The Reelout Queer Film Festival is an annual 10-day event held in Kingston, ON Canada. We are one of the first queer film festivals in the calendar year and our festival exhibits independent, international films by and/or about LGBTQ+ lives with a strong focus on the intersections within our communities. Films focusing on race, health, ability, class, and age are equally as important as films about sexual orientation and gender. Our festival usually runs from late January to early February. There are no travel funds for guests outside the U.S but we have been able to provide accommodations for international guests if they can afford their own airfare. International and Canadian feature-length films will receive artist/screening fees as well as Canadian short films.

Awards & Prizes

There are Audience Awards (title awards nothing monetary awarded) as well as the Betty Berghout award for BEST LOVE STORY and the Kim Renders BEST PERFORMANCES awards.

Rules & Terms

Please do not submit films that you've already submitted in the previous calendar year. All feature-length films chosen for exhibition will be offered a screening/artist fee and all Canadian short films.
Please NOTE: If your film is selected for exhibition, you MUST provide an English Close Captioned (CC) version of your film for festival play. If you're interested, here's a link to a short and succinct article by one of our programmers who is both deaf and blind on why closed captioning matters: https://reeloutmedia.wordpress.com/2022/02/08/i-wish-that-i-knew/
Further information can be found here: https://www.reelout.com/contact/contact-and-submission/
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  • Mahnaz Tafaghi

    The Communication was perfect. Tom was very helpful.Thanks.

    February 2023
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  • Cailleah Scott-Grimes

    Reelout was such a great experience! The atmosphere was very warm and inviting, and the audience was curious, supportive and engaged. For any filmmaker who can make it in person, it's really worth attending smaller festivals like this where the staff is so passionate and dedicated. Would definitely love to come back!

    February 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Oh Thank You Cailleah!! It was a pleasure to have you visit us and we look forward to seeing more work from you next month!!

  • Stella Malfilatre

    Hi Reelout❤️Super honoured that you picked my short film to be a part of your amazing festival. I would like to say though, that I never really had any communication with you, other than when I had to send the film. So I had no idea when the film was gonna be shown or if there was any people there to see it and so on🥴🥹❤️ I am in Denmark, so would have loved to know more about how the festival went? Much love

    February 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Thank you for your feedback Stella, we have sent you an email addressing your concerns.

  • Everton Melo

    I had a delicious time at the 2023 Reelout Queer Film Festival. Great screening facilities and great audience engagement turnout. The Reelout team is really responsive and responsible as well. I want to come back.

    February 2023
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    Response from festival:

    You were a joy Everton! Thank you for joining us!

  • Richard Griffin

    A wonderful festival that I am honored to have been a part of! Thank you for selecting our feature film "Disorienting Dick", and honoring it with the "Best Supporting Performance" award!

    February 2023
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    Response from festival:

    Your film was so much fun! Nothing better than the gift of laughter after all of .... THAT! Thank you!