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| Location | Bologna |
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| Established | 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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| Location | Bologna |
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| Established | 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.
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.
The festival grants an audience awards, and also grants jury awards for the best films in the documentary, fiction and short film categories. [5]
| Year | Award | Category | Winner |
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| 2012 | Audience | Best Narrative Feature | Thom Fitzgerald, Cloudburst |
| Best Documentary | Zanele Muholi and Peter Goldsmid, A Difficult Love | ||
| Best Short | Petra Clever, The Mermaids | ||
| Jury | Best Narrative Feature | Aurora Guerrero, Mosquita y Mari | |
| Narrative Feature - Special Mention | Veronica Kedar, Joe + Belle | ||
| Best Documentary | Zanele Muholi and Peter Goldsmid, A Difficult Love | ||
| Documentary- Special Mention | Dagmar Schultz, Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992 | ||
| Best Short | Adiya Imri Orr, Tfarim (Stitches) | ||
| Short - Special Mention | "Sirka" Capone, Dhé Lell World | ||
| 2013 | Audience | Best Narrative Feature | Margarita Albelo, Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf |
| Best Documentary | The Love Part of This | ||
| Best Short | Re(l) episode 5, "Chain Reactions" | ||
| Jury | Best Narrative Feature | Subarna Thapa, Soongava: Dance of the Orchids | |
| Best Documentary | Nocem Collado, Cartografia de la Soledad | ||
| Best Short | Ipek Efe and Berna Kuculmez, Pardon! Kim, Ben mi? | ||
| Short - Special Mention | Janella Lacson, The First Date | ||
| 2014 | Audience | Best Narrative Feature | Bruno Barreto, Reaching for the Moon |
| Best Documentary | Pratibha Parmar, Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth | ||
| Best Short | Jaime Maestro, Orbitas | ||
| Jury | Best Narrative Feature | Madeleine Olnek, The Foxy Merkins | |
| Best Documentary | Esther Hoffenberg, Violette Leduc, la chasse à l'amour | ||
| Documentary- Special Mention | Thembela Dick, Thokozani Football Club: Team Spirit | ||
| Best Short | René Guerra and Juliana Vicente, O Olho eo Zarolho | ||
| Short - Special Mention | Jaime Maestro, Orbitas | ||
| 2017 | Audience | Best Narrative Feature | Lisa Gornick, The Book of Gabrielle |
| Best Documentary | Catherine Gund & Daresha Kyi, Chavela | ||
| Best Short | Sarah Santamaria-Mertens, Blind Sex | ||
| Best Web Series | 10percento | ||
| Jury | Best Narrative Feature | Lisa Gornick, The Book of Gabrielle | |
| Best Documentary | C. Fitz, Jewel’s Catch One | ||
| Best Short | Valentina Pedicini, Era ieri | ||
| 2018 | Audience | Best Narrative Feature | Anchor and Hope by Carlos Marques-Marcet |
| Best Documentary | The Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen by Jennifer Abod and Mary Duprey | ||
| Best Short | A Great Ride by Deborah Craig and Veronica Deliz | ||
| Jury | Best Narrative Feature | Anchor and Hope by Carlos Marques-Marcet | |
| Best Short | Fran This Summer by Mary Evangelista | ||
| Special Mention | A Great Ride by Deborah Craig and Veronica Deliz | ||
| Best Documentary | Silvana by Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring & Christina Tsiobanel |
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