09-09-2013

FNE at Venice IFF 2013: Prize Winners

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    VENICE: A jury headed by Bernardo Bertolucci awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 70 Venice Film Festival to the Italian documentary Sacro Gra directed by Gianfranco Rosi.   Rosi spent two years in a minivan filming on and around the GRA, Rome’s giant ring road, and the result is an extraordinary contemporary portrait of Roman life and its fringes.

    While the festival attracted its usual quota of international stars like George Clooney and Nicholas Cage it was undoubtedly the surprise appearance of former Polish president and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa that stole the show this year.  Walesa turned up for the world premier of the biopic Walesa, Man of Hope, directed by Polish director Andrzej Wajda who was also honoured with a Lifetime Achievement award by the festival.  Displaying his legendary charisma, Walesa charmed the media and the crowds.  The film charts how he rose from a simple blue-collar worker to become a national hero and international statesman.  Walesa said that it might be time for him to start another revolution.

    Bulgarian director Milko Lazarov for Alienation was awarded the best director of a debut by the FEDEORA critics association as well a scoring a special mention from the Europa Cinemas Label.  FEDEORA critics also awarded Slovenian director Rok Bicek’s Class Enemy as Best Film in the of the Venice International Film Critics Week


    List of Venice Film Festival Prize Winners

    VENEZIA 70: Main competition.

    GOLDEN LION for Best Film to:
    SACRO GRA by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy, France)

    .SILVER LION for Best Director to:
    Alexandros Avranas for the film MISS VIOLENCE (Greece)
     
    GRAND JURY PRIZE to:
    JIAOYOU  by Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese Taipei, France)
     
    COPPA VOLPI
    for Best Actor:
    Themis Panou
    in the film MISS VIOLENCE by Alexandros Avranas (Greece)
     
    COPPA VOLPI
    for Best Actress:
    Elena Cotta
    in the film VIA CASTELLANA BANDIERA by Emma Dante (Italy, Switzerland, France)
     
    MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD
    for Best Young Actor or Actress to:
    Tye Sheridan
    in the film JOE by David Gordon Green (US)
     
     
     
    AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to:
    Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
    for the film PHILOMENA by Stephen Frears (United Kingdom)
     
    SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:
    DIE FRAU DES POLIZISTEN by Philip Gröning (Germany)
     

     
    LION OF THE FUTURE – “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM
     
    WHITE SHADOW by Noaz Deshe(Italy, Germany, Tanzania)
    VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS’ WEEK
     
     
    ORIZZONTI AWARDS
     
    ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST FILM to:
    EASTERN BOYS by Robin Campillo (France)
     
    ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to:
    Uberto Pasolini for the film STILL LIFE (United Kingdom, Italy)
     
    SPECIAL ORIZZONTI JURY PRIZE to:
    RUIN by Michael Cody and Amiel Courtin-Wilson (Australia)
     
    SPECIAL ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE CONTENT to:
    MAHI VA GORBEH by Shahram Mokri (Iran)
     
    ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM to:
    KUSH by Shubhashish Bhutiani (India)
     
     
     
    VENEZIA CLASSICI AWARDS
     
    VENEZIA CLASSICI AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY ON CINEMA to:
    DOUBLE PLAY: JAMES BENNING AND RICHARD LINKLATER by Gabe Klinger (US, Portugal, France)
     
    VENEZIA CLASSICI AWARD FOR BEST RESTORED FILM to:
    LA PROPRIETÀ NON È PIÙ UN FURTO by Elio Petri (Italy, France)
     
     
    EUROPEAN SHORT FILM 2013 - EFA AWARD to:
    HOUSES WITH SMALL WINDOWS by Bülent Öztürk (Belgium)
     
     
    GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2013
    William Friedkin
     
    JAEGER-LECOULTRE GLORY TO THE FILMMAKER
    Ettore Scola
     
    PERSOL AWARD
    Andrzej Wajda
    Walesa Man of Hope OUT OF COMPETITION
    Directed by Andrzej Wajda
    Produced by Akson Studio
    Coproduced by Canal + Polska, Telewizja Polska, Telekomunikacja Polska
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute.

     
    L’ORÉAL PARIS PER IL CINEMA AWARD
    Eugenia Costantini

     
    Collateral Awards of the Festival

    FIPRESCI Award
    Best Film of Venezia 70 to Tom à la ferme by Xavier Dolan
    Best Film of Orizzonti and International Critics’ Week to The Reunion (Återträffen) by Anna Odell
     
    SIGNIS Award
    to Philomena by Stephen Frears
    Special Mention to Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai
     
    Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award
    to Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi
    Cinema for UNICEF mention to Philomena by Stephen Frears
     
    Francesco Pasinetti Awards
    Best film to Still Life by Uberto Pasolini
    Best actors to Elena Cotta, Alba Rohrwacher, Antonio Albanese
    Special Mention to Maria Rosaria Omaggio in the movie Walesa. Man of Hope
    Special Mention to Il terzo tempo by Enrico Maria Artale
     
    Brian Award
    to Philomena by Stephen Frears
    Queer Lion Award
    to Philomena by Stephen Frears
     
    Arca CinemaGiovani Award
    Best Film of Venezia 70 to Miss Violence by Alexandros Avranas
    Best Italian film to L'Arte della Felicità by Alessandro Rak
     
    CICT - UNESCO “Enrico Fulchignoni” Award
    to At Berkeley by Frederick Wiseman
     
    Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award
    to Joe by David Gordon Green
     
    CICAE - Cinema d’Arte e d’Essai Award
    to Still Life by Uberto Pasolini
     
    FEDIC Award
    to Zoran, il mio nipote scemo by Matteo Oleotto
    Special Mention to L’arte della felicità by Alessandro Rak
     
    Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award
    to L’ intrepido by Gianni Amelio
     
    Future Film Festival Digital Award
    to Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón
    Special Mention to The Zero Theorem by Terry Gilliam
     
    P. Nazareno Taddei Award
    to Philomena by Stephen Frears
     
    Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award
    to L’intrepido by Gianni Amelio
     
    Open Award
    to Serena Nono, for the movie Venezia salva
     
    Lina Mangiacapre Award
    to Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante
    Special Mention Traitors by Sean Gullette
    and to the Femen’s activists of Ukraina Ne Bordel by Kitty Green
     
    Mouse d'Oro Award
    Mouse d'oro for the best film of Venezia 70: Philomena by Stephen Frears
    Mouse d'argento for the best out of competition film: At Berkeley di Frederick Wiseman
    Special Mention Mouse d’Oro to Jiaoyou (Stray Dogs) by Tsai Ming-liang
    Special Mention Mouse d’Argento to Die andere heimat – Cronik einer sehnsucht by Edgar Reitz.
     
    UK-ITALY Creative Industries Award – Best Innovative Budget
    to Il terzo tempo by Enrico Maria Artale
    Medeas by Andrea Pallaoro
    Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani
     
    Gillo Pontecorvo Award – Arcobaleno Latino
    Best romance language movie to Con il fiato sospeso by Costanza Quatriglio
    Gillo Pontecorvo Award – Arte e Industria to Walter Veltroni
     
    Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival
    to Philomena by Stephen Frears
    Special Mention for a debut film to Via Castellana Bandiera
     
    “Civitas Vitae prossima” Award
    to Still Life by Uberto Pasolini
     
    Green Drop Award
    to Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai
     
    Soundtrack Stars Award
    Best Soundtrack Award to Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante
    Special Mention for Best Contemporary Actor to Ryuchi Sakamoto
     
    Schermi di Qualità Award
    to Zoran, il mio nipote scemo by Matteo Oleotto
     
    Ambiente WWF Award
    to Amazonia by Thierry Ragobert
     
    RaroVideo – International Critics’ Week Award
    to Zoran, il mio nipote scemo by Matteo Oleotto
     
    Europa Cinemas Label Award
    Best European Movie from the Giornate degli Autori – Venice Days to La belle vie by Jean Denizot
    Special Mention to: Alienation by Milko Lazarov
     
    Fedeora Awards
    Giornate degli Autori – Venice Days
    Best Film: Bethlehem by Yuval Adler
    Best director of a debut film to Milko Lazarov for Alienation
    Alienation (Bulgaria) VENICE DAYS
    Directed by Milko Lazarov
    Produced by Bulgarian National Television
    Supported by Bulgarian National Film Centre

    Special Mention to La belle vie by Jean Denizot
     
    Settimana Internazionale della Critica – Venice International Film Critics Week
    Best Film: Class Enemy by Rok Bicek
    Class Enemy (Slovenia) CRITICS’WEEK
    Directed by Rok Bicek
    Produced by Triglav Film
    Coproduced by Staragara
    Supported by the Slovenian Film Centre

    Award for Best Cinematography: Inti Briones for Las Niñas Quispe by Sebastián Sepúlveda
    Special Mention to Giuseppe Battiston, actor in the movie Zoran, il mio nipote scemo by Matteo Oleotto
    Special Mention to Anna Odell for complete author’s work in the film The Reunion
     
    Venezia 70
    Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean film: Miss Violence by Alexandros Avranas
     
    Bianchi Award
    to Enzo d’Aló
     
    INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue
    to Philomena by Stephen Frears