Tagline: Romance and love discovered in a book – a journey of secrets, acceptance, and the unbreakable bond between a mother and daughter.
Only Love Matters is the first film in British cinema history to have lead intersex characters. The film had its UK premiere on the 27th October at BFI Southbank, London, UK. The world premiere happened in Marbella, Spain in the first week of October and a regional premiere during Southampton Film Week in Solent University’s cinema in November 2023. Brunel University London arranged a special screening of the film on 26th October (World Intersex Awareness Day).
Only Love Matters has done phenomenally well on the film festival circuit and has won over 30 awards including Best Director, Best Producer, Best Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Actress, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Makeup, Best Romantic film, Best Women film, Best Message and Best Original Idea.
The film does not have LGBT theme, though it discusses the blurred lines between LGBT and intersex people. The United Nations explains, “Up to 1.7 percent of babies are born with sex characteristics that don’t fit typical definitions of male and female.” Link: https://www.ohchr.org/en/2016/10/intersex-awareness-day-wednesday-26-october
The film has received excellent coverage and interest from academia as well and was discussed at Southern Illinois University (US), University of Westminster, University of Reading (UK), Brunel University London, Ravensbourne University London, Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain); Nagoya University (Japan); Intersex: New Interdisciplinary Approaches research group (INIA, supported by European Commission); to name just a few and also winning an Engagement award and being a finalist for Innovation and Impact award at the University of East Anglia.
Winner: – New York Movie Awards, USA
7 Wins – Hollywood Gold Awards, Los Angeles, California, United States.
Best Feature Film Gold Award – Hollywood Gold Awards USA
Best Director Feature Film Gold Award – Hollywood Gold Awards USA
Best Original Screenplay Gold Award – Hollywood Gold Awards USA
Best Production Design Gold Award – Hollywood Gold Awards USA
Best Editing Gold Award – Hollywood Gold Awards USA
Best Cinematography Silver Award – Hollywood Gold Awards USA
Best Makeup and Hairstyling Silver Award – Hollywood Gold Awards USA
2 Wins – Big Syn International Film Festival, London, UK
Best Feature Film Award – Big Syn International Film Festival, London, UK
Best Feature Film Award Producer – Big Syn International Film Festival, London, UK
2 Wins – Rome International Movie Awards, Italy
Best Romantic Film – Rome International Movie Awards, Italy
Best First Time Director – Rome International Movie Awards, Italy
2 Wins – Vancouver International Film Awards, Canada.
Best actress – Vancouver International Film Awards, Canada
Best First Time Director – Vancouver International Film Awards, Canada
Winner: Best Feature Film – London International Film Festival, UK
Please see full list: https://onlylovemattersmovie.com/blog/awards
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