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Matthew Hays

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Matthew Hays in Montreal at Never Apart

Matthew Hays is a Canadian film critic, writer, film festival programmer and academic. He won a Lambda Literary Award for his 2007 book The View from Here: Conversations with Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers.[1]

Hays teaches film studies at Concordia University in Montreal,[2] and has also taught cinema at Marianopolis College in Westmount.[3] He worked in various roles for the Montreal Mirror.[4][5][6][7][8] His writing has also been published in The Globe and Mail,[9] The Guardian,[10] Xtra Magazine,[11] The Walrus,[12] Vice[13] and The Advocate,[14] and he has been a programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival.[15] He was nominated for a 2008 National Magazine Award.[16]

Hays is openly gay.[17]

Hays earned an MA in media studies from Concordia University in 2000.[2]

References

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  1. ↑ "20th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. 2007-04-30. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  2. 1 2 "Matthew Hays". Concordia University. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. ↑ "Faculty and staff". Marianopolis. Archived from the original on 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Death of the Alt-Weekly: Why the Montreal Mirror was doomed when Hour magazine folded". Montreal Gazette. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  5. ↑ Preville, Philip (2007-05-23). "Writerly news". Toronto Life. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  6. ↑ "A Conversation with Mathew Hays on The View from Up Here". The Concordian. October 16, 2007.
  7. ↑ Sharma, Neil (2023-07-01). "Toronto Star-Postmedia merger could stifle diverse opinions in legacy media, expert says". True North. Archived from the original on 2026-06-15. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  8. ↑ Hays, Matthew (2026-07-29). "Remembering the life and activism of Michael Hendricks". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  9. ↑ Hays, Matthew (2013-04-05). "Roger Ebert and me: My bizarre run-in with him at TIFF". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  10. ↑ "Matthew Hays". The Guardian. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  11. ↑ "Matthew Hays". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  12. ↑ "Matthew Hays". The Walrus. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  13. ↑ "Matthews Hays". VICE. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  14. ↑ "Matthew Hays". Advocate.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  15. ↑ "Hays and Mullen join TIFF Canadian programming team". Screen Daily. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  16. ↑ "Awards". The Walrus. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  17. ↑ Hays, Matthew (2007-08-14). "Chuck and Larry say it best". Xtra Magazine. Retrieved 2026-09-30.


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