Some Prefer Cake

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Some Prefer Cake
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Location Bologna
Established2006;19 years ago (2006)
Website someprefercakefestival.com

Some Prefer Cake is a lesbian and feminist film festival in Bologna, Italy. It was established in 2009 to celebrate the richness of lesbian international film.

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History

The festival was founded in 2006 by Luki Massa and Marta Bencich, who continued to direct and organize it, [1] until 2014, when Massa became ill. She died in 2016. [2] The Fuoricampo Lesbian Group, which had always been involved in the festival, reorganized with other key festival personnel to create the Luki Massa Association, and renewed the festival in 2017, which is now produced by the Comunicattive Association, [3] and dedicated to Massa. [2]

Some Prefer Cake is a political endeavor, dedicated to fighting fascism, racism, repression and violence, and supporting those who fight and "boycott the neoliberal and neofundamentalist systems of patriarchal power". The festival considers itself part of this fight, giving visibility to women's and rebel non-conforming lesbian's stories, in the struggle against heteronormativity, illness, loneliness, environmental destruction, and politically oppressive systems. [4]

In addition to screening over 50 films depicting these stories in various genres, including narrative, short, documentary, animation, web series and experimental, the festival includes discussion and panels, art exhibits, social gatherings and a party. The festival takes place over 5 days, and hosts over 6000 attendees.

Awards

The festival grants an audience awards, and also grants jury awards for the best films in the documentary, fiction and short film categories. [5]

YearAwardCategoryWinner
2012AudienceBest Narrative Feature Thom Fitzgerald, Cloudburst
Best DocumentaryZanele Muholi and Peter Goldsmid, A Difficult Love
Best ShortPetra Clever, The Mermaids
JuryBest Narrative FeatureAurora Guerrero, Mosquita y Mari
Narrative Feature - Special Mention Veronica Kedar, Joe + Belle
Best DocumentaryZanele Muholi and Peter Goldsmid, A Difficult Love
Documentary- Special Mention Dagmar Schultz, Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992
Best ShortAdiya Imri Orr, Tfarim (Stitches)
Short - Special Mention"Sirka" Capone, Dhé Lell World
2013AudienceBest Narrative FeatureMargarita Albelo, Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf
Best DocumentaryThe Love Part of This
Best ShortRe(l) episode 5, "Chain Reactions"
JuryBest Narrative FeatureSubarna Thapa, Soongava: Dance of the Orchids
Best DocumentaryNocem Collado, Cartografia de la Soledad
Best ShortIpek Efe and Berna Kuculmez, Pardon! Kim, Ben mi?
Short - Special MentionJanella Lacson, The First Date
2014AudienceBest Narrative Feature Bruno Barreto, Reaching for the Moon
Best Documentary Pratibha Parmar, Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
Best ShortJaime Maestro, Orbitas
JuryBest Narrative Feature Madeleine Olnek, The Foxy Merkins
Best DocumentaryEsther Hoffenberg, Violette Leduc, la chasse à l'amour
Documentary- Special MentionThembela Dick, Thokozani Football Club: Team Spirit
Best ShortRené Guerra and Juliana Vicente, O Olho eo Zarolho
Short - Special MentionJaime Maestro, Orbitas
2017AudienceBest Narrative Feature Lisa Gornick, The Book of Gabrielle
Best Documentary Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi, Chavela
Best ShortSarah Santamaria-Mertens, Blind Sex
Best Web Series10percento
JuryBest Narrative Feature Lisa Gornick, The Book of Gabrielle
Best Documentary C. Fitz, Jewel’s Catch One
Best Short Valentina Pedicini, Era ieri
2018AudienceBest Narrative FeatureAnchor and Hope by Carlos Marques-Marcet
Best Documentary The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen by Jennifer Abod and Mary Duprey
Best ShortA Great Ride by Deborah Craig and Veronica Deliz
JuryBest Narrative FeatureAnchor and Hope by Carlos Marques-Marcet
Best ShortFran This Summer by Mary Evangelista
Special MentionA Great Ride by Deborah Craig and Veronica Deliz
Best DocumentarySilvana by Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring & Christina Tsiobanel

See also

References

  1. "Bologna. Decima edizione di Some Prefer Cake: la ricchezza del cinema lesbico" (in Italian). Lezpop. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Torna Some Prefer Cake, dedicato a Luki Massa" (in Italian). Radio Città Fujiko. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. "Some prefer cake". Comunicattive. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. "Rebel women and lesbians". Some Prefer Cake. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. "SOME PREFER CAKE Bologna Lesbian Film Festival VII edizione" (in Italian). Bologna Channel.tv. Retrieved 21 May 2019.