Inside Out’s International Financing Forum (IFF) is the first LGBTQ finance forum of its kind in the world. It is quickly becoming a top incubator for Canadian and International LGBTQ filmmakers.
Now entering its fourth edition, the Forum provides LGBTQ-identified producers, writers and directors creating LGBTQ content an opportunity to move their feature projects forward through professional development, mentorship, and the platform to pitch (Stream 1/see below) their projects directly to top international industry executives and decision-makers.
NEW IN 2020: The Forum will have two distinct Project Streams, with each providing customized support and opportunities.
Stream 1: Narrative Feature Film Projects with budgets of $1.5M+
This stream is open to Canadian and international projects, including co-productions.
Stream 2: Narrative Feature and/or Episodic projects at the $125,000-$250,000 budget level. This stream is open to emerging Canadian producers only.
The Inside Out LGBTQ Film Finance Forum is presented by Netflix, with support from Telefilm, Ontario Creates, and the Canadian Media Producers Association. Past participating companies have included Killer Films (US), Protagonist Pictures (UK), Bankside Films (UK), Celluloid Dreams (France), Elevation Pictures (CAN), mK2 (France), The Film Collaborative (US), Bell Media (CAN), Les Films Seville (CAN), GLAAD (US), Producers Effie Brown (Dear White People, Star), Howard Rosenman (Call Me by Your Name), and Howard Gertler (How to Survive a Plague, Shortbus, Adam).
