The Muskoka Queer Film Festival (MQFF) Committee is proud to announce the lineup for the sixth annual film festival, which will be taking place on Friday, May 16th at the Rene Caisse Theatre and Saturday, May 17th at the Gravenhurst Opera House.
The two screenings will feature 12 short films and 2 feature films celebrating different sides of queer life and history, produced both in Canada and internationally including the United States, Denmark, United Kingdom, Belgium, and Israel.
The films being screened on Friday evening at the Rene Caisse Theatre include: Euphoric, Drag is for Everyone, Happy BirthGay, I Hope He Doesn’t Kill Me, Shape Notes, Sister Wives, The Other, and the feature Pride vs Prejudice.
The films being screened on Saturday afternoon at the Gravenhurst Opera House include: Between Hands, Cowboy Boots, Elijah, Full Spectrum, Hi Mom, and the feature Sally!
More information about each film, and links to purchase tickets can be found on the MQFF website www.mqff.ca
This year the festival will be held in conjunction with 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 sixth year once again at the Rene M. Caisse Memorial Theatre and again at the Gravenhurst Opera House,” says Shawn Forth, member of the MQFF jury member and spokesperson for Muskoka Pride.
Tickets are available online for $25 and will be available at the door on a “Pay What You Can” basis http://mqff2025gala.eventbrite.ca
“This is an exciting and ambitious project that builds on the success of our first four years,” says Forth. “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 and feature 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 the last two years we have held the festival 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 2025 are:
Friday May 16th evening screening:
Drag is for Everyone, Euphoric Happy BirthGay, I Hope He Doesn’t Kill Me, Shape Notes, Sister Wives, The Other, and the feature Pride vs Prejudice
TLDSB high school student screening:
Changing Tides, Drag is For Everyone, Full Spectrum, Hi Mom, Inside Outloud, Reclamation, The Other, and the feature It’s Always Been Me
Saturday May 17th matinee screening (Gravenhurst Opera House):
Between Hands, Cowboy Boots, Elijah, Full Spectrum, Hi Mom, and the feature Sally!
For details about the films and to purchase tickets please visit mqff.ca The Muskoka Queer Film Festival is a collaboration of Muskoka Pride, Sanctuary Studios Inc., and Theatre Muskoka.
