The award winners have been announced for the 82nd annual Venice Film Festival. Jim Jarmusch’s latest. “Father Mother Sister Brother,” won the festival’s top prize.
The full list of winners can be read below:
COMPETITION
Golden Lion for Best Film
“Father Mother Sister Brother” – Jim Jarmusch
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
“The Voice of Hind Rajab” – Kaouther Ben Hania
Silver Lion for Best Director
Benny Safdie – “The Smashing Machine”
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Xin Zhilei – “The Sun Rises On Us All”
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
Toni Servillo – “La Grazia”
Best Screenplay
Valerie Donzelli, Gilles Marchand – “At Work“
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor
Luna Wedler – “Silent Friend“
Special Jury Prize
“Below The Clouds” – Gianfranco Rosi
HORIZONS
Best Film: “On The Road” – David Pablos
Best Director: Anuparna Roy – “Songs of Forgotten Trees”
Special Jury Prize: “Lost Land” – Akio Fujimoto
Best Actress: Benedetta Porcaroli – “The Kidnapping of Arabella“
Best Actor: Giacomo Covi – “A Year of School“
Best Screenplay: Ana Cristina Barragan – “The Ivy”
Best Short Film: “Without Kelly” – Lovisa Sirén
LION OF THE FUTURE
Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Feature: “Short Summer” – Nastia Korkia
HORIZONS EXTRA
Audience Award: “Calle Málaga” – Maryam Touzani
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary on Cinema: “Mata Hari” – Joe Beshenkovsky, James A. Smith
Best Restored Film: “Bashu the Little Stranger” – Bahram Beyzaie
VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Jury Prize: “The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up” – Singing Chen, Shuping Lee
Special Jury Prize: “Less Than 5gr of Saffron” – Négar Motevalymeidanshah
Achievement Prize: “The Long Goodbye” – Victor Maes, Kate Voet
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