Queer Palm

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The Queer Palm is an independently-sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira who ensures the organization each year. 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.

This award recognizes a film for its treatment of altersexual (gay, bisexual and transgender) themes and gleans from among those films nominated or entered under Official Selection, Un Certain Regard, International Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight or selection of the .

Winners

Year	Winning film	Winning Short Film	Jury
2010	Kaboom by Gregg Araki United States France	none recognized	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) Mike Goodridge, director of the publication Screen International 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-Cherish " Brian Robinson, programmer Festival lesbian and gay film London
2011	Beauty by Oliver Hermanus South Africa France	none recognized	Elisabeth Quin, Paris Première, president of the Jury 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	Laurence Anyways by Xavier Dolan Canada	It's Not a Cowboy Movie by Benjamin Parent France	Julie Gayet, actress and TV producer, France, president of the Jury 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	Stranger by the Lake^[1] by Alain Guiraudie France	tba	João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese filmmaker Daniel Dreifuss Annie Maurette Nicolas Gilson Michel Reilhac

References

↑ "'Hardcore' gay film wins at Cannes". Bangkok Post. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.

External links

Queer Palm

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Awards	Palme d'Or Grand Prix Best Director Award Best Actor Award Best Actress Award Best Screenplay Award Jury Prize Short Film Palme d'Or Un Certain Regard Cinéfondation Caméra d'Or François Chalais Prize

Awards given by independent entities	Prix de la FIPRESCI Vulcan Award International Critics' Week Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Palm Dog Award Queer Palm

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Directors' Fortnight Marché du Film

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