The Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Finance Forum is presented by Netflix, with support from Telefilm, Ontario Creates, and the Canadian Media Producers Association. 

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Past Forum project participants include a number of films that have been completed and gone on to critical and commercial success:

Sam Feder’s documentary, “Disclosure”, premiered to rave reviews at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, and was subsequently picked up by Netflix. The film is a look at the depiction of transgender people and experiences throughout the history of film and television, executive-produced by Emmy nominated actress Laverne Cox. 

Mike Mosallam’s romantic comedy selection from 2017, “Breaking Fast”, had its world premiere at Cinequest 2020 and stars Haaz Sleiman (“Jack Ryan”) and Michael Cassidy (“Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice”). 

Philip J. Connell’s “Jump, Darling,” starring Academy Award winner Cloris Leachman, received a special sneak preview at the 2020 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival and it set for release in 2021.

Trevor Anderson’s “Before I Change My Mind” (2019) was named to The GLAAD List: a curated list of the ten most promising LGBTQ+inclusive screenplays in Hollywood as determined by GLAAD and The Black List.

Gary Jaffe’s and Katie Ennis’ “Our Last Summer” have attached Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, American Beauty, Uncle Frank) as Executive Producer.