The Queer North Film Festival is an annual film festival in Sudbury, Ontario, which presents an annual program of LGBTQ film."Queer North Film Festival offers a different onscreen perspective". Northern Life, June 1, 2018. Presented by the Sudbury Indie Cinema Co-op, the festival was staged for the first time in 2016."Festival Queer North à Sudbury : les films à ne pas manquer" . CBON-FM, June 6, 2016. The same organization also stages the city's Junction North International Documentary Film Festival."Junction North International Documentary Film Festival set for Sudbury". CBC Sudbury, November 6, 2017.
On two past occasions, the festival has presented retrospective screenings of 1990s documentary films about the LGBTQ community in Sudbury, Mum's the Word (Maman et Ève) in 2017"Tourné à Sudbury, le documentaire Maman et Ève célèbre ses 20 ans". CBON-FM, June 13, 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.
In 2026 the festival launched a new short film competition for LGBTQ amateur filmmakers from the Northern Ontario region, to be screened at the festival with a $300 prize for the film judged to be the best work in the competition."Queer North film festival is hosting a new short film contest". Sudbury.com, May 12, 2026.
The festival's executive director is Beth Mairs."Queer North festival lands in Sudbury next week". Sudbury Star, June 7, 2018.
The event is a qualifying festival for the Canadian Screen Awards."2024 Canadian Screen Awards: Eligible Festivals & Online Platforms". Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, 2023.
Format Spanning four days, the festival has three segments. The Northern Ontario Premier is a showcase for Northern Ontarian LGBTQ+ films made within a year prior to the event. The 2026 Pride Spotlight is screenings of classic LGBTQ+ films. This year, the films include The Birdcage, The Watermelon Woman, and No Pride in Genocide. Finally, the RT Collective Presents: Queer Shorts From The North is a short film and video contest for amateur Northern Ontario filmmakers. Shortlisted films will receive a $150 prize and be screened at the Queer North Film Festival. One outstanding work will also receive a $300 prize.
Awards The 2016 and 2018 editions of the festival presented various awards for the films in those years' programs but has not otherwise presented or announced awards in other years.
2016
2018
See also List of LGBT film festivals List of film festivals in Canada
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