Monday, September 8, 2008

FESTIVAL 6: Venice, Italy


The third of the top three festivals (Cannes & Berlin) is also the oldest festival in the world. It has serious competition from the fourth, Toronto, which right behind it in ranking and timing. However, it does not have to fear anything after all these years besides having one of the most beautiful settings. This year the president of the jury is Wim Wenders.

Venezia 65 - In Competition

Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler (USA) GOLDEN LION for Best Film

Guillermo Arriaga - The Burning Plain (USA) MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD
Pupi Avati - Il Papà di Giovanna (Italy) COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor
Marco Bechis - BirdWatchers (Italy)
Patrick Mario Bernard & Pierre Trividic - L’Autre(France) COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker (USA) SIGNIS Award
Pappi Corsicato - Il Seme della Discordia (Italy)
Jonathan Demme Rachel - Getting Married (USA)
Haile Gerima - Teza (Ethiopia) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE & OSELLA for Best Screenplay
Aleksey German Jr. - Bumažnyj soldat (Paper Soldier) (Russia) SILVER LION for Best Director & OSELLA for Best Cinematography
Semih Kaplanoglu - Süt (Milk) (Turkey)
Takeshi Kitano - Akires to Kame (Achilles and the Tortoise) (Japan)
Hayao Miyazaki - Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) (Japan)
Amir Naderi - Vegas: Based on a True Story (USA)
Mamoru Oshii - The Sky Crawlers (Japan)
Ferzan Özpetek - Un Giorno Perfetto (Italy)
Christian Petzold - Jerichow (Germany)
Barbet Schroeder - Inju, la Bête dans l’ombre (France)
Werner Schroeter - Nuit de chien (France)
Tariq Teguia - Gabbla (Inland) (Algeria) FIPRESCI Award
YU Lik-wai - Dangkou (Plastic City) (Hong Kong)

Venezia 65 - Out of Competition
Paolo Benvenuti - Puccini e la fanciulla (Italy)
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - Burn After Reading (USA) (OPENING)
Claire Denis - 35 Rhums (France)
JIA Zhangke - Heshang aiqing (Cry me a river) (China)
Minoru Kawasaki - Monster X Strikes Back (Japan)
Abbas Kiarostami - Shirin (Iran)
José Mojica Marins - Encarnação do demônio (Brazil)
Mario Monicelli - Vicino al Colosseo c’è Monti (Italy)
Nonzee Nimibutr - Puen yai jom sa lad (Queens of Langkasuka) (Thailand)
Manoel de Oliveira - Do Visível ao Invisível (Portugal)
Agnés Varda - Les Plages d’Agnès (France)
Fabrice du Welz - Vinyan (France)

Venezia 65 - Orizzonti
Ramin Bahrani - Goodbye Solo – USA FIPRESCI Award
Julio Bressane, Rosa Dias - A Erva do Rato – Brazil
Lav Diaz - Melancholia – Philippines ORIZZONTI PRIZE
Jean-Pierre Duret, Andréa Santana - Puisque nous sommes nés - France
Philippe Grandrieux - Un lac – France
HUANG Wenhai - Women - China
Mikhail Kalatozishvili - Dikoe Pole (Wild Field) – Russia
Mirko Locatelli - Il primo giorno d’inverno – Italy
Ross McElwee In Paraguay – USA
Avi Mograbi - Z32 – Israel
Bahman Motamedian Khastegi (Tedium) – Iran
Gerardo Naranjo - Voy a explotar – Mexico
Arnaud des Pallières - Parc – France
Francis Xavier - Pasion Jay – Philippines
Eugenio Polgovsky - Los Herederos – Mexico
Marco Pontecorvo - PA-RA-DA – Italy
Gianfranco Rosi - Below Sea Level – Italy ORIZZONTI DOC PRIZE
Andreï Schtakleff, Jonathan Le Fourn - L’Exil et le royaume – France
Emily Tang - Wanmei Shenhuo (Perfect Life) – China
Tariq Tapa - Zero Bridge – India

For more info: Venice International Film Festival

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