{"id":13141,"date":"2026-08-19T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T07:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/?p=13141"},"modified":"2026-08-25T10:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T08:49:36","slug":"out-of-competition2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queerlion.it\/en\/out-of-competition2026\/","title":{"rendered":"20. Queer Lion Award: Out of Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Queer Lion Award \u2013 Out of Competition<\/strong> are listed: feature films with LGBTQ characters or situations that are particularly secondary and\/ormarginal to the main plot and story; all the works with a running time under 30\u2032; the restored versions of films that made the history of queer cinema and culture; episodic series made for tv or streaming platforms.<\/em><\/p>\n

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La Biennale di Venezia: biglietti<\/a> | subscriptions<\/a><\/p>\n

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OUT OF COMPETITION – FEATURE FILMS<\/em><\/p>\n

My Undesirable Friends: Part II \u2014 Exile<\/strong> by Julia Loktev (USA, 355\u2019) doc
\nPresented in the Venice Open<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> Julia Loktev closely follows a group of independent Russian journalists forced into exile following the invasion of Ukraine. Amid disorientation, fear and resistance, the film offers an intimate portrait of the vulnerability of those who continue to tell the truth while searching for a new home far from home.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 04 | 11:30 Sala Casin\u00f2 | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

Eklipse<\/strong> by Manuel Wetscher (Austria, Italy, 91\u2019)
\nPresented in the Orizzonti<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> In the summer of 1999, Tomy and Chris spend their days playing and discovering the world in an alpine pasture. But when Chris learns that Tomy\u2019s father has been hospitalized with what is referred to as the \u201cgay disease,\u201d fear and prejudice intrude upon their childhood, while Tomy is forced to confront his family\u2019s silence.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 05 | 14:00 Sala Darsena | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

L\u2019estranea<\/strong> by Paolo Strippoli (Italy, France, Belgium, 115\u2019)
\nPresented in the Venezia 83<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> A woman bursts into her daughter\u2019s life to reveal a family secret buried for years: a pact made with a stranger, whose consequences have endured through time. Now the past resurfaces and demands to be reckoned with, forcing mother and daughter to confront a truth that can no longer be ignored.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 07 | 19:30 Sala Grande | Tickets<\/p>\n

Domenica capitale \u2013 Genere domenicale<\/strong> by Giovanna Giuliani (Italy, 165\u2019)
\nPresented in the Giornate degli Autori<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> Two women, one in Rome and the other in Naples, work with words and are approaching retirement. Through their stories, the film explores the meaning of Sunday as time set aside from work: a space for listening, freedom and possibility, suspended between personal history and collective memory.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 07 | 20:30 Sala Laguna | Online booking<\/a><\/p>\n

Joie de vivre<\/strong> by Luca Guadagnino (Italy, 435\u2019) doc
\nPresented in the Venice Open<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> A two-part documentary, directed by Luca Guadagnino, a love letter to Bernardo Bertolucci. Through his cinema, art and life, the film explores his legacy through the testimonies of figures from the film world who drew inspiration from him, offering a portrait of a unique filmmaker.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 08 | 15:00 Sala Casin\u00f2 | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations
\nOfficial screening | Sep 09 | 14:30 Sala Casin\u00f2 | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

Intermission<\/strong> by Yonfan (Hong Kong SAR, 225\u2019) doc
\nPresented in the Venice Open<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> Yonfan, Taiwanese director, screenwriter, photographer and queer artist, and one of the most original figures in Asian cinema, revisits his creative universe through music, dance, photography and writing. A self-portrait in motion, where private memory and collective history converge.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 11 | 15:00 Sala Casin\u00f2 | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

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Eklipse by Manuel Wetscher<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OUT OF COMPETITION – SHORT FILMS<\/em><\/p>\n

Revolver<\/strong> by Paoli De Luca (Italy, 20\u2019)
\nPresented in the Settimana Internazionale della Critica<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> In a techno club in Naples, Ronga, a trans go-go dancer, performs in a cage while around her the atmosphere is soaked in desire, power and violence. Caught between a photographer\u2019s lens, a predatory obsession and the club\u2019s queen, she fights to preserve her dignity.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 06 | 13:45 Sala Perla | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

Angelo azzurro<\/strong> by Tommaso Acquarone (Italy, 20\u2019)
\nPresented in the Orizzonti<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> Along the Adriatic coast, fourteen-year-old Alessandro experiences a night of friendship, desire and first discoveries. Torn between an ambiguous intimacy with Filippo and his attraction to Lena, he crosses the fragile boundary between childhood and adolescence, confronting for the first time the complexity of his own feelings.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 10 | 17:00 Sala Giardino | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

Un breve incontro <\/strong>(A Brief Encounter) by Liryc Dela Cruz (Italy, 20\u2019)
\nPresented in the Settimana Internazionale della Critica<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> In Genoa, Kath, an online content moderator, steps away from her job following the suicide of a Filipino colleague, worn down by the images he is forced to view. Her encounter with Jenny, a massage therapist, becomes an unexpected space of connection and closeness, where two invisible women find in each other\u2019s bodies a possibility of healing.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 11 | 13:30 Sala Perla | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

Tropikos tou thrinountos gkeko <\/strong>(Tropic of the Mourning Gecko) by Stavros Markoulakis (Greece, France, Netherlands, 19\u2019)
\nPresented in the Orizzonti<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> On the eve of leaving for military service, eighteen-year-old Yorgos meets a boy who awakens a forbidden desire. In the final days of summer, beneath the Cretan sun, his certainties about the future begin to crumble and, between desire and fear, a new identity takes shape.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 11 | 17:00 Sala Giardino | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

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Tropikos tou thrinountos gkeko (Tropic of the Mourning Gecko) by Stavros Markoulakis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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OUT OF COMPETITION – RESTORED FILMS<\/em><\/p>\n

Valerie a t\u00fdden div\u016f <\/strong>(Valerie and Her Week of Wonders) by Jaromil Jire\u0161 (Czechoslovakia, 1970, 77\u2019)
\nPresented in the Venezia Classici<\/a> section
\nSynopsis:<\/strong> In a village suspended between dream and reality, thirteen-year-old Valerie sees her world turned upside down over the course of a week filled with apparitions, threats and mysteries. Amid vampires, superstitions and ambiguous figures, the awakening of desire becomes a surreal journey toward self-discovery and an encounter with her own fears.
\nOfficial screening | Sep 07 | 11:15 Sala Corinto | Tickets \u2013 All accreditations<\/p>\n

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Valerie a t\u00fdden div\u016f (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders) by Jaromil Jire\u0161<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We would also like to highlight the following films for their inclusion of LGBT characters \u2014 extremely marginal, but daring for their time \u2014 as well as queer elements and dynamics of particular interest: Woo Yuet dik goo si <\/strong><\/a>(The Story of Woo Viet) directed by Ann Hui (Hong Kong, 1981), Brutti, sporchi e cattivi<\/strong><\/a> by Ettore Scola (Italy, 1976), and Cul-de-sac<\/strong><\/a> by Roman Pola\u0144ski (UK, 1966).<\/p>\n

One final mention to the LGBTQ character in Il fuoco che ti porti dentro<\/strong><\/a> by Edoardo De Angelis (Italy, 93\u2019), presented in the Venezia 83 section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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