Festival MIX Milano | A record edition with 12,000 spectators

The 33rd Festival MIX Milano ended on 23 June this year with large numbers. The spectators have been 12,000, almost twice as much as last year.

This is what happened during the closing night of Festival MIX.

Nina Zilli: the Queen of Music of Festival MIX

The famous anchorwoman Ms. Melissa Greta Marchetto presented the closing night of Festival and she invited on stage some important guests, like comedian Daniele Gattano and singer Nina Zilli.

Nina Zilli has been awarded as the Queen of Music because she was affirmed in the Italian musical panorama for her unique voiceprint, for her meticulous attention to quality music and for her lyrics that manage to reach the hearts of the people. Moreover, Nina Zilli is much loved by LGBTQ+ community.

The Winners

The jury of Festival MIX Milano has given the prize for the best feature film to Rafiki by Wanuru Kahiu for the ability to regenerate the reflection on the theme of lesbian love.

For documentaries competition was awarded the prize to Cassandro, The Exotico! By Marie Losier. The documentary is an intimate portrait of a character that is the opposite expression of a deep-rooted popular tradition.

The special mention of the documentaries competition has been attributed the prize to Gay Chorus Deep South by David Charles Rodriguez for the ability to represent the conflicts on rights of individual in the United States.

For short films competition was awarded the prize to Projekt Baby by Johannes Pico Geertsen for the variety of topics covered.

The special mention of short films competition has been attributed the prize to Pepitas of Alessandro Sampaoli.