70th Venice International Film Festival

Main competition (Venezia 70) • Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President • Andrea Arnold, English filmmaker • Renato Berta, Swiss-France director of photography • Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter and novelist • Martina Gedeck, German actress • Jiang Wen, Chinese actor and director • Pablo Larraín, Chilean filmmaker • Virginie Ledoyen, French actress • Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer === Orizzonti === • Paul Schrader, American screenwriter, film director and critic - Jury President • Catherine Corsini, French filmmaker, screenwriter and actress • Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italian director, screenwriter and cinematographer • Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian actress, musician and singer • Frédéric Fonteyne, Belgian film director • Kseniya Rappoport, Russian actress • Amr Waked, Egyptian actor Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film) • Haifaa Al Mansour, Saudi Arabian filmmaker - Jury President • Amat Escalante, Mexican filmmaker, producer • Alexej German Jr., Russian filmmaker • Geoffrey Gilmore, director of Tribeca Film Festival • Ariane Labed, Greek-French actress • Maria Sole Tognazzi, Italian film director ==Official Sections==

In Competition The following films were selected for the main competition: Out of Competition The following films were selected for the out of competition section: Horizons (Orizzonti) The following 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: Special Screenings The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection: • Dietro le quinte di otto e 1/2 by Gideon Bachmann (Italy) • Dai Nostri Inviati – La RAI racconta la mostra del cinema di Venezia 1980-1989 by Enrico Salvatori, Giuseppe Giannotti, Davide Savelli (Italy) == Venice 70 - Future Reloaded ==

Under the project title Venice 70 - Future Reloaded, 70 top film directors were each invited to make a 60-90 second short film, as "both a collective tribute to the Festival (the first festival in the world to reach the milestone of 70 editions) and a reflection on the future of cinema". ==Independent Sections==

Venice International Film Critics' Week The following films were selected for the Critics' Week: Venice Days The following films were selected for the 10th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section: Starting from this edition, Venice Days has created its own international award "for a film from the entire Official Selection". :Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner. ==Official Awards==

In Competition (Venezia 70) • Golden Lion: Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi • Silver Lion for Best Director: Alexandros Avranas for Miss Violence • Grand Jury Prize: Stray Dogs by Tsai Ming-liang • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Themis Panou for Miss Violence • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Elena Cotta for A Street in Palermo • Marcello Mastroianni Award: Tye Sheridan for Joe • Best Screenplay: Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Philomena • Special Jury Prize: ''The Police Officer's Wife'' by Philip Gröning === Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement === • William Friedkin === Orizzonti === • Best Film: Eastern Boys by Robin Campillo • Best Director: Uberto Pasolini for Still Life • Special Jury Prize: Ruin by Amiel Courtin-Wilson & Michael Cody • Special Award for Innovative Content: Shahram Mokri for Fish & Cat • Horizons Award for Best Short Film: Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani Venice Classics Awards • Best Restored Film: Property Is No Longer a Theft by Elio Petri • Best Documentary on Cinema: Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater by Gabe Klinger Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award For A Debut Film • White Shadow by Noaz Deshe Special Awards • Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award: Andrzej Wajda • Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Ettore Scola • L’Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award: Eugenia Costantini == Independent Sections Awards ==

Venice International Film Critics' Week • Arca CinemaGiovani Award – Best Italian film: The Art of Happiness by Alessandro Rak • FEDIC Award: Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot by Matteo Oleotto • Special mention: The Art of Happiness by Alessandro Rak • Fedeora Awards • Best Film: Class Enemy by Rok Bicek • Award for Best Cinematography: Inti Briones for The Quispe Girls by Sebastián Sepúlveda • Special mention: Giuseppe Battiston for his role in Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot • Special mention: Anna Odell for complete author’s work in the film The Reunion • "RaroVideo" Audience Award: Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot by Matteo Oleotto • Schermi di Qualità Award: Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot by Matteo Oleotto === Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori) === • Venice Days Award: Kill Your Darlings by John Krokidas • Label Europa Cinemas Award: The Good Life by Jean Denizot • Special mention: Alienation by Milko Lazarov • Lina Mangiacapre Award – Special mention: Traitors by Sean Gullette • Fedeora Awards: • Best Film: Bethlehem by Yuval Adler • Best director of a debut film: Milko Lazarov for Alienation • Special mention: The Good Life by Jean Denizo == Independent Awards ==

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: === FIPRESCI Awards === • Best Film (Main competition): Tom at the Farm by Xavier Dolan • '''Best Film (Critics' Week)': The Reunion'' by Anna Odell === Queer Lion === • Philomena by Stephen Frears === SIGNIS Award === • Philomena by Stephen Frears • Special mention: Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award • Best Film: Still Life by Uberto Pasolini • Best Actors: Elena Cotta, Alba Rohrwacher, Antonio Albanese • Special mention: Maria Rosaria Omaggio in Walesa. Man of Hope • Special mention: The Third Half by Enrico Maria Artale Open Award • Serena Nono for directing Venezia salva Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award • Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi Cinema for UNICEF mention • Philomena by Stephen Frears Brian Award • Philomena by Stephen Frears Arca CinemaGiovani Award - Venezia 70 • Miss Violence by Alexandros Avranas Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award • Joe by David Gordon Green CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award • At Berkeley by Frederick Wiseman CICAE - Cinema d’Arte e d’Essai Award • Still Life by Uberto Pasolini Fedeora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean film • Miss Violence by Alexandros Avranas Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award • ''L'intrepido'' by Gianni Amelio Future Film Festival Digital Award • Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón • Special mention: The Zero Theorem by Terry Gilliam P. Nazareno Taddei Award • Philomena by Stephen Frears Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award • ''L'intrepido'' by Gianni Amelio Lina Mangiacapre Award • Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante • Special mention: Femen’s activists of Ukraine Is Not a Brothel by Kitty Green Golden Mouse • Philomena by Stephen Frears • Special mention: Stray Dogs by Tsai Ming-liang • Silvier Mouse: At Berkeley by Frederick Wiseman • Special mention: Home from Home by Edgar Reitz UK-ITALY Creative Industries Award – Best Innovative Budget • The Third Half by Enrico Maria Artale • Medeas by Andrea Pallaoro • Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue • Philomena by Stephen Frears Gillo Pontecorvo Award • Con il fiato sospeso by Costanza Quatriglio Green Drop Award • Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival • Philomena by Stephen Frears • Special mention for a debut film: Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award • Still Life by Uberto Pasolini Soundtrack Stars Award • Best Soundtrack Award: Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante • Special mention for Best Contemporary Actor: Ryuchi Sakamoto (Venezia 70 Jury member) Ambiente WWF Award • Amazonia by Thierry Ragobert Bianchi Award • Enzo d’Aló ==References==