The line-up of the 10 titles competing for the 19. 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 LGBTQ themes and characters, are eligible for the Queer Lion Award competition.
For the 2025 line-up, special thanks go to: Alberto Barbera, Angela Savoldi, Paolo Bertolin (for all the sections of the official selection, and in particular Venezia 82 Competition, Out of Competition, Orizzonti); Mariachiara Manci (Venice Immersive); Valentina Bellomo (Biennale College Cinema); Federico Gironi (Venice Classics); Gaia Furrer, 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.
After the Hunt by Luca Guadagnino (Usa, 139’)
Presented in Fuori Concorso
La Biennale di Venezia : information sheet
En el camino by David Pablos (Mexico, 93’)
Presented in Orizzonti – Concorso
La Biennale di Venezia : information sheet
Estrany riu (Strange River) by Jaume Claret Muxart (Spain, Germany, 103’)
Presented in Orizzonti – Concorso
La Biennale di Venezia : information sheet
Dark Rooms by Mads Damsbo, Laurits Flensted Jensen, Anne Sofie Steen Sverdrup (Denmark, Germany, Taipei, 35’)
Presented in Venice Immersive – Concorso
La Biennale di Venezia : information sheet
Constantinopoliad by Sister Sylvester, Nadah El Shazly (Uk, Greece, 55’)
Presented in Venice Immersive – Best of Experiences – Fuori Concorso
La Biennale di Venezia : information sheet
Arkoudotrypa (Bearcave) by Stergios Dinopoulos, Krysianna B. Papadakis (Greece, 127’)
Presented in 22. Giornate degli Autori – Concorso 2025
Giornate degli Autori : information sheet
La Gioia by Nicolangelo Gelormini (Italy, 108’)
Presented in 22. Giornate degli Autori – Concorso 2025
Giornate degli Autori : information sheet
Anoche Conquisté Tebas (Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes) by Gabriel Azorín (Spain, Portugal, 106’)
Presented in 22. Giornate degli Autori – Concorso 2025
22. Giornate degli Autori : information sheet
Gorgonà by Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece, France, 95’)
Presented in 40. Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Settimana Internazionale della Critica : information sheet
100 Nights of Hero by Julia Jackman (Uk, 90’)
Presented in 40. Settimana Internazionale della Critica – Evento Speciale Film di Chiusura
Settimana Internazionale della Critica : information sheet
19. 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 82. Venice International Film Festival will also include Marco Visca and Alessio Bortolozzo (of Marco Visca Studio), in charge of the photo/video production.
