The 64th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in

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, opened on 29 August 2007, with

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's ''

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'' and closed 8 September 2007. Host of the event was Italian actress

Ambra Angiolini Ambra Angiolini (born 22 April 1977, in Rome) is an Italian actress and singer. She made her film debut in Ferzan Özpetek's '' Saturn in Opposition'' (2007) for which she won the David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress as well as the N ...

. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director

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. Once again all the films running the contest were shown for the first time as world premieres in keeping with the festival tradition since the

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Juries

The international juries of the 64th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition (''Venezia 64'') *

Zhang Yimou Zhang Yimou (; born 2 April 1950) is a Chinese film director, producer, writer, actor and former cinematographer.Tasker, Yvonne (2002). "Zhang Yimou" i''Fifty Contemporary Filmmakers'' Routledge Publishing, p. 412. . Google Book Search. Retriev ...

, Chinese film director, producer, writer and actor (Jury President) *

Catherine Breillat Catherine Breillat (; born 13 July 1948) is a French filmmaker, novelist and professor of auteur cinema at the European Graduate School. In the film business for over 40 years, Catherine Breillat chooses to normalize previously taboo subjects ...

, French filmmaker, novelist and professor of auteur cinema *

Jane Campion Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films ''The Piano'' (1993) and '' The Power of the Dog'' (2021), for which she has received a tot ...

, New Zealand screenwriter, producer, and director *

Emanuele Crialese Emanuele Crialese (born 27 May 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome and studied filmmaking in New York City. Biography Emanuele Crialese was born on July 26, 1965 in Rome to Sicilian parents. He studied filmm ...

, Italian screenwriter and director *

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the hu ...

, Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter *

Ferzan Özpetek Ferzan Özpetek (born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy. Biography Ferzan Özpetek was born in Istanbul in 1959. In 1976, he decided to move to Italy to study Cinema History at Sapienza Unive ...

, Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter *

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...

, Dutch director, screenwriter and producer Horizons (''Orizzonti'') *

Gregg Araki Gregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his heavy involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement. His film '' Kaboom'' (2010) was the first winner of the Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm. Early life and e ...

, American filmmaker (President) *

Frederick Wiseman Frederick Wiseman (born January 1, 1930) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and theater director. His work is "devoted primarily to exploring American institutions". He has been called "one of the most important and original filmmakers wor ...

, American filmmaker, documentarian and theatre director *Hala Alabdalla Yakoub, Syrian director and producer *Giorgia Fiorio, Italian photographer *Ulrich Gregor, German critic Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) *

Bill Mechanic William M. Mechanic (born May 12, 1950) is an American film producer. He is the chairman and CEO of Pandemonium Films. At present, he serves on the board of counselors for USC School of Cinematic Arts, and the Board of BFI Southbank (forme ...

, American film producer (President) *

Rupert Everett Rupert James Hector Everett (; born 29 May 1959) is an English actor, director and producer. Everett first came to public attention in 1981 when he was cast in Julian Mitchell's play and subsequent film '' Another Country'' (1984) as a gay pupi ...

, English actor and writer *

Randa Chahal Randa Chahal Sabbagh (Arabic: رندا شهال صباغ) was a Lebanese film director, producer and screenwriter. Chahal was born December 11, 1953 in Tripoli, Lebanon to an Iraqi mother and a Lebanese father. She died of cancer August 25, 20 ...

, Lebanese director, producer and screenwriter *Liu Jie, Chinese director *

Valeria Solarino Valeria Solarino (born 4 November 1979) is an Italian actress, born in Venezuela. Life and career She was born in Barcelona, Venezuela to a Sicilian father and Turinese mother. After studying philosophy at the University of Turin, she debute ...

, Italian actress Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'') *, French director (President) *

Yasmine Kassari Yasmine Kassari (born 3 October 1970) is a Moroccan film director, known for multi-layered diasporic cinema. Kassari moved to Paris as a teenager, where she graduated from high school and enrolled in a medical school. After studying medicine fo ...

, Moroccan director *

Roberto Perpignani Roberto Perpignani (born 20 April 1941) is an Italian film editor. Biography He started his career in 1962 as assistant editor in Orson Welles' ''The Trial''. His first credit as film editor is for Bernardo Bertolucci's '' Prima della rivoluzion ...

, Italian film editor

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

Shown below are new works by authors who were honored in past festivals, as well as movies shown in the midnight time band.

Horizons

New trends of

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with full-length films in 35mm and digital format, and documentary-movies. :Highlighted title 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 the Lion for Best Short Film winner.

Secret History of Italian Cinema 4

Special monographic sessions dedicated to the secret story of Italian cinema. This is the fourth part of the retrospective, initiated at the 61st edition of the festival; the patron of this edition, focused on Italian Spaghetti Western, was the director

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New Versions Restored

As a pre-opening event of this future section, the restored Digital Cinema version of David Wark Griffith’s '' Intolerance'' (1916) was screened as a world premiere, in collaboration with the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto di Pordenone. "Venice Classics" which features restored classic films and documentaries on cinema, started as a new section in 2012, at the

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Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as ''In Competition'' for the 22nd Venice International Film Critics’ Week:

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 4th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section: :Highlighted title indicates the Lion Of The Future winner.

Awards

Official selection

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 64th edition: In Competition (''Venezia 64'') * Golden Lion: ''

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'' (''Se, Jie'') by

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popula ...

* Silver Lion for Best Director:

Brian De Palma Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading ...

for '' Redacted'' * Special Jury Prize (ex aequo): **''

I'm Not There ''I'm Not There'' is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, and co-written by Haynes and Oren Moverman. It is an unconventional biographical film inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors de ...

'' by

Todd Haynes Todd Haynes (; born January 2, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender ...

**'' The Secret of the Grain'' (''La graine et le mulet'') by Abdellatif Kechiche *

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 ...

: Brad Pitt 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 ...

: Cate Blanchett for ''I'm Not There'' * Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress:

Hafsia Herzi Hafsia Herzi (born 25 January 1987) is a French actress and film director. She is best known for her debut role in the award-winning Franco-Tunisian feature '' The Secret of the Grain'' for which she won the award for most promising actress at the ...

for ''The Secret of the Grain'' * Golden Osella for Best Cinematography:

Rodrigo Prieto Rodrigo Prieto, ASC, AMC (born November 23, 1965), is a Mexican cinematographer. He has been closely associated as cinematographer for Martin Scorsese and Alejandro González Iñárritu, among other directors. He is a member of both the Mexican ...

for ''Lust, Caution'' * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay:

Paul Laverty Paul Laverty (born 1957) is a screenwriter and lawyer best known for his screenplays for films directed by Ken Loach. Birth and early career Paul Laverty was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, to an Irish mother and Scottish father. He was educat ...

for '' It's a Free World...'' * Special Lion for Overall Work:

Nikita Mikhalkov Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov (russian: Никита Сергеевич Михалков; born 21 October 1945) is a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the ...

Special Awards * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement to

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and

Horizons awards (Premi Orizzonti) * Best Film: '' Sügisball (Autumn Ball)'' by Veiko Õunpuu * Best Documentary: '' Wuyong (Useless)'' by

Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...

** Special Mention: ''Death in the Land of Encantos'' (''Kagadanan sa banwaan ning mga engkanto'') by

Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...

Short Film awards (Corto Cortissimo Lion) * Silver Lion for Best Short Film: ''

Dog Altogether ''Dog Altogether'' is a short film written and directed by Paddy Considine. The term "Dog Altogether" comes from an Irish expression that Considine's father used to use when situations got really bad. It was filmed on 22 January 2007 in Glasgow ...

'' by

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* UIP Award for the Best European Short Film: ''Lightborne'' (''Alumbramiento'') by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson ** Special Mention: ''Stone People'' (''Lyudi iz kamnya'') by Leonid Rybakov

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week * Critics' Week Award: '' The Most Distant Course'' (''Zui yao yuan de ju li'') by Lin Jing-jie * Isvema Award: '' The Girl by the Lake'' by Andrea Molaioli Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) * Lion of the Future :Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: '' La Zona'' (''La zona'') by

Rodrigo Plá Rodrigo Plá (born 9 June 1968 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan screenwriter and director. He is best known for his 2007 film '' La Zona'' (The Zone). Plá studied photography, screenwriting and direction at the Centro de capacitación c ...

* FEDIC Award: ''Non pensarci'' by Gianni Zanasi * Label Europa Cinemas: '' Tricks'' (''Sztuczki'') by Andrzej Jakimowski * Brian Award: '' Sympathy for the Lobster'' (''Le ragioni dell'aragosta'') by

Sabina Guzzanti Sabina Guzzanti (born 25 July 1963) is an Italian satirist, actress, writer and producer whose work is devoted to examining social and political life in Italy. Early life Born in Rome as the eldest daughter of celebrated Italian political comment ...

* Laterna Magica Prize: ''Tricks'' by Andrzej Jakimowski * Cinema for Peace Award: ''The Zone'' by Rodrigo Plá * Award of the City of Rome: ''The Zone'' by Rodrigo Plá * EIUC Award (Venice Days): ''Under the Bombs'' (''Sous les bombes'') by Philippe Aractingi

Other collateral awards

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

FIPRESCI Award The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

s ** Best Film (Main competition): '' The Secret of the Grain'' (''La graine et le mulet'') by Abdellatif Kechiche ** Best Film (Horizons): '' Jimmy Carter Man from Plains'' by Jonathan Demme * SIGNIS Award: ''

In the Valley of Elah ''In the Valley of Elah'' is a 2007 American crime drama film written and directed by Paul Haggis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, and Susan Sarandon. Its title refers to the Biblical valley where the battle between David and Go ...

'' by

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** Special Mention: ''The Secret of the Grain'' by Abdellatif Kechiche & '' It's a Free World... by

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ('' Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessn ...

* Francesco Pasinetti Awards: ** Best Film: '' Non pensarci'' by Gianni Zanasi *** Special Mention: ''Valzer'' by Salvatore Maira ** Best Actor:

Toni Servillo Marco Antonio Servillo (), known as Toni Servillo, is an Italian actor and theatrical director. He has won the European Film Award for Best Actor twice, in 2008 for both '' Gomorrah'' and ''Il Divo'' and in 2013 for ''The Great Beauty'', as wel ...

for ''The Girl by the Lake'' ** Best Actress:

for ''Valzer'' * C.I.C.A.E. Award: ''With the Girl of Black Soil'' (''Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi'') by Soo-il Jeon (Horizons) * Prize of the Forum for Cinema and Literature: ''

'' by

* Little Golden Lion: The Darjeeling Limited by

Wes Anderson Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American filmmaker. His films are known for their eccentricity and unique visual and narrative styles. They often contain themes of grief, loss of innocence, and dysfunctional families. Cited by ...

* Queer Lion: ''The Speed of Life'' by Ed Radtke ** Queer Lion – Special Mention: ''

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'' by

Kenneth Branagh Sir Kenneth Charles Branagh (; born 10 December 1960) is a British actor and filmmaker. Branagh trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has served as its president since 2015. He has won an Academy Award, four BAFTAs (plus ...

* Young Cinema Award: ** Best Film in Competition: '' The Secret of the Grain'' (''La graine et le mulet'') by Abdellatif Kechiche ** Best Film in Parallel Sections: ''

Under the Bombs ''Under the Bombs'' (French: ''Sous les bombes'', ar, تحت القصف; taht alqasf) is a 2007 Lebanese drama film directed by Philippe Aractingi. The film is set in Lebanon at the end of the 2006 Lebanon War. Plot Although she grew up in Leba ...

'' (''Sous les bombes'') by Philippe Aractingi ** Best Italian Film: ''Non pensarci'' by Gianni Zanasi * Open Prize: '' Nightwatching'' by

Peter Greenaway Peter Greenaway, (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his films are th ...

* Doc/It Award: ''The Beloved'' (''L'Aimée'') by

Arnaud Desplechin Arnaud Desplechin (; born 31 October 1960) is a French film director and screenwriter. In 2016, he won the César Award for Best Director for ''My Golden Days'' (2015). Life and career Desplechin was born in Roubaix. He is the son of Robert and ...

(Horizons) ** Special Mention: ''Crossing the Line'' (''Il passaggio della linea'') by

Pietro Marcello Pietro Marcello (born 2 July 1976) is an Italian film director. He has directed more than eight documentary films since 2004. In 2015 he directed his first fiction film, '' Lost and Beautiful''. Several of his films have been presented at internat ...

(Horizons) * Lina Mangiacapre Award: ''With the Girl of Black Soil'' (''Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi'') by Soo-il Jeon (Horizons) * Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award: ''

A Girl Cut in Two ''A Girl Cut in Two'' (french: La Fille coupée en deux) is a 2007 comedy thriller film directed by Claude Chabrol and starring Ludivine Sagnier, Benoît Magimel and François Berléand. It tells the story of a naïve and affectionate girl who has ...

'' (''La fille coupée en deux'') by Claude Chabrol (Out of competition) * Future Film Festival Digital Award: '' Redacted'' by

* Biografilm Award: ''Jimmy Carter Man from Plains'' by Jonathan Demme * 'CinemAvvenire' Award – Best Film: ''

'' by

* EIUC Award: ** Main competition: ''It's a Free World...'' by Ken Loach ** Horizons: ''Jimmy Carter Man from Plains'' by Jonathan Demme * Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award: ''Nightwatching'' by Peter Greenaway

Notes

The prize awarded to Cate Blanchett was received by

Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...

on behalf of the actress, who could not be present.

References

External links

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