Some Prefer Cake


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.

History

The festival was founded in 2006 by Luki Massa and Marta Bencich, who continued to direct and organize it, until 2014, when Massa became ill. She died in 2016. 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, and dedicated to Massa.
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.
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.
YearAwardCategoryWinner
2012AudienceBest Narrative FeatureThom Fitzgerald, Cloudburst
2012AudienceBest DocumentaryZanele Muholi and Peter Goldsmid, A Difficult Love
2012AudienceBest ShortPetra Clever, The Mermaids
2012JuryBest Narrative FeatureAurora Guerrero, Mosquita y Mari
2012JuryNarrative Feature - Special MentionVeronica Kedar, Joe + Belle
2012JuryBest DocumentaryZanele Muholi and Peter Goldsmid, A Difficult Love
2012JuryDocumentary- Special MentionDagmar Schultz, Audre Lorde: The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992
2012JuryBest ShortAdiya Imri Orr, Tfarim
2012JuryShort - Special Mention"Sirka" Capone, Dhé Lell World
2013AudienceBest Narrative FeatureMargarita Albelo, Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf
2013AudienceBest DocumentaryThe Love Part of This
2013AudienceBest ShortRe episode 5, "Chain Reactions"
2013JuryBest Narrative FeatureSubarna Thapa,
2013JuryBest DocumentaryNocem Collado, Cartografia de la Soledad
2013JuryBest ShortIpek Efe and Berna Kuculmez, Pardon! Kim, Ben mi?
2013JuryShort - Special MentionJanella Lacson, The First Date
2014AudienceBest Narrative FeatureBruno Barreto, Reaching for the Moon
2014AudienceBest DocumentaryPratibha Parmar, Alice Walker: Beauty In Truth
2014AudienceBest ShortJaime Maestro, Orbitas
2014JuryBest Narrative FeatureMadeleine Olnek, The Foxy Merkins
2014JuryBest DocumentaryEsther Hoffenberg, Violette Leduc, la chasse à l'amour
2014JuryDocumentary- Special MentionThembela Dick, Thokozani Football Club: Team Spirit
2014JuryBest ShortRené Guerra and Juliana Vicente, O Olho eo Zarolho
2014JuryShort - Special MentionJaime Maestro, Orbitas
2017AudienceBest Narrative FeatureLisa Gornick, The Book of Gabrielle
2017AudienceBest DocumentaryCatherine Gund & Daresha Kyi, Chavela
2017AudienceBest ShortSarah Santamaria-Mertens, Blind Sex
2017AudienceBest Web Series10percento
2017JuryBest Narrative FeatureLisa Gornick, The Book of Gabrielle
2017JuryBest DocumentaryC. Fitz, Jewel’s Catch One
2017JuryBest ShortValentina Pedicini, Era ieri
2018AudienceBest Narrative FeatureAnchor and Hope by Carlos Marques-Marcet
2018AudienceBest DocumentaryThe Passionate Pursuits of Angela Bowen by Jennifer Abod and Mary Duprey
2018AudienceBest ShortA Great Ride by Deborah Craig and Veronica Deliz
2018JuryBest Narrative FeatureAnchor and Hope by Carlos Marques-Marcet
2018JuryBest ShortFran This Summer by Mary Evangelista
2018JurySpecial MentionA Great Ride by Deborah Craig and Veronica Deliz
2018JuryBest DocumentarySilvana by Mika Gustafson, Olivia Kastebring & Christina Tsiobanel