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Lovers Film Festival
Torino International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Thursday, 10 April 2025 until Thursday, 17 April 2025
The 40th 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.
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: “Fotogrammi Sovversivi” 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.