Fairy Tales International Diversity Film Festival 12th Annual Festival • May 27th- June 4th, 2010

• DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS • FINAL DEADLINE: March 15, 2010 (no submission fee)

Fairy Tales Film Festival, presenter of the Calgary’s LGBTQ Film and Video Festival, invites you to join us for the 12th annual celebration of queer film and video from around the world. Fairy Tales hosts the largest queer film festival in Alberta highlighting the diversity of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual and transgendered film and video making in documentary, shorts and features.
Our 2009 Festival screened more than 80 works from 15 countries. Highlights in 2009 include The Baby Formula by Canadian Director Allison Reid, the hilarious short The Island by Alberta’s own Trevor Anderson and The Artistic Taxidermist by Calgary’s own Sandi Somers, Drool by Nancy Kissam and I Can’t Think Straight starring Lisa Ray. Special Events aimed at generating conversations between artists and audiences such as The Secret Weapons Manifesto featured an impressive panel of both veteran and novice Two-Spirited film makers from across Canada. In their dialogue and examination The Secret Weapons Manifesto aimed to achieve greater visibility for Two-Spirited films but also to educate Albertans on the true nature of what it means to be two-spirited. This groundbreaking event challenged the panelists to engage with their peers working towards a common goal of empowerment.
Media coverage of the Festival has included features and artist profiles in: the Calgary Herald, Gay Calgary, Outlooks Magazine, FFWD Weekly , CBC Radio One and on CJSW.
The Festival is produced by Fairy Tales Presentation Society, a non-profit charitable arts organization dedicated to showcasing the best and most diverse film and video work produced by and about the lives of queers in Alberta, Canada and around the globe.
A jury of film professionals and community representatives choose awards for Canadian film and video makers. Awards are given for both Canadian and international work. Our three audience awards are open to all works presented at the Festival and are chosen by post- screening balloting.

 Click here to download the Call for Submissions Form.