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Here are the winners of the 71st Venice Film Festival.
Venezia 71 Awards
Golden Lion for Best Film: “A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence” by Roy Andersson (Sweden, Germany, Norway, France)
Silver Lion for Best Director: Andrei Konchalovsky for the film “The Postman’s White Nights” (Russia)
Grand Jury Prize: “The Look of Silence” by Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, United Kingdom)
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Adam Driver in the film “Hungry Hearts” by Saverio Costanzo (Italy)
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Alba Rohrwacher in the film “Hungry Hearts” by Saverio Costanzo (Italy)
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress: Romain Paul in the film “Le Dernier Coup de Marteau” by Alix Delaporte (France)
Award For Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for the film “Tales” by Rakhshan Banietemad (Iran)
Special Jury Prize: “Sivas” by Kaan Mujdeci (Turkey, Germany)
Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film: “Court” by Chaitanya Tamhane (India)
Orizzonti Award For Best Film: “Court” by Chaitanya Tamhane (India)
Orizzonti Award For Best Director: Naji Abu Nowar for the film “THEEB” (Jordan, U.A.E., Qatar, United Kingdom)
Special Orizzonti Jury Prize: “Belluscone. Una Storia Siciliana“ by Franco Maresco (Italy)
Special Orizzonti Award for Best Actor or Actress: Emir Hadzihafizbegovic in the film “These are the Rules” by Ognjen Svilicic (Croatia, France, Serbia, FUROM)
Orizzonti Award For Best Short Film: “Maryam” by Sidi Saleh (Indonesia)
Venice Short Film Nomination for the European Film Awards 2014: “Daily Bread” by Idan Hubel (Israel)
Venezia Classici Awards
Venezia Classici Award for Best Documentary on Cinema: “Animata Resistenza” by Francesco Montagner and Alberto Girotto (Italy)
Venezia Classici Award for Best Restored Film: “Una Giornata Particolare” by Ettore Scola (1977, Italy, Canada)
Other Awards
Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement 2014: Thelma Schoonmaker (editor from Algeria) and Frederick Wiseman (director, editor and producer from USA)
Jaeger-Lecoultre Glory to The Filmmaker Award 2014: James Franco (actor, director and producer from USA)
Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award 2014: Frances McDormand (Actress and producer from USA)
L’Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award: Valentina Corti (Actress from Italy)
For more info about the festival you can visit its official website.
