The Swedish feature film ‘Something Must Break’ (2014), Ester Martin Bergsmark, won the 18th Festival Queer Lisboa, “for his defiant originality and poignant vision,” according to the evaluation of the jury, was released today .
The prize of thousand euros, distinguishes “a highly physical movie that stirs our senses in unexpected ways,” according to the jury stating that “is a movie that almost feel the taste and the smell. “
In this same category, the jury, composed by Lene Thomsen Andino, Manuel Mozos and Michael Blyth, decided to award an Honorable Mention to ‘Atlantis’, Inés Maria Barrionuevo an Argentine-French coproduction, “for its subtle evocation of youth and attractiveness,” according to the jury that even says that it was “a sustained work much more than words to give life to their characters, creating meaning through of its sophisticated visual language and unconventional narrative approach. “
The Audience Award Competition of Feature Films, was to ‘Rosie’, Marcel Gisler a German-Swiss production in 2013.
“Instead of rewarding an actor and an actress, the jury highlighted three interpretations that felt fully inhabit their characters, regardless of sexual gender,” says the organization in a statement.
The Prize Mention for Best Performance went to Saga Becker, for his performance in ‘Something Must Break’, “by his honest and revealing interpretation, while emotional and physical,” said the jury adding that “this is a working actor who fully knows the material he works with, “
They also received this award Kostas Nikouli for the role in ‘Xenia’, Panos H. Koutras, tripartite production in Greece, Belgium and France, and Angelique Litzenburger at performance in ‘Party Girl’, Amachoukeli Marie Claire Burger and Samuel Theis, France.
The Prize for Best Documentary went to ‘Julia’, Lithuanian-German production in 2013, an achievement of Jackie J. Baier, and in this category the Audience Award went to “São Paulo in Hi-Fi” (2013) as Lufe Steffen.
The movie ‘Julia’ was chosen by the jury “for their analysis of attractive a character on the fringes of society without any moral judgment, “noting further,” the structural coherence of images collected for a period of ten years. “
” The film is superbly edited and is stylistically innovative, ” says the jury.
The prize is cash value of three thousand euros and is sponsored by BBC2, so buy the rights to show the film this TV channel.
The jury Documentary competition was composed of Ana Isabel Strindberg, Martin Botha, and Miguel Bonneville.
The Prize for Best Short Film went to ‘Mondial 2010′, 2014 Lebanese production, performed by Roy Dib in value of € 1,500, sponsored by BBC2, which thus acquired the broadcast rights.
“The jury’s decision to award ‘Mondial 2010′ was easy, the film Roy Dib seems simple until improvised, but reveals a rich cinematic sensibility that powerfully explores different notions of assimilation, intimacy and openness. Warmly expressed the character of its protagonists though they are never seen. Invokes a necessary concealment and repression at the same time as it registers a loving relationship, “the organization said in a statement.
The Public distinguished this category ‘Gypsy’, Portuguese production, 2013, by David Bonneville .
The jury awarded the Prize for Best Portuguese Short Film to “Frei Luís de Sousa ‘(2014), the SillySeason, the value of 2,500 euros” in post-production video services. “
According to the jury the Portuguese film is “a text of the time, a collective memory, the freedom to love against the established conventions. Passion, flesh, body, waiting, anxiety, repetition. Wait, anxiety, repetition. A game in which the spectator always return home starting. “
The jury of the Short Film Competition, composed by André Godinho, Joana Ferreira and Ben Walters awarded the Prize for Best Portuguese Short, the
In ‘In My Shorts’, aimed at schools, competition was honored as Best Short Film,’ Bonne Espérance ‘, Kaspar Schiltknecht, a Swiss production in 2013, and Honorable Mention was awarded to’ Gabrielle ‘, performed by Paul and Margo Fruitier Cartron, a Belgian production of 2013.
The jury of this competition was formed by Fernando Vendrell, Joana de Verona, and Nuno Rodrigues, and the prize consists of equipment video. According to the jury this Swiss film was awarded “she your energy and subtlety in a theme of intimacy and desire approach.”
The 18th International Festival Queer Lisboa took place at Cinema São Jorge, having displayed 135 films from 38 countries, according to the organization. In 2015 the Festival will take place 18-26 of September.
