3. Queer Lion Award: foreword and special events calendar

Daniel N. Casagrande on the stage of Padova Pride Village, for the Q&A with Stefano Tummolini, director of Queer Lion Award 2008 winner, "Un altro pianeta" (One Day in a Life)

Foreword by Daniel N. Casagrande, informations, dates and places about Queer Lion’s Party, award ceremony and special screenings. In this section, all you need to know

FOREWORD

Queer Lion – Part 3. The Queer selection of movies presented at this year’s Venice Film Festival looks one of the most interesting of the last years; other than the 14 movies competing for the award (who are listed at the following webpages), we dearly welcome the 4 re-discoveries in the retrospective “Questi fantasmi 2”. But, beyond the titles presented in this Magazine, the Film Festival can as usual have some surprises in store. For this reason, the jury can take any movie into consideration. In a program so rich, we welcome the arrival in Venice of Chinese director Yonfan, longtime friend of the Turin Gay & Lesbian Film Fest, and in Competition here with Prince of Tears; the friendly presence of Todd Solondz and his Life During Wartime with a great Charlotte Rampling; the camp atmospheres of Pipilotti Rist’s Pepperminta; the animated shorts Teat Beat of Sex, from acclaimed director Signe Baumane; the surreal and poignant comedy The Last Days of Emma Blank from Alex van Warmerdam. And, icing on the cake, heading the Official Jury, Ang Lee, leading figure of contemporary cinema and director of LGBT masterpieces The Wedding Banquet, Brokeback Mountain and Taking Woodstock. Enjoy the show.

Daniel N. Casagrande
Queer Lion Award Director

EVENTS

Saturday August 29 – 10 pm
UN ALTRO PIANETA
Padova Pride Village / Fiera di Padova: ingresso cancello E – Via Goldoni (Padova)
Screening of the 2008 Queer Lion Award winner “One Day in a Life” by Stefano Tummolini (Italy, 2008 – 79′)
Attending: Stefano Tummolini, Daniel N. Casagrande
Free Entry from 8 pm to 9 pm / € 5 from 9 pm

Thursday September 3 – 5 pm
IMPROVVISAMENTE L’INVERNO SCORSO
Cinema Astra / sala 2 – Via Corfù, 12 (Lido di Venezia)
Screening of the movie “Suddenly, Last Winter” by Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi (Italy, 2008 – 79′)
Special Event of the 5th Venice Gays
Attending: Gustav Hofer, Luca Ragazzi
Free Entry

Friday September 4 – 5.30 pm
NORMALITÀ DELL’AMORE
Villa degli Autori – Lungomare Marconi, 56/b (Lido di Venezia)
Lucky Red’s panel for the movie “L’amore e basta” by Stefano Consiglio
Attending: Stefano Consiglio, Luca Zingaretti, Jack Lang, On. Anna Paola Concia
Free Entry

Saturday September 5 – midnight
QUEER LION PARTY
Discoteca Imperial – Lungomare Marconi, 22 (Lido di Venezia)
Queer Lion Party – The coolest party of the whole Festival!
DJs Alberteenø (Schwuz – Berlino), Resident Virus (Queever – Torino)
The direction reserves the right to refuse the access to those not sharing the friendly and open minded spirit of the party
Free Entry