The Queer North Film Festival is an annual
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...
in
Sudbury,
Ontario
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, which presents an annual program of
LGBT film
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. Presented by the Sudbury Indie Cinema Coop, the festival was staged for the first time in 2016. The same organization also stages the city's
Junction North International Documentary Film Festival.
On two past occasions, the festival has presented retrospective screenings of 1990s documentary films about the LGBT community in Sudbury, ''
Mum's the Word
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The word "mum" is an alteration of momme, which was used between 1350 and 1400 in Middle English with very close to the ...
(Maman et Ève)'' in 2017 and ''
The Pinco Triangle'' in 2018.
["Queer North film provides a satirical look at life as a gay person in Sudbury back in the 80's and 90's"]
'' Morning North'', June 14, 2018.
The festival's executive director is Beth Mairs.
"Queer North festival lands in Sudbury next week"
'' Sudbury Star'', June 7, 2018.
Awards
2016
2018
See also
* List of LGBT film festivals
* List of film festivals in Canada
This is a list of film festivals that take place (or took place) in Canada. Where relevant, the list below notes when a festival is considered a qualifying festival for the purposes of the Canadian Screen Awards.
National
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References
External links
*
LGBT film festivals in Canada
Festivals in Greater Sudbury
Film festivals in Ontario
Film festivals established in 2016
2016 establishments in Ontario
LGBT in Ontario
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