The International Features Competition Jury, presieded over and coordinated by Lorenzo Balducci, made up of students from DAMS, Torino will assign the Award, for a total of 1000 euros, to the best feature film.

The International Documentary Competition Jury, presieded over and coordinated by Vincenzo Patanè, made up of students from DAMS, Torino, will award the best documentary with a 500 euros prize.

The International Shorts Competition Jury, presieded over and coordinated by Josephine Yole Signorelli will award the best short with a 500 euros prize.

Torino Pride Committee with Amici e Amiche della Cultura e Festival del Cinema LGBT association, will assign a 800 euros award to the movie that truly depicts the exchange of sense within different generations, embracing new identity instances.

The Festival, from an idea of writer Willy Vaira and Claudio Carossa, dedicates an award to the memory of Giò Stajano, one of the most significant, but underestimated, figures of the LGBTQI Italian culture. The award consists of the amount of 500 euro, that will be donated to the film, chosen among all the sections of the program, seletected by the selection committee of the Festival and by Willy Vaira.

The Young Lovers jury, chaired by Walter Revello, president of Libere Gabbie, and composed of 5 young people, will award a film chosen in the International Feature Film Competition with the work Clown, an autograph engraving by Dante Selva, a gift from the Nesta EcoMuseum and Libere Gabbie for the 50th anniversary of the artist‘s death.

The Lgbtqia+ Il Groviglio di Biella Association will offer the Matthew Shepard award to be awarded to the film, among those selected, that best represents the discomfort of the non–acceptance of one‘s sexual orientation by others, the deep suffering deriving from all acts of violence, from obstacles to integration, to rejection, to actual bullying, but also the hope of change towards more inclusive cultural models, Focus on detecting similarities rather than differences. The prize consists of a sculpture by the artist Maria Scarognina.

From this year the Lovers Film Festival has decided to create a new award that celebrates the characters, the television broadcast, the book, or any work that has been particularly adored by our community

Lovers spectators will have the opportunity to give a vote for each main category of the Festival competitions: All the Lovers, Real Lovers and Future Lovers.
It will be possible to vote, from Friday 17 April until Tuesday 21 April, using the QR codes displayed inside the Cinema Massimo. The winning films of the Audience Award will be announced during the closing ceremony