09-09-2019

FNE at Venice 2019: Venice Prize Winners: Joker Wins Golden Lion

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    Joaquin Phoenix in Joker by Todd Phillips Joaquin Phoenix in Joker by Todd Phillips Credit: Nico Tavernise

    VENICE: American director Todd Phillips was awarded the top prize for his film Joker in the main competition of 76th Venice Film Festival, which took place from 28 August to 7 September 2019. Polish director Roman Polański took home the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize for the French/Italian coproduction An Officer and a Spy.

    It was a big year for the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which scored a slot in the main competition with Vaclav Marhoul’s The Painted Bird, the first film from the two countries to do so since Jiri Menzel’s Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin, which screened in the main competition 25 years ago. The Painted Bird won the Cinema for UNICEF Award in the collateral awards. The two countries of the former Czechoslovakia also scored a win with the restored classic Extase, Gustav Machatý’s 1932 film, which was screened in a special pre-festival event and received the award for top film in the Venice Classics section of the festival. The film was restored by the Czech National Film Archives *

    Poland scored with the Europa Cinemas Label Award prize for Corpus Christi / Boże Ciało (Poland/ France) directed by Jan Komasa, which screened in the Venice Days programme of the festival and Sole (Italy/Poland) directed by Carlo Sironi, which won a number of collateral prizes. Both films were supported by the Polish Film Institute.

    The international critics organisation FIPRESCI gave its top award for Best Film in the Main Competition to An Officer and a Spy (France/Italy) directed by Roman Polański and the FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the Orizzonti and Parallel Sections went to White on White (Spain/Chile/France/Germany) directed by Theo Court.

    FNE FIPRESCI Critics Ratings were held for the 5th time in Venice. You can see the final results of the FNE FIPRESCI Critics Ratings in Venice HERE

    *FNE spoke exclusively to the head of the Czech National Film Archives Michal Bregant during the festival. You can see the FNE TV interview with Bregant HERE.

    Here is the full list of award winners:

    Venice 76 Competition

    Golden Lion for Best Film
    Joker (USA, Canada)
    Directed by Todd Phillips

    Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize
    An Officer and a Spy (France, Italy)
    Directed by Roman Polanski

    Best Director
    Roy Andersson for About Endlessness (Sweden, Germany, Norway)

    Special Jury Prize
    La mafia non è più quella di una volta (Italy)
    Directed by Franco Maresco

    Best Actress
    Ariane Ascaride for her role in Gloria Mundi (France, Italy)
    Directed by Robert Guédiguian

    Best Actor
    Luca Marinelli for his role in Martin Eden (Italy, France)
    Directed by Pietro Marcello

    Best Screenplay
    Yonfan for No.7 Cherry Lane (Hong Kong, China)
    Directed by Yonfan

    Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Talent
    Toby Wallace for Babyteeth (Australia)

    Lion of the Future - Luigi de Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
    You Will Die at 20 (Sudan, France, Egypt, Norway, Germany, Qatar)
    Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

    Orizzonti

    Best Film
    Atlantis (Ukraine)
    Directed by Valentyn Vasyanovych

    Best Director
    Théo Court for White on White (Spain, Chile, France, Germany)

    Special Jury Prize
    Verdict (Philippines, France)
    Directed by Raymund Ribay Gutierrez

    Best Actress
    Marta Nieto for her role in Madre (Spain, France)
    Directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen

    Best Actor
    Sami Bouajila for his role in A Son (Tunisia, France, Lebanon, Qatar)
    Directed by Mehdi M Barsaoui

    Best Screenplay
    Jessica Palud, Philippe Lioret, Diastème for Revenir (France)
    Directed by Jessica Palud

    Best Short Film
    Darling (Pakistan, USA)
    Directed by Saim Sadiq

    Venice Classics

    Best Restored Film
    Ecstasy (Czechoslovakia, Austria)
    Directed by Gustav Machatý

    Best Documentary on Cinema
    Babenco: Tell Me When I Die (Brazil)
    Directed by Barbara Paz

    Venice Virtual Reality

    Best VR
    The Key (USA)
    Directed by Celine Tricart

    Best Experience
    The Line (Brazil)
    Directed by Ricardo Laganaro

    Best VR Story
    Daughters of Chibok (Nigeria)
    Directed by Joel Kachi Benson

    Critics Week

    Grand Prize
    All This Victory (Lebanon, France, Qatar)
    Directed by Ahmad Ghossein

    Audience Award – Municipality of Taranto
    All This Victory (Lebanon, France, Qatar)
    Directed by Ahmad Ghossein

    Verona Film Club Award – under-30 jury
    Scales (United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Saudi Arabia)
    Directed by Shahad Ameen

    Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for Best Technical Contribution
    All This Victory (Lebanon, France, Qatar)
    Directed by Ahmad Ghossein

    Award for Best Short Film
    Veronica Doesn’t Smoke (Italy)
    Directed by Chiara Marotta

    Award for Best Director
    Our Time (Italy)
    Directed by Veronica Spedicati

    Award for Best Technical Contribution
    The Oceans Are the Real Continents (Italy)
    Directed by Tommaso Santambrogio

    Venice Days

    Director’s Award
    The Weeping Woman / La Llorona (Guatemala, France)
    Directed Jayro Bustamante

    Europa Cinemas Label Award
    Corpus Christi / Boże Ciało (Poland, France)
    Directed by Jan Komasa
    Produced by Aurum Film
    Coproduced by WFS Walter Film Studio, the Podkarpackie Regional Film Fund, Canal+ , Les Contes Modernes
    Supported by the Polish Film Institute

    BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas - People’s Choice Award
    Arab Blues / Un Divan A Tunis (France)
    By Manele Labidi

    Collateral Awards

    FIPRESCI Award - International Federation of Film Critics
    An Officer and a Spy (France, Italy)
    Directed by Roman Polanski
    and
    Best Film in Orizzonti
    White on White (Spain, Chile, France, Germany)
    Directed by Theo Court

    Queer Lion Award
    The Prince (Chile, Argentina, Belgium)
    Directed by Sebastian Muñoz

    Filming Italy Award – National Union of Italian Film Critics
    Best Film in the Sconfini Section
    American Skin (USA)
    Directed by Nate Parker

    Francesco Pasinetti Award – National Union of Italian Film Journalists

    Best Film
    The Mayor of Rione Sanità (Italy)
    Directed by Mario Martone

    and

    Best Actors
    Francesco Di Leva and Massimiliano Gallo for The Mayor of Rione Sanità
    Directed by Mario Martone

    and

    Best Actress
    Valeria Golino for her role in three films
    5 Is the Perfect Number (Italy, Belgium, France)
    Directed by Igort
    Adults in the Room (France, Greece)
    Directed by Costa-Gavras
    Tutto il mio folle amore (Italy)
    Directed by Gabriele Salvatores
    and
    Special Prize
    Citizen Rosi (Italy)
    Directed by Didi Gnocchi and Carolina Rosi

    ARCA Young Cinema Award

    Best Italian Film at Venice 76
    Martin Eden (Italy, France)
    Directed by Pietro Marcello
    and
    Best Film at Venice 76
    Ema (Chile)
    Directed by Pablo Larraín

    FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award

    Best Film
    Sole (Italy, Poland)
    Directed by Carlo Sironi
    Produced by Kino Produzioni
    Coproduced by Lava Film, in collaboration with RAI Cinema
    Supported by MiBAC, Eurimages, Lazio Cinema International and the Polish Film Institute
    and
    Special Mention
    Nevia (Italy)
    Directed by Nunzia De Stefano
    and
    Special Mention FEDIC for Best Short Film
    Supereroi Senza Superpoter
    Directed by Beatrice Baldacci

    Lizzani Award - ANAC (Associazione Nazionale Autori Cinematografici)
    Nevia (Italy)
    Directed by Nunzia De Stefano

    Leoncino d'Oro Award - Agiscuola, UNICEF
    The Mayor of Rione Sanità (Italy)
    Directed by Mario Martone

    Cinema for UNICEF
    The Painted Bird (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine)
    Directed by Václav Marhoul

    Brian Award | UAAR (Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti)
    The Perfect Candidate
    Directed by Haifaa Al Mansour

    Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award | Fundación Casa Wabi - Mantarraya Group
    To the winner of the Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
    You Will Die at 20 (Sudan, France, Egypt, Norway, Germany, Qatar)
    Directed by Amjad Abu Alala

    CICT - UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award | CICT - UNESCO (Conseil International du Cinema et de la Télévision)
    45 Seconds of Laughter
    Directed by Tim Robbins

    Edipo Re Award | Edipo Re, Università degli Studi di Padova
    Corpus Christi / Boże Ciało (Poland)
    Directed by Jan Komasa

    Fanheart3 Award| Associazione Fanheart3
    Graffetta d’Oro for Best Film
    Joker (USA, Canada)
    Directed by Todd Phillips

    Nave d’Argento for Best OTP
    Milla/Moses for Babyteeth (Australia)
    Directed by Shannon Murphy

    VR Fan Experience
    Wolves in the Walls
    Directed by Pete Billington

    Gillo Pontecorvo Award | Istituto Internazionale per il cinema e l'audiovisivo dei paesi latini, Associazione Gillo Pontecorvo
    Miao Xiatian, President of CFCC (China Film Coproduction Corporation)

    Green Drop Award | Green Cross Italia
    An Officer and a Spy (France, Italy)
    Directed by Roman Polanski
    and
    Prize for Lifetime Achievement
    Stefania Sandrelli
    and
    Ecologia e Cultura Special Edition
    Claudio Bonivento

    HFPA Award | HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
    to the filmmakers (directors, producers) from the Orizzonti section awarded for Best Film, Best Director and Special Jury Prize.

    HRNs Award – Special Prize for Human Rights | Human Rights Nights

    Special Prize for Human Rights – HRNs
    Les Epouvantails
    Directed by Nouri Bouzid
    and
    Special Mention
    Blanco En Blanco
    Directed by Théo Court

    INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | International Interchurch Film Organisation
    Bik Eneich – Un Fils
    Directed by Mehdi M Barsaoui

    Lanterna Magica Award | C G S (Cinecircoli Giovanili Socioculturali)
    Sole (Italy,  Poland)
    Directed by Carlo Sironi

    Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award | Fondazione Mimmo Rotella
    Giuseppe Capotondi, Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger the film The Burnt Orange Heresy directed by Giuseppe Capotondi

    Nuovoimaie Talent Award/ Nuovoimaie - i diritti degli artisti; in collaboration with Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani
    Best New Young Actor: Claudio Segaluscio
    Best New Young Actress: Virginia Apicella

    La Pellicola d'Oro Award | Ass.ne Culturale Articolo 9 Cultura and Spettacolo e SAS Cinema

    Best Stage Combat Expert
    Emiliano Novelli for Martin Eden
    Directed by Pietro Marcell
    and
    Best Costume Designer
    Gabriella Lo Faro for Martin Eden
    Directed by Pietro Marcello
    and
    Best Head Electrician
    Ettore Abate for Il Sindaco del Rione Sanità (Italy)
    Directed by Mario Martone

    Sfera 1932 Award| Consorzio Venezia e il suo Lido con Seguso Vetri d’Arte - Murano dal 1397
    Woman
    Directed by Anastasia Mikova and Yann Arthus-Bertrand
    and
    Special Mention
    Balloon
    Directed by Pema Tseden

    Signis Award/Signis International (World Catholic Association for Communication)
    Babyteeth (Australia)
    Directed by Shannon Murphy
    and
    Special Mention
    Waiting for the Barbarians
    Directed by Ciro Guerra

    Adele and Christopher Smithers Award | The Christopher D Smithers Foundation
    Babyteeth (Australia)
    Directed by Shannon Murphy

    Sorriso diverso Award | Associazione studentesca UCL (L'università cerca lavoro)
    Mio Fratello Rincorre I Dinosauri
    Directed by Stefano Cipani (Italy)
    and
    Best Foreign Film
    An Officer and a Spy (France, Italy)
    Directed by Roman Polanski

    Premio Soundtrack Stars Award | Free Event and Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani
    Best Soundtrack
    Joker (USA, Canad)
    Directed by Todd Phillips with music by Hildur Guðnadóttir
    and
    Special Jury Price
    Babyteeth (Australia)
    Directed by Shannon Murphy

    Premio Unimed/Unimed (Unione delle Università del Mediterraneo)
    Ema (Chile)
    Directed by Pablo Larraín