The line-up of the 8 titles competing for the 18. 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 2024 line-up, special thanks go to:
Alberto Barbera, Angela Savoldi, Paolo Bertolin, Silvia Menegazzi, Daniela Persi (for all the sections of the official selection, and in particular Venezia 81 Competition, Out of Competition, Orizzonti, Orizzonti Extra); Mariachiara Manci (Venice Immersive); Valentina Bellomo (Biennale College Cinema); Federico Gironi (Venice Classics); Gaia Furrer, Renata Santoro, Francesco Bonerba (Giornate degli Autori); Beatrice Fiorentino (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.
Queer by Luca Guadagnino (Italy, Usa, 135’)
Presented in Venezia 81 Competition
La Biennale di Venezia / Queer Lion IG
Kjærlighet (Love) by Dag Johan Haugerud (Norway, 119’)
Presented in Venezia 81 Competition
La Biennale di Venezia / Queer Lion IG
El Jockey (Kill the Jockey) by Luis Ortega (Argentina, Spain, 96’)
Presented in Venezia 81 Competition
La Biennale di Venezia / Queer Lion IG
Pooja, Sir by Deepak Rauniyar (Nepal, Usa, Norway, 115’)
Presented in Orizzonti
La Biennale di Venezia / Queer Lion IG
Diciannove by Giovanni Tortorici (Italy, Uk, 109’)
Presented in Orizzonti
La Biennale di Venezia / Queer Lion IG
Alma del Desierto by Mónica Taboada-Tapia (Colombia, Brazil, 87’) documentary
Presented in 21. Giornate degli Autori – Special Events
Giornate degli Autori / Queer Lion IG
Peaches Goes Bananas by Marie Losier (France, Belgium, 73’) documentary
Presented in 21. Giornate degli Autori – Special Events
Giornate degli Autori / Queer Lion IG
Paul and Paulette Take a Bath by Jethro Massey (Uk, 109’)
Presented in 39. Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Settimana Internazionale della Critica / Queer Lion IG
18. Queer Lion will be awarded by a jury composed by members of the Board of Queer Lion Association; Daniel N. Casagrande, journalist and film critic, member of the National Italian Film Critics Association, creator and founder of the award, President of Associazione QL; Marco Busato, contributor for Radio Capodistria; Jani Kuštrin, cultural operator; Adriano Virone, LGBTQ activist.
The QL staff in attendance in Venice Lido during the whole 81. Venice International Film Festival will also include Marco Visca and Alessio Bortolozzo (of Marco Visca Studio), in charge of the photo/video production.
Queer Lion Award winner will be crowned during the award ceremony of the Venice Inernational Film Critics’ Week, on Friday,September 6th, at 7PM (scheduled time to be confirmed 24 hours before the event), at Casa della Critica, via San Giovanni D’Acri 6, Lido di Venezia. Access to the ceremony is strictly by invitation.
