The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected
LGBT
LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The gro ...
-relevant films entered into the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world.
Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...
. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by
Olivier Ducastel and
Jacques Martineau, filmmakers of ''
Jeanne and the Perfect Guy'', ''
The Adventures of Felix'', ''
Crustacés et Coquillages'', and ''
L'Arbre et la forêt''.
The award recognizes a film for its treatment of LGBT themes and gleans from among those films nominated or entered under Official Selection,
''Un Certain Regard'',
Critics' Week,
Directors' Fortnight
The Directors' Fortnight (, formerly ) is an independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festival as a ...
and the
ACID
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section.
Along with Berlin's
Teddy Award and Venice's
Queer Lion, the Queer Palm is a major international film award dedicated specifically for LGBT cinema.
["Cannes cold shoulders its 'Queer Palm' prize"]
. France 24
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Based in the Paris suburb ...
, July 16, 2021. However, the festival has faced some criticism for purportedly sidelining the award and not allowing it to become an official award of the festival organization.
[
Beginning in 2022, the Queer Palm also partnered with the ]Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
It is the ...
to launch the Best Queer Short Award (''Prix du Queer métrage'') for the best LGBTQ-themed short film in that festival's program.
Winners
2010s
2020s
Short films winners
2010s
2020s
Jurors
2010
* Benedict Arnulf, artistic director of Love In & Out, Film Festival Gay and Lesbian Nice
* Florence Ben Sadoun, editorial director, First
* Roman Coal, film journalist (''Stubborn'', ''Inrockuptibles
''Les Inrockuptibles'' (), abbreviated as ''Les Inrocks'', is a French cultural magazine. Started as a monthly in 1986, it became weekly in 1995. As of 2021, it returned to a monthly format. In the beginning, rock and roll, rock music was the m ...
'')
* Mike Goodridge, director of the publication ''Screen International
''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned '' Broadcast''.
The magazine is primarily aimed at those involv ...
''
* Xavier Leherpeur, film journalist, Studio Ciné Live, Canal +
* Ivan Mitifiot, mixed coordinator of screens, dating gay and lesbian film Lyon
* Pascale Ourbih, president of the "festival Chéries-Chéris"
* Brian Robinson, programmer Festival lesbian and gay film London
2011
* Elisabeth Quin, Paris Première – Jury President
* Thomas Abeltshauser, German journalist (''Männer'', ''Die Welt'', ''WINQ'')
* Fred Arends, Pink Screens Festival in Brussels (Belgium)
* Esther Cuénot, Cinémarges Festival Bordeaux
* Gérard Lefort, Liberation
* Roberto Schinardi, Il Manifesto Pride Gay.it (Italy)
2012
* Julie Gayet
Julie Gayet (; born 3 June 1972) is a French actress and film producer.[< ...]
, actress and TV producer, France – Jury President
* Sam Ashby, editor and designer of posters, Britain, Little Joe magazine
* Jim Dobson, officer and director, U.S. Indie PR
* Sarah Neal, head of programming, Australia, Brisbane Queer Film Festival
* Frédéric Niolle, assistant director and journalist, France, Canal + Cinéma Paris Première, Radio France
* Moira Sullivan, university lecturer, critic, director, United States and Sweden, FilmFestivals.com
2013
* João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese filmmaker – Jury President
*Daniel Dreifuss
*Annie Maurette
*Nicolas Gilson
*Michel Reilhac
2014
* Bruce La Bruce, Canadian writer and film director – Jury President
* Anna Margarita Albelo, Cuban-American film director
* João Ferreira, Portuguese artistic director and programmer of Queer Lisboa festival
* Charlotte Lipinska, French journalist and actress
* Ricky Mastro, Brazilian programmer of Recifest film festival
2015
* Desiree Akhavan, Iranian-American film director – Jury President
* Ava Cahen, French journalist
* Laëtitia Eïdo
Laëtitia Eïdo (born October 25, 1985) is a French actress, born to a French father and a Lebanese mother. She is best known as Dr. Shirin El Abed, one of the leading roles in the Israeli Netflix series '' Fauda'', and as the voice of Mira in the ...
, French actress
* Elli Mastorou, French journalist
* Nadia Turincev, Franco-Russian film producer
2016
* Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, French film directors – Jury Presidents
* Emilie Brisavoine, French film director and actress
* João Federici, Brazilian artistic director of Festival MixBrasil
* Marie Sauvion, French film journalist
2017
* Travis Mathews, American film director – Jury President
* Yair Hochner, founder and artistic director of TLVFest
* Paz Lazaro, Programs "Panorama" section of Berlinale
The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...
* Lidia Leber Terki, France
* Didier Roth-Bettoni, journalist and historian of cinema
2018
*Sylvie Pialat, French film producer – Jury President
*Boyd Van Hoeij, Dutch film critic
*Dounia Sichov, French actress, editor and producer
* Morgan Simon, French filmmaker
*Pepe Ruiloba, Mexican film festival programmer and film critic
2019
*Virginie Ledoyen
Virginie Fernández (born 15 November 1976), known by her stage name Virginie Ledoyen (), is a French actress. She has appeared in French, English and American films.
Life and career
Ledoyen was born in Paris and raised in Aubervilliers, the da ...
, French actress – Jury President
*Claire Duguet, French cinematographer and filmmaker
*Kee-Yoon Kim, French comedian
* Filipe Matzembacher, Brazilian filmmaker
* Marcio Reolon, Brazilian filmmaker
2021
* Nicolas Maury
Nicolas Maury (born 14 October 1980 in Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Haute-Vienne) is a French actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his regular role as Hervé in the television series '' Call My Agent! (Dix pour cent)'', and his directorial debut ...
– Jury President
* Josza Anjembe
* Roxanne Mesquida
* Vahram Muratyan
* Aloïse Sauvage
2022
* Catherine Corsini
Catherine Corsini (born 18 May 1956) is a French film director, screenwriter, and actress. Her film '' Replay'' was entered into the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Her 2012 film '' Three Worlds'' competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 ...
– Jury President
* Djanis Bouzyani, French actor, director and screenwriter
* Marilou Duponchel, French journalist
* Stéphane Riethauser, Swiss director
* Paul Struthers, Australian producer
2023
* John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is an American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), Hedwig and t ...
– Jury President
* Juliette Chevillotte
* Zeno Graton
* Isabel Sandoval
Isabel Sandoval is a Filipino filmmaker and actress who lives in the United States. She directed the films ''Señorita'' (2011), ''Aparisyon'' (2012) and ''Lingua Franca (film), Lingua Franca'' (2019). She also directed a short film called ''Wo ...
* Cédric Succivalli
2024
* Lukas Dhont
Lukas Dhont (; born 11 June 1991) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. His debut feature film, ''Girl'', premiered at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm awards. He was featured in Forbes 30 ...
– Jury President
* Hugo "Paloma" Bardin
* Sophie Letourneur
* Juliana Rojas
* Jad Salfiti
2025
* Christophe Honoré – Jury President[Yasmine Medjdoub]
"Christophe Honoré to chair Queer Palm jury at Cannes"
''Screen Daily
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The magazine is primarily aimed at those involv ...
'', 7 April 2025.
*Marcelo Caetano
Marcello José das Neves Alves Caetano (17 August 1906 – 26 October 1980) was a Portuguese politician and scholar. He was the second and last leader of the Estado Novo after succeeding António de Oliveira Salazar. He served as prime mini ...
*Faridah Gbadamosi
*Léonie Pernet
*Timé Zoppé
See also
* Teddy Award
* Queer Lion
References
External links
Queer Palm
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{{Queer Palm
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LGBTQ film awards
Awards established in 2010