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Reelout launches online Queer Film Festival

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Film promotes advocacy and change while allowing people to escape the struggles of everyday life. Reelout, a local Queer film festival, harnesses these powers of film to foster a sense of community among LGBTQIA2S+ filmmakers while giving individuals a platform for their voices to be heard. From Jan....

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Muslim International Film Festival makes history in October debut

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The Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF) had its inaugural debut in Toronto on Oct. 30. The festival, a celebration of Muslim excellence in the filmmaking industry, was a compilation of eight short films and two feature films presented at the Ontario Place Drive-In. MIFF was launched and founded...

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Reelout brings global LGBTQ+ cinema to Kingston

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In 1999, Queen’s student Marney McDiarmid, a member of the OPIRG Kingston, was interested in art and queer activism. With a group of students, along with a few faculty and community members, McDiarmid arranged a small weekend movie screening of queer films at a local Kingston gay bar, Club 477, and...

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Banff Mountain Film Festival comes back to town

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Since 1992, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour has been stopping into Kingston to display films by creators from all walks of life and levels of experience. This year, Trailhead hosted the festival from Jan. 18 to 20. The focus of the tour is to draw attention to films that demonstrate...

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Queen’s hosts first Diversity and Inclusion Film Festival

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From March 20-28, the Diversity and Inclusion Film Festival (DIFF) hosted a tour of world cultures from Queen’s University International Centre (QUIC) Hall in the JDUC.  The event featured five films: Bran Nue Dae, Queen of Katwe, About Elly, Confucius and Cairo Drive, each one set in a different...

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Kingston Canadian Film Festival returns

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From March 1 to 4, the Kingston Canadian Film Festival will return to screens around the city. This year’s festival has all the familiar landmarks — Q&As, solely Canadian filmmakers and a selection that runs the spectrum of feature-length and short films.  According to Festival Director Marc Garniss,...

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Queer film festival serves up “Reelness”

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From Feb. 1 to 10, Kingston will see a diverse collection of the finest short films and documentaries exploring the LGBTQ+ community. These films tell intersectional stories that span the globe, with intimate and sweeping profiles that ask viewers of all backgrounds to step outside of themselves and...

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Reelout Queer Film Festival returns for 19th year

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From Feb. 1 to 10, the Reelout Queer Film Festival wants you to see the world through a different lens. According to Executive Director Matt Salton, this means watching the festival’s “Reelness” unfold. To that end, this year’s Reelout primarily focuses on short films and documentaries that explore...

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Banff National Film Festival sells out Isabel

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From Saturday to Monday, the Banff National Film Festival presented the extremes of adventure filmmaking to three sold-out audiences at the Isabel Bader Centre. Despite having different movies every night, the films united around common themes: escape and fulfillment in nature, stunning images of...

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Arts in the winter semester

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Slippery walkways, biting wind and the trek through snow and slush to lectures might make you want to hibernate, but don’t be fooled — Kingston is serving up lots to get excited for this winter season.  Lumina Borealis: Fort Henry until Feb. 19  Rediscover the spirit of the season at Lumina Borealis,...

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Selection of short films comes to Queen’s from NYC

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An empty room in Kingston Hall is an unusual place for a tour of Portugal. Nonetheless, the New York Portuguese Short Film Festival (NYPSFF) brought the country to campus last Thursday, as part of their world tour previewing the latest in Portuguese filmmaking. Now in its seventh year, the festival...

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Reelout wheels out of Kingston

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The Reelout Queer Film + Video Festival screened its closing gala to an enthusiastic crowd this past Saturday, wrapping up an entertaining, illuminating and educational nine-day celebration of sexual and gender diversity in film.  Reelout — which began in 1999 as a project to celebrate queer media...

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Focusing on student filmmakers

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In just three days, students participating in the annual Focus Film Festival must conceptualize, write, shoot, direct and edit a short film.  The 13th annual Focus Film Festival is a student-run film festival showcasing, judging and awarding short films made by groups of students over the course of 72...

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Family-friendly reel

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From its humble beginnings at a rundown bar on Princess Street, to its current venue at the Screening Room, the 13th annual Reelout Queer Film Festival has increased its international exposure. This year will include more than 40 international films. Reelout, an 11-day-long festival, has a campy vibe...

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