OFFICIAL AWARDS – 78th Venice International Film Festival: Venezia 78, Orizzonti, Orizzonti Extra, Venice VR Expanded.
VENEZIA 78
The Venezia 78 Jury, chaired by Bong Joon Ho and comprised of Saverio Costanzo, Virginie Efira, Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Gadon, Alexander Nanau and Chloé Zhao, having viewed all 21 films in competition, has decided as follows:
- GOLDEN LION for Best Film to: L’ÉVÉNEMENT (HAPPENING) by Audrey Diwan (France)
- SILVER LION – GRAND JURY PRIZE to: È STATA LA MANO DI DIO (THE HAND OF GOD) by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)
- SILVER LION – AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to: Jane Campion for the film THE POWER OF THE DOG (New Zealand, Australia)
- COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress: Penélope Cruz in the film MADRES PARALELAS (PARALLEL MOTHERS) by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
- COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor: John Arcilla in the film ON THE JOB: THE MISSING 8 by Erik Matti (Philippines)
- AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to: Maggie Gyllenhaal for the film THE LOST DAUGHTER by Maggie Gyllenhaal (Greece, USA, UK, Israel)
- SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to: IL BUCO by Michelangelo Frammartino (Italy, France, Germany)
- MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress to: Filippo Scotti in the film È STATA LA MANO DI DIO (THE HAND OF GOD) by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)
ORIZZONTI
The Orizzonti Jury, chaired by Jasmila Žbanić and comprised of Mona Fastvold, Shahram Mokri, Josh Siegel e Nadia Terranova, after screening the 19 feature-length films and 12 short films in competition, has decided as follows:
- ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST FILM to: PILIGRIMAI (PILGRIMS) by Laurynas Bareiša (Lithuania)
- ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to: Éric Gravel for the film À PLEIN TEMPS (FULL TIME) (France)
- SPECIAL ORIZZONTI JURY PRIZE to: EL GRAN MOVIMIENTO by Kiro Russo (Bolivia, France, Qatar, Switzerland)
- ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS to: Laure Calamy in the film À PLEIN TEMPS (FULL TIME) by Éric Gravel (France)
- ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR to: Piseth Chhun in the film BODENG SAR (WHITE BUILDING) by Kavich Neang (Cambodia, France, China, Qatar)
- ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to: Peter Kerekes, Ivan Ostrochovský for the film CENZORKA (107 MOTHERS) by Peter Kerekes (Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Ukraine)
- ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM to: LOS HUESOS (THE BONES) by Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña (Chile)
VENICE SHORT FILM NOMINATION FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2021 to: FALL OF THE IBIS KING by Josh O’Caoimh, Mikai Geronimo (Ireland)
LION OF THE FUTURE “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM
The Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film Jury of the 78th Venice International Film Festival, chaired by Uberto Pasolini and comprised of Martin Schweighofer and Amalia Ulman, has decided to award the LION OF THE FUTURE “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM to: IMACULAT by Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark (Romania) GIORNATE DEGLI AUTORI
VENICE VR EXPANDED
The Venice VR EXPANDED Jury, chaired by Michelle Kranot and comprised of Maria Grazia Mattei and Jonathan Yeo, after viewing the 23 projects in competition has decided as follows:
- GRAND JURY PRIZE FOR BEST VR WORK to: GOLIATH: PLAYING WITH REALITY by Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla (UK, France)
- BEST VR EXPERIENCE FOR INTERACTIVE CONTENT to: LE BAL DE PARIS DE BLANCA LI by Blanca Li (France, Germany, Luxembourg)
- BEST VR STORY to: END OF NIGHT by David Adler (Denmark, France)
ORIZZONTI EXTRA
- ARMANY BEAUTY AUDIENCE AWARD to: SOKEA MIES, JOKA EI HALUNNUT NÄHDÄ TITANICIA (THE BLIND MAN WHO DID NOT WANT TO SEE TITANIC) by Teemu Nikki (Finland)
- GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2021 to: ROBERTO BENIGNI || JAMIE LEE CURTIS
- CARTIER GLORY TO THE FILMMAKER AWARD 2021 to: RIDLEY SCOTT
- PREMIO CAMPARI PASSION FOR FILM 2021 to: MARCUS ROWLAND
