Queer Palm

The Queer Palm is an independently sponsored prize for selected LGBT-relevant films entered into the Cannes Film Festival. The award was founded in 2010 by journalist Franck Finance-Madureira. It is sponsored by Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, filmmakers of Jeanne and the Perfect Guy, The Adventures of Felix, Crustacés et Coquillages, and L'Arbre et la forêt.

The award recognizes a film for its treatment of LGBT themes and gleans from among those films nominated or entered under Official Selection, Un Certain Regard, Critics' Week, Directors' Fortnight and the ACID section.

Along with Berlin's Teddy Award and Venice's Queer Lion, the Queer Palm is a major international film award dedicated specifically for LGBT cinema. However, the festival has faced some criticism for purportedly sidelining the award and not allowing it to become an official award of the festival organization.

Beginning in 2022, the Queer Palm also partnered with the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival to launch the Best Queer Short Award (Prix du Queer métrage) for the best LGBTQ-themed short film in that festival's program.

2010

 * Benedict Arnulf, artistic director of Love In & Out, Film Festival Gay and Lesbian Nice
 * Florence Ben Sadoun, editorial director, First
 * Roman Coal, film journalist (Stubborn, Inrockuptibles)
 * Mike Goodridge, director of the publication Screen International
 * Xavier Leherpeur, film journalist, Studio Ciné Live, Canal +
 * Ivan Mitifiot, mixed coordinator of screens, dating gay and lesbian film Lyon
 * Pascale Ourbih, president of the "festival Chéries-Chéris"
 * Brian Robinson, programmer Festival lesbian and gay film London

2011

 * Elisabeth Quin, Paris Première – Jury President
 * Thomas Abeltshauser, German journalist (Männer, Die Welt, WINQ)
 * Fred Arends, Pink Screens Festival in Brussels (Belgium)
 * Esther Cuénot, Cinémarges Festival Bordeaux
 * Gérard Lefort, Liberation
 * Roberto Schinardi, Il Manifesto Pride Gay.it (Italy)

2012

 * Julie Gayet, actress and TV producer, France – Jury President
 * Sam Ashby, editor and designer of posters, Britain, Little Joe magazine
 * Jim Dobson, officer and director, U.S. Indie PR
 * Sarah Neal, head of programming, Australia, Brisbane Queer Film Festival
 * Frédéric Niolle, assistant director and journalist, France, Canal + Cinéma Paris Première, Radio France
 * Moira Sullivan, university lecturer, critic, director, United States and Sweden, FilmFestivals.com

2013

 * João Pedro Rodrigues, Portuguese filmmaker – Jury President
 * Daniel Dreifuss
 * Annie Maurette
 * Nicolas Gilson
 * Michel Reilhac

2014

 * Bruce La Bruce, Canadian writer and film director – Jury President
 * Anna Margarita Albelo, Cuban-American film director
 * João Ferreira, Portuguese artistic director and programmer of Queer Lisboa festival
 * Charlotte Lipinska, French journalist and actress
 * Ricky Mastro, Brazilian programmer of Recifest film festival

2015

 * Desiree Akhavan, Iranian-American film director – Jury President
 * Ava Cahen, French journalist
 * Laëtitia Eïdo, French actress
 * Elli Mastorou, French journalist
 * Nadia Turincev, Franco-Russian film producer

2016

 * Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, French film directors – Jury Presidents
 * Emilie Brisavoine, French film director and actress
 * João Federici, Brazilian artistic director of Festival MixBrasil
 * Marie Sauvion, French film journalist

2017

 * Travis Mathews, American film director – Jury President
 * Yair Hochner, founder and artistic director of TLVFest
 * Paz Lazaro, Programs "Panorama" section of Berlinale
 * Lidia Leber Terki, France
 * Didier Roth-Bettoni, journalist and historian of cinema

2018

 * Sylvie Pialat, French film producer – Jury President
 * Boyd Van Hoeij, Dutch film critic
 * Dounia Sichov, French actress, editor and producer
 * Morgan Simon, French filmmaker
 * Pepe Ruiloba, Mexican film festival programmer and film critic

2019

 * Virginie Ledoyen, French actress – Jury President
 * Claire Duguet, French cinematographer and filmmaker
 * Kee-Yoon Kim, French comedian
 * Filipe Matzembacher, Brazilian filmmaker
 * Marcio Reolon, Brazilian filmmaker

2021

 * Nicolas Maury – Jury President
 * Josza Anjembe
 * Roxanne Mesquida
 * Vahram Muratyan
 * Aloïse Sauvage

2022

 * Catherine Corsini – Jury President
 * Djanis Bouzyani, French actor, director and screenwriter
 * Marilou Duponchel, French journalist
 * Stéphane Riethauser, Swiss director
 * Paul Struthers, Australian producer

2023

 * John Cameron Mitchell – Jury President
 * Juliette Chevillotte
 * Zeno Graton
 * Isabel Sandoval
 * Cédric Succivalli

2024

 * Lukas Dhont – Jury President
 * Hugo "Paloma" Bardin
 * Sophie Letourneur
 * Juliana Rojas
 * Jad Salfiti