The Muskoka Queer Film Festival (MQFF) Committee is proud to announce the lineup for the fifth annual film festival, which will be taking place on Wednesday, May 17, once again at the Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre in Bracebridge.
The evening screening will feature 10 short films celebrating different sides of queer life and history, produced both in Canada and internationally including the United States, Sweden, Brazil, India, Denmark, and Australi.
The films been screened include: The Lesbian Lobster Song, The Wake, Aikane, Beach, Chavo, Quem e tue babe?, August, Stay, Aging Out, and The Pansy of Pickadee. More information about each film can be found on the MQFF website www.mqff.ca This year the festival will be held on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (IDAHOBT) and will be combined with a day of educational programming for students of TLDSB. Additional films have been selected for the daytime screening, with a high school student audience in mind.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be bringing the Muskoka Queer Film Festival back for a fifth year once again at the Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre,” says Shawn Forth, member of the MQFF jury member and spokesperson for Muskoka Pride.
Tickets are available on a “Pay What You Can” basis with a recommended donation of
$25. http://mqffgala.eventbrite.ca
“This is an exciting and ambitious project that builds on the success of our first four years,” says Merv Taylor-Morin, President of Muskoka Pride and member of the MQFF jury. “It was hard to choose from all the great films submitted for selection to our festival, however, we believe we’ve created a diverse lineup of short films that will resonate with the audience.”
Muskoka Queer Film Festival will also honor directors with two awards. The Festival Favourite will be selected by the MQFF jury while the Audience Choice award will be voted on by audience members.
“MQFF was conceived to be an in-person community event in 2020, however COVID-19 had other plans! The first three sessions were presented online, and last year was the first year the festival was able to be held in-person at the beautiful Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre as originally intended,” says Michelle Emson, Theatre Manager and Technical Director of the Rene M Caisse Memorial Theatre.
The films selected for MQFF 2024 are:
Evening screening:
Stay, Aging Out, August, Quem e teu babe?, Chavo, Beach, Aikane, The Lesbian Lobster Song, The Wake, and The Pansy of Pickadee
TLDSB high school student screening:
Flowers, Tied Hand, Seven Minutes, Maghreb’s Hope, Nerdman, I Know Him So Well, August, Quem e teu babe?, Beach, Aikane, and The Lesbian Lobster Song For details about the films and to purchase tickets please visit mqff.ca
The Muskoka Queer Film Festival will be featuring screenings of even more films this July! On July 9th at the Gravenhurst Opera House, and on July 10th at the Algonquin Theatre. Screenings are also being planned for Muskoka Pride Week – dates to be announced.
The Muskoka Queer Film Festival is a collaboration of Muskoka Pride, Sanctuary Studios
Inc., and Theatre Muskoka.
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