Peter Knegt

Peter Knegt (he/him) hosts the Canadian Screen Award-winning talk series Here & Queer, writes the monthly column Dispatches From Dystopia and produces the essay series Emerging Queer Voices. His previous work at CBC Arts included writing the LGBTQ-culture column Queeries (winner of the Digital Publishing Award for best digital column in Canada) and spearheading the launch and production of series Canada's a Drag, variety special Queer Pride Inside, and interactive projects Superqueeroes and The 2010s: The Decade Canadian Artists Stopped Saying Sorry. Beyond CBC, Knegt is also the filmmaker of numerous short films, the author of the book About Canada: Queer Rights and the curator and host of the monthly film series Queer Cinema Club at Toronto's Paradise Theatre.

Latest from Peter Knegt

Emerging Queer Voices

Emerging Queer Voices is a new CBC Arts essay series that gives space to up-and-coming LGBTQ writers

The first two editions of Emerging Queer Writers are out, and we're accepting applications for future writers.
Dispatches From Dystopia

Where do we look for solace in these dark, anxious times? Sometimes, the answer is at the cinema

The first edition of a new column by Peter Knegt considers the movies as a place to reorient us to what really matters, recharge our belief in what's possible and inspire us to persevere.
Here & Queer

Sook-Yin Lee explores sex work through a story from her own past in Paying For It

Lee stopped by Here & Queer to talk about her acclaimed adaptation of Chester Brown’s graphic novel.
Here & Queer

Fabian Stumm takes on the comedy and the tragedy of modern queer life in the new film Sad Jokes

The German filmmaker stopped by Here & Queer to chat about his tender and poignant second feature.
My Favourite Season

A brief history of Canadian films competing at the Oscars

With Matthew Rankin's Universal Language shortlisted for Best International Feature at the Academy Awards, let's look back at the six decades that led to this.
Here & Queer

Rachel Morrison on tossing her hat in the directing ring for the boxing biopic The Fire Inside

The first woman ever nominated for an Oscar in cinematography, Morrison wanted to do something that scared her. So she decided to direct.
Here & Queer

The 10 best queer films of 2024

From My Old Ass to The People's Joker to Challengers, a countdown of the year's greatest LGBTQ cinema.
Here & Queer

Joshua Oppenheimer's apocalyptic musical with Tilda Swinton is about the last family left on Earth

The Oscar-nominated filmmaker stopped by Here & Queer to talk with Peter Knegt about his audacious take on the end of the world.
My Favourite Season

10 long-shot performances that demand attention this awards season

From June Squibb to Joan Chen to Jonathan Bailey, may they all get the consideration they deserve!
Here & Queer

Jordan Tannahill's new TV series The Listeners was inspired by a strange 'hum' heard in Windsor, Ont.

The Canadian queer art legend sat down with Here & Queer host Peter Knegt to chat about adapting his own book into an acclaimed new show.