I+N Festival Courts Queer Short Film Festival
December 9 - December 31, 2020
Canada’s Original LGBTQ+ Film Festival Is Launching Canada’s First-Ever Queer Short Film Festival!
image+nation, Canada’s first LGBTQ+ film festival and pioneering platform of queer stories is back with the very first Pan-Canadian LGBTQ+ short films festival from December 9th to December 31st. The curated titles will reach audiences across the country looking to discover and learn more about LGBTQ+ culture and identities through the lens of cinema. Highlighting the importance of the Festival’s ongoing outreach to Francophone communities outside of the province, the Focus: Francophonie special programme will be available for audiences outside of Quebec, reaching Francophones across Canada. All of our varied short films and programmes can be found in image+nation’s virtual catalogue, a traditional guide with links to navigate through our digital platform. The catalogue can be viewed and downloaded here: bit.ly/INCCatalogue
“It’s been a dream of ours to create an event that honours the perfection that can be a short film - the often neglected and underappreciated film format that is the lesser known cousin of the feature film we are used to seeing. We hope audiences, old and new, will take a chance on exploring the many talented and original filmmakers whose work we will be bringing to Canadian audiences for the holidays. Discover and share these little gems. This is our Xmas present to you!” - Charlie Boudreau, Festival Director
‘Tis the season of shorts
This holiday season, I+N is delighted to offer some much-needed entertainment relief. I+N FESTIVAL COURTS QUEER SHORT FILM FEST offers audiences who found their usual Christmas routine disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a unique opportunity to create new traditions and come together even while apart. The festival’s team of cutting-edge cinematic playlist programmers have curated a programme of groundbreaking and compelling short films that will appeal to all tastes and ages. Aesthetically and thematically varied, the films’ virtual presence makes them not only accessible and easy to watch but also fun to share.
This Christmas, give the gift of LGBTQ+ storytelling!
The shift of the festival to the digital space in 2020 also marks the revolution of image+nation in its mission to encourage and nurture LGBTQ+ culture and storytelling to everyone. With the full programme available all across Canada, the film festival now has both the opportunity and responsibility to introduce the originality and universality of these stories and new ways of telling, watching and sharing to a wider audience.
An inclusive experience
Committed to providing a fulfilling artistic experience that is also representative of all members of the LGBTQ+ community, image+nation makes queer stories a part of everyday life in meaningful and empowering ways through various productions of all ages, all colors, all genders, all sexual orientations and all backgrounds. I+N FESTIVAL COURTS QUEER SHORT FILM FEST promises its audiences groundbreaking yet relatable new queer stories with several major themes exploring a myriad of slices of life.
Alongside the festival’s lineup of the best international and local queer shorts, I+N will also host a series of fun and insightful discussions with Franco filmmakers as part of the festival’s Francophonie Focus.
ALL DETAILS ABOUT TICKETS, PROGRAMMING AND MORE AT:
https://festivalcourtsqueer.eventive.org/welcome
HERE’S A LINK TO OUR VIRTUAL CATALOGUE TO GUIDE YOU
https://bit.ly/INCCatalogue
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