Gratitude Report 2013 - 2014

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With Gratitude Inside Out volunteers are the best! Dedicated, eager to help and awesome!

The documentaries were outstanding this year in Toronto!

Life wouldn’t be the same without filmmakers.

Our history lost, our community weakened.

Without Inside Out members and donors, screens would be blank and seats empty.

Their commitment to LGBT arts and culture over the last 24 years is unrivaled in Canada.

Thank you for showing the best of LGBT film in Ottawa. Inside Out is a critical part of the Capital Region’s LGBT scene.

Community and corporate sponsors understand the value of supporting LGBT film, arts and culture. Their commitment to diversity helps strengthen our social fabric.

Filmmakers document our LGBT history, connect the dots within our community and challenge us to explore what it means to live and love with courage and dignity.

For almost a quarter century Inside Out has brought our communities together to celebrate our accomplishments, raise awareness of human rights struggles for LGBT people around the world, and lose ourselves in entertaining tales of love, drama and imagination—all using the transformative power of cinema, projected through a distinctly queer lens.

Today, Inside Out presents the largest LGBT film festival in Canada and one of the top five in the world, the Toronto LGBT Film Festival, as well as producing our sister festival in the Capital Region, the Ottawa LGBT Film Festival. In addition, the organization is committed to the promotion of LGBT film year round with our Four-Play Screening Series as well as providing financial support and educational opportunities to both emerging and established queer filmmakers.

We decided to name this booklet our Gratitude Report for two simple reasons: We would be nothing without you and we want to say THANK YOU! In these pages we tried to capture some of the best memories of this past year to highlight our commitment to the LGBT community—moments filled with joyful laughter, solemn tears and deep inspiration. Thank you for your support to Inside Out and for making these magical moments happen for our community.

I have been fortunate to lead Inside Out for more than half its lifetime. Over those dozen plus years, hundreds of artists, individuals, organizations and companies have contributed greatly to our success here at home and to our growing reputation as a cultural leader in the exhibition and promotion of LGBT film on the international stage. We are incredibly grateful to the hundreds of volunteers who commit their time and the donors, members, sponsors, advertisers and funders who support Inside Out financially.

As we head into our 25th Anniversary Year in 2015 with our brand new Strategic Plan in hand, Inside Out is committed to enhancing our position as a vital and beloved cultural institution for the LGBT community. The 25th Anniversary Toronto LGBT Film Festival will take place from May 21 to 31, 2015 and will celebrate a quarter century of challenging attitudes and changing lives while looking forward to a future of continued growth and success.

On behalf of everyone at Inside Out, I’d like to again offer our sincere thanks to everyone who has helped us achieve this milestone anniversary. We wouldn’t be where we are today without all of you.

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With Gratitude Inside Out volunteers are the best! Dedicated, eager to help and awesome!

The documentaries were outstanding this year in Toronto!

Life wouldn’t be the same without filmmakers.

Our history lost, our community weakened.

Without Inside Out members and donors, screens would be blank and seats empty.

Their commitment to LGBT arts and culture over the last 24 years is unrivaled in Canada.

Thank you for showing the best of LGBT film in Ottawa. Inside Out is a critical part of the Capital Region’s LGBT scene.

Community and corporate sponsors understand the value of supporting LGBT film, arts and culture. Their commitment to diversity helps strengthen our social fabric.

Filmmakers document our LGBT history, connect the dots within our community and challenge us to explore what it means to live and love with courage and dignity.

For almost a quarter century Inside Out has brought our communities together to celebrate our accomplishments, raise awareness of human rights struggles for LGBT people around the world, and lose ourselves in entertaining tales of love, drama and imagination—all using the transformative power of cinema, projected through a distinctly queer lens.

Today, Inside Out presents the largest LGBT film festival in Canada and one of the top five in the world, the Toronto LGBT Film Festival, as well as producing our sister festival in the Capital Region, the Ottawa LGBT Film Festival. In addition, the organization is committed to the promotion of LGBT film year round with our Four-Play Screening Series as well as providing financial support and educational opportunities to both emerging and established queer filmmakers.

We decided to name this booklet our Gratitude Report for two simple reasons: We would be nothing without you and we want to say THANK YOU! In these pages we tried to capture some of the best memories of this past year to highlight our commitment to the LGBT community—moments filled with joyful laughter, solemn tears and deep inspiration. Thank you for your support to Inside Out and for making these magical moments happen for our community.

I have been fortunate to lead Inside Out for more than half its lifetime. Over those dozen plus years, hundreds of artists, individuals, organizations and companies have contributed greatly to our success here at home and to our growing reputation as a cultural leader in the exhibition and promotion of LGBT film on the international stage. We are incredibly grateful to the hundreds of volunteers who commit their time and the donors, members, sponsors, advertisers and funders who support Inside Out financially.

As we head into our 25th Anniversary Year in 2015 with our brand new Strategic Plan in hand, Inside Out is committed to enhancing our position as a vital and beloved cultural institution for the LGBT community. The 25th Anniversary Toronto LGBT Film Festival will take place from May 21 to 31, 2015 and will celebrate a quarter century of challenging attitudes and changing lives while looking forward to a future of continued growth and success.

On behalf of everyone at Inside Out, I’d like to again offer our sincere thanks to everyone who has helped us achieve this milestone anniversary. We wouldn’t be where we are today without all of you.

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Our Commitment to Community

Inside Out is important to me because it is one of the few artistic cultural spaces in Toronto where I can celebrate all of me.

I’m involved as an Inside Out Member for many reasons. The social aspects keep me connected to the community.

I also like the political aspect of supporting creative voices that are often marginalized.

I feel that I am making a difference.

Inside Out’s mandate is to challenge attitudes and change lives through the exhibition, promotion and production of LGBT film. Our commitment to that mandate is evident in our outreach to, engagement with, and support of thousands in our communities, includes: Supporting Emerging and Established Filmmakers: Inside Out’s support of LGBT filmmakers goes beyond presenting the work of more than 200 artists annually. We offer more than $26,000 in cash awards and grants to Canadian and international artists through Festival prizes such as the $2,500 RBC Emerging Canadian Artist Award, the $2,000 EP Canada/CFC Award for Best Canadian Film and the Bill Sherwood Award for Best First Feature, valued at $1,750.

The Inside Out OUTtv Post-Production Fund offers more than $7,000 in annual grants for artists to complete their films. In 2014, we are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Bell Media Harold Greenberg Fund to award a single $10,000 cash prize for the Inside Out Harold Greenberg Short to Feature Award.

Engaging the Diversity of our Communities: We are committed to engaging both the LGBT and arts communities to deliver relevant and accessible programming. Our Toronto and Ottawa Festivals involve more than sixty organizations as co-presenters, curators, and partners on screenings and events. Throughout the year, Inside Out partners with approximately two-dozen film festivals, arts events and community programs to co-present screenings and film-based events.

Encouraging Youth Participation: Inside Out is committed to reaching out to the next generation of queer film lovers and providing them with access to films that resonate with their lives and experiences. Every year, we provide over 2,000 free tickets for youth and students to school boards, local Gay-Straight Alliances and youth organizations in southern Ontario and the Ottawa-Gatineau region. In addition, our Queer Video Mentorship Project and Youth Reporters program offers educational workshops and practical experience in video production and journalism.

Promoting Volunteerism: Since its inception, Inside Out has been a volunteer-driven organization that relies on the skills, commitment and passion of more than 210 volunteers annually. Beyond the 2,000+ volunteer hours committed during the Toronto and Ottawa Festivals, volunteers work tirelessly throughout the year, sitting on our Board of Directors, participating on committees and lending day-to-day support to our year-round operations.

Alison Duke.

LGBT film is important as it continues to address the stigma and discrimination that still exists towards the community.

LGBT films inspire me because the work is so great. We really have come a long way. There are many LGBT filmmakers around the world who have become vanguards of the medium, and it is exciting we have a space where we can see the work together and celebrate the filmmakers as a community.

Alison Duke

Inside Out Member, volunteer and filmmaker

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Our Commitment to Community

Inside Out is important to me because it is one of the few artistic cultural spaces in Toronto where I can celebrate all of me.

I’m involved as an Inside Out Member for many reasons. The social aspects keep me connected to the community.

I also like the political aspect of supporting creative voices that are often marginalized.

I feel that I am making a difference.

Inside Out’s mandate is to challenge attitudes and change lives through the exhibition, promotion and production of LGBT film. Our commitment to that mandate is evident in our outreach to, engagement with, and support of thousands in our communities, includes: Supporting Emerging and Established Filmmakers: Inside Out’s support of LGBT filmmakers goes beyond presenting the work of more than 200 artists annually. We offer more than $26,000 in cash awards and grants to Canadian and international artists through Festival prizes such as the $2,500 RBC Emerging Canadian Artist Award, the $2,000 EP Canada/CFC Award for Best Canadian Film and the Bill Sherwood Award for Best First Feature, valued at $1,750.

The Inside Out OUTtv Post-Production Fund offers more than $7,000 in annual grants for artists to complete their films. In 2014, we are pleased to announce a new partnership with the Bell Media Harold Greenberg Fund to award a single $10,000 cash prize for the Inside Out Harold Greenberg Short to Feature Award.

Engaging the Diversity of our Communities: We are committed to engaging both the LGBT and arts communities to deliver relevant and accessible programming. Our Toronto and Ottawa Festivals involve more than sixty organizations as co-presenters, curators, and partners on screenings and events. Throughout the year, Inside Out partners with approximately two-dozen film festivals, arts events and community programs to co-present screenings and film-based events.

Encouraging Youth Participation: Inside Out is committed to reaching out to the next generation of queer film lovers and providing them with access to films that resonate with their lives and experiences. Every year, we provide over 2,000 free tickets for youth and students to school boards, local Gay-Straight Alliances and youth organizations in southern Ontario and the Ottawa-Gatineau region. In addition, our Queer Video Mentorship Project and Youth Reporters program offers educational workshops and practical experience in video production and journalism.

Promoting Volunteerism: Since its inception, Inside Out has been a volunteer-driven organization that relies on the skills, commitment and passion of more than 210 volunteers annually. Beyond the 2,000+ volunteer hours committed during the Toronto and Ottawa Festivals, volunteers work tirelessly throughout the year, sitting on our Board of Directors, participating on committees and lending day-to-day support to our year-round operations.

Alison Duke.

LGBT film is important as it continues to address the stigma and discrimination that still exists towards the community.

LGBT films inspire me because the work is so great. We really have come a long way. There are many LGBT filmmakers around the world who have become vanguards of the medium, and it is exciting we have a space where we can see the work together and celebrate the filmmakers as a community.

Alison Duke

Inside Out Member, volunteer and filmmaker

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Andy Wang, right, with fellow volunteer Mickey Cirak.

I am involved as a volunteer to support community organizations, to meet people and to be part of the community in doing so. Supporting Inside Out is important to our community because it brings us together through our shared experience and allows us to learn about the experiences, challenges and victories of other members of the LGBTQ community around the world—bringing LGBTQ films from around the world and Canada that I would otherwise never have the opportunity to see.

For the past 12 years, working with my fellow volunteers has been one of the highlights of the Festival! Volunteers are an integral part of running the Festival and it would be impossible to do without them!

Andy Wang

Inside Out volunteer, emerging artist and high school teacher

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As a filmmaker and as a lesbian, screening Tru Love at Toronto’s Women’s Gala and Ottawa’s Opening Night was profound.

To be recognized and honoured by Inside Out, by my own community and peers was life changing for me. It was a first feature for both Shauna and I and the Gala brought our film into the public spotlight as well as for us both as filmmakers. It also made me think my next film is possible!

Shauna MacDonald, left, and Kate Johnston.

Kate Johnston Co-director, Tru Love

Tru Love won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2014 Toronto Festival with Kate and Shauna sharing the Emerging Canadian Artist Award sponsored by RBC Royal Bank.

I think it is very important to have a distinct forum for LGBT films. As progressive as we might think society has become, only a very small number of LGBT films get into mainstream festivals.

LGBT festivals are essential to show the variety and abundance of LGBT films, which can really be a “needle in a haystack” at other festivals. Plus, it’s a wonderful way to build community.

Shauna MacDonald

Co-director and actor, Tru Love

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Andy Wang, right, with fellow volunteer Mickey Cirak.

I am involved as a volunteer to support community organizations, to meet people and to be part of the community in doing so. Supporting Inside Out is important to our community because it brings us together through our shared experience and allows us to learn about the experiences, challenges and victories of other members of the LGBTQ community around the world—bringing LGBTQ films from around the world and Canada that I would otherwise never have the opportunity to see.

For the past 12 years, working with my fellow volunteers has been one of the highlights of the Festival! Volunteers are an integral part of running the Festival and it would be impossible to do without them!

Andy Wang

Inside Out volunteer, emerging artist and high school teacher

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As a filmmaker and as a lesbian, screening Tru Love at Toronto’s Women’s Gala and Ottawa’s Opening Night was profound.

To be recognized and honoured by Inside Out, by my own community and peers was life changing for me. It was a first feature for both Shauna and I and the Gala brought our film into the public spotlight as well as for us both as filmmakers. It also made me think my next film is possible!

Shauna MacDonald, left, and Kate Johnston.

Kate Johnston Co-director, Tru Love

Tru Love won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the 2014 Toronto Festival with Kate and Shauna sharing the Emerging Canadian Artist Award sponsored by RBC Royal Bank.

I think it is very important to have a distinct forum for LGBT films. As progressive as we might think society has become, only a very small number of LGBT films get into mainstream festivals.

LGBT festivals are essential to show the variety and abundance of LGBT films, which can really be a “needle in a haystack” at other festivals. Plus, it’s a wonderful way to build community.

Shauna MacDonald

Co-director and actor, Tru Love

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2014 Toronto LGBT Film Festival “What a perfect way to start the Festival!” was heard repeatedly as the crowd left the Opening Gala screening of The Way He Looks, the feel good, award-winning Brazilian coming-ofage story about two high school boys who become friends and fall in love against all odds.

It certainly didn’t hurt that the star of The Way He Looks, Fabio Audi, attended the Festival through Inside Out’s Artist Bursary Fund, and provided a charming Q&A discussion after the film, adding a fourth dimension to the film—as well as a few hundred new admirers.

The Toronto Festival attracted our largest audiences to date and we are extremely proud of the calibre of our programming and the enhancements offered to create truly unique film-going experiences.

With over 35,000 people attending the 2014 Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the 24th edition of Canada’s preeminent LGBT film festival was filled with 11 days of swooning, suspense, laughing, learning and tears, with such memorable Canadian and International Premieres such as Land of Storms, Love is Strange, Tru Love, The Foxy Merkins, No Easy Walk to Freedom, Kate Bornstein is a Queer & Pleasant Danger, Drunktown’s Finest, 52 Tuesdays, Yves Saint Laurent and so many more.

YO U M A K E I T H A PPE N Thanks to generous donors who supported the Artist Bursary Fund, Inside Out was able to bring more than a dozen additional filmmakers and artists to attend the Festival compared to last year. Audience members won’t soon forget the Q&A session that followed Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine, where American filmmaker Michele Josue was joined by Matt’s parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, to delve deeper into the documentary with personal stories, taking us back and examining the grisly murder of Wyoming student Matt Shepard 15 years after his death.

Audiences delighted at the Q&A session by Love is Strange director/writer Ira Sachs as he shared intimate stories of working with stars John Lithgow and Alfred Molina. Audiences thoroughly enjoyed the variety show high jinx with the team behind Women’s Gala film Tru Love led by codirectors Kate Johnston and Shauna MacDonald.

The Festival featured countless highlights, including panel discussions with the talent behind the Showcase television show Lost Girl and the local feature-in-progress Portrait of a Serial Monogamist, the special screening of the Canadian remastered classic documentary Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives, and of course, the Canadian Premiere of the HBO-produced feature The Normal Heart with star Matt Bomer in attendance to present the film. Overall, we had more film talent attend the Festival than ever before, including local and international guests for all four of our Gala presentations.

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2014 Toronto LGBT Film Festival “What a perfect way to start the Festival!” was heard repeatedly as the crowd left the Opening Gala screening of The Way He Looks, the feel good, award-winning Brazilian coming-ofage story about two high school boys who become friends and fall in love against all odds.

It certainly didn’t hurt that the star of The Way He Looks, Fabio Audi, attended the Festival through Inside Out’s Artist Bursary Fund, and provided a charming Q&A discussion after the film, adding a fourth dimension to the film—as well as a few hundred new admirers.

The Toronto Festival attracted our largest audiences to date and we are extremely proud of the calibre of our programming and the enhancements offered to create truly unique film-going experiences.

With over 35,000 people attending the 2014 Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the 24th edition of Canada’s preeminent LGBT film festival was filled with 11 days of swooning, suspense, laughing, learning and tears, with such memorable Canadian and International Premieres such as Land of Storms, Love is Strange, Tru Love, The Foxy Merkins, No Easy Walk to Freedom, Kate Bornstein is a Queer & Pleasant Danger, Drunktown’s Finest, 52 Tuesdays, Yves Saint Laurent and so many more.

YO U M A K E I T H A PPE N Thanks to generous donors who supported the Artist Bursary Fund, Inside Out was able to bring more than a dozen additional filmmakers and artists to attend the Festival compared to last year. Audience members won’t soon forget the Q&A session that followed Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine, where American filmmaker Michele Josue was joined by Matt’s parents, Judy and Dennis Shepard, to delve deeper into the documentary with personal stories, taking us back and examining the grisly murder of Wyoming student Matt Shepard 15 years after his death.

Audiences delighted at the Q&A session by Love is Strange director/writer Ira Sachs as he shared intimate stories of working with stars John Lithgow and Alfred Molina. Audiences thoroughly enjoyed the variety show high jinx with the team behind Women’s Gala film Tru Love led by codirectors Kate Johnston and Shauna MacDonald.

The Festival featured countless highlights, including panel discussions with the talent behind the Showcase television show Lost Girl and the local feature-in-progress Portrait of a Serial Monogamist, the special screening of the Canadian remastered classic documentary Forbidden Love: The Unashamed Stories of Lesbian Lives, and of course, the Canadian Premiere of the HBO-produced feature The Normal Heart with star Matt Bomer in attendance to present the film. Overall, we had more film talent attend the Festival than ever before, including local and international guests for all four of our Gala presentations.

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2014 Ottawa LGBT Film Festival Approximately 4,200 film lovers from the Capital Region came out to support the eighth installment of the Ottawa LGBT Film Festival. The 4-day Festival is carefully curated featuring the best from the festival circuit from Sundance to Berlin to Cannes to Toronto.

The Ottawa Festival kicked off with an Opening Gala reception at La Petite Mort Gallery, followed by the screening of the Toronto Festival’s Audience Award-winner Tru Love. Poignantly chronicling a May-December romance between two women, Ottawa confirmed that Tru Love is on its way to becoming a modern lesbian classic. Co-director and star Shauna MacDonald treated the audience to a Q&A discussion after the screening.

Other Festival highlights included the dramatic comedy and Sundance favourite Appropriate Behavior, about a bisexual Iranian woman making her way in Manhattan after a bad-break up with her girlfriend.

Closing out our eighth edition was the hilarious and poignant Life Partners starring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester, as well as the touchingly beautiful Lilting with standout performance by out and proud UK star Ben Whishaw.

Bent Lens: Pride on Screen If 11-days of queer film in May was not enough in Toronto, we were pleased to partner with TIFF in June to present Bent Lens: Pride on Screen, a Major Partner Event of World Pride 2014. Bent Lens offered a diverse program that featured a gallery exhibition, free outdoor screenings, a bestof Inside Out program featuring a sing-along Hedwig and the Angry Inch with creator and star John Cameron Mitchell in attendance, career retrospectives of Bruce LaBruce and Derek Jarman and a special In Conversation Series that featured trans actress and activist Laverne Cox and Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels. In total, more than 10,000 people came out to our Bent Lens programming.

39,200 attendance at Toronto and Ottawa Festivals

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guests at year-round

programming

210 volunteers giving

World or Canadian 2 ,350+ 24 premieres volunteer hours 6 premieres International

$8.5 Economic Impact for

million Toronto

245=

184 hours

1,050+ films considered

5

minutes

30

seconds

films screened

2013/2014 Four-Play Screening Series Continuing Inside Out’s commitment to year-round programming, the 2013/2014 Four-Play Series brought four acclaimed films to warm up the coldest months of the year kicking off with the coming-of-age film by first time feature film director Chloé Robichaud, Sarah Prefers to Run followed by Test, a poignant feature film set in the San Francisco modern dance scene of 1985, in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Stranger by the Lake heated up screens with its provocative and erotic story (that won raves at Cannes in 2013) as did the encore screening of Reaching for the Moon, the final film in the Four-Play Series.

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2014 Ottawa LGBT Film Festival Approximately 4,200 film lovers from the Capital Region came out to support the eighth installment of the Ottawa LGBT Film Festival. The 4-day Festival is carefully curated featuring the best from the festival circuit from Sundance to Berlin to Cannes to Toronto.

The Ottawa Festival kicked off with an Opening Gala reception at La Petite Mort Gallery, followed by the screening of the Toronto Festival’s Audience Award-winner Tru Love. Poignantly chronicling a May-December romance between two women, Ottawa confirmed that Tru Love is on its way to becoming a modern lesbian classic. Co-director and star Shauna MacDonald treated the audience to a Q&A discussion after the screening.

Other Festival highlights included the dramatic comedy and Sundance favourite Appropriate Behavior, about a bisexual Iranian woman making her way in Manhattan after a bad-break up with her girlfriend.

Closing out our eighth edition was the hilarious and poignant Life Partners starring Gossip Girl’s Leighton Meester, as well as the touchingly beautiful Lilting with standout performance by out and proud UK star Ben Whishaw.

Bent Lens: Pride on Screen If 11-days of queer film in May was not enough in Toronto, we were pleased to partner with TIFF in June to present Bent Lens: Pride on Screen, a Major Partner Event of World Pride 2014. Bent Lens offered a diverse program that featured a gallery exhibition, free outdoor screenings, a bestof Inside Out program featuring a sing-along Hedwig and the Angry Inch with creator and star John Cameron Mitchell in attendance, career retrospectives of Bruce LaBruce and Derek Jarman and a special In Conversation Series that featured trans actress and activist Laverne Cox and Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels. In total, more than 10,000 people came out to our Bent Lens programming.

39,200 attendance at Toronto and Ottawa Festivals

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guests at year-round

programming

210 volunteers giving

World or Canadian 2 ,350+ 24 premieres volunteer hours 6 premieres International

$8.5 Economic Impact for

million Toronto

245=

184 hours

1,050+ films considered

5

minutes

30

seconds

films screened

2013/2014 Four-Play Screening Series Continuing Inside Out’s commitment to year-round programming, the 2013/2014 Four-Play Series brought four acclaimed films to warm up the coldest months of the year kicking off with the coming-of-age film by first time feature film director Chloé Robichaud, Sarah Prefers to Run followed by Test, a poignant feature film set in the San Francisco modern dance scene of 1985, in the early years of the AIDS epidemic. Stranger by the Lake heated up screens with its provocative and erotic story (that won raves at Cannes in 2013) as did the encore screening of Reaching for the Moon, the final film in the Four-Play Series.

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Financials

The Way Forward Inside Out’s future is in good hands thanks to a solid foundation of support from donors, members, sponsors and volunteers like you.

S TAT E M E N T O F O PE R AT I O N S For the year ending December 31, 2013

As we approach our 25th year, Inside Out’s staff and volunteer leadership are committed to strengthening and enhancing our charitable organization to ensure we can support LGBT arts and culture, create a meaningful and inspiring experience for our audience and provide a vital venue for celebrating our community’s diverse stories in future years.

REVENUE

2013

2012

Government and Foundation Grants

$293,663

$324,200

In-Kind Services

$281,944

$268,000

Individual Donations and Memberships

$144,252

$124,112

Toronto Festival Box Office

$122,379

$104,613

Ottawa Festival and Special Events

$66,766

$55,585

Corporate Sponsorship, Donations and Advertising

$137,211

$121,213

Endowment Interest and Other Revenue

$14,569

$10,534

The 2014-2017 Strategic Plan focuses our vision into four key priority areas:

TOTAL REVENUE

$1,060,784

$1,008,257

EXPENSES

2013

2012

1. Artistic Quality and Program Delivery in order to maximize the impact and innovation in programming and program delivery to attract audiences, filmmakers, media and industry professionals.

Artistic Salaries and Programming Expenses

$546,043

$517,543

Salaries and General Administration

$391,767

$356,958

Marketing and Outreach

$101,210

$102,349

Festival Awards

$14,250

$12,750

Youth Project

$6,308

$15,544

TOTAL EXPENSES

$1,059,578

$1,005,144

EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES

$1,206

$3,113

REVENUE

Government and Foundation Grants In-Kind Services Individual Donations and Memberships Toronto Festival Box Office Ottawa Festival and Special Events

E X PE N S ES

Artistic Salaries and Programming Expenses

After extensive consultation with a wide cross-section of stakeholders, Inside Out’s new Strategic Plan provides a road map for staff and the Board of Directors to enhance capacity to do more and be more.

2. Audience Development and Engagement through effective communication and increased visibility in order to better engage and cultivate our diverse audience.

3. Organizational Capacity Building through nurturing innovation, improving internal systems and supporting a work place culture of collaboration in order to create a robust and sustainable infrastructure to support current operations and future growth.

4. Revenue Generation through building a culture of philanthropy and securing new sources of funding in order to create a robust and sustainable base to support current operations and future growth.

As we express our deepest gratitude for the support from the community, I want to invite all our supporters to continue to dream with us as we boldly move forward with our strategic vision for the future of Inside Out.

Salaries and General Administration Marketing and Outreach Festival Awards Youth Project

Jason Wagar Board Chair

Corporate Sponsorship, Donations and Advertising Endowment Interest and Other Revenue

Auditor: David Burkes, B. Com, C.A. Full financial statements are available upon request.

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Financials

The Way Forward Inside Out’s future is in good hands thanks to a solid foundation of support from donors, members, sponsors and volunteers like you.

S TAT E M E N T O F O PE R AT I O N S For the year ending December 31, 2013

As we approach our 25th year, Inside Out’s staff and volunteer leadership are committed to strengthening and enhancing our charitable organization to ensure we can support LGBT arts and culture, create a meaningful and inspiring experience for our audience and provide a vital venue for celebrating our community’s diverse stories in future years.

REVENUE

2013

2012

Government and Foundation Grants

$293,663

$324,200

In-Kind Services

$281,944

$268,000

Individual Donations and Memberships

$144,252

$124,112

Toronto Festival Box Office

$122,379

$104,613

Ottawa Festival and Special Events

$66,766

$55,585

Corporate Sponsorship, Donations and Advertising

$137,211

$121,213

Endowment Interest and Other Revenue

$14,569

$10,534

The 2014-2017 Strategic Plan focuses our vision into four key priority areas:

TOTAL REVENUE

$1,060,784

$1,008,257

EXPENSES

2013

2012

1. Artistic Quality and Program Delivery in order to maximize the impact and innovation in programming and program delivery to attract audiences, filmmakers, media and industry professionals.

Artistic Salaries and Programming Expenses

$546,043

$517,543

Salaries and General Administration

$391,767

$356,958

Marketing and Outreach

$101,210

$102,349

Festival Awards

$14,250

$12,750

Youth Project

$6,308

$15,544

TOTAL EXPENSES

$1,059,578

$1,005,144

EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES

$1,206

$3,113

REVENUE

Government and Foundation Grants In-Kind Services Individual Donations and Memberships Toronto Festival Box Office Ottawa Festival and Special Events

E X PE N S ES

Artistic Salaries and Programming Expenses

After extensive consultation with a wide cross-section of stakeholders, Inside Out’s new Strategic Plan provides a road map for staff and the Board of Directors to enhance capacity to do more and be more.

2. Audience Development and Engagement through effective communication and increased visibility in order to better engage and cultivate our diverse audience.

3. Organizational Capacity Building through nurturing innovation, improving internal systems and supporting a work place culture of collaboration in order to create a robust and sustainable infrastructure to support current operations and future growth.

4. Revenue Generation through building a culture of philanthropy and securing new sources of funding in order to create a robust and sustainable base to support current operations and future growth.

As we express our deepest gratitude for the support from the community, I want to invite all our supporters to continue to dream with us as we boldly move forward with our strategic vision for the future of Inside Out.

Salaries and General Administration Marketing and Outreach Festival Awards Youth Project

Jason Wagar Board Chair

Corporate Sponsorship, Donations and Advertising Endowment Interest and Other Revenue

Auditor: David Burkes, B. Com, C.A. Full financial statements are available upon request.

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MEMBERS & DONORS $ 5 , 0 0 0+ Neville Austin* Michael Bellefontaine $2,000 – $4,999 Lawrence Bennett Mark S. Bonham Jack Candido & Howard Craven Jonathan Kitchen & Suzy Malik Jim C. Knoop* & Ed Piotrowski Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson Donald McKay & Jim Laughlin Bill Ostrander David Rankin & Joe E. Teves $1, 0 0 0 – $1, 9 9 9 Carl Bremner* & Ken Holt Paul Butler & Chris Black* Nelson Carvalho & Zak Miljanic* Linda Chen* Chris Chin* Michèle Pearson Clarke Cynthia Cross & Deanna Bickford* Henry D’Auchapt & Peter Harding Ian Day Daniel DeCosta & Wade Rowley Shelley & Audrey Fraser Larry Hughsam Dr. Richard Isaac & Brian Sambourne* El-Farouk Khaki & Troy Jackson Gary & William Klein Jim Lawrence & David Salak Emma Lewzey & Ingrid Randoja Peter Mansour* Martha McCain David Morris & William Cross Steve Nardi & Kevin Meloche Nelson Parker* Ralph Pascht & Mark Le Messurier Will Prichard Nik Redman & Syrus Ware Joel Rotstein & Frank Chester* Philip Rouse* Barry Shecter/Travel ABC Ross Slater & Wayne Smith Anne-Marie Vanier David Vella* Suzy Zucker $600 – $999 Martin Bourgeois Roberto Bozac & Steve Clelland Bradley J. Campbell Marc Charrier Andy Chong Christopher Field* Elle Flanders 12

David Hazzan* Harvey Kaye Ron Leach Kim Chee Lee* Michael Leland Michael Leshner & Mike Stark Adrian Mitchell Adam Morrison & James Owen Kimahli Powell Michelle Robertson & Naomi Brooks Peter Sullivan $400 – $599 Michael Agnew Tamara Bernstein Lambert Boenders & Barry Trentham Allen Braude* Blair Caines & Brad Candy Adan Campos John Clifford Sam D’Alfonso Karen Davis & Susan Ewing Dennis Findlay Kris Fortomaris & Lee Sneddon James Giles Stephen L. Gillis Iqbal Haer Tomislav Harmic Raymond Helkio Brad Hilderley Derek Hodel* Alexander Inglis* Greg Johns & Steven Churchill Steve Khan B. Kitchell Samuel Laredo Geoff Lawrence & Neil Calhoun Bruce Lawson Tim Ledger* & Jamie MacDonald Greg Lichti & Garth Norbraten Jennifer Lord R. Lugtenburg Jeanette & Brian Markle Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea Peter McNaughton Adam Morrison & James Owen Elizabeth Paupst Mitzi Reinsilber* Andrey Shukalyuk & Brian Ettkin Shane Smith & Terry Finn* Stephan Tang & Martin Flook Ayse Turak Marco Verrelli Jason Wagar* Mark Warren & Bruce Lee $200 – $399 Barry Adam

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Sylvia & Gaelyn Alfonso-Todaro G. Harold Barnett Michel Beauvais Roberta Benson & Miriam Kaufman Richard Berthelsen & Jean-Marc Hachey Deborah Berwick & Pia Schmidt-Hansen David J. Brennan Daniel Burns Andrew Chang Mara Chaplin Harry Cherniak Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy Kevin Cockburn* James Cogan Jason Cole Gordon Davies Ronald Dieleman Alison Duke John Duwyn Ben Edelberg Front Door Organics Gordon Gingras Mac Gunter* David G. Hallman* Charles Hayter* Barry Hoy Adonica Huggins Sarah Hunter Adam Hyatt Gene Jamieson Leah Jaunzems Lauren & Tamara Keegan Mark Klajman Derek Leebosh Michael Legouffe Dr. Ben Louie Chris Matthews Keith Medley Nicole Minutti & Meghan Muldoon Mike Moores Kathleen Mullen* John O’Toole Lawrence Orto Jessica Park* Adam D. Peer & Andres Laxamana Davey Perry David Prendergast Andrew Pruss Janis Purdy Siobhan Rich* Joel Rodrigues Trevor Scanlan & John Farrell* Rupen Seoni Jean-Guy Spencer & Rick Dales Nico Stagias Adam Stewart* Janet L. Sumner*

Ralph Topp Pat Vandesompele & Steve McKeown Ab. Velasco & Andrew Thibideau $10 0 – $19 9 Raymond Accolas Vanessa Adams Lisa Amin Michael Battista Justen Bennett David Bills Ray Bisson Jason Brown Maria Calandra Bronwyn Cawker Kelsey Cooper Richard Durk & Stephen Weiss Mark Ellerbeck Dionne Falconer Sam Festino Tiffany Ford Richard Fung Ilaneet Goren & Selina Abetkoff Cathy Gulkin Shaun Hanif Derek Haukenfreres Michael Hughes Karen Kelly Andrew Kelm Chantal Lackan Garth Lawrence Gilles Marchildon Charles McKee Rhonda Meek Gregg Murdzak Pearse Murray Brent Needham Sandra Pate Darlene Powers Grant Reynolds Douglas Rienzo Michael Robinson Gary Rogers John Rooney & Jason Bailey John Ross Michael Rudolph Eric Schlosser Annemarie Shrouder & Shani Robertson Rahim Thawer Andy Wang Ralph Williams *Members who contributed to the 2013 Year End Matching Fund Campaign We appreciate the support of all our donors and members and apologize for any omissions.

B OA R D O F DIRECTORS Jason Wagar (Chair) Zak Miljanic (Treasurer) Joel Rodrigues (Secretary) Connie Bonello Deanna Bickford Linda Chen Harry Cherniak Michael Dorr Alison Duke Elisa Hatton Petit Printemps COMMIT TEE VOLUNTEERS AC C E S S & E Q U I T Y Elisa Hatton (Co-chair) Adonica Huggins (Co-chair) Samuel Chow Aisha Fairclough Petit Printemps Nik Redman FINANCE Zak Miljanic (Treasurer) David Hazzan David Morris Petit Printemps David Vella FUNDRAISING Deanna Bickford (Chair) Connie Bonello Carl Bremner John Duwyn Jim Knoop Mitzi Reinsilber Adam Stewart Jason Wager Philip Wong GOVERNANCE & N O M I N AT I N G Linda Chen (Chair) Jason Wagar Harry Cherniak HUMAN RESOURCES Joel Rodrigues (Chair) Karen Bell Dan Bryson Harry Cherniak Amelia Erin Pond Amy Talbert Ashind Thukral MARKETING Michael Dorr (Chair) Paul Gallant Diana Khong Vicki Laszlo Peter McHugh

Mandy McNeil Daniel Navarro PROGR AMMING Chris Chin Alison Duke Scott Ferguson Rudi Garcia Andrew Murphy Nik Redman Meryl Warren ADDITIONAL THANKS Wayne Abell (Urban Source Catering) Dustin Aceti (PROUD FM) Jordan Akerman Tarek Al-azbat (Nella Bella) Tom Alexander (Mongrel Media) Gunnar Almer (Swedish Film Institute) Neville Austin (Neville’s Nudge Artist Bursary) David Barnard (Canadian Heritage) Christopher Barry (Tourism Toronto) Kevin Beaulieu (and all at Pride Toronto) Guy Berube (La Petite Mort Gallery) Erica Bestwick (Xtra!)

Mark S. Bonham Charlie Boudreau & Katharine Setzer (Image+Nation) Michael Boyuk (Filmswelike) Karen Bruce Des Buford (Frameline) Layla Cameron Scott Campbell (HBO Canada) David Carter (Canada Film Capital) Lindsey Cassel (Steam Whistle Brewing) Andrew Chang (Pink Triangle Press) Louise Choi (Hotel Ocho) Mickey Cirak Jennifer Coffey Community Foundation of Ottawa Community One Foundation Gayle Corcoran (RBC Royal Bank) Noah Cowan Jim DeLuca Drew Dennis (Out on Screen) Felipe Diaz (Canada Council for the Arts) Gina Dineen (BravoFACT) Béatrice Djahanbin (National Gallery of Canada) Mitch Donovan (Venus Envy) Elodie Dupont (The Festival Agency) Benjamin Edelberg Fridmar Facunda (OPSEU) Nathan Faustyn

Christopher Field Aengus Finnan (Ontario Arts Council) Steven Fogal John Galway (The Harold Greenberg Fund/ Le Fonds Harold Greenberg) Rachel Galway Callia Garwood Bobby Guhathakurta (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) Calvin Hambrook (Urban Source Catering) Blair Harris (Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport) Mark Haslam & Lisa Wörhle (Ontario Arts Council) Nancy Hastings (RBC Royal Bank) Laurie Hawco (Queer Mafia) Brendan Healy & Shawn Daudlin (and all at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre) Sue-Ellen Holst (RBC Royal Bank) Lauren Howes (CFMDC) Bill Huffman Sarah Hunter (K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation) Matthew Hyland Jean-Paul Kelly (Trinity Square Video) Scott Kettles (Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) James King Peter Kingstone (Toronto Arts Council) Jonathan Kitchen & Suzy Malik (Light Up the Sky) Claire Le Masne, Laure Dahout & Sarah Arcache (Consulat general de France à Toronto) Deirdre Logue & Erik Martinson (Vtape) Sasha Lontos (Barefoot Wine and Bubbly) Bill Malcolm (NOW) Russell Mathew Scott Mazer (Gay Ad Network) Chris McDonald & Brett Hendrie (HotDocs) Cristina Murano James Nadeau (Boston LGBT Film Festival) Valeska Nau (Films Boutique) Bill Ostrander Bob Parsons (Iceberg Vodka) Jean-Philippe Pelchat Dave Perks Marilyn Powers & Charlie McKee (Delta Hotels) Lindsay Prociw Pascale Ramonda Dmitry Rechnov Kaleb Robertson Marie Robertson

Berwyn Rolands (Iris Prize) Joel Rotstein & Frank Chester Susan Rowbottom Patricia Rozema Jason Ryle (and all at imagineNATIVE) Sonia Sakamoto-Jog & Chris Chin (and all at Reel Asian) Ann Sandy (RBC Royal Bank) Denis Schryburt Glenn Sheen (RBC Royal Bank) Tim Shore (blogTO) Ty Smith (Community One Foundation) Wieland Speck (Berlin Film Festival) Michele Stanley (Canada Council for the Arts) Jason St-Laurent (and everyone at SAW Gallery) Michael Stuetz (Berlin Film Festival) Jordan Tannahill & William Ellis (Videofag) Philippe Tasca (Outplay Films) David Taylor (OUTtv) Joe E. Teves All our friends and colleagues at TIFF & TIFF Bell Lightbox Maggie Tulecka (Global Toronto/Shaw Media) Angelo Tziallas Ab. Velasco Adrien Whan Bruce White (and all staff at ByTowne Cinema) Alex Wilson Jeffrey Winter & Orly Ravid (The Film Collaborative) Greg Wong Jeff Zoeller (OCAD) Suzy Zucker Special thanks to Inside Out Board members David Vella and Mitzi Reinsilber who completed their terms in 2014.

PHOTOGR APHERS Skylan Hill Eduardo Jansen Moe Laverty Grayson Lewis Johanna Martin Greg Wong Rem Zelaya VIDEOGR APHER Lulu Wei

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MEMBERS & DONORS $ 5 , 0 0 0+ Neville Austin* Michael Bellefontaine $2,000 – $4,999 Lawrence Bennett Mark S. Bonham Jack Candido & Howard Craven Jonathan Kitchen & Suzy Malik Jim C. Knoop* & Ed Piotrowski Russell Mathew & Scott Ferguson Donald McKay & Jim Laughlin Bill Ostrander David Rankin & Joe E. Teves $1, 0 0 0 – $1, 9 9 9 Carl Bremner* & Ken Holt Paul Butler & Chris Black* Nelson Carvalho & Zak Miljanic* Linda Chen* Chris Chin* Michèle Pearson Clarke Cynthia Cross & Deanna Bickford* Henry D’Auchapt & Peter Harding Ian Day Daniel DeCosta & Wade Rowley Shelley & Audrey Fraser Larry Hughsam Dr. Richard Isaac & Brian Sambourne* El-Farouk Khaki & Troy Jackson Gary & William Klein Jim Lawrence & David Salak Emma Lewzey & Ingrid Randoja Peter Mansour* Martha McCain David Morris & William Cross Steve Nardi & Kevin Meloche Nelson Parker* Ralph Pascht & Mark Le Messurier Will Prichard Nik Redman & Syrus Ware Joel Rotstein & Frank Chester* Philip Rouse* Barry Shecter/Travel ABC Ross Slater & Wayne Smith Anne-Marie Vanier David Vella* Suzy Zucker $600 – $999 Martin Bourgeois Roberto Bozac & Steve Clelland Bradley J. Campbell Marc Charrier Andy Chong Christopher Field* Elle Flanders 12

David Hazzan* Harvey Kaye Ron Leach Kim Chee Lee* Michael Leland Michael Leshner & Mike Stark Adrian Mitchell Adam Morrison & James Owen Kimahli Powell Michelle Robertson & Naomi Brooks Peter Sullivan $400 – $599 Michael Agnew Tamara Bernstein Lambert Boenders & Barry Trentham Allen Braude* Blair Caines & Brad Candy Adan Campos John Clifford Sam D’Alfonso Karen Davis & Susan Ewing Dennis Findlay Kris Fortomaris & Lee Sneddon James Giles Stephen L. Gillis Iqbal Haer Tomislav Harmic Raymond Helkio Brad Hilderley Derek Hodel* Alexander Inglis* Greg Johns & Steven Churchill Steve Khan B. Kitchell Samuel Laredo Geoff Lawrence & Neil Calhoun Bruce Lawson Tim Ledger* & Jamie MacDonald Greg Lichti & Garth Norbraten Jennifer Lord R. Lugtenburg Jeanette & Brian Markle Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea Peter McNaughton Adam Morrison & James Owen Elizabeth Paupst Mitzi Reinsilber* Andrey Shukalyuk & Brian Ettkin Shane Smith & Terry Finn* Stephan Tang & Martin Flook Ayse Turak Marco Verrelli Jason Wagar* Mark Warren & Bruce Lee $200 – $399 Barry Adam

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Sylvia & Gaelyn Alfonso-Todaro G. Harold Barnett Michel Beauvais Roberta Benson & Miriam Kaufman Richard Berthelsen & Jean-Marc Hachey Deborah Berwick & Pia Schmidt-Hansen David J. Brennan Daniel Burns Andrew Chang Mara Chaplin Harry Cherniak Harold Chmara & Danny Hoy Kevin Cockburn* James Cogan Jason Cole Gordon Davies Ronald Dieleman Alison Duke John Duwyn Ben Edelberg Front Door Organics Gordon Gingras Mac Gunter* David G. Hallman* Charles Hayter* Barry Hoy Adonica Huggins Sarah Hunter Adam Hyatt Gene Jamieson Leah Jaunzems Lauren & Tamara Keegan Mark Klajman Derek Leebosh Michael Legouffe Dr. Ben Louie Chris Matthews Keith Medley Nicole Minutti & Meghan Muldoon Mike Moores Kathleen Mullen* John O’Toole Lawrence Orto Jessica Park* Adam D. Peer & Andres Laxamana Davey Perry David Prendergast Andrew Pruss Janis Purdy Siobhan Rich* Joel Rodrigues Trevor Scanlan & John Farrell* Rupen Seoni Jean-Guy Spencer & Rick Dales Nico Stagias Adam Stewart* Janet L. Sumner*

Ralph Topp Pat Vandesompele & Steve McKeown Ab. Velasco & Andrew Thibideau $10 0 – $19 9 Raymond Accolas Vanessa Adams Lisa Amin Michael Battista Justen Bennett David Bills Ray Bisson Jason Brown Maria Calandra Bronwyn Cawker Kelsey Cooper Richard Durk & Stephen Weiss Mark Ellerbeck Dionne Falconer Sam Festino Tiffany Ford Richard Fung Ilaneet Goren & Selina Abetkoff Cathy Gulkin Shaun Hanif Derek Haukenfreres Michael Hughes Karen Kelly Andrew Kelm Chantal Lackan Garth Lawrence Gilles Marchildon Charles McKee Rhonda Meek Gregg Murdzak Pearse Murray Brent Needham Sandra Pate Darlene Powers Grant Reynolds Douglas Rienzo Michael Robinson Gary Rogers John Rooney & Jason Bailey John Ross Michael Rudolph Eric Schlosser Annemarie Shrouder & Shani Robertson Rahim Thawer Andy Wang Ralph Williams *Members who contributed to the 2013 Year End Matching Fund Campaign We appreciate the support of all our donors and members and apologize for any omissions.

B OA R D O F DIRECTORS Jason Wagar (Chair) Zak Miljanic (Treasurer) Joel Rodrigues (Secretary) Connie Bonello Deanna Bickford Linda Chen Harry Cherniak Michael Dorr Alison Duke Elisa Hatton Petit Printemps COMMIT TEE VOLUNTEERS AC C E S S & E Q U I T Y Elisa Hatton (Co-chair) Adonica Huggins (Co-chair) Samuel Chow Aisha Fairclough Petit Printemps Nik Redman FINANCE Zak Miljanic (Treasurer) David Hazzan David Morris Petit Printemps David Vella FUNDRAISING Deanna Bickford (Chair) Connie Bonello Carl Bremner John Duwyn Jim Knoop Mitzi Reinsilber Adam Stewart Jason Wager Philip Wong GOVERNANCE & N O M I N AT I N G Linda Chen (Chair) Jason Wagar Harry Cherniak HUMAN RESOURCES Joel Rodrigues (Chair) Karen Bell Dan Bryson Harry Cherniak Amelia Erin Pond Amy Talbert Ashind Thukral MARKETING Michael Dorr (Chair) Paul Gallant Diana Khong Vicki Laszlo Peter McHugh

Mandy McNeil Daniel Navarro PROGR AMMING Chris Chin Alison Duke Scott Ferguson Rudi Garcia Andrew Murphy Nik Redman Meryl Warren ADDITIONAL THANKS Wayne Abell (Urban Source Catering) Dustin Aceti (PROUD FM) Jordan Akerman Tarek Al-azbat (Nella Bella) Tom Alexander (Mongrel Media) Gunnar Almer (Swedish Film Institute) Neville Austin (Neville’s Nudge Artist Bursary) David Barnard (Canadian Heritage) Christopher Barry (Tourism Toronto) Kevin Beaulieu (and all at Pride Toronto) Guy Berube (La Petite Mort Gallery) Erica Bestwick (Xtra!)

Mark S. Bonham Charlie Boudreau & Katharine Setzer (Image+Nation) Michael Boyuk (Filmswelike) Karen Bruce Des Buford (Frameline) Layla Cameron Scott Campbell (HBO Canada) David Carter (Canada Film Capital) Lindsey Cassel (Steam Whistle Brewing) Andrew Chang (Pink Triangle Press) Louise Choi (Hotel Ocho) Mickey Cirak Jennifer Coffey Community Foundation of Ottawa Community One Foundation Gayle Corcoran (RBC Royal Bank) Noah Cowan Jim DeLuca Drew Dennis (Out on Screen) Felipe Diaz (Canada Council for the Arts) Gina Dineen (BravoFACT) Béatrice Djahanbin (National Gallery of Canada) Mitch Donovan (Venus Envy) Elodie Dupont (The Festival Agency) Benjamin Edelberg Fridmar Facunda (OPSEU) Nathan Faustyn

Christopher Field Aengus Finnan (Ontario Arts Council) Steven Fogal John Galway (The Harold Greenberg Fund/ Le Fonds Harold Greenberg) Rachel Galway Callia Garwood Bobby Guhathakurta (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) Calvin Hambrook (Urban Source Catering) Blair Harris (Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport) Mark Haslam & Lisa Wörhle (Ontario Arts Council) Nancy Hastings (RBC Royal Bank) Laurie Hawco (Queer Mafia) Brendan Healy & Shawn Daudlin (and all at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre) Sue-Ellen Holst (RBC Royal Bank) Lauren Howes (CFMDC) Bill Huffman Sarah Hunter (K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation) Matthew Hyland Jean-Paul Kelly (Trinity Square Video) Scott Kettles (Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) James King Peter Kingstone (Toronto Arts Council) Jonathan Kitchen & Suzy Malik (Light Up the Sky) Claire Le Masne, Laure Dahout & Sarah Arcache (Consulat general de France à Toronto) Deirdre Logue & Erik Martinson (Vtape) Sasha Lontos (Barefoot Wine and Bubbly) Bill Malcolm (NOW) Russell Mathew Scott Mazer (Gay Ad Network) Chris McDonald & Brett Hendrie (HotDocs) Cristina Murano James Nadeau (Boston LGBT Film Festival) Valeska Nau (Films Boutique) Bill Ostrander Bob Parsons (Iceberg Vodka) Jean-Philippe Pelchat Dave Perks Marilyn Powers & Charlie McKee (Delta Hotels) Lindsay Prociw Pascale Ramonda Dmitry Rechnov Kaleb Robertson Marie Robertson

Berwyn Rolands (Iris Prize) Joel Rotstein & Frank Chester Susan Rowbottom Patricia Rozema Jason Ryle (and all at imagineNATIVE) Sonia Sakamoto-Jog & Chris Chin (and all at Reel Asian) Ann Sandy (RBC Royal Bank) Denis Schryburt Glenn Sheen (RBC Royal Bank) Tim Shore (blogTO) Ty Smith (Community One Foundation) Wieland Speck (Berlin Film Festival) Michele Stanley (Canada Council for the Arts) Jason St-Laurent (and everyone at SAW Gallery) Michael Stuetz (Berlin Film Festival) Jordan Tannahill & William Ellis (Videofag) Philippe Tasca (Outplay Films) David Taylor (OUTtv) Joe E. Teves All our friends and colleagues at TIFF & TIFF Bell Lightbox Maggie Tulecka (Global Toronto/Shaw Media) Angelo Tziallas Ab. Velasco Adrien Whan Bruce White (and all staff at ByTowne Cinema) Alex Wilson Jeffrey Winter & Orly Ravid (The Film Collaborative) Greg Wong Jeff Zoeller (OCAD) Suzy Zucker Special thanks to Inside Out Board members David Vella and Mitzi Reinsilber who completed their terms in 2014.

PHOTOGR APHERS Skylan Hill Eduardo Jansen Moe Laverty Grayson Lewis Johanna Martin Greg Wong Rem Zelaya VIDEOGR APHER Lulu Wei

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