Muskoka Queer Film Festival

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]

  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. ^ a b 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. ^ Sarah Taher (February 25, 2022). "Queer film festivals, movies and TV shows streaming this March". Xtra Magazine.