2. Queer Lion Award to “Un altro pianeta” by Stefano Tummolini

Queer Lion Award ceremony 2008: Antonio Merone, Paola Concia, Chiara Francini

After viewing all the films listed in competition, the jury of Queer Lion 2008 has decided on the following awards and motivations

The jury, headed by director Tinto Brass and composed by film journalist Massimo Benvegnù and movie critic Boyd van Hoeij, gives the Queer Lion Award 2008 to: “Un altro pianeta” by Stefano Tummolini

“for the positive potrayal of a gallery of characters with their stories, hopes, secrets, getting to know, and love, and leave each other in a whirlwind of gazes, sex, body language, words, silences and music. It’s like life “on a different planet”!”