between the Muskoka Pride committee and local film production firm Sanctuary Studios.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, its planned physical screenings were cancelled, and the event instead launched as an online festival.[3] The second event in 2021 was again screened online.[4] The third event in 2022 was also screened online.[5] All events were conducted on a pay what you can model.[3]
Awards[edit]
2020[edit]
- Audience Choice Award: Ayaneh, Nicolas Greinacher
- Festival Favourite Jury Award: So Beautiful, Brandon Nicoletti
2021[edit]
- Audience Choice Award: Christian in the Closet, Joel Fleming
- Festival Favourite Jury Award: Sunday, Arun Fulara
2022[edit]
- Audience Choice Award: Emergence: Out of the Shadows, Vinay Giridhar
- Festival Favourite Jury Award: Before the Eruption, Roberto Perez Toledo
References[edit]
- ^ "Muskoka Queer Film Festival back online for another year". MuskokaRegion.com, March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Muskoka’s First Queer Film Festival Streams Live May Long Weekend". Muskoka Style, May 13, 2020.
- ^ a b Matthew Sitler, "Muskoka Queer Film Festival Will Happen Online". Bayshore Broadcasting, May 4, 2020.
- ^ Matthew Reisler, "Muskoka Queer Film Festival going virtual again for 2021 event". My Muskoka Now, March 5, 2021.
- ^ "StackPath".
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