Hamilton Queer Film Festival

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, North America

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Hamilton Queer Film Festival

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, North America

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About the festival

We are an LGBTQ+ film festival in Hamilton, Ontario - about an hour west of Toronto and just over an hour's drive from Buffalo, New York. Our film festival happens the same weekend as Hamilton Pride at Hamilton's arts incubator, The Staircase Theatre.

Best Canadian Narrative Short
Best International Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Director
Best Lead Performance
Best Supporting Performance
Audience Favourite

About

We are an LGBTQ+ film festival in Hamilton, Ontario - about an hour west of Toronto and just over an hour's drive from Buffalo, New York. Our film festival happens the same weekend as Hamilton Pride at Hamilton's arts incubator, The Staircase Theatre.

Best Canadian Narrative Short
Best International Narrative Short
Best Documentary Short
Best Director
Best Lead Performance
Best Supporting Performance
Audience Favourite

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

By submitting your film for consideration for the Hamilton Queer Film Festival, you agree for HQFF to screen your short film if selected for the festival and you remain obligated to this commitment.

Films should run under 20 minutes in length and must have been produced after January 1, 2017.

Films of all genres, including documentaries, are accepted, provided the filmmaker and/or subject matter is LGBTQ+.

All films must be submitted through FilmFreeway.

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Categories and fees

LGBTQ+ short
Early Bird (30th March, 2020) $5
Regular (20th April, 2020) $10
Late (10th May, 2020) $15

Short films under 20 minutes of any genre provided the content and/or the filmmaker is LGBTQ+.

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