Young Cinema Award

The Young Cinema Award (Italian: Premio Arca Cinema Giovani) is a film award given at the Venice Film Festival. The motto of the award is "Spirit of time: a look to the present".^[1] The jury consists of one hundred 18- to 25-year-olds from different countries, such as France, Canada, Poland, Hungary, and Italy. The 2016 edition gathered French, Tunisian, and Italian young people.

Categories

The award does not have the same categories every year. The following categories are listed below:

Best Italian Film

• 2003 – Good Morning, Night by Marco Bellocchio
• 2004 – Nemmeno il destino by Daniele Gaglianone
• 2005 – The Beast in the Heart by Cristina Comencini
• 2006 – La rieducazione by Amanda Flor
• 2007 – Don't Think About It by Gianni Zanasi
• 2008 – Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio
• 2009 – The Double Hour by Giuseppe Capotondi
• 2010 – 20 Cigarettes by Aureliano Amadei
• 2011 – The Last Man on Earth by Gipi
• 2012 – The Ideal City by Luigi Lo Cascio
• 2013 – The Art of Happiness by Alessandro Rak
• 2014 – Belluscone: A Sicilian Story by Franco Maresco
• 2015 – Burning Love by Alberto Caviglia
• 2016 – Ears by Alessandro Aronadio
• 2017 – Beautiful Things by Giorgio Ferrero
• 2018 – Capri-Revolution by Mario Martone
• 2020 - Notturno by Gianfranco Rosi
• 2021 - The Hand of God by Paolo Sorrentino
• 2022 - Monica by Andrea Pallaoro
• 2023 - El paraíso by Enrico Maria Artale

Alternatives

• 2005 – Lady Vengeance by Park Chan-wook
• 2006 – Offscreen by Christoffer Boe
• 2007 – Sous les bombes by Philippe Aractingi
• 2008 – Sell Out! by Yeo Joon Han

Best Digital Film

• 2004 – Un silenzio particolare

Best International Film

References

1. "Venice Film Festival: Overview". Internet Movie Database. September 1–11, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2006.