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Lovers Film Festival
Torino International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Thursday, 16 April 2026 until Tuesday, 21 April 2026
The 41st Lovers Film Festival is produced by the national cinema museum of Turin, Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino. It is financed principally by the City of Torino council, by the government of the Piedmont region and by the Department for Cinema in the Ministry for Culture and Cultural Heritage. The festival is also supported by other organizations, bodies and private sponsors.
FESTIVAL DATES
The 41st Lovers Film Festival will be held in Turin from April 16th to April 21st, 2026.
ALL THE LOVERS - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR FEATURE FILMS
The Directors of the Festival will appoint an International Jury to award the following awards:
- Best Feature Film: “Ottavio Mai” Prize – money prize of 1,000 Euros for the director of the winning film;
- Special Mention from the Jury (awarded at the discretion of the Jury).
REAL LOVERS - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR DOCUMENTARIES
The Directors of the Festival will appoint a Jury to award the following prizes:
- Best Documentary: money prize of 500 Euros for the director of the winning film.
FUTURE LOVERS - INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR SHORT FILMS
The Directors of the Festival will appoint a Jury to award the following prizes:
- Best Short Film: Award - money prize of 300 Euros for the director of the winning film.
- GIO 'STAJANO AWARD
The Festival, from an idea of the writer Willy Vaira and Claudio Carossa, dedicates a recognition to the memory of Giò Stajano, one of the most important and significant figures in the Italian LGBTQI culture, who for too long has been in the background.
The prize consists of the sum of 500 euros, which will be donated to the film, chosen from all the sections of the program, identified by the festival's selection committee and by Willy Vaira.
2026 films...
¿QUIÉN QUIERE CASARSE CON UN ASTRONAUTA? (WHO WANTS TO MARRY AN ASTRONAUT?)
APENAS COISAS BOAS (ONLY GOOD THINGS)
ARKOUDOTRYPA (BEARCAVE)
BALLATA FEMMENELLA (FEMMENELLA BALLAD)
CUIDADORAS (CARE)
JESTEŚMI IDEALNY (WE ARE PERFECT)
LA FACE CACHÉE DE LA TERRE (THE HIDDEN FACE OF THE EARTH)
LA PETITE DERNIÈRE (LA PIÚ PICCOLA)
SIEMPRE VUELVEN (KEEP COMING BACK)
STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR
STRANGE WAY OF LIFE + SHIVA BABY
UN ALTRE HOME (ANOTHER MAN)
Future Lovers - Program 1
ANYWAY, J'PISSE ASSIS
ANYWAY, I PISS SITTING DOWN
by Zak Slattery
Country: Canada, Year: 2025, Duration: 13'
MARDOCHI
by Lucas Gloppe
Country: France, Year: 2025, Duration: 27'
CHARLIE IS NOT A BOY
by Pol Kurucz
Country: France, USA, Hungary, Year: 2026, Duration: 13'
ANNA'S FREEZER
by Jetske Lieber
Country: Netherlands, Year: 2025, Duration: 7'
MAGID/ZAFAR
by Luís Hindman
Country: UK, Year: 2025, Duration: 18'
GORGONES
by Dimitris Tsakaleas, Lida Vartzioti
Country: Greece, Year: 2025, Duration: 15'
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE
by Baz Sells
Country: UK, Year: 2025, Duration: 9'
Future Lovers - Program 2
SUNDAY LUNCH
by Lyndon Henley Hanrahan
Country: UK, Year: 2026, Duration: 14'
DELAY
by Wang Han-Xuan
Country: China, USA, Year: 2025, Duration: 15'
THE SECOND TIME AROUND
by Jack Howard
Country: UK, Year: 2025, Duration: 12'
TAXI MOTO
by Gaël Kamilindi
Country: Switzerland, France, Year: 2026, Duration: 20'
DOUCHES POUR HOMMES
THE MAN IN THE SHOWERS
by Hakim Atoui
Country: France, Year: 2025, Duration: 13'
PLAYGROUND
by Tayla Halfacre
Country: UK, Year: 2025, Duration: 10'
SKIN FLICK
by Louise Bally, Daniela del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno de Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç, Joey Quoc Tran
Country: France, Year: 2025, Duration: 8'
FLIGHT RISK
by Mohammad Awad
Country: Australia, Year: 2026, Duration: 15'
Future Lovers - Program 3
MATÈL
by Andrea Negroni
Country: Italy, Year: 2025, Duration: 17'
BESTIAIRE
by Clara Monnain
Country: France, Year: 2025, Duration: 21'
LE PRIME VOLTE
THE FIRST TIMES
by Giulia Cosentino, Perla Sardella
Country: Italy, Spain, Year: 2025, Duration: 16'
DICKFLIP
by Dominik Hadziewicz
Country: Poland, Year: 2025, Duration: 14'
COMO NASCE UM RIO
HOW A RIVER IS BORN
by Luma Flôres
Country: Brazil, Year: 2025, Duration: 8'
BISEXUAL CRISIS!!!
by Lyndon Henley Hanrahan
Country: UK, Year: 2025, Duration: 11'