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278 volunteers 3,520 volunteer hours
184
films screened
36 countries represented
105 Inside Out
shorts screened
40,700 attendance at Toronto and Ottawa festivals
$11.3
34
economic impact of Toronto festival
Canadian films screened
million
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“Ultimately, both filmmakers and audiences need to embrace the idea that otherness is unifying, not alienating.” —Andrew Ahn, Director/Writer, Spa Night, winner of Bill Sherwood Award for Best First Feature, 2016 Inside Out LGBT Film Festival
At Inside Out, we exist to create moments that move beyond your individual experiences and into the spaces where we gather together. From the dark cinemas to the midnight glow of our parties, we’re there with you, thinking, laughing, dancing and being moved to effect change. We are champions not only of queer films but also our filmmakers who are pushing the landscape of LGBTQ work outward and are telling stories that are as diverse and inclusive as they are honest and impactful. Our otherness is unifying. Your ongoing support of Inside Out continues to be indelible in allowing us to create spaces for our communities as they should be: living with dignity,
with a courageous spirit and with unified hearts galvanized by our shared history—challenges and triumphs. In the months to come, we will share with you a renewed vision as our new Executive Director Andria Wilson takes the helm. Having known Andria for more than a decade in a number of leadership roles, I am excited to see what we can accomplish together as we move towards our 30th anniversary year. Before we reflect on the past year in the pages that follow, thank you. You are an integral part of the Inside Out family. Your faith, your experiences and your otherness are our future.
Yours truly,
Andrew Murphy Director of Programming
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With Gratitude
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Bianca Del Rio
Inside Out
Our Stories Inside Out believes in utilizing the transformative power of LGBT film and its ability to bring people of diverse backgrounds together to engage, empower, educate and entertain. You can count on Inside Out to bring you a seductive film like Paris 05:59: Theo & Hugo opening with an 18-minute explicit and heated sex scene in a Parisian sex club that evolves into a story about men exploring the euphoria and insecurity that fills the hearts and minds with the possibility of true love. There are themes such as first
love, sexual awakening and human rights that recur in LGBT film but each year we see new themes as well as new approaches by new filmmakers. We see on screen how the world impacts our identity as LGBT people and how our identity impacts how we engage with the world. These are the stories of our lives and are as romantic, fun, dark or brutal as the modern world we inhabit. The Toronto International Premiere of Other People found tender humour in a mother’s fight with cancer.
Twenty-five years after Paris is Burning, Kiki delved into the modern world of Kiki Balls where young queer Black American youth explore what it means to be their authentic selves in the face of homelessness and prejudice. In And Still We Rise, we watched with hope and despair, the resilience and resistance of queer Ugandan activists in the face of hate and lies. With your support we will continue to bring you reflections of our community and the very best in Canadian and international LGBT cinema.
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Gia Love and Christopher Colon
Storytellers are the historians, court jesters and oracles of the LGBT community. Without them our screens and our hearts would be empty. Through their storytelling, connections are made between individuals, communities, ideas and geographies. In 2016, a record 130 filmmakers and film talent attended the Toronto Festival, in great thanks to the support of our members, donors and sponsors. Directors, producers, writers and actors came to network and attend Q&A panels— adding to the audience experience by bringing an extra dimension to the film festival experience. As much as our audience gains from their attendance, the filmmakers get a rare opportunity to meet each other to discuss the craft of filmmaking and to exchange ideas and support. Inside Out is thrilled to have welcomed so many international film guests including Papu Curotto from Argentina (Esteros)— recipient of the Neville’s Nudge Artist Travel Bursary—and Jules Herrmann from Germany (Liebmann), plus a strong American contingent including Andrew Ahn (Spa Night), Bianca Del Rio (Hurricane Bianca), Brittani Nichols (Suicide Kale), Cecilia Aldarondo (Memories of a Penitent Heart), Ira Sachs (Little Men), and Gia Love and Christopher Colon (Kiki). Strong Canadian voices were on display represented by filmmakers including Richard Fung (Re:Orientations), Nancy Nicol (And Still We Rise) and Mark Kenneth Woods and Michael Yerxa (Two Hard Things, Two Soft Things). In the years to come, we hope to introduce you to even more artists to share their stories and reflect on what it means to be a community.
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Our Storytellers
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Michele Josue and Liam McNiff
Bravo!
Inside Out
Accolades are just one way Inside Out supports filmmakers. Juried and audience awards provide a tip of the hat to filmmakers working relentlessly to have their stories seen and heard. Thank you for sharing your feedback through our audience ballots and for your support for our storytellers.
“We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for Inside Out’s support for Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine. We won an Emmy this year because your Toronto audience voted the film best documentary in 2014 and created the buzz that ensured we were noticed. We love Inside Out!” —Matt Shepard is a Friend of Mine director Michele Josue and producer Liam McNiff, recipients of Inside Out 2014’s Audience Award for Best Documentary and a Daytime Emmy in 2016.
2016 Toronto LGBT Film Festival Award Winners
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Angry Indian Goddesses
International Juried Awards
Canadian Juried Awards BEST CANADIAN FEATURE Sponsored by Entertainment Partners Canada/ Canada Film Capital, this $2,000 award is presented to an established Canadian artist for their short or feature-length narrative or documentary film.
Closet Monster (Canada)
Spa Night (USA)
Directed by Andrew Ahn
Audience Awards BEST NARRATIVE FEATURE The $2,500 award is presented to the audience’s favourite feature-length film. Sponsored by Suzy Zucker.
Directed by Stephen Dunn
Angry Indian Goddesses (India)
EMERGING CANADIAN ARTIST Sponsored by RBC Royal Bank, this $2,500 cash award funded by our presenting sponsor is awarded to an emerging Canadian filmmaker who is in the early stages of their career.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM This $500 prize is named in recognition of the contribution of Elle Flanders, Inside Out’s Executive Director from 1996 to 1999.
(Director of PYOTR495)
Directed by Annalise Ophelian
Blake Mawson
Directed by Pan Nalin
MAJOR! (USA)
BEST CANADIAN SHORT Sponsored by HARDtv, this $750 cash award is presented to a Canadian filmmaker for their short form narrative or documentary film.
BEST SHORT FILM Sponsored by Michael Leshner and Michael Stark (in honour of Mikey/Schmikey), this $1,500 award is presented to a short film under 50 minutes in length.
Directed by Kathleen Hepburn
Directed by Susan Jacobson
Never Steady, Never Still (Canada)
Oh-be-joyful (UK)
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Closet Monster
BILL SHERWOOD AWARD FOR BEST FIRST FEATURE The $2,500 cash award is an international prize presented to a first-time feature director.
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Our History Documentaries like MAJOR! continue to be a critical feature of Inside Out’s programming with The Same Difference, Strike a Pose, Last Men Standing, Kiki, Re:Orientations, The Slippers, Southwest of Salem and several other films shedding light on untold stories that help illuminate and educate our community.
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StormMiguel Florez, Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Annalise Ophelian
“For over 40 years, Miss Major has been fighting for the rights of transgender women of color with very little fanfare or recognition outside of her own community. Documentary film has allowed us to take her incredible life and bring them to an inter-
national audience. As a filmmaker, Inside Out was such a joy to be a part of. It’s an incredibly well organized festival that clearly loves filmmakers as much as it loves its audiences.” —Annalise Ophelian, director of MAJOR!, the 2016 Audience Award recipient for Best Documentary
The Next Generation In 2016, with the goal of increasing support to LGBT filmmakers, Inside Out partnered with BravoFACT for the inaugural Inside Out BravoFACT Pitch Competition. Five teams were selected to pitch their short narrative film projects in front of a jury of
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industry experts and a live audience at the 2016 Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Teams competed for a cash prize of $50,000 from BravoFACT to complete the project and will premiere it at the 2017 Toronto LGBT Film Festival. “As an artist, the recognition this award has given me has been thoroughly encouraging throughout the filmmaking process, and I can’t wait to have the film premiere in my own city, at Inside Out! LGBT festivals are incredible, unique spaces that encourage our community to come together, support each other, and connect. I never would’ve met and worked with some of the wonderful people I have without festivals like Inside Out.”
Kyle Reaume and Carolyn Reznik
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—Filmmaker and Inside Out BravoFACT Pitch Competition co-winner Kyle Reaume
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People Power
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Juan-Carlos Jeffrey and Neal Lilliott
“We started volunteering as a way to combine our interests in cinema and creative media with our desire to challenge people’s perception of the LGBTQ community. We love how we come together as one through film, how it sparks in-depth conversations and highlights both the similarities and differences our community faces around the world. It continues to educate our community and those outside of it as well as push boundaries, highlighting the struggles that exist internationally.” —Volunteers Neal Lilliott and Juan-Carlos Jeffrey
Neal and Juan-Carlos are avid volunteers. For the last seven years, they’ve helped usher guests, host filmmakers and pour numerous glasses of bubbly in celebration of community and their own love of film. They are a critical part of our 278-strong volunteer team who contribute 3,520 hours of time and good cheer.
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Beyond the Festivals In addition to Free Weekday Matinee Screenings in Toronto for youth and seniors plus our Youth Matinee program, members and donors support Inside Out beyond the Toronto and Ottawa Festivals to further our goal of ensuring access as well as challenging attitudes and changing lives. Here’s a snapshot of our current initiatives:
Ottawa In-School Screening Series In partnership with multiple schools in the National Capital Region and the Rainbow Youth Forum in 2016, more than 500 students and educators participated in a screening series of LGBT short films followed by a facilitated discussion about LGBT issues. The Series, now in its second year, aims to support LGBT youth and build a new generation of allies. Toronto Community Screenings Program In 2016, Inside Out staff curated film programs and facilitated group discussions aimed at deepening conversation about LGBT issues in school settings for students and educators and in long-term care housing for seniors. Hundreds of students and seniors participated in the program with a focus on parts of Toronto outside of the downtown core including Arts Etobicoke, Lakeshore Arts and True Davidson Acres.
New Visions The mentorship project continues to provide a unique opportunity for beginner and novice filmmakers, both youth and seniors, to learn video production from professional artists and editors, using stateof-the-art high-definition cameras and the latest editing technology—all in a queer-positive group environment. The heart of the project is to provide space and skills for people who would not typically have an opportunity to explore filmmaking with the completed project to be screened at the Toronto LGBT Film Festival. Short to Feature Award $10,000 was awarded to an emerging Canadian LGBT filmmaker to produce a ten-minute short film that will serve as a calling card for the development and production of a feature-length version of the short. The winner of the 2016 Inside Out Short to Feature Award is Alyssa Pankiw for her film, The Inherent Traits of Connor James. The film will be screened at the 2017 Toronto LGBT Film Festival. (The Inside Out Short to Feature Award is generously supported by the Harold Greenberg Fund.)
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Four-Play Screening Series The love of LGBT film does not end with our Festivals. Four-Play brings more films throughout the fall and winter in Toronto with a planned expansion of the series for the 2016 to 2017 season.
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Jim Stewart
Inside Out
Transform Tomorrow Investing in the future is a key to Inside Out’s success. Canada’s nonprofit landscape is vast and the arts are often ignored—which is why we are always deeply thankful when donors and volunteers pick us as a place to invest. In life, arts patron Jim Stewart demonstrated his passion through his love of music, math and community. Those elements all came together in his home with concert performances, row upon row of his calculus textbooks and numerous charity events at Integral House. In passing, Jim’s passion will carry on through the work of dozens of nonprofits named as beneficiaries of his estate. Inside Out is honoured to be a beneficiary. Jim’s investment will ensure our stories, about a community with few avenues to share our diverse common history, are passed between
generations, across boundaries and into a future full of hope and grace. Another great leap into the future recently took place. With support from the Lawrence Family Foundation and the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Inside Out renovated and expanded our office space at 401 Richmond Street West, home to more than 140 artists, cultural producers, galleries, and festivals in the heart of downtown Toronto. With renewed leadership and a long-term strategic plan in the works, these transformations speak to the solid foundations built by past leaders and supporters over the last 26 incredible years. This bodes well for an arts organization founded because LGBT people, tired of being invisible, chose not to wait for permission to be heard and seen. The future is tomorrow.
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Financials Statement of Operations for the year ending December 31, 2015 REVENUE
2015
2014
Government and Foundation Grants
$406,034
Individual Donations and Memberships
$244,203
$175,869
In-Kind Sponsors
$185,134
$261,784
Corporate Sponsorship, Donations and Advertising
$171,762
$150,668
Toronto Festival and Special Events
$165,721
$157,948
Ottawa Festival
$40,676
$45,857
Endowment Interest and Other Revenue
$20,042
$20,043
World Pride Festival
—
$65,931
TOTAL
$1,233,572
$1,192,847
EXPENSES
2015
2014
Programming Expenses and Artistic Salaries
$551,764
$638,525
General Administration and Salaries
$447,712
Marketing and Outreach
$201,514
Festival Awards
$12,250
$26,643
TOTAL
$1,213,240
$1,191,573
EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES
$20,332
$1,274
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$314,747
$426,279 *
$100,126
2015 REVENUE
2015 EXPENSES
Auditor: David Burkes, B. Com, CPA, C.A. Full financial statements are available upon request
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*NOTE: includes one-time marketing and outreach funding
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Toronto LGBT Film Festival Presenting Sponsor Ottawa In-Schools Screening Series
Premier Sponsor
Official Airline
Ottawa Venue Sponsor
Funders
An agency of the Government of Ontario Un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
THE
LAWRENCE FAMILY F O U N D AT I O N
Inside Out
Platinum and Media DailyXtra OUTtv Urban Source Creative Catering Gold NOW Magazine PROUD FM VICELAND
The George Lunan Foundation
Silver Toronto Charles Street Video Gay Ad Network Steam Whistle
Bronze blogTO Grassroots Advertising Nella Bella
Silver Ottawa RBC Royal Bank
Bronze Ottawa Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada Public Service Alliance of Canada
Awards Canada Film Capital Entertainment Partners Canada Hardtv The Michaels RBC Royal Bank Suzy Zucker Pitch Competition BravoFACT
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Community Partnership RBC Royal Bank leads our corporate and community sponsors like CTV, Delta, Accenture and Daily Xtra that understand the value of supporting LGBT arts and culture. Our business sponsors join cultural and government supporters such as the National Gallery of Canada, the Toronto Arts Council and the Lawrence Family Foundation to ensure Inside Out can pursue our goal of challenging attitudes and changing lives.
—Christina Dorey-Gray, Regional Vice President, Toronto North, RBC Royal Bank
Christina Dorey-Gray
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“Inside Out continues to grow and secure its place as one of the premier events in the cultural mosaic that makes up this great city. We are so proud to have extended our partnership for another two years, and look forward to continuing this strong and proud relationship.”
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We Love Our Members and Donors As a registered not-for-profit charity, Inside Out could not exist without the support of our Inside Out Members and donors. Inside Out is grateful for their generosity and for their shared belief in utilizing the transformative power of LGBT film and its ability to bring people of diverse backgrounds together to engage, empower, educate and entertain. With deep adoration, we thank all of our members and donors including our 2016 Supporter to Deluxe Members listed below. 2015 Matching Fund Leaders Jim Lawrence and David Salak $5,000+ Michael Bellefontaine Russell Mathew and Scott Ferguson
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$2,000 to $4,999 Neville Austin Daniel L. Bain — Thornmark Asset Management Inc. Lawrence Bennett Deanna Bickford and Cindy Cross Chris Black and Paul Butler Connie Bonello Mark S. Bonham Carl Bremner, Kenneth Holt and Scott Windsor Nelson Carvalho and Zak Miljanic Linda Chen Larry Hughsam Dr. Richard Isaac and Brian Sambourne Jonathan Kitchen and Suzy Malik Gary and William Klein Jim Knoop and Ed Piotrowski Michael Leshner and Mike Stark Martha LA McCain Donald McKay and Jim Laughlin Adam Morrison and James Owen Ralph Pascht and Mark Le Messurier Kimahli Powell Joel Rotstein and Frank Chester Ross Slater and Wayne Smith Michelle and Amy Talbert Joe E. Teves and David Rankin Anne-Marie Vanier David Vella Suzy Zucker $1,000 to $1,999 Alexander and James Boecker-Fitzgerald Jack Candido and Howard Craven Jo-Ann Chiam and Janet Koecher Andy Chong John Clifford Henry D’Auchapt and Peter Harding Ian Day Carol Deacon and Heather Huber Daniel DeCosta and Wade Rowley David Duque and Stewart Anderson
Christopher Field and Changming Guo Murray Gaudreau Rosalind Harvey Derek Hodel and Allan Dorrington Steve Khan Claire Lavoie and Lisa Landrey Emma Lewzey and Ingrid Randoja Andrew Mainprize and Philip Kocev Gilles Marchilldon and Gord Klassen David Morris and Andrew Braithwaite Steve Nardi and Kevin Meloche Nelson Parker Elizabeth Paupst Nik Redman and Syrus Ware Philip Rouse John Stanley and Helmut Reichenbacher Jason Wagar and David Scrivener $600 to $999 Lambert Boenders and Barry Trentham Dr. Martin Bourgeois Roberto Bozac and Steve Clelland Bradley J. Campbell Marc Charrier Chris Chin Robert Davis and Joseph Chen Elle Flanders Geoff Lawrence and Neil Calhoun Michael Leland and Michael Loader Greg Lichti and Garth Norbraten Adrian Mitchell Michelle Robertson and Naomi Brooks Stuart Sankey Jonathan Warren $400 to $599 Michael Agnew Rachel E. Beattie Allen Braude Laurie Bryson and Lisa Pottie Blair Caines and Brad Candy Adan Campos Sam D’Alfonso Ronald Dieleman Bruce Ferreira-Wells Dennis Findlay Kris Fortomaris and Lee Sneddon
James Giles Stephen L. Gillis Martin Gladstone and Frank Caruso Tomislav Harmic David Hazzan Nathan Heinrichs Nia Herlihy Paul Higgs Bradley Hilderley Vincent Ho Greg Johns and Steven Churchill Harvey Kaye Emily Kung-Quance Bruce Lawson Derek Leebosh Jennifer Lord and Becca Lucas Jeanette and Brian Markle Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea David Matte and Mark Gilbert Christopher McKenzie and Grant Murphy Peter McNaughton Keith Medley Hilary Prue Andrew Pruss Andrey Shukalyuk and Brian Ettkin Ayse Turak Jason Van Tassel Marco Verrelli and Marko Zonta Lulu Wei $201 to $399 Barry Adam Amaze Film + Television D. Arcand and A. Karmali Michel Beauvais Karen Bell and Rosamund Elwin Richard Berthelsen and Jean-Marc Hachey Brennus Christopher Brohman Daniel Brown and Maurice Fournier Jenna Lynne Brown Robert Buckingham Daniel Burns Andrew Chang Mara Chaplin Harry Cherniak Harold Chmara and Danny Hoy Paolo Cini Michèle Pearson Clarke Kevin Cockburn Gordon Davies Karen Davis and Susan Ewing Zinzi de Silva and Jenarra de Souza Alison Duke Éclair Communications Ltd. Devon Elke and Pamela Pinch Cecilio Escobar Estrella Frias Richard Fung Bob Gallagher Rudi Garcia
Up to $200 Bil Antoniou Michael Battista Justen Bennett David Brennan and Michael Woodford Jason Brown Maria Calandra Dave Carey and Joel Dmitruk Flora Chan Lyle Clark Kelsey Cooper Andrya Duff Richard Durk and Stephen Weiss Dionne A. Falconer Sam Festino Douglas Fisher and Kerry Mitchell Joseph Flessa Aanya Francis Leonardo Gonçalves de Oliveira Ilaneet Goren and Selina Abetkoff Timothy Gray Jerry Greben Cathy Gulkin Mac Gunter Kenneth Heard Michael Hughes Justin Ingraldi Karen Kelly Diana Khong Lauryn Kronick Chantal Lackan Paul Leatherdale A.W. Lee Ross Leslie Catherine Loa
K. Maharaj Howard Winn McCray Brent Needham Johnson Ngo John Norquay Bill Polski and Stewart Carley Darlene Powers Jo-Anne Racine Ohid Rahman Sammy Rawal Debbie Read Grant Reynolds Michael Robinson Michael Rudolph Eric Schlosser Rahim Thawer TravoyintheFlesh Ramakrishnan Viswanathan Martin Wiener
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We appreciate the support of all of our members and donors. We apologize for any omissions. Inside Out Artist Travel Bursary Program Supporter Neville Austin generously provides Inside Out’s inaugural travel bursary, “Neville’s Nudge,” so that a filmmaker in need receives that extra “ jolly along” to attend the Festival. Thank you, Neville! Inside Out’s Charitable Registration Number is 871515995RR0001.
The Inside Out Leadership Circle The Leadership Circle brings together new and longtime supporters who champion Inside Out’s goal of challenging attitudes and changing lives through the exhibition of film and the sharing of our communities’ unique stories. Neville Austin Lawrence Bennett Deanna Bickford and Cindy Cross Chris Black and Paul Butler Connie Bonello Carl Bremner and Kenneth Holt Nelson Carvalho and Zak Miljanic Linda Chen Jo-Ann Chiam and Janet Koecher Andy Chong * John Clifford Christopher Field and Changming Guo Derek Hodel and Allan Dorrington Dr. Richard Isaac and Brian Sambourne Gary and William Klein
Jim Knoop Marcus Law Jim Lawrence and David Salak Russell Mathew and Scott Ferguson Martha LA McCain Adam Morrison and James Owen Ralph Pascht and Mark Le Messurier Elizabeth Paupst Kimahli Powell Joel Rotstein and Frank Chester Michelle and Amy Talbert Anne-Marie Vanier David Vella Jason Wagar and David Scrivener
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New Leadership Circle Members for 2017
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Gordon Gingras David G. Hallman Denise Hammond Shaun Hanif and Mark Churaman Charles Hayter and Mark Tan Stephen Hobson Shannon Hogan and Pamela-Jay Bond Adonica Huggins Sarah Hunter Adam Hyatt Gene Jamieson Leah Jaunzems B. Kitchell Mark Klajman Paul Lalonde Samuel Laredo Michael Legouffe Jordan Levitin and Francisco Jaurez Dr. Ben Louie Don MacGregor Chris Matthews Mike Moores Kathleen Mullen Pearse Murray Arif Noorani and Wesley Seto Jason Novelli John O’Toole Adam Peer and Andres Laxamana Pauline Pelletier Davey Perry David Prendergast Janis Purdy Mitzi Reinsilber Siobhan Rich Douglas Rienzo Joel Rodrigues Trevor Scanlan and John Farrell Jayne Schneider Rupen Seoni and Gerry Dimnik David Snoddy Steen Starr Kwame Stephens Adam Stewart Tom Tan Ralph Topp Pat Vandesompele and Steve McKeown Ab. Velasco and Andrew Thibideau Anton Vidgen Martin Wasserman Bill Whittaker Jeff Wickstead Ralph Williams Philip Wong Peter Wren S. Young
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Thank You! Wayne Abell and Calvin Hambrook (Urban Source Creative Catering) Dustin Aceti and Bill Malcolm (NOW) Tarek Al-azbat (Nella Bella) Tom Alexander (Mongrel Media) Robert Arnuco Neville Austin Alan Bacchus and John Galway (The Harold Greenberg Fund/ Le Fonds Harold Greenberg) Christopher Barry (Tourism Toronto) Mark S. Bonham Charlie Boudreau and Katharine Setzer (Image+Nation) Karen Bruce Des Buford (Frameline) Carol Ann Burrows Carrie Butcher (Ontario Trillium Foundation) David Cameron-Donnachie (Downtown Automotive Group) Aaron Campbell, Patrick Carnegie, Jason Aviss, Alyssa Cornet, Lesley Faulkner (and all at TIFF Bell Lightbox) Scott Campbell (HBO Canada) David Carter (Canada Film Capital) Lindsey Cassel (Steam Whistle Brewing) Louanne Chan, Kristine Estorninos and Chris Chin (and all at Reel Asian) Jason Chellew (Artscape Sandbox) Mickey Cirak Shannon Cochrane Chuck Coolen and the Board of the Pride and Remembrance Association Jason D’Anna and Brett Howson (Parlor Foods & Co.) Jim DeLuca Jeremy Dias Felipe Diaz (Canada Council for the Arts) Ciaran Dickson, Nancy Hastings, Sue-Ellen Holst, Terrance Greene, Gayle Longley, Kim Mason, Ann Sandy and Glenn Sheen (RBC Royal Bank) Andrya Duff Jose Durdos and Steven Larkin (Delta Air Lines) Rachel Feldbloom-Wood (bravoFACT) Scott Ferguson Steven Fogal Melissa Foster Graham Fulton Callia Garwood Parimal Gosai Jeff Gourgon-Shephered (The Lookout) Mark Haslam (Ontario Arts Council) Laurie Hawco (Queer Mafia) Scott Henderson, Matthew Garrow, Jeanneatte Rabito and Bianca Reino (and everyone at Bell Media) Lauren Howes (CFMDC) Sarah Hunter (K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation) Matthew Hyland Margaret James
Calanit Kaplan Jean-Paul Kelly (Trinity Square Video) Diana Khong James King Peter Kingstone (Toronto Arts Council) Christine Klein Kenneth Koo Sara Krynitzki (Toronto Foundation) Shelly Larson (OUTtv) Stephanie Letempleir (National Gallery) Jim Lawrence and David Salak Claire Le Masne, Laure Dahout and Sarah Arcache (Consulat général de France à Toronto) Allison Lennox Michael Leshner and Mike Stark Deirdre Logue and Erik Martinson (Vtape) Sasha Lontos (Barefoot Wine & Bubbly) Scott Mazer (Gay Ad Network) Chris McDonald, Brett Hendrie and Shane Smith (Hot Docs) Peter McHugh (TELUS) Kurtis Meister Charlotte Mickie (Mongrel International) Amber Munro James Nadeau (Boston LGBT Film Festival) Sean O’Neill, Bojana Stancic, Johnson Ngo and Kathleen McLean (Art Gallery of Ontario) Bill Ostrander Evalyn Parry, Shawn Daudlin and Mark Aikman (and all at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre) Jean-Philippe Pelchat Bernardine Perreira and Alan Belaiche (Pride and Remembrance Foundation) André Poliquin (Public Service Alliance Canada) Lindsay Prociw Sandra Quaia (Lesbian Outdoor Group) Dmitry Rechnov Kaleb Robertson Marie Robertson Michele Robitaille (National Gallery) Berwyn Rolands (Iris Prize) Joel Rotstein and Frank Chester Susan Rowbottom Jason Ryle (and all at imagineNATIVE) Denis Schryburt Kathleen Sharpe and Thomas Vaughn (Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund) Paula Shewchuck (Canadian Heritage) Victoria Schwarzl (Pride Toronto) Tim Shore (blogTO) Jennifer Skingley Wieland Speck and Michael Stuetz (Berlin International Film Festival) Rae Spoon Jason St-Laurent and everybody at SAW Gallery The Estate of James Stewart Rob Syzak Philippe Tasca-Roochvarg (Outplay Films) Angelo Tziallas
Jeremy Vandermeij Taylor Vanderwey and Michele Bovet (Accenture) Andy Wang Adrien Whan David Whitaker and Andrew Wier (Tourism Toronto) Richard Willett Sage Willow Jeffrey Winter (The Film Collaborative) Jordan Witherspoon (PROUD FM) Stacy Woloschuk (BrainStation) Gabrielle Zilkha Suzy Zucker
Our Team Board of Directors Jason Wagar, President Zak Miljanic, Treasurer Harry Cherniak, Secretary Sujata Berry Deanna Bickford Chris Centeno Linda Chen Tania Cheng Jo-Ann Chiam Kimahli Powell Amy Talbert Executive Director Andria Wilson Director of Programming Andrew Murphy Director of Operations and Events Winnie Luk Director of Corporate Sales Brad Campbell Director of Development Philip Wong Programming Manager Jenna Dufton Marketing and Outreach Coordinator Clayton Lee Grant Writer and Volunteer Coordinator Steen Star Guest Relations Coordinator Kat Hidalgo Venue Operations Manager Debbie Read Toronto Festival Assistant Jayne Schneider
Ottawa Festival Coordinator Evan Read Armstrong Bookkeeper Marie May Copy Editor Jennifer Coffey
Graphic Design and Festival Identity JLS Photography Dahlia Katz Moe Laverty Ming Wu
New Visions Staff and Mentors S. Bear Bergman Guillermina Buzio Mary J. Daniel Sue Johnson Christine Klein Austin Wong Gein Wong
Interns Thomas Boyer Laura Hotebrinck Isolde Hoomans Anton Kaptainis
Publicist Touchwood PR
Organization Trailer Cecilio Escobar and Lulu Wei
Festival Trailer Editor: Santosh Issac Music: Rae Spoon
Website Jason Van Tassel (Mouth Media)
Our Committees Finance Chair: Zak Miljanic Nathan Heinrichs David Morris David Vella Jason Wagar Fundraising Committee Co-chair: Kimahli Powell Co-chair: Adam Stewart Carl Bremner Tania Cheng John Duwyn Jim Knoop Mitzi Reinsilber Governance & Nominating Chair: Linda Chen Harry Cherniak Jason Wagar Human Resources Chair: Joel Rodrigues Karen Bell Dan Bryson Harry Cherniak Amelia Pond Amy Talbert Ashind Thukral
Marketing Chair: Jo-Ann Chiam Daniel Burns Chris Jai Centeno Lauryn Kronick Peter McHugh Allia McLeod Daniel Navarro William Ruzvidzo
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Programming Chris Chin Alison Duke Cecilio Escobar Allia McLeod Nik Redman Meryl Warren Program Note Writers Rachel Beattie Allen Braude Alison Duke Cecilio Escobar Paul Gallant Christine Klein Ingrid Randoja Nik Redman Jess Russell Ryan Weston
“I started increasing my support to Inside Out a few years ago when I was inspired by an older gentleman in the movie lineups. At 50, he had just come out of the closet as a gay man and was coming to his first Festival to find a sense of community. It is truly amazing to see how the Festival brings us together year after year.” —Inside Out Member and donor Carl Bremner Carl Bremner
Carl supports Inside Out and LGBT film as a member, volunteer and a Founding Member of the Leadership Circle. Members and donors are critical in supporting Inside Out to bring film talent to the Festivals, run creative initiatives and plan for the future.
More importantly, members and donors help Inside Out provide a safe space for LGBT people and allies to engage with films by and about LGBT people. Seeing themselves represented in multidimensional ways rather than the mainstream tradition of LGBT
people as secondary characters or stereotypes is critical. We are grateful for the 570+ individual members and donors who help bring our screens to life! THANK YOU!
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