63rd Venice International Film Festival

Main Competition (Venezia 63) • Catherine Deneuve, French actress - Jury President • Paulo Branco, Portuguese producer • Cameron Crowe, American filmmaker and producer • Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress • Juan Josè Bigas Luna, Spanish director and writer • Park Chan-wook, South Korean filmmaker • Michele Placido, Italian actor and director === Orizzonti === • Philip Gröning, German fillmaker - Jury President • Carlo Carlei, Italian director • Giuseppe Genna, Italian writer • Keiko Kusakabe, Japanese producer and distributor • Yousry Nasrallah, Egyptian director Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) • Paula Wagner, American producer - Jury President • Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker • Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian filmmaker and producer • Andrei Plakhov, Russian critic • Stefania Rocca, Italian actress Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo) • Teboho Mahlatsi, South African director and producer - Jury President • Francesca Calvelli, Italian editor • Aleksey Fedorchenko, Russian director ==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 films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: Corto Cortissimo The following films were selected for the Short Films Competition (Corto Cortissimo): :Highlighted title indicates Lion for Best Short Film winner. Retrospective - The Secret Story of Russian cinema Special retrospective section of the Russian cinema, from 1934 to 1974: Retrospective - Joaquim Pedro de Andrade This is a special section dedicated to the Brazilian filmmaker Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, one of the fathers of Cinema Novo. His daughter, Alice de Andrade, also a producer, restored the fourteen works that constitute all of her father's filmography. Retrospective - Secret History of Italian Cinema 3 Special retrospective section to the Italian cinema, from 1937 to 1979. This is the third part of the retrospective of Italian Film, initiated at the 61st Venice International Film Festival. ==Independent Sections==

Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for the 21st Venice International Film Critics' Week: Venice Days The following films were selected for the 3rd edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section: ==Official Awards==

In Competition (Venezia 63) • Golden Lion: Still Life by Jia Zhangke • Grand Special Jury Prize: Daratt by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun • Silver Lion for Best Director: Alain Resnais for Private Fears in Public Places • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Ben Affleck for Hollywoodland • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Queen • Silver Lion Revelation: Emanuele Crialese for Golden Door • Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor: Isild Le Besco for The Untouchable • Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki for Children of Men • Golden Osella for Best ScreenPlay: Peter Morgan for The Queen • Special Lion: Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet for their innovation in cinematographic languages === Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement === • David Lynch === Orizzonti === • Best Film: Courthouse on the Horseback by Liu Jie • Best Documentary: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts by Spike Lee Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo) • Silver Lion for Best Short Film: Comment on freine dans une descente? by Alix Delaporte • UIP Award for the Best European Short Film: The Making of Parts by Daniel Elliott • Special Mention: Adults Only by Yeo Joon Han Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film • Khadak by Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth • Special mention: 7 Years by Jean-Pascal Hattu == Independent Sections Awards ==

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week • Best Film: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by Dito Montiel • Isvema Award: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by Dito Montiel === Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) === • Label Europa Cinemas: Dark Blue Almost Black by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Prize Arca Cinemagiovani (Young Cinema Award) – Best Movie "Other Visions": Offscreen by Christoffer Boe • UAAR Award: Dark Blue Almost Black by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Venice Authors Prize: Chicha tu madre by Gianfranco Quattrini & Mientras tanto by Diego Lerman == Independent Awards ==

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: === FIPRESCI Award === • Best Film (Main competition): The Queen by Stephen Frears • Best Film (Horizons): When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts by Spike Lee === SIGNIS Award === • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese • Special mention: Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun • Special mention: Private Property by Joachim Lafosse UNICEF Award • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese UNESCO Award • Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI) • Best Actor: Sergio Castellitto for The Missing Star • Best Actress: Laura Morante for Private Fears in Public Places • Best Film: Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese Pietro Bianchi Award • Marco Bellocchio FEDIC Award • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese Little Golden Lion • Euphoria by Ivan Vyrypaev Young Cinema Award – Best International Film • Black Book by Paul Verhoeven Wella Prize • ''Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight'' by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli Open Prize • Dong by Jia Zhangke Doc/It Award • Dong by Jia Zhangke • I Am the One Who Brings Flowers to Her Grave by Hala Alabdalla Yakoub and Ammar Al Beik Future Film Festival Digital Award • Inland Empire by David Lynch • Special mention: The Banquet by Feng Xiaogang Laterna Magica Prize • Children of Men by Alfonso Cuarón Biografilm Award • Bobby by Emilio Estevez CinemAvvenire Award • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese Cinema for Peace Award • ''I Don't Want to Sleep Alone'' by Tsai Ming-liang Award of the City of Rome • Lettere dal Sahara by Vittorio De Seta Human Rights Film Network Award • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts • Special mention: Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun EIUC Award • Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award • The Missing Star by Gianni Amelio Gucci Award • Nick Cave (screenplay) for The Proposition by John Hillcoat ==The numbers and the nations of the 63rd Show==

• Number of countries with a film in one of the official sections: 31 • Countries making their first appearance at the film festival Chad, Cyprus and Indonesia • Number of films displayed: 2,589, including 1,429 full-length feature films • Number of full-length feature film officially presented: 62 • During the contest: 21 • Out of the contest: 9 + 7 midnights + 1 special event • Venice Horizons: 19 + 5 special events ==References==