Muskoka Queer Film Festival
LGBTQ film festival in Ontario, Canada
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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
