Lovers Film Festival

Lovers Film Festival in Turin started in 1986 as Da Sodoma a Hollywood, founded by Ottavio Mai and Giovanni Minerba. It was Italy's first gay film festival, and its organisers call it the longest-running LGBTQI+ film festival in Europe and the third in the world. The Museo Nazionale del Cinema now runs it, with support from the Culture Ministry, the Piedmont region and the city; Vladimir Luxuria has been artistic director since 2020.

Screenings are at Cinema Massimo, the museum's cinema, and many are followed by Q&As with directors and cast. Audiences vote in the hall as an extra jury alongside the official ones, and the program mixes features, documentaries and shorts with talks.

The 41st edition ran 16-21 April 2026: over 50 films from 21 countries, 32 Italian first screenings, six sold-out shows and 6,438 admissions, up from 6,008 over eight days in 2025. The museum has said the 42nd edition, in 2027, will coincide with EuroPride, which Turin hosts in June 2027, while its own festival page still says April 2027. The exact 2027 dates hadn't been announced when we checked.