OTTAWA FEST A SUCCESS!

With more than 1500 attendees and sold out screenings, the satellite edition of Inside Out in Ottawa-Gatineau was a success. Toronto filmmakers Michèle Clarke (Black Men and Me) and Malcolm Ingram (Small Town Gay Bar) charmed the pants off audiences in the capital. Inside Out also brought a few surprises, including the Canadian premiere of French film Poltergay and the American surfer film Shelter.

With press articles in every paper in the city, Inside Out really made an impact. Even the conservative Ottawa Sun was gushing... Some of the headlines:

"Something to Cheer About!" & "InsideOut film fest kicks off with packed house opening night" - Capital Xtra

"Queer Film Festival Gives Boost to LGBT Community" - Centretown News

"Festival Turns Gay Ideas Inside Out" - Ottawa Sun

"Inside Out vient égayer les cinéphiles d'Ottawa" - Le Droit

For articles and reviews of the festival, visit the Hot and Buttered Guide in Capital Xtra here.