Refresh for latest…The awards ceremony for the 71st Venice Film Festival is about to kick off here on the Lido. Alexandre Desplat is president of the jury that will hand out the Golden Lion and other major prizes. Among the films eligible that have played well with critics are Alejandro G Inarritu’s Birdman; Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look Of Silence; Andrei Konchalovsky’s The Postman’s White Nights; Italian titles Il Giovane Favoloso, Anime Nere and Hungry Hearts; China’s Red Amnesia; Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence; and Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes. After a scandal in 2012 when the jury was unable to award the Golden Lion to its first choice, rules were tweaked last year to add a Grand Jury Prize. But only in exceptional cases can a film win more than one prize; and whoever wins the Golden Lion can win that, and only that, award. See below for winners updated as they are announced:
VENICE 71
Golden Lion, Best Film:
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, dir: Roy Andersson (Sweden)
Silver Lion, Best Director:
Andrei Konchalovsky, The Postman’s White Nights (Russia)
Grand Jury Prize:
The Look Of Silence, dir: Joshua Oppenheimer
Volpi Cup, Best Actress:
Alba Rohrwacher, Hungry Hearts
Volpi Cup, Best Actor:
Adam Driver, Hungry Hearts
Marcello Mastroianni Award for for Best New Young Actor or Actress:
Romain Paul, Le Dernier Coup De Marteau (France)
Best Screenplay:
Ghesseha; dir: Rakshan Banietemad (Iran)
Special Jury Prize:
Sivas, dir: Kaan Mujdeci (Turkey, Germany)
Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a debut film:
Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane
VENICE HORIZONS
Best Film:
Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane
Best Director:
Naji Abu Nowar, Theeb
Special Jury Prize
Berlusconi, dir: Franco Moresco
Best Actor:
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, These Are The Rules
Best Short Film:
Maryam, dir: Sidi Saleh
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Restoration
Una Giornata Particolare, dir: Ettore Scola