Matthew Hays is a Canadian Features Programmer for TIFF, introducing
audiences to the work of Canadian filmmakers. A film critic, author,
journalist and university instructor, Hays has written extensively
about Canadian film culture. He has been a film critic and reporter for
The Montreal Mirror since 1993, and his articles on popular culture and
politics have appeared in a broad range of publications, including The
Globe and Mail, The New York Times, The Guardian, The Advocate and
Cineaste. Hays teaches courses in film studies, journalism and
communication studies at Concordia University. His book, The View from
Here: Conversations with Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers (Arsenal Pulp
Press), is a 2008 Lambda Literary Award winner.