76th Venice International Film Festival

Film festival

The 76th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2019.^[2]

Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel was the Jury President of the main competition.^[3] The Truth, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, was the festival's opening film.^[4]

The Golden Lion was awarded to Joker, directed by Todd Phillips.^[5]

Juries

Main Competition (Venezia 76)

• Lucrecia Martel, Argentine filmmaker - Jury President^[3][6]
• Piers Handling, Canadian film historian and critic, executive director of the Toronto International Film Festival
• Mary Harron, Canadian director
• Stacy Martin, French actress
• Rodrigo Prieto, Mexican cinematographer
• Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese filmmaker and actor
• Paolo Virzì, Italian director and screenwriter

Horizons (Orizzonti)

• Susanna Nicchiarelli, Italian filmmaker - Jury President^[6]
• Mark Adams, artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival
• Rachid Bouchareb, French filmmaker
• Álvaro Brechner, Uruguayan filmmaker
• Eva Sangiorgi, artistic director of the Vienna International Film Festival

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film

• Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker and actor - Jury President^[6]
• Antonietta De Lillo, Italian director and screenwriter
• Hend Sabry, Tunisian actress
• Michael J. Werner, American-Hongkongese film producer
• Terence Nance, American filmmaker

Venice Virtual Reality

• Laurie Anderson, American composer, artist and director - Jury President^[6]
• Francesco Carrozzini, Italian photographer
• Alysha Naples, Italian designer

Venice Classics

• Costanza Quatriglio, Italian director and screenwriter^[6]

Official Section

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:^[4][7][8]

Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:^[9][7][10]

Horizons (Orizzonti)

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:^[7][11]

Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prizes for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:^[12][13][14]

Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Sconfini

The following films were selected for the Sconfini section:^[15][16]

Independent Sections

Venice International Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 34th Venice International Critics' Week (Italian: Settimana Internazionale della Critica):^[17]

Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected for the 16th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:^[18]

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 76th edition:^[19]

In Competition

• Golden Lion: Joker by Todd Phillips
• Grand Jury Prize: An Officer and a Spy, by Roman Polanski
• Silver Lion: Roy Andersson for About Endlessness
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Ariane Ascaride for Gloria Mundi
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Luca Marinelli for Martin Eden
• Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: No.7 Cherry Lane, by Yonfan
• Special Jury Prize: The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be by Franco Maresco
• Marcello Mastroianni Award: Toby Wallace, Babyteeth

Horizons (Orizzonti)

• Best Film: Atlantis by Valentyn Vasyanovych
• Best Director: Théo Court for White on White
• Special Jury Prize: Verdict by Raymund Ribas Gutierrez
• Best Actress: Marta Nieto for Madre
• Best Actor: Sami Bouajila for A Son
• Best Screenplay: Back Home by Jessica Palud
• Horizons Prize for Best Short: Darling by Saim Sadiq

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film (Lion of the Future)

• You Will Die at Twenty by Amjad Abu Alala

Venezia Classici Awards

• Best Documentary on Cinema: Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
• Best Restored Film: Ecstasy (1933)

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

• Pedro Almodóvar
• Julie Andrews

Independent Sections Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:

Giornate degli Autori

• GdA Director's Award: La Llorona by Jayro Bustamante
• Europa Cinemas Label: Corpus Christi by Jan Komasa

Independent Awards

SIAE Award

• Marco Bellocchio for The Traitor^[20]

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

• Donald Sutherland and Mick Jagger for The Burnt Orange Heresy

Campari Passion for the Cinema Award

• Luca Bigazzi for The New Pope

Bresson Award

• Lucrecia Martel

References

1. "Venezia 76: ecco la madrina Alessandra Mastronardi". La Repubblica (in Italian). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
2. "Regulations of the 76th International Film Festival". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
3. Wiseman, Andreas (24 June 2019). "Venice Film Festival Appoints 'Zama' Director Lucrecia Martel As Jury President". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
4. Vivarelli, Nick (18 July 2019). "Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'The Truth' With Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche to Open Venice Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
5. "'Joker' Wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Gets Grand Jury Prize". IndieWire. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
6. "Le giurie internazionali della Biennale Cinema 2019" [The international juries of the 2019 Cinema Biennale] (in Italian). 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
7. Vivarelli, Nick (25 July 2019). "Joker,' 'Ad Astra,' 'The Laundromat,' 'Marriage Story' to Compete in Venice". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
8. "Venezia 76 Competition". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
9. Vivarelli, Nick (22 July 2019). "'The Burnt Orange Heresy,' With Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland, to Close Venice". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
10. "Out of Competition". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
11. "Orizzonti". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
12. "Pre-opening event of the 76th Festival on Tuesday 27 August". labiennale.org. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
13. Barraclough, Leo (24 July 2019). "Venice Classics Includes Films By Martin Scorsese, Dennis Hopper, David Cronenberg". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
14. "Venice Classics". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
15. "Sconfini". labiennale.org. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
16. Vivarelli, Nick (7 August 2019). "Venice Adds Nate Parker's 'American Skin' to Lineup". Variety. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
17. Vivarelli, Nick (19 July 2019). "Billie Piper's Directorial Debut, 'Rare Beasts,' to Bow in Venice Critics' Week". Variety. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
18. Vivarelli, Nick (23 July 2019). "Transgender Immigrant Pic 'Lingua Franca,' Thriller 'Only Beasts' to Bow at Venice Days". Variety. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
19. Anderson, Ariston (7 September 2019). "Venice: Todd Phillips' 'Joker' Wins Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Wins Silver Lion". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
20. "Marco Bellocchio: Premio SIAE al regista ribelle del cinema italiano". 2 September 2019.

External links

• Official website