72nd Venice International Film Festival

Main competition (Venezia 72) • Alfonso Cuarón, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President • Elizabeth Banks, American actress and director • Emmanuel Carrère, French author, screenwriter and director • Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Turkish director • Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwanese filmmaker • Diane Kruger, German actress • Francesco Munzi, Italian director • Paweł Pawlikowski, Polish filmmaker • Lynne Ramsay, Scottish filmmaker Horizons (Orizzonti) • Jonathan Demme, American director - Jury President • Alix Delaporte, French director and screenwriter • Fruit Chan, Hong Kong director • Anita Caprioli, Italian actress • Paz Vega, Spanish actress Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film) • Saverio Costanzo, Italian director - Jury President • Charles Burnett, American director • Roger Garcia, Hong Kong producer • Natacha Laurent, French film critic and historian • Daniela Michel, Mexican journalist ==Official Sections==

In Competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Out of Competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: === Orizzonti === The following feature films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: Venice Classics The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section: Biennale College - Cinema The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films: Final Cut in Venice The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa: Il Cinema nel Giardino The following feature films were selected for the Il Cinema nel Giardino section: ==Independent Sections==

International Critics’ Week The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week: Venice Days The following films were selected for the 12th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section: == Official Awards ==

with the Golden Lion for From Afar , winner of the Coppa Volpi , winner of the Marcello Mastroianni Award In Competition (Venezia 72) • Golden Lion: From Afar by Lorenzo Vigas • Silver Lion for Best Director: Pablo Trapero for The Clan • Grand Jury Prize: Anomalisa by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Fabrice Luchini for Courted • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Valeria Golino for Per amor vostro • Marcello Mastroianni Award: Abraham Attah for Beasts of No Nation • Best Screenplay: Christian Vincent for Courted • Special Jury Prize: Frenzy by Emin Alper === Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement === • Bertrand Tavernier === Orizzonti === • Best Film: Free in Deed by Jake Mahaffy • Best Director: Brady Corbet for The Childhood of a Leader • Special Jury Prize: Neon Bull by Gabriel Mascaro • Special Prize For Best Actor or Actress: Dominique Leborne for Tempête • Horizons Prize for Best Short: Belladonna by Dubravka Turic Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film • The Childhood of a Leader by Brady Corbet Venice Classics Awards • Best Documentary on Cinema: The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin by Yves Montmayeur • Best Restored Film: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom by Pier Paolo Pasolini Special Awards • Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Brian De Palma • Persol Tribute To Visionary Talent Award: Jonathan Demme • '''L'Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award''': Valentina Corti == Independent Sections Awards ==

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: 30th Venice International Critics' Week • Audience Award Pietro Barzisa: Tanna by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler Venice Days • Venice Days Award: Early Winter by Michael Rowe • '''BNL People's Choice Award': As I Open My Eyes'' by Leyla Bouzid • Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: As I Open My Eyes by Leyla Bouzid • Laguna Sud Award • Best Film: Lolo by Jullie Delpy • Best Italian Discovery: Arianna by Carlo Lavagna Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award - Special mentions • First Light by Vincenzo Marra • Vincenzo Marra (director) and Riccardo Scamarcio (leading actor) for First Light == Independent Awards ==

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: • Best Film (Horizons): Wednesday, 9 May by Vahid Jalilvand • Special mention: The Childhood of a Leader by Brady Corbet === SIGNIS Award === • Behemoth by Zhao Liang • Special mention: The Wait by Piero Messina Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award • Best Film: ''Don't Be Bad'' by Claudio Caligari • Best Actor: Luca Marinelli for ''Don't Be Bad'' • Best Actress: Valeria Golino for For Your Love Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award • The Wait by Piero Messina Brian Award • Spotlight by Tom McCarthy === Queer Lion === • The Danish Girl by Tom Hooper • Special mention: Baby Bump by Kuba Czekaj Arca CinemaGiovani Award • Best Film of Venezia 72: Frenzy by Emin Alper • Best Italian Film: Burning Love by Albert Caviglia FEDIC Award • ''Don't Be Bad'' directed by Claudio Caligari • Special mention: The Wait by Piero Messina Fedeora Awards • Best Film '''(Critics' Week)': The Black Hen'' by Min Bahadur Bham • Best Cinematography '''(Critics' Week)': Bentley Dean for Tanna'' • Best Film (Venice Days): Underground Fragrance by Pengfei • Best Director of a Debut Film (Venice Days): Ruchika Oberoi for Island City • Best Actress in a Debut Film (Venice Days): Ondina Quadri for Arianna • Best Euro-Mediterranean film: Francofonia by Alexander Sokurov Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award • Alexander Sokurov for Francofonia • Special Award: Johnny Depp and Terry Gilliam 2nd Starlight Cinema Awards • Career Award: Lina Wertmuller • International Award: Paz Vega • Best Film: Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales • Best breakthrough actress of the year: Silvia D’Amico • Best breakthrough actor of the year: Giovanni Anzaldo • Humanitarian Award: Myriam Catania • Special Mention: Lucana Film Commission • Best breakthrough production: Buena Onda by Riccardo Scamarcio • Intercultural Award: Reynaldo Gianecchini Green Drop Award • Behemoth by Zhao Liang Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Young Jury award • Remember by Atom Egoyan • Special mention: 11 Minutes by Jerzy Skolimowski Gold Mouse • Rabin, the Last Day by Amos Gitai • Silver Mouse: Spotlight by Tom McCarthy Future Film Festival Digital Award • Anomalisa by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson • Special mention: Heart of a Dog by Laurie Anderson P. Nazareno Taddei Award • Marguèrite by Xavier Giannoli Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award • Blanka by Kohki Hasei Open Award • Carlotta Cerquetti for Harry’s Bar Lina Mangiacapre Award • Laurie Anderson for Heart of a Dog Gillo Pontecorvo - Arcobaleno Latino Award • ''Don't Be Bad'' by Claudio Caligari INTERFILM Award • Wednesday, 9 May by Vahid Jalilvand "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award • Alberto Caviglia for Pecore in erba Soundtrack Stars Award • A Bigger Splash by Luca Guadagnino • Equals by Drake Doremus • Award for Lifetime Achievement: Nicola Piovani Schermi di Qualità – Carlo Mazzacurati Award • ''Don't Be Bad'' by Claudio Caligari Human Rights Nights Award • Rabin, the Last Day by Amos Gitai AssoMusica "Ho visto una Canzone" Award • The song "A cuor leggero" by Riccardo Sinigallia, from the film ''Don't Be Bad'' Sorriso diverso Venezia 2015 Award • Best Italian film: ''Don't Be Bad'' by Claudio Caligari • Best Film in a Foreign Language: Blanka by Kohki Hasei Amnesty International Italia "Il cinema per i diritti umani" Award • Visaranai by Vetrimaaran CITC – UNESCO 2015 Award • Beasts of No Nation by Cary Fukunaga NuovoImaie Talent Award • Best Actress in a Debut Film: Ondina Quadri for Arianna • Best Italian actor in a Debut Film: Alessandro Borghi for ''Don't Be Bad'' Best Innovative Budget Award • A Bigger Splash by Luca Guadagnino ==References==