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65th Venice International Film Festival
2008 film festival in Italy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 27 August 2008 to 6 September 2008, at Venice Lido in Italy.[1][2] The festival was dedicated to the late Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine.[1][3]
German filmmaker Wim Wenders was the jury president for the main competition. Russian actress Kseniya Rappoport was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky.[1]
Italian filmmaker Ermanno Olmi received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival.[4][5]
A restored version of Federico Fellini's 1952 comedy The White Sheik, with forty minutes of newly discovered footage.[6] The record for the longest film at the festival was broken by Lav Diaz's Melancholia, with a running time of approximately seven and a half hours, which was included in the Orizzonti competition section.[3]
The festival opened with Burn After Reading by Joel and Ethan Coen.[7]
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Juries
Main Competition (Venezia 65)
- Wim Wenders, German filmmaker, playwright, author and photographer - Jury President[8]
- Yuri Arabov, Russian screenwriter, writer, poet and educator
- Valeria Golino, Italian actress and director
- Douglas Gordon, Scottish artist
- John Landis, American filmmaker, actor and producer
- Lucrecia Martel, Argentine filmmaker, and producer
- Johnnie To, Hong Kong director and producer
Orizzonti
- Chantal Akerman, Belgian filmmaker, artist and professor of film - Jury President
- Nicole Brenez, French historian, theoretician and professor of cinema
- Barbara Cupisti, Italian documentary director and actress
- José Luis Guerín, Spanish filmmaker and educator
- Veiko Õunpuu, Estonian filmmaker
Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)
- Abdellatif Kechiche, Tunisian-French actor, and filmmaker - Jury President
- Alice Braga, Brazilian actress
- Gregory Jacobs, American director, producer and screenwriter
- Donald Ranvaud, British producer and film journalist
- Heidrun Schleef, Italian screenwriter and producer
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Official Sections
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In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:[9][10]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[11]
Orizzonti
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[12]
Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo)
The following films were selected for the Short film competition (Corto Cortissimo) section:[13]
These Phantoms: Italian Cinema Rediscovered (1946-1975)
Retrospective screenings and restorations. Special mono-graphic sessions dedicated to the "secret story of Italian cinema". This is the fifth part of the retrospective, initiated at the 61st edition of the festival.
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Independent sections
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Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following films were selected for the 23rd International Film Critics' Week:[15]
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 5th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:[16][17]
Official Awards
In Competition (Venezia 65)
- Golden Lion: The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky[18]
- Silver Lion for Best Director: Aleksei Alekseivich German for Paper Soldier
- Special Jury Prize: Teza by Haile Gerima
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Silvio Orlando for Giovanna's Father
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Dominique Blanc for The Other One
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Jennifer Lawrence for Burning Plain
- Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: Alisher Khamidhodjaev and Maxim Drozdov for Paper Soldier
- Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Haile Gerima for Teza
- Special Lion: Werner Schroeter
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Best Film: Melancholia by Lav Diaz
- Best Documentary: Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi
- Special Mention: Un Lac by Philippe Grandrieux & Women by Huang Wenhai
Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo)
- Lion for Best Short Film: Tierra y Pan by Carlos Armella[19]
- Special Mention: Vacsora by Karchi Perlmann
- U.I.P. Award for Best European Short: De onbaatzuchtigen by Koen Dejaegher
Luigi De Laurentis Award For a Debut Film
- Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio
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Independent Sections Awards
Venice International Film Critics' Week
- Best Film: The Apprentice by Samuel Collardey
- Isvema Award for a debut or second feature film: Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio
- Doc/it Award – Special mention: The Apprentice by Samuel Collardey
- "Altre Visioni" Award: Sell Out! by Yeo Joon Han
- EIUC Human Rights Film Award: Kabuli Kid by Akram Barmak
Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori)
- Label Europa Cinemas Award: Machan by Uberto Pasolini
- Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Awards: Stella by Sylvie Verheyde
- FEDIC Award: Machan by Uberto Pasolini
- Lina Mangiacapre Award: Stella by Sylvie Verheyde
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Independent Awards
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The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[20]
FIPRESCI Award
- Best Film (Main competition): Gabbla by Tariq Teguia[21]
- Best Film (Out of competition): Goodbye Solo by Ramin Bahrani
SIGNIS Award
- The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
- Special mention: Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi & Teza by Haile Gerima
Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)
- Best Film: Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio
- Special Mention: Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo (Out of competition)
- Best Actor: Silvio Orlando for Giovanna's Father
- Best Actress: Isabella Ferrari for Un giorno perfetto
Doc/it Award – Sicilia Film Commission
- Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi
Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award
- Giovanna's Father by Pupi Avati
Queer Lion
- One Day in a Life by Stefano Tummolini
UNICEF Award
- Teza by Haile Gerima
Art Cinema Award
- Dikoe Pole (Wild Field) by Mikheil Kalatozishvili
La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award
- The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award
- BirdWatchers by Marco Bechis
Biografilm Lancia Award
- Best Fiction Film: Rachel Getting Married by Jonathan Demme
- Best Documentary: Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi
Nazareno Taddei Award
- Giovanna's Father by Pupi Avati
Don Gnocchi Award
- Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo
- Special mention: Ezio Greggio for Giovanna's Father
Future Film Festival Digital Award
- The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii
- Special mention: Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki
Brian Award
Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs)
- Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo
CinemAvvenire, Best Film in Competition
- Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi
- "The circle is not round. Cinema for peace and the richness of diversity" Award: Teza by Haile Gerima
Bastone Bianco Award (Filmcritica)
Human Rights Film Network Award
- The Hurt Locker by Kahryn Bigelow
Arca Cinemagiovani Award
- Best Film: The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
- Best Italian Film: Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio
Air For Film Fest Award
- Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo
"Poveri ma belli" Award
- Puccini e la fanciulla by Paolo Benvenuti
Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
- Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki
Open Award 2008
- The Butcher's Shop by Philip Haas
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