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79th Venice International Film Festival
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The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2022, at Venice Lido in Italy.[1][2][3]
American actress Julianne Moore was the Jury President of the main competition. Spanish actress Rocío Muñoz Morales hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.The Golden Lion was awarded to All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras making it the second documentary, following Gianfranco Rosi's Sacro GRA in 2013, to win the festival's top prize.[4]
American filmmaker Paul Schrader and French actress Catherine Deneuve were awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.[5][6]
The festival opened with White Noise by Noah Baumbach, and closed with The Hanging Sun by Francesco Carrozzini.
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Juries
Main competition (Venezia 79)
- Julianne Moore, American actress and author - Jury President[7]
- Mariano Cohn, Argentine director, screenwriter and producer
- Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italian director and screenwriter
- Audrey Diwan, French director and screenwriter
- Leila Hatami, Iranian actress
- Kazuo Ishiguro, British novelist and screenwriter
- Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spanish director and screenwriter
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Isabel Coixet, Spanish filmmaker - Jury President[8]
- Laura Bispuri, Italian filmmaker
- Antonio Campos, American filmmaker and producer
- Sofia Djama, Algerian filmmaker
- Édouard Waintrop, French film critic
Luigi de Laurentis Award
- Michelangelo Frammartino, Italian filmmaker - Jury President[8]
- Jan P. Matuszyński, Polish filmmaker
- Ana Rocha de Sousa, Portuguese filmmaker and actress
- Tessa Thompson, American actress
- Rosalie Varda, French costume designer, producer, writer and actress
Venice Immersive
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Official selection
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In competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:[10]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]
Orizzonti
The lineup of films selected for the Horizons section is as follows:[11]
Horizons Extra
Venice Immersive
The lineup of films selected for the Venice Immersive section is as follows:[12]
In competition
Biennale College Cinema VR – Out of competition
Best of Immersive – Out of competition
Special Screening Event – Out of competition
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Independent Sections
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Venice International Critics' Week
The lineup of films selected for the 37th Venice International Critics' Week is as follows:[13]
Giornate degli Autori
The following films were selected for the Giornate degli Autori section:[14]
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Official Awards
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In competition
- Golden Lion: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras[4]
- Grand Jury Prize: Saint Omer by Alice Diop
- Silver Lion: Bones and All by Luca Guadagnino
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for Tár
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin
- Best Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh
- Special Jury Prize: No Bears by Jafar Panahi
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Taylor Russell for Bones and All
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Orizzonti
- Best Film: World War III by Houman Seyyedi
- Best Director: Vera by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
- Special Jury Prize: Bread and Salt by Damian Kocur
- Best Actress: Vera Gemma for Vera
- Best Actor: Mohsen Tanabandeh for World War III
- Best Screenplay: Blanquita by Fernando Guzzoni
- Best Short Film: Snow in September by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
Horizons Extra
- Audience Award: Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan
Lion of the Future
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: Saint Omer by Alice Diop
Venice Immersive
- Best Experience: The Man Who Couldn't Leave by Chen Singing
- Grand Jury Prize: From the Main Square by Pedro Harres
- Special Jury Prize: Eggscape by German Heller
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Independent Sections Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:[15]
Venice International Critics' Week
- Grand Prize: Eismayer by David Wagner
- Jury special mention: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
- The Film Club Audience award: Margini by Niccolò Falsetti
- Verona Film Club Award: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
- Mario Serandrei: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
- Best Short Film: Sapling by Lorenzo Fabbro and Bronte Stahl
- Best Director: Albertine Where Are You? by Maria Guidone
- Best Technical Contribution: Reginetta by Federico Russotto
Giornate degli Autori
- GdA Director's Award: Wolf and Dog by Cláudia Varejão
- Europa Cinemas Label Award: Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous by Wissam Charaf
- People Choice's Award: Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley
- BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award: The Maiden by Graham Foy
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Independent Awards
Queer Lion
- Skin Deep by Alex Schaad
ARCA CinemaGiovani Award
- Best Film of Venezia 79: Athena by Romain Gavras
- Best Italian Film in Venice: Monica by Andrea Pallaoro
Authors under 40 Award
- Best Directing: Dogborn by Isabella Carbonell
- Best Directing: Ordinary Failures by Cristina Grosan
- Special Mention: The Last Queen by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri
- Special Mention: Have You Seen This Woman? by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević
- Special Mention: Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley
Brain Award
Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award
CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award
- Nuclear by Oliver Stone
Cinema & Arts Award
- Golden Musa: Music for Black Pigeons by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed
- Golden Musa: Saint Omer by Alice Diop
Premio CinemaSarà
- The Whale by Darren Aronofsky
- Special Mention: No Bears by Jafar Panahi
Edipo Re Award
Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente
- The Sitting Duck by Jean-Paul Salomé
- Special Mention: Princess by Roberto De Paolis (treatment of issues related to environment)
- Special Mention: Hanging Gardens by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji (treatment of issues related to work)
Fanheart3 Award
- Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film: Don't Worry Darling by Olivia Wilde
- Nave d'Argento for Best OTP: to the characters Charles Eismayer and Mario Falak in Eismayer by David Wagner
- XR Fan Experience: Lustration by Ryan Griffen
- XR Special Mention: Fight Back by Celine Tricart
FEDIC Award
- Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità by Enrico Ghezzi and Alessandro Gagliardo
- Special Mention for Best Film: Burning Hearts by Pippo Mezzapesa
- Special Mention for Best Short Film: Albertine Where Are You? by Maria Guidone
FIPRESCI Awards
- Best Film (main competition): Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre
- Best Film (other sections): Autobiography by Makbul Mubarak
Francesco Pasinetti Award
- Dry by Paolo Virzì
Green Drop Award
- White Noise by Noah Baumbach
- Special Mention: Dry by Paolo Virzì
10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue
Lanterna Magica Award
- Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan
Leoncino d'Oro Award
- The Whale by Darren Aronofsky
- Cinema for UNICEF: Athena by Romain Gavras
Lizzani Award
- Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Special Mention: A Guerra Finita by Simone Massi
NUOVOIMAIE Talent Awards
- Best New Young Actor: Leonardo Maltese for Lord of the Ants
- Best New Young Actress: Margherita Mazzucco for Chiara
La Pellicola d'Oro Award
- Best Production Director: Barbara Busso for Lord of the Ants
- Best Camera Operator: Cesare Pascarella for Lord of the Ants
- Best Costume Tailoring: Laura Montaldi for Chiara
RB Casting Award
SIGNIS Award
- Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Special Mention: Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre
Smithers Foundation Award "Ambassador of Hope"
“Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” XI edition
- Best Italian Film: Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Best Foreign Film: The Whale by Darren Aronofsky
Premio Soundtrack Stars Award
- Best Soundtrack: Dry, soundtrack by Franco Piersanti
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Stefano Bollani
- Special Mention: Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America, soundtrack by Rodrigo D'Erasmo
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References
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