- Source: 68th Venice International Film Festival
The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September, prior to the premiere of his upcoming film Wilde Salomé. Marco Bellocchio was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September. The festival opened with the American film The Ides of March, directed by George Clooney, and closed with Damsels in Distress by Whit Stillman.
Juries
The international juries of the 68th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows:
= Main competition (Venezia 68)
=Darren Aronofsky, American director - Jury President
Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Finnish visual artist and filmmaker
David Byrne, British-American musician
Todd Haynes, American filmmaker
Mario Martone, Italian filmmaker
Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress
André Téchiné, French filmmaker
= Horizons (Orizzonti)
=Jia Zhangke, Chinese filmmaker - Jury President
Stuart Comer, British Curator of Film at Tate Modern
Odile Decq, French architect
Marianne Khoury, Egyptian director
Jacopo Quadri, Italian film editor
= Controcampo Italiano
=Stefano Incerti, Italian author - Jury President
Aureliano Amadei, Italian actor
Cristiana Capotondi, Italian actress
= Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)
=Carlo Mazzacurati, Italian director - Jury President
Aleksei Fedorchenko, Russian director
Fred Roos, American producer
Charles Tesson, French Artistic Director of the International Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival
Serra Yilmaz, Turkish actress
Official Sections
= In Competition
=The following films were selected to compete for the Golden Lion:
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.
= Out of Competition
=The following films were shown out of competition:
= Horizons (Orizzonti)
=The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
Highlighted title indicates the Orizzonti Award for Best Feature Film winner.
= Controcampo Italiano
=The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section:
In competition
= Italian avant-garde retrospective
=The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian avant-garde films, titled Orizzonti 1961-1978, spanning the years 1961 to 1978.
Independent Sections
= Venice International Film Critics' Week
=The following films were screened for this section:
= Venice Days
=The following films were screened as part of the Venice Days section The three nominees for the European Parliament's 2011 Lux Prize received screenings as part of this section.
Official Awards
The following Official selection awards were conferred at the festival:
= In Competition (Venezia 68)
=Golden Lion: Faust by Alexander Sokurov
Silver Lion for Best Director: Cai Shangjun, for People Mountain People Sea
Special Jury Prize: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Michael Fassbender for Shame
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Deanie Ip for A Simple Life
Marcello Mastroianni Award: Shōta Sometani and Fumi Nikaidō for Himizu
Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: Robbie Ryan for Wuthering Heights
Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou for Alps
= Horizons (Orizzonti)
=Horizons Award: Kotoko by Shinya Tsukamoto
Special Horizons jury prize: Whores' Glory by Michael Glawogger
Horizons Award for medium-length film: Accidentes Gloriosos by Mauro Andrizzi and Marcus Lindeen
Horizons Award for short film: In attesa dell'avvento by Felice D'Agostino and Arturo Lavorato
Special mentions:
O Le Tulafale by Tusi Tamasese
All The Lines Flow Out by Charles LIM Yi Yong
= Controcampo Italiano
=Best Feature film: Scialla! by Francesco Bruni
Best Short film: A Chjàna by Jonas Carpignano
Best Documentary: Pugni chiusi by Fiorella Infascelli
Special Mentions:
Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt
Franco Di Giacomo (cinematography) for Pugni chiusi
= "Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film
=Là-bas: A Criminal Education by Guido Lombardi
= Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
=Marco Bellocchio
= Special Awards
=Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Al Pacino
Persol 3D Award for the Most Creative Stereoscopic Film: Zapruder Filmmakers Group (David Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi & Monaldo Moretti)
L'Oréal Paris Award for Cinema: Nicole Grimaudo
Independent Sections Awards
The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:
= Venice International Film Critics' Week
=Critics' Week Audience Award: Là-bas by Guido Lombardi
= Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori)
=Label Europa Cinemas Award: Guilty by Vincent Garenq
Lina Mangiacapre Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
Laterna Magica Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
FEDIC Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
Independent Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:
= FIPRESCI Award
=Best Film (Main competition): Shame by Steve McQueen
Best Film (Horizons): Two Years at Sea by Ben Rivers
= Queer Lion
=Wilde Salomé by Al Pacino
= SIGNIS Award
=Faust by Alexander Sokurov
Special mention: A Simple Life by Ann Hui
= Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)
=Best Film: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
Best Debut (or Special mention): The Last Man on Earth by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
= Cicae Prize
=The Orator by Tusi Tamasese
= Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award
=Carnage by Roman Polanski
= Cinema for UNICEF Award
=Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
= C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award
=Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician by Tamer Ezzat, Ahmad Abdalla, Ayten Amin, Amr Salama
= Nazareno Taddei Award
=A Simple Life by Ann Hui
= CinemAvvenire Award – Best Film
=Shame by Steve McQueen
= Best Film – Il cerchio non è rotondo Award
=The Orator by Tusi Tamasese
= Equal Opportunity Award
=A Simple Life by Ann Hui
= Future Film Festival Digital Award
=Faust by Alexander Sokurov
Special mention: Kotoko by Shinya Tsukamoto
= Gianni Astrei Award
=A Simple Life by Ann Hui
= Brian Award
=The Ides of March by George Clooney
= Lina Mangiacapre Award – Special mention
=Maternity Blues by Fabrizio Cattani
= AIF Forfilmfest Award
=Easy! (Scialla!) by Francesco Bruni
= Biografilm Lancia Award
=Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt
= Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
=The Last Man on Earth by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
Special mention: Pasta nera by Alessandro Piva (Controcampo Italiano)
= Golden Mouse
=Killer Joe by William Friedkin
= Premio Open
=Marco Müller
References
External links
Official website
Venice Film Festival 2011 Awards on IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Hong Sang-soo
- Himizu (film)
- Emma Stone
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Kate Winslet
- Melissa Leo
- 68th Venice International Film Festival
- The Ides of March (2011 film)
- Faust (2011 film)
- Alps (film)
- Himizu (film)
- Carnage (2011 film)
- Damsels in Distress (film)
- A Simple Life
- Terraferma (film)
- A Burning Hot Summer
