We are an LGBTQ+ film festival in Hamilton, Ontario - about an hour west of Toronto and just over an hour's drive from Buffalo, New York. We are interested in short films of all genres provided that the subject matter and/or filmmaker is LGBTQ+.
Hamilton Queer Film Festival partners with the Hamilton Film Festival for 2023
Hamilton Queer Film Festival - Summer 2021
We are
thrilled to announce the award winners for the inaugural Hamilton Queer Film
Festival. Thanks to all of the filmmakers for submitting their films and
allowing us to share them with our audiences. And thanks to our audiences for
supporting independent LGBTQ+ filmmakers!
Our awards
for Summer 2021 are as follows:
Best Canadian
Narrative Short
Das Kleid
(The Dress)
Best
International Narrative Short
Sex Shop (Spain)
Best
Documentary Short
Unbecoming
(Canada)
Best Director
Katy Dore
for Odd Bird (USA)
Best
Lead Performance
Judit Ampudia for Sex Shop (Spain)
Best Supporting Performance
Aias Dalman for Das Kleid (The Dress) (Canada)
Award of Merit – Narrative Short
Tofu
Scramble (Canada)
Award of
Merit – Documentary Short
If
Homophobia Ended Tomorrow (Ukraine)
Congrats to all of the filmmakers!
Hamilton Queer Film Festival - Summer 2021
We are excited to announce the awesome group of short films that will appear at our inaugural festival on June 19th and 20th. Due to COVID19, this year's festival will be a virtual event.
Films will be available for free streaming through this web page on June 19 and 20th. Join us! #HappyPride
Our selection of films for Summer 2021, in no particular order, are as follows:
Hamilton Queer Film Festival
We are interested in short films of all genres provided that the subject matter and/or filmmaker is LGBTQ+.
Join us on June 19, 2021 for our inaugural festival of LGBTQ+ short films! More info coming soon!



