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

2020

  • Audience Choice Award: Ayaneh, Nicolas Greinacher
  • Festival Favourite Jury Award: So Beautiful, Brandon Nicoletti

2021

  • Audience Choice Award: Christian in the Closet, Joel Fleming
  • Festival Favourite Jury Award: Sunday, Arun Fulara

2022

  • Audience Choice Award: Emergence: Out of the Shadows, Vinay Giridhar
  • Festival Favourite Jury Award: Before the Eruption, Roberto Perez Toledo

References

  1. ↑ "Muskoka Queer Film Festival back online for another year". MuskokaRegion.com, March 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Muskoka’s First Queer Film Festival Streams Live May Long Weekend". Muskoka Style, May 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Matthew Sitler, "Muskoka Queer Film Festival Will Happen Online". Bayshore Broadcasting, May 4, 2020.
  4. ↑ Matthew Reisler, "Muskoka Queer Film Festival going virtual again for 2021 event". My Muskoka Now, March 5, 2021.
  5. ↑ "StackPath".


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