{"id":13072,"date":"2025-09-05T12:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/?p=13072"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:19:17","slug":"winner2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/en\/winner2025\/","title":{"rendered":"19. Queer Lion Award to “En el camino” di David Pablos"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 19. Queer Lion Award \u2013 collateral award of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, ideated in 2007 by Daniel N. Casagrande \u2013 has been awarded to En nel camino<\/strong> by David Pablos, presented in Orizzonti.<\/p>\n

Motivation:<\/p>\n

For the courage of producer Inna Pay\u00e1n<\/strong> in endorsing a project set within a world dominated by a machista subculture marked by violence and homophobia.
\n<\/em>For the audacity of director David Pablos<\/strong> in his portrayal of a carnal, explicit, authentic, and unfiltered sexuality.
\n<\/em>For the moving depiction of a pure love that unites two men, two solitudes, and two vulnerabilities that discover one another, embrace one another, and ultimately redeem one another: Queer Lion Award 2025 to En el camino <\/strong>by David Pablos.<\/em><\/p>\n

David Pablos: \u201cMy film portrays a romantic relationship between two men within a hostile, violent setting \u2014 the world of truck drivers and highways \u2014 governed by the rules of heteronormativity and hypermasculinity. The story delves into the emotional limitations of the main characters, shaped by the machismo that dictates how they are expected to behave both socially and intimately.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

The jury chose the winner among the following 10 titles:<\/p>\n

After the Hunt\u00a0<\/strong>by Luca Guadagnino (Usa, 139\u2019)
\nEn el camino\u00a0<\/strong>by David Pablos (Mexico, 93\u2019)
\nEstrany riu<\/strong>\u00a0(Strange River) by Jaume Claret Muxart (Spain, Germany, 103\u2019)
\nDark Rooms\u00a0<\/strong>by Mads Damsbo, Laurits Flensted Jensen, Anne Sofie Steen Sverdrup (Denmark, Germany, Taipei, 35\u2019)
\nConstantinopoliad\u00a0<\/strong>by Sister Sylvester, Nadah El Shazly (Uk, Greece, 55\u2019)
\nArkoudotrypa (<\/strong>Bearcave) by Stergios Dinopoulos, Krysianna B. Papadakis (Greece, 127\u2019)
\nLa Gioia\u00a0<\/strong>by Nicolangelo Gelormini (Italy, 108\u2019)
\nAnoche Conquist\u00e9 Tebas\u00a0<\/strong>(Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes) by Gabriel Azor\u00edn (Spain, Portugal, 106\u2019)
\nGorgon\u00e0\u00a0<\/strong>by Evi Kalogiropoulou (Greece, France, 95\u2019)
\n100 Nights of Hero<\/strong>\u00a0by Julia Jackman (Uk, 90\u2019)<\/p>\n

19. Queer Lion was awarded by a jury composed by members of the Board of Queer Lion Association; Daniel N. Casagrande<\/em>, journalist and film critic, member of the National Italian Film Critics Association, creator and founder of the award; Marco Busato<\/em>, contributor for Radio Capodistria; Jani Ku\u0161trin<\/em>, cultural operator; Adriano Virone<\/em>, LGBTQ activist.<\/p>\n

Queer Lion Award<\/strong>\u00a0winner will be crowned during the award ceremony of the Venice International\u00a0Film Critics\u2019 Week, on Friday, September 5th, at 7PM, at\u00a0Casa I Wonder<\/strong>, Lido di Venezia. Access to the\u00a0ceremony is strictly by invitation.<\/p>\n

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Osvaldo Sanchez, Daniel N. Casagrande, David Pablos, Victor Prieto, Marco Busato Photo\u00a9Marco Visca Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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David Pablos (director), Victor Prieto, Osvaldo Sanchez (actors), Queer Lion jury (Photo \u00a9 Marco Visca Studio)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Victor Prieto (Credits Animal de Luz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Osvaldo Sanchez (Credits Animal de Luz)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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