The Queer North Film Festival is an annual
film festival in
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* Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes)
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Ontario, which presents an annual program of
LGBT film. 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
.
On two past occasions, the festival has presented retrospective screenings of 1990s documentary films about the LGBT community in Sudbury, ''
Mum's the Word (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
''The Sudbury Star'' is a Canadian daily regional newspaper published in Sudbury, Ontario. It is owned by the media company, Postmedia. It is the largest daily paper in Northeastern Ontario by circulation.
History
The ''Sudbury Star'' began as ...
'', June 7, 2018.
Awards
2016
2018
See also
* List of LGBT film festivals
An LGBT film festival or queer film festival is a specialized film festival that has an LGBTQ+ focus in its selection of films. LGBT film festivals often screen films that would struggle to find a mainstream audience and are often activist spaces ...
* List of film festivals in Canada
References
External links
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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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