The Queer Louve ("Queer Wolf") is a Canadian film award, presented to a film selected by the award's jury as the best film with LGBTQ themes screening at the annual Festival du nouveau cinéma."Les invités du 55e FNC et la Queer Louve". CTVM, October 1, 2026.
The award will be presented for the first time at the 2026 festival.
History Prior to the creation of the Queer Louve, the FNC and Fierté Montréal launched an award for LGBTQ films in the program at the 2023 Festival du nouveau cinéma.
The Queer Louve was launched in 2026 as a collaboration between the FNC and the Queer Palm, the Cannes Film Festival's independent award for LGBTQ films."From October 8 to 18, 2026: the 56th Montreal New Cinema Festival". L'Initiative, September 24, 2026. It is the second award created in partnership with the Queer Palm committee at a non-Cannes film festival, following the creation of the Best Queer Short Award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2022.
Winners and nominees Fierté Montréal Year Title Director(s) Ref 2023 Power Alley (Levante) Lillah Halla Charles-Henri Ramond, "(FNC 2023) Chloé Leriche et Ariane Louis-Seize récompensées". Films du Québec, October 16, 2023. The Bride Myriam U. Birara 2024 I'm Not Everything I Want to Be (Jeste nejsem, kým chci být) Klára Tasovská "Le FNC dévoile son palmarès". CTVM, October 21, 2024. 2025 A Useful Ghost Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke "Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma unveils its award winners". Cineuropa, October 21, 2025.
Queer Louve Year Title Director(s) Ref 2026 At Night Beatrice Gibson "FNC PARTNERS WITH THE QUEER PALM TO LAUNCH THE QUEER LOUVE AWARD". Festival du nouveau cinéma, October 1, 2026. Barbara Forever Brydie O'Connor Bitter Christmas (Amarga navidad) Pedro Almodóvar La bola negra Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi Club Kid Jordan Firstman Elephants in the Fog (तिनीहरू) Abinash Bikram Shah I Plant My Hand in the Garden Boris Hadžija, Hoda Taheri Objet a Ann Oren A Secret Heart (Cœur Secret) Tom Fontenille Two Mountains Weighing Down My Chest Viv Li
Juries 2026: Eli Jean Tahchi, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Sami Landri
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