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Queer City Cinema is an annual film festival in Regina, Saskatchewan, which presents a program of LGBTQ film.[1] First established in 1996, the festival was presented every two years at first before becoming an annual event. In recent years, the main festival has been presented concurrently with Performatorium, a festival of LGBTQ theatre and performance art.[2]

In addition to the main event in Regina, the festival also presents a touring LGBTQ film minifestival presented in selected other cities in Western Canada, including Victoria, Yellowknife, Saskatoon and Thunder Bay.[3] The touring minifestival was organized for the first time in 2001.[4]

In 2000, the event faced some controversy when the Saskatchewan Party criticized a government grant to the festival, on the grounds that some of the festival's content was allegedly pornographic.[5] Although an anti-gay lobby group led by Christian evangelist Bill Whatcott picketed the festival that year, the festival took place without major incident.[6] The 2001 launch of the touring festival was criticized in the House of Commons of Canada by Saskatoon MP Jim Pankiw,[7] but was also staged without incident.[8]

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References

  1. ^ "Artistic director addresses racism with 15th Queer City Cinema festival". Regina Leader-Post, September 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Performatorium presents the world of oral expression". Regina Leader-Post, January 10, 2013.
  3. ^ "A Qaleidoscope of queer film being screened in Victoria". Monday Magazine, January 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Queer film fest to hit the road". Prince Albert Daily Herald, February 5, 2001.
  5. ^ "Gay filmfest funds anger Opposition". Cornwall Standard Freeholder, April 29, 2000.
  6. ^ "Protesters picket gay film festival funded by Sask. Arts Board". Moose Jaw Times-Herald, May 15, 2000.
  7. ^ "Saskatoon film festival under fire from Christian group and Canadian Alliance". Canadian Press, February 7, 2001.
  8. ^ "Arts council chairman defends grant to gay film festival in Regina". Canadian Press, September 13, 2001.
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