Opening Night will feature two gala screenings: the jaw-dropping comedy Drool, featuring Mullholland Drive's Laura Harring, and the international sensation Patrik, Age 1.5 from Sweden. But the fun doesn't stop there: Chef's Special from Spain is a gut-busting good time, An Englishman in New York is a star-studded celebration of a beloved queer icon and I Can't Think Straight proves that entertainment and politics can make good bedfellows. On closing night, we tip our hats (and raise a few glasses) to sexual diversity with Gender Bender at SAW Gallery, which will coincide with the closing of the exhibition of dyke powerhouse artist Allyson Mitchell.
In association with SAW Video, we're triggering local queer production with the Video Virgin Award. Ottawa-based filmmaker Jordan Tannahill not only grabbed this inaugural award, but he was also deserving of Inside Out's $5000 Mark S. Bonham Scholarship for his documentary on the lives of five queer youth in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
We need the community now more than ever to make this festival a permanent part of the capital's cultural fabric, so buy lots of tickets and drag your friends along! If you can afford it, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. Community support in the region is always vital and we welcome into the fold the Lesbian Information Xchange, Divergence, Jer's Vision, the Ottawa Art Gallery, Pink Triangle Services, Venus Envy, Available Light Screening Collective, Great Canadian Theatre Company, Cruiseline, Centretown Pub, SAW Video and Galerie SAW Gallery.
Finally, we simply wouldn't exist without the support of our major partners,
Capital Xtra!, VIA Rail, Rideau Inn / House on McGill, the National Gallery of Canada and
Here!TV.
Proud Festival Sponsor
