The line-up of the 19 titles competing for the 16. Queer Lion Award is possible thanks to the direct and precious collaboration of the different selection committees of the Venice International Film Festival.
All films with a duration of 30 minutes or more, with relevant LGBT themes and characters, are eligible for the Queer Lion Award competition.
For the 2021 line-up, special thanks go to:
Alberto Barbera, Angela Savoldi, Paolo Bertolin (for all the sections of the official program, and in particular Venezia 79 Competition, Out of Competition, Orizzonti, Orizzonti Extra, Biennale College Cinema); Michel Reilhac, Federico Anselmi, Mariachiara Manci, Savina Neirotti, Valentina Bellomo (Venice Immersive, Biennale College Cinema); Federico Gironi (Venice Classics); Gaia Furrer, Renata Santoro, Francesco Bonerba, Luca Di Leonardo (Giornate degli Autori); Beatrice Fiorentino, Suomi Sponton (Venice International Film Critics’ Week).
Last but not least, thanks to all of those contributing to the success of Queer Lion Award, directly and indirectly, from the experts and consultants of the Cinema Department to the Press Office, Accreditations Office, Secretariat and Protocol Office.
Il signore delle formiche by Gianni Amelio (Italy, 134’, 2022)
Presented in Venezia 79 Competition
The Whale by Darren Aronofsky (Usa, 117’, 2022)
Presented in Venezia 79 Competition
TÁR by Todd Field (Usa, 158’, 2022)
Presented in Venezia 79 Competition
Monica by Andrea Pallaoro (Usa, Italy, 106’, 2022)
Presented in Venezia 79 Competition
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras (Usa, 113’, 2022)
Presented in Venezia 79 Competition
L’immensità by Emanuele Crialese (Italy, France, 97’, 2022)
Presented in Venezia 79 Competition
Chleb i sól (Bread and Salt) by Damian Kocur (Poland, 100’, 2022)
Presented in Orizzonti
L’origine du mal by Sébastien Marnier (France, Canada, 125’, 2022)
Presented in Orizzonti Extra
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy by Nancy Buirski (Usa, 101’, 2022)
Presented in Venice Classics
Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley (Uk, 97’, 2022)
Presented in 19. Giornate degli Autori
Lobo e cão (Wolf and Dog) by Cláudia Varejão (Portugal, 111’, 2022)
Presented in 19. Giornate degli Autori
Běžná selhání (Ordinary Failures) by Cristina Groșan (Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia, 84’, 2022)
Presented in 19. Giornate degli Autori
Casa Susanna di Sebastien Lifshitz (France, Usa, 97’, 2022)
Presented in 19. Giornate degli Autori
Le favolose di Roberta Torre (Italy, 80’, 2022)
Presented in 19. Giornate degli Autori
Les damnés ne pleurent pas di Fyzal Boulifa (France, Belgium, Morocco, 110’, 2022)
Presented in 19. Giornate degli Autori
Trois nuits par semaine di Florent Gouëlou (France, 103’, 2022)
Presented in 37. Venice International Film Critics’ Week
Anhell69 di Theo Montoya (Colombia, 75’, 2022)
Presented in 37. Venice International Film Critics’ Week
Eismayer di David Wagner (Austria, 87’, 2022)
Presented in 37. Venice International Film Critics’ Week
Aus meiner Haut (Skin Deep) di Alex Schaad (Germany, 103’, 2022)
Presented in 37. Venice International Film Critics’ Week
The jury will be presided by journalist and film critic Rich Cline.
Rich is a London-based journalist who covers film weekly for a variety of outlets, from BBC Radio to Boyz Magazine. His review site Shadows on the Wall was launched in 1995 as the UK’s first ezine. He is chair of the London Film Critics’ Circle and a member of Galeca: Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, Fipresci and OFCS. He has served as a festival jury member and has covered major events on every continent. Originally from Los Angeles, he grew up in Ecuador and has lived in Britain for more than 30 years.
Rich Cline will coordinate the jury whose members are part of the Board of Queer Lion Association: journalist and film critic Daniel N. Casagrande; Marco Busato, collaborator and correspondent for Radio Capodistria; cultural operator and LGBT activist Jani Kuštrin; cultural animator and LGBT activist Adriano Virone.
Award ceremony on Friday, September 9th. Time and location to be defined.
