'' Loev '' premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival , Estonia on 19 November 2015 . The film was then screened at various other film festivals across Europe and Asia , including the Jeonju International Film Festival , South Korea ; the Istanbul International Film Festival , Turkey ; the Art Film Festival , Slovakia ; and the Transilvania International Film Festival , Romania . It had its North American premiere on 12 March , for the " Visions " section at the 2016 South By SouthWest Film Festival . The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival , the BFI Flare : London LGBT Film Festival , and the Frameline Film Festival were among the LGBTQ film festivals that featured the production . The film won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 2016 Tel Aviv International Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
Transilvania International Film Festival
Loev