The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival opened on 31 August 2005 with

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's '' Seven Swords'' and closed on 10 September 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical '' Perhaps Love''. The lineups were announced by the festival director Marco Müller on 28 July 2005 in Rome. The digital films can compete in all categories for the first time of the festival history. Asian filmmaking confirmed its vitality, and with this year's most important works demonstrated that it had once again been capable of challenging the most intelligent spectacular effects from Hollywood. Japanese animated filmmaker

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and Italian actress

Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli (born 5 June 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the ''commedia all'Italiana'', starting from the 1960s. She was 14 years old when she starred in '' Divorce Italian Style'' as Angela, the cousin and love i ...

were each awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The Golden Lion was won by '' Brokeback Mountain''. During this edition of the festival, an International Design Competition of the new Palazzo del Cinema took place. The winner of the competition was ''5+1 & Rudy Ricciotti''. The purpose of the new building is to house the main headquarters of the Film Festival, as well as congresses and cultural events.

Juries

The international juries of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition (''Venezia 62'')
This jury confers the Golden Lion for the best film. *

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Italian production designer, art director and costume designer (Jury President) *

Ah Cheng Zhong Acheng (; born 1949), often known by his pseudonym Ah Cheng, is a Chinese author and screenwriter. In 1979, together with He Dong, Ma Desheng, Wang Keping, Huang Rui, Li Shuang, Qu Leilei and Ai Weiwei, Ah Cheng founded the Stars Group ( ...

, Chinese author and screenwriter *

Claire Denis Claire Denis (; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film ''Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s, as well as of all time. Other acclaimed works include '' Trouble Ev ...

, French director and writer *

Edgar Reitz Edgar Reitz (born 1 November 1932) is a German filmmaker and Professor of Film at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung (State University of Design) in Karlsruhe. He is best-known for his internationally acclaimed '' Heimat film series'' (1 ...

, German filmmaker and Professor of Film *

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, Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress *

Christine Vachon Christine Vachon (; born November 21, 1962) is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector. Christine Vachon produced Todd Haynes' first feature, ''Poison'', which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundan ...

, American producer active in independent film sector *

Amos Gitai Amos Gitai ( he, עמוס גיתאי; born 11 October 1950) is an Israeli filmmaker, who was trained as an architect. Gitai's work was presented in several major retrospectives in Pompidou Center in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and ...

, Israeli filmmaker Horizons (''Orizzonti'')
This jury assigns two Horizons Awards, for best film and for best documentary. * Mimmo Rotella, Italian artist, closely related to cinema (Chairman) * Isabel Coixet, Spanish director *

Jean-Michel Frodon Jean-Michel Frodon (born 20 September 1953 in Paris) is a journalist, critic and historian of cinema. Biography Born Jean-Michel Billard, he writes with a pseudonym borrowed from Frodo of ''The Lord of the Rings''. He has a master's degree and a ...

, French film critic *

Valerio Mastandrea Valerio Mastandrea (born 14 February 1972) is an Italian film, stage and television actor. Life and career He was born in Rome. While being a student of philosophy, in the early 1990s Mastandrea enjoyed some success thanks to the semi-regular pa ...

, Italian film, stage and TV actor *

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, Japanese director and actor Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'')
This jury assigns the Corto Cortissimo Award for best short and the UIP Prize for best European short. * Chema Prado, Spanish film critic (Chairman) * Giovanna Gagliardo, Italian director and screenwriter * Clemens Klopfenstein, Swiss film director Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)
In a contest that examines all feature-length films that are first works present in the various sections of the Festival, this jury assigns the "Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentiis award for best debut work" to one film, as well as a prize of Euro 100,000 put forward by

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and of 20,000 metres of film stock offered by

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. * Guy Maddin, Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer and editor (Chairman) *

Peter Cowie Peter Cowie (born 24 December 1939) is a film historian and author of more than thirty books on film. In 1963 he was the founder/publisher and general editor of the annual ''International Film Guide'', a survey of worldwide film production, whi ...

, British film historian and author *

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, Italian film, stage and TV actress * Ismaël Ferroukhi, French-Moroccan film director *

Renata Litvinova Renata Muratovna Litvinova (russian: Рената Муратовна Литвинова; born 12 January 1967) is a Russian actress, film director, and screenwriter. Biography Litvinova was born in Moscow to Volga Tatar father Murat Aminovic ...

, Russian actress, director and screenwriter

Official selection

In competition

The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition of feature films in 35mm and digital HD format, running for the Golden Lion. :Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of competition

Non-competitive section of highly spectacular films. Works by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, and films deemed appropriate for a midnight screening.

Horizons

A section aiming to provide a picture of the new trends in cinema. Documentaries are now included in this section, in order to render the programme more legible and avoid any confusion between different rich and complex sections. :Highlighted titles indicate the Horizons Awards for Best Film and Best Documentary respectively.

Short film competition

The following films in 35mm, whose length does not exceed 30 minutes, were selected for the short film competition (Corto Cortissimo): :Highlighted title indicates Lion for Best Short Film

The Secret History of Asian Cinema

This is a retrospective section on

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(1934 to 1990) and

Japanese cinema The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world; as of 2021, it was the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. In 2011 Japan produced 411 feature films that ea ...

(1926 to 1978). The films are listed here in chronological order.

The Secret History of Italian Cinema 2

A retrospective section on Italian film (1946 to 1976). This section is part of a planned 4-year retrospective on some lesser known sides of Italian Cinema that started on the 61st edition of the festival.

Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as ''In Competition'' for the 20th Venice International Film Critics’ Week: :* In collaboration with Venice Days

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 2nd edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section: :Highlighted title indicates the Lion Of The Future winner. - * In collaboration with the 20th International Critics' Week.

Awards

Official selection

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 62nd edition: Giovanna Mezzogiorno (2005)

* Golden Lion: '' Brokeback Mountain'' by

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* Silver Lion for Best Director: '' Regular Lovers'' (''Les Amants Réguliers'') by

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* Special Jury Prize: ''

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'' by

Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951) is an American filmmaker, known for the provocative and often controversial content in his movies and his use of neo-noir imagery and gritty urban settings. A long-time independent filmmaker, some of his best kn ...

Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup for Best Actor ( it, Coppa Volpi per la migliore interpretazione maschile) is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film ...

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for ''

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'' *

Volpi Cup for Best Actress The Volpi Cup for Best Actress is an award presented by the Venice Film Festival. It is given by the festival jury in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance from the films in the competition slate. It is named in honor o ...

: Giovanna Mezzogiorno for '' The Beast in the Heart'' * Marcello Mastroianni Award (for the best emerging actor or actress): Ménothy Cesar for '' Heading South'' * Award for Best Cinematography:

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for ''Regular Lovers'' * Award for Best Screenplay: George Clooney and

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for ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' Special Awards * Special Lion for Overall Work: Isabelle Huppert Horizons awards (Premi Orizzonti) * Best Film: '' First on the Moon'' (''Pervye na lune'') by Aleksei Fedorchenko * Best Documentary: ''East of Paradise'' by

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Short Film awards (Corto Cortissimo Lion) * Citroen Short Super-Short Lion for Best Short Film: ''Small Station'' (''Xiaozhan'') by Lin Chien-ping ** Special Mention: ''Layla Afel'' by Leon Prudovsky * UIP Prize for Best European Short Film: ''Butterflies'' by Max Jacoby

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week * Audience Award: ''Mother Nature'' (''Mater natura'') by Massimo Andrei * Isvema Award: ''Mother Nature'' by Massimo Andrei * FEDIC Award: ''Mother Nature'' by Massimo Andrei Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) * Lion Of The Future : "Luigi de Laurentiis" Award For A Debut Film: ''

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'' by Gela Babluani * Netpac Award: ''13 Tzameti'' by Gela Babluani * UNESCO Award: ''La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo'' by Pasquale Scimeca * Pasinetti Awards (Venice Days): ''Elio Petri. Notes on a Filmmaker'' by Federico Bacci, Stefano Leone, Nicola Guarneri * Label Europa Cinemas: ''

The Young Lieutenant ''The Young Lieutenant'' (french: Le Petit Lieutenant) is a 2005 French crime drama film directed by Xavier Beauvois. With almost documentary realism, it shows how in a tragic breach of procedure a young married police lieutenant is killed by a sus ...

'' (''Le petit lieutenant'') by Xavier Beauvois * "Lino Miccichè" First Feature Award: ''Craj - Domani'' (documentary) by Davide Marengo * Venice Authors Prize: ''

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'' by Vladan Nikolic

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: *

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**Best Film (Main competition): ''

'' by George Clooney **Best Film (Horizons): '' The Wild Blue Yonder'' by

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* SIGNIS Award: ''

'' by

* C.I.C.A.E. Award: ''

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'' (''Hing yan'') by Li Yu (Horizons) * UNICEF Award: '' The Beast in the Heart'' (''La bestia nel cuore'') by

Cristina Comencini Cristina Comencini (; born 8 May 1956) is an Italian film director, screenwriter and novelist. Biography She is one of four daughters of Italian film director Luigi Comencini. She attended with her sisters the Lycée français Chateaubriand (Rom ...

* Pasinetti Awards: **Best film (Main competition): ''

'' by George Clooney **Best film (Horizons): ''

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'' by

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* Little Golden Lion: ''

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'' (''Chinjeolhan geumjassi'') by

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* Jameson Short Film Award: ''Aria'' by Claudio Noce * Young Cinema Award: **Alternatives: ''Lady Vengeance'' by Park Chan-wook **Best International Film: ''

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'' by Fernando Meirelles **Best Italian Film: ''The Beast in the Heart'' by Cristina Comencini * Wella Prize: ''The Beast in the Heart'' by Cristina Comencini * Open Prize: ''

Everlasting Regret ''Everlasting Regret'' is a Hong Kong films of 2005, 2005 Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong film Film director, directed by Stanley Kwan, and produced by Jackie Chan. It is based on Wang Anyi's 1995 novel ''The Song of Everlasting Sorrow (novel), T ...

'' (''Cháng Hèn Gē'') by

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* Doc/It Award (ex-aequo): **''East of Paradise'' by Lech Kowalski (Horizons) **'' The Dignity of the Nobodies'' (''La Dignidad de los Nadies'') by Fernando E. Solanas (Horizons) * Lina Mangiacapre Award: ''

The Secret Life of Words ''The Secret Life of Words'' is a 2005 Spanish-Irish drama film written and directed by Isabel Coixet and starring Sarah Polley, Tim Robbins, Javier Cámara and Julie Christie. It was released on 15 December 2006. Plot Taciturn, partially deaf Han ...

'' by Isabel Coixet (Horizons) * Future Film Festival Digital Award: ''

Corpse Bride ''Corpse Bride'' (also known as ''Tim Burton's Corpse Bride'') is a 2005 stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton with a screenplay by John August, Caroline Thompson and Pamela Pettler based o ...

'' by

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and Mike Johnson (Out of competition) * Laterna Magica Prize: '' Everything Is Illuminated'' by

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(Horizons) * Sergio Trasatti Award: ''Mary'' by Abel Ferrara * Biografilm Award: ''Everything Is Illuminated'' by Liev Schreiber (Horizons) * 'CinemAvvenire' Award: **Best Film in Competition: ''Lady Vengeance'' by Chan-wook Park **Cinema for Peace: ''Heading South'' by Laurent Cantet * Award of the City of Rome (ex-aequo): **''The Beast in the Heart'' by Cristina Comencini **''The Dignity of the Nobodies'' by Fernando E. Solanas (Horizons) * Human Rights Film Network Award: ''The Dignity of the Nobodies'' by Fernando E. Solanas (Horizons) ::Special mention: ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' by George Clooney * EIUC Award:

Giulio Manfredonia Giulio Manfredonia (born 3 November 1967 in Rome) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Biography Manfredonia is the nephew of director Luigi Comencini. After working on several films as assistant director to Antonio Albanese, Luigi Co ...

, Giobbe Covatta * Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award: ''Mary'' by Abel Ferrara

References

External links

Official websiteVenice Film Festival 2005 Awards
on IMDb
Festival report by Klaus Eder of FIPRESCI
{{Venice Film Festival 62

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