Reel Pride

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Reel Pride is the annual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans-Gender and Two-Spirit film and video festival produced by the Winnipeg Gay and Lesbian Film Society in Winnipeg, Canada.

The Winnipeg Gay and Lesbian Film Society, Inc. was registered as a non-profit incorporation under Manitoba statutes on September 20, 1985. Between 1985 and 1989 the group organized monthly film series, bringing to Manitoba audiences gay and lesbian films otherwise not seen in Winnipeg. These were advertised to Winnipeg's gay & lesbian community by mailouts.

The first film festival was produced in 1987 as a joint project of the Winnipeg Gay and Lesbian Film Society and Plug In, Inc. and named Counterparts. All of the festivals that followed have been produced by the Society. Since 2000, the festivals have been known by the name "Reel Pride".

As of 2007 there have been fourteen festivals:

Counterparts International Festival of Gay and Lesbian Films: April 25th - May 3, 1987
Counterparts II: April 22nd - 30th, 1988
Counterparts III Festival of Lesbian & Gay Films: October 17th - 21st, 1989
Counterparts IV: April 26th - May 3, 1991
Counterparts V: October 16th - 23rd, 1992
Counterparts 6: April 29th - May 3, 1994
Reel Pride: June 12th - 18th, 2000
Reel Pride 2001: A Nuptial Odyssey: June 1st - 9th, 2001
Reel Pride 2002: Blurring The Lines: September 27th - October 3, 2002
Reel Pride X: October 31st - November 2, 2003
Reel Pride XI: November 24th - 28th, 2004
Reel Pride XII: November 15th - 20th, 2005
Reel Pride XIII: Queer-ited Energy: November 7th - 12th, 2006
Reel Pride XIV: October 16th - 21st, 2007