The jurors of Queer Lion Award 2018, Brian Robinson (UK, BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, British Film Institute), Rita Fabbri (Italy, Radio Ca’ Foscari, Università Ca’ Foscari), Jani Kuštrin (Slovenia, LGBT activist), will meet in Lido di Venezia, in the evening of September 6th, to discuss and decide the best LGBT movie presented during the 75. International Venice Film Festival.
After watching all the movies submitted by the different selecting commissions, Queer Lion confirms that are still competing for the Award the following 10 titles:
C’est ça l’amour by Claire Burger (France, 98’)
José by Li Cheng (Guatemala, 85’)
The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos (UK, Ireland, Usa, 120’)
The Other Side of the Wind by Orson Welles (Usa, France, Iran, 122’, 1970-1976, 2018)
Suspiria by Luca Guadagnino (Italya, Usa, 152’)
Zen sul ghiaccio sottile di Margherita Ferri (Italia, 90’)
La quietud by Pablo Trapero (Argentina, 117’)
Bêtes blondes (Real Love) by Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray (France, 100’)
Tchelovek kotorij udivil vseh (The Man Who Surprised Everyone) by Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov (Russia, Estonia, France, 105’)
Kucumbu tubuh indahku (Memories of My Body) by Garin Nugroho (Indonesia, 105’)
The Queer Lion trophy will be handed to the author and delegation of the winning movie – if still present in Venice – on Friday, September 7th.
