Monday, May 4, 2009

24th Turin LGBT Film Festival
Os vencedores / The Winners

A 24ª edição do Festival de Cinema LGBT de Turim terminou a 30 de Abril. Estiveram presentes em Turim elementos da equipa de programação e produção do Queer Lisboa. Leonera, de Pablo Trapero venceu o Prémio de Melhor Longa Metragem de Ficção. Nos documentários, uma vitória ex-aequo para os filmes Khastegi - Sex My Life, de Bahman Motamedian e Out In India - A Family's Journey, de Tom Keegan. Esmir Filho, com Saliva, vence pelo segundo ano consecutivo na categoria de Melhor Curta Metragem. O filme que mais prémios colheu ao longo da noite foi Wu sheng feng ling - Soundless Wind Chime, de Kit Hung, que juntou a uma menção especial do juri de Longas Metragens o Prémio do Público e o Prémio Nuovi Sguardi. Aqui fica a lista dos vencedores do festival italiano:

The 24th Turin LGBT Film Festival had its Closing Ceremony on the 30th April. Queer Lisboa programmers and producer were present in this Festival. Best Feature Film was Leonera, by Pablo Trapero. The documentary jury gave an ex-aequo award to both Khastegi - Sex My Life, by Bahman Motamedian and Out In India - A Family's Journey, by Tom Keegan. Esmir Filho' Saliva got the Best Short award for second year in a row. Wu sheng feng ling - Soundless Wind Chime, by Kit Hung, colected several awards. Besides a special mention by the Feature Film jury, it also got both an audience award and the Novi Sguardi award.The winners of the Competition Sections were as follows:

BEST FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
Winner:
Leonera - Lion's Den, by Pablo Trapero (Argentina, South Korea, Brasil, 2008)

Jury Special Mention:
Elève libre - Private Lessons, by Joachim Lafosse (Belgium, 2008) – actor Jonas Bloquet
Wu sheng feng ling - Soundless Wind Chime, by Kit Hung (Hong Kong, China, Switzerland, 2009)

BEST DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION
Winners (ex-aequo):
Khastegi - Sex My Life, by Bahman Motamedian (Iran, 2008)
Out in India: A Family's Journey, by Tom Keegan (USA, India, 2007)

Jury Special Mention:
Giorgio / Giorgia... storia di una voce – Giorgio / Giorgia... History of a Voice, by Gianfranco Mingozzi (Italy, 2008)

BEST SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Winner:
Saliva, by Esmir Filho (Brasil, 2008)

Jury Special Mention:
Même pas mort, by Claudine Natkin (France, 2008)

“NUOVI SGUARDI” AWARD 2009
Wu sheng feng ling - Soundless Wind Chime, by Kit Hung (Hong Kong, China, Switzerland, 2009)

AUDIENCE AWARD
Best Feature Film
Wu sheng feng ling - Soundless Wind Chime, by Kit Hung (Hong Kong, China, Switzerland, 2009)

Best Documentary
Queer China - Comrade China by Cui Zi'en (China, 2008)

Best Short Film
Tanjong Rhu - The Casuarina Cove, by Boo Junfeng (Singapore, 2008)