The moving Philomena presented in the Main Competition of the 70. Venice International Film Festival, won the Queer Lion Award 2013.
The jury, headed by Angelo Acerbi and composed by Queer Lion founder Daniel N. Casagrande and Marco Busato, general delegate of cultural association CinemArte, unanimously awarded the prize:
For the ability of giving proper relevance to issues such as homosexuality, AIDS and homophobia in a movie focused on the painful topic of a 50 years long search for a son, and for emphasizing, with the light touch of a comedy, how an humble woman with a deep Catholic faith can show outright and loving acceptance for the essential, important aspects of the sexual identity and same-sex family of a ‘just re-discovered’ son
Oltre a PHILOMENA, altri 9 film hanno partecipato al concorso Queer Lion Award 2013:
GERONTOPHILIA di Bruce LaBruce (Canada, 85’) – 10. Giornate degli Autori
VIA CASTELLANA BANDIERA di Emma Dante (Italia, Svizzera, Francia, 90’) – Venezia 70
PICCOLA PATRIA di Alessandro Rossetto (Italia, 110′) – Orizzonti
JULIA di J. Jackie Baier (Germania, Lituania, 89’) – 10. Giornate degli Autori
KILL YOUR DARLINGS di John Krokidas (Usa, 103’) – 10. Giornate degli Autori
TOM À LA FERME di Xavier Dolan (Canada, Francia, 95’) – Venezia 70
EASTERN BOYS di Robin Campillo (Francia, 128’) – Orizzonti
L’ARMÉE DU SALUT di Abdellah Taïa (Francia, 81’) – 28. Settimana Internazionale della Critica
3 BODAS DE MÁS di Javier Ruiz Caldera (Spagna, 94’) – 10. Giornate degli Autori
