75th Venice International Film Festival
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The main entrance of the Cinema Palace during the festival.
The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018. Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was named as the President of the Jury.[1] First Man, directed by Damien Chazelle, was selected to open the festival.[2] Guillermo del Toro was named as the Jury President for the main competition section,[3] with Michele Riondino hosting the festival.[4]
The festival poster is made by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti, who designed it in the way "that attracts the eye, that attracts thought, but without revealing too much."[5] The Golden Lion was awarded to Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.[6]
Contents
Jury
Main Competition (Venezia 75)
- Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director (Jury President)[7]
- Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director
- Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer and songwriter
- Nicole Garcia, French actress, film director and screenwriter
- Paolo Genovese, Italian director and screenwriter
- Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer
- Taika Waititi, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and actor
- Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor
- Naomi Watts, British actress
Official selection
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:[8][9]
- Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]
| Fiction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper | United States | |
| A Story With No Name | Una Storia Senza Nome | Roberto Andò | Italy, France |
| Driven | Nick Hamm | United Kingdom, United States, Puerto Rico | |
| The Estimates | Les Estivants | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France, Italy |
| L’amica geniale | Saverio Costanzo | Italy, Belgium | |
| My Masterpiece | Mi Obra Maestra | Gastón Duprat | Argentina, Spain |
| A Tramway in Jerusalem | Amos Gitai | Israel, France | |
| A People and His King | Un Peuple et Son Roi | Pierre Schoeller | France, Belgium |
| The Stillness | La Quietud | Pablo Trapero | Argentina |
| Dragged Across Concrete | S. Craig Zahler | Canada, United States | |
| Shadow | Ying | Zhang Yimou | China |
| Non-fiction | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| 1938 Different | 1938 Diversi | Giorgio Treves | Italy |
| A Letter to a Friend in Gaza | Amos Gitai | Israel | |
| American Dharma | Errol Morris | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Aquarela | Victor Kossakovsky | United Kingdom, Germany | |
| Carmine Street Guitars | Ron Mann | Canada | |
| El Pepe: A Supreme Life | El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema | Emir Kusturica | Argentina, Uruguay, Serbia |
| Introduction to the Dark | Introduzione All'Oscuro | Gastón Solnicki | Argentina, Austria |
| ISIS, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul | Francesca Mannocchi Alessio Romenzi |
Italy, Germany | |
| Monrovia, Indiana | Frederick Wiseman | United States | |
| Process | Sergei Loznitsa | Netherlands | |
| Your Face | Ni De Lian | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Special events | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Title | Director(s) | Production country | |
| Il diario di angela - noi due cineasti (90 min) | Yervant Gianikian | Italy | |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (98 min) | Morgan Neville | United States | |
| The Other Side of the Wind (122 min) | Orson Welles | United States, Iran, France | |
Horizons
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[8][9]
| Short Films Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Kado | A Gift | Aditya Ahmad | Indonesia |
| Staircase | Mohsen Banihashemi | Iran | |
| L'été et tout le reste | Sven Bresser | Netherlands | |
| Gli anni | Sara Fgaier | Italy, France | |
| Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy | Andrew Stephen Lee | Philippines, United States | |
| Leoforos Patision | Patision Avenue | Thanasis Neofotistos | Greece |
| Los bastardos | Tomas Posse | Argentina | |
| All Inclusive | Corina Schwingruber Ilić | Switzerland | |
| Sex, strakh i gamburgery | Sex, Fear, and Hamburgers | Eldar Shibanov | Kazakhstan |
| Ninfe | Isabella Torre | Italy | |
| Na li | Down There | Yang Zhengfan | China, France |
| Strano telo | Foreign Body | Dušan Zorić | Serbia |
| Short Films – Out of Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Blu | Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti | Italy | |
- 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:[11]
| Restored classic films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| N/A | Adieu Philippine (1962) | Jacques Rozier | France, Italy |
| The Ascent (1976) | Voskhozhdeniye | Larisa Shepitko | Russia |
| Brick and Mirror (1964) | Khesht o Ayeneh | Ebrahim Golestan | Iran |
| Death in Venice (1971) | Morte a Venezia | Luchino Visconti | Italy, France, United States |
| The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) | Der Golem – Wie er in die Welt kam | Paul Wegener | Germany |
| N/A | Il posto (1962) | Ermanno Olmi | Italy |
| The Killers (1946) | Robert Siodmak | United States | |
| The Killers (1964) | Don Siegel | United States | |
| Last Year at Marienbad (1961) | L'année dernière à marienbad | Alain Resnais | France, Italy |
| The Mad Fox (1962) | Koi ya koi nasuna koi | Tomu Uchida | Japan |
| The Naked City (1948) | Jules Dassin | United States | |
| The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) | La notte di San Lorenzo | Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani | Italy |
| The Night Porter (1974) | Il portiere di notte | Liliana Cavani | Italy |
| Nothing Sacred (1937) | William A. Wellman | United States | |
| The Place Without Limits (1977) | El lugar sin límites | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| Some Like It Hot (1959) | Billy Wilder | United States | |
| Street of Shame (1956) | Akasen chitai | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan |
| They Live (1988) | John Carpenter | United States | |
| Documentary Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| The Great Buster: A Celebration | The Great Buster | Peter Bogdanovich | United States |
| Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema | Mark Cousins | United Kingdom | |
| Humberto Mauro | André Di Mauro | Brazil | |
| Living the Light – Robby Müller | Claire Pijman | Netherlands, Germany | |
| 24/25 Il fotogramma in più | Giancarlo Rolandi, Federico Pontiggia | Italy | |
| Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast | Bruce Weber | United States | |
| Friedkin Uncut | Francesco Zippel | Italy | |
- 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:
| Orizzonti Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Blood Kin | Ramin Bahrani | United States | |
| Il banchiere anarchico | Giulio Base | Italy | |
| Il ragazzo più felice del mondo | Gipi | Italy | |
| Arrivederci Saigon | Wilma Labate | Italy | |
| The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | United States | |
| L'heure de la sortie | Sébastien Marnier | France | |
| Magic Lantern | Amir Naderi | United States | |
| Camorra | Francesco Patierno | Italy | |
Awards
Official selection
The following official awards were presented at the 75th edition:[6]
In Competition
- Golden Lion: Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
- Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos
- Silver Lion: The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia Colman for The Favourite
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate
- Best Screenplay Award: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen
- Special Jury Prize: The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Baykali Ganambarr for The Nightingale
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Best Film: Manta Ray by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
- Best Director: The River by Emir Baigazin
- Special Jury Prize: The Announcement by Mahmut Fazil Coşkun
- Best Actress: Natalia Kudryashova for The Man Who Surprised Everyone
- Best Actor: Kais Nashef for Tel Aviv On Fire
- Best Screenplay: Jinpa by Pema Tseden
- Horizons Prize for Best Short: A Gift by Aditya Ahmad
Lion of the Future
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: The Day I Lost My Shadow by Soudade Kaadan
Venezia Classici Awards
- Best Documentary on Cinema: The Great Buster: A Celebration by Peter Bogdanovich
- Best Restored Film: The Night of the Shooting Stars by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
Special Awards
Autonomous sections
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:
Venice International Critics' Week[14]
- Sun Film Group Audience Award: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub
- Verona Film Club Award: Blonde Animals by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther
- Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for the Best Technical Contribution: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub
Venice Days
- SIAE Award: Mario Martone for his artistic career and for his last picture, Capri-Revolution[15]
- GdA Director's Award: Real Love by Claire Burger[16]
- BNL People's Choice Award: Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli[17]
- Europa Cinemas Label Award: Joy by Sudabeh Mortezai[18]
- Hearst Film Award: Joy by Sudabeh Mortezai[19]
Other collateral awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[20]
- Arca CinemaGiovani Award
- Best Italian Film: Capri-Revolution by Mario Martone
- Venezia 75 Best Film: Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Brian Award: On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini (Horizons)
- Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award: El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema by Emir Kusturica (Out of competition)
- FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award: On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini
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- Special mention: Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli (Venice Days)
- Mention FEDIC Il Giornale del Cibo: I villani by Daniele De Michele (Venice Days)
- FIPRESCI Awards:
- Best Film (main competition): Sunset by László Nemes
- Best Film (other sections): Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub (International Critics' Week)
- Gillo Pontecorvo Award (Best co-production for a debut film): The Road Not Taken by Tang Gaopeng
- Green Drop Award: At Eternity's Gate by Julian Schnabel
- Lanterna Magica Award (CGS): Amanda by Mikhael Hers (Horizons)
- Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award: Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Cinema for UNICEF Award: What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? by Roberto Minervini
- Queer Lion: Josè by Li Cheng (Venice Days)[21]
- SIGNIS Award: Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
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- Special mention: 22 July by Paul Greengrass
- C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO: A Star Is Born by Bradley Cooper
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- Special mention: The Mountain by Rick Alverson
- Robert Bresson Award: Liliana Cavani[22]
- Franca Sozzani Award: Salma Hayek
- Campari Passion for the Cinema Award: Bob Murawski for The Other Side of the Wind
- Pietro Bianchi Award: Carlo Verdone
- Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award: Julian Schnabel and Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate[23]
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