gratitude report 2013 – 2014

Thank 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.
Scott Ferguson
Executive Director
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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.
Scott Ferguson
Executive Director
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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
4
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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.
10,850
26
563
countries
members
represented & donors
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9
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
8
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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.
10,850
26
563
countries
members
represented & donors
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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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Thank you! | Merci!
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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Thank you! | Merci!
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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PR ES E N T I N G S P O N S O R
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S TA F F
Executive Director
Scott Ferguson
Director of Programming
Andrew Murphy
Director of Corporate Sales
Brad Campbell
FO U N D I N G M E D I A S P O N S O R
Toronto LGBT Film Festival | Ottawa LGBT Film Festival
Director of Operations and Events
Winnie Luk
Development Manager
Philip Wong
Marketing and
Community Manager
Diana Khong
MAJOR FUNDERS
an Ontario government agency
un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
Festival Assistant
Layla Cameron
Programming Coordinators
Meryl Warren
Isidra Cruz
SUPPORTING FUNDERS
AWA R D S
Mark S. Bonham Charitable Foundation
The Harold Greenberg Fund
K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation
HardTV | Canada Film Capital
Entertainment Partners Canada
The Michaels | Bill Ostrander
RBC Royal Bank
P L AT I N U M S P O N S O R S
Urban Source Creative Catering
OUTtv | Global Toronto
GOLD SPONSORS
O T TAWA S P O N S O R S
Canadian Council for the Arts
Community Foundation of Ottawa
Delta City Centre Hotel Ottawa
Ontario Arts Council | OUTtv
ProudFM | Now Magazine
S I LV E R S P O N S O R S
Charles Street Video | Steam Whistle
Intercontinental Toronto Centre
Gay Ad Network
BRONZE SPONSORS
blogTO | Nella Bella | Iceberg Vodka
Grassroots Advertising Inc | PWC
B E N T L E N S:
PRIDE ON SCREEN
SPONSORS
Event Partner: TIFF
K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation
City of Toronto
Toronto Entertainment District BIA
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Guest Relations Coordinator
Lou Pellegrino
Grant Writer and
Volunteer Coordinator
Steen Starr
Ottawa Festival Coordinator
Jonathan Dawe
Publicist
Touchwood PR
Venue Operations Manager
Debbie Read
Website Programmer
Jason Van Tassel
(Mouth Media)
Bookkeeper
Marie May
Graphic Design & Festival Identity
Light Up the Sky
Technology Advisor
Kurtis Meister