66ème Festival de Venise (Mostra) Palais du Cinema

The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in

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, Italy, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, with

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serving as the festival's hostess. The opening film of the festival was '' Baarìa'' by Giuseppe Tornatore and the closing film was '' Chengdu, I Love You'' by

Fruit Chan Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in '' Made in H ...

and

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. The international competition jury, chaired 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 ...

, awarded the Golden Lion to ''

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'' by Samuel Maoz.

Juries

The international juries of the 66th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main competition (Venezia 66) *

, Taiwanese director, screenwriter and producer (Jury President) *

Sergei Bodrov Sergei Vladimirovich Bodrov ( rus, Серге́й Влади́мирович Бодро́в, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej bɐˈdrof; born June 28, 1948) is a Russian film director, screenwriter, and producer. In 2003 he was the President of the Jury at the 25 ...

, Russian director, screenwriter and producer *

Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire (; born 31 May 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for ''À Nos Amours'' (1983), the César Award for Best Actr ...

, French actress, director and screenwriter *

Liliana Cavani Liliana Cavani (born 12 January 1933, Carpi, Italy) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She belongs to a generation of Italian filmmakers from Emilia-Romagna that came into prominence in the 1970s, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Pier P ...

, Italian director and screenwriter * Joe Dante, American director, producer, editor and actor * Anurag Kashyap, Indian director, writer, producer and actor *

Luciano Ligabue Luciano Riccardo Ligabue (born 13 March 1960), commonly known as Ligabue or Liga, is an Italian singer-songwriter, film director and writer. Biography Ligabue was born in Correggio, in the province of Reggio Emilia (Emilia-Romagna in northern ...

, Italian director, writer and singer-songwriter Horizons (Orizzonti) * Pere Portabella, Spanish politician, director, and producer (President) *

Bady Minck Bady Minck (born in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg) is a Luxembourgian filmmaker, film producer and artist. Life She studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts and experimental film at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her work has been scree ...

, Luxembourger filmmaker and artist * Gina Kim, South Korean filmmaker and academic *

Garin Nugroho Garin Nugroho Riyanto (born 6 June 1961) is an Indonesian film director. Biography Nugroho was born in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta on 6 June 1961. He was the fourth child of postal workers Soetjipto Amin and Mariah, who eventually ...

, Indonesian director * Gianfranco Rosi, Italian director, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) * Haile Gerima, Ethiopian filmmaker (President) *

Ramin Bahrani Ramin Bahrani ( fa, رامین بحرانی; born March 20, 1975) is an American director and screenwriter. Film critic Roger Ebert ranked Bahrani's ''Chop Shop'' (2007) as the sixth-best film of the 2000s, calling him "the new director of the ...

, American director and screenwriter *

Gianni Di Gregorio Gianni Di Gregorio (born 19 February 1949) is an Italian director, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Born in Rome, Di Gregorio trained as a stage actor and director in the Drama School of Alessandro Fersen. He started his professional ca ...

, Italian director, screenwriter and actor *

Antoine Fuqua Antoine Fuqua (born May 30, 1965) is an American filmmaker, known for his work in the action and thriller genres. He was originally known as a director of music videos, and made his film debut in 1998 with ''The Replacement Killers''. His critica ...

, American director and producer *

Sam Taylor-Wood Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE ( née Taylor-Wood; 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker and photographer. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's '' Nowhere Boy'', a film based on the childhood experiences of The Beatles songwriter ...

, English filmmaker and photographer Corto-Cortissimo (Short Film Competition) * Stuart Gordon American filmmaker, theatre director, screenwriter and playwright (President) * Steve Ricci, Italian cinematographer, screenwriter and editor * Sitora Alieva, Russian artistic director of the International Film Festival Kinotav Controcampo Italiano *

Carlo Lizzani Carlo Lizzani (3 April 1922 – 5 October 2013) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and critic. Biography Born in Rome, before World War II Lizzani worked as a scenarist on such films as Roberto Rossellini's '' Germany Year Zero' ...

, Italian director, screenwriter and critic (President) *

Giulio Questi Giulio Questi (18 March 1924 – 3 December 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.Marco Giusti, Dizionario dei film italiani stracult, Roma, Frassinelli, 2004. Questi was born in Bergamo. He wrote short stories and filmed se ...

, Italian director and screenwriter * Marina Sanna, Italian chief editor of cinema magazine

Official selection

In competition

The following films competed for the Golden Lion: :Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion for best film.

Out of competition

The following films were screened as ''Out of competition'':

Short film competition

The following films were selected for the Short film competition (Corto Cortissimo) section: :Highlighted title indicates Corto Cortissimo Lion winner.

Horizons

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: :Highlighted title indicates the Lion of the Future winner

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

As part of the ''Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2009'', which was conferred to John Lasseter and the Directors of Disney-Pixar, the following American animation films were presented: * ''

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'' by

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* '' Up'' by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson (screenplay) * '' Toy Story 3-D'' by

John Lasseter John Alan Lasseter (; born January 12, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, animator, voice actor, and the head of animation at Skydance Animation. He was previously the chief creative officer of Pixar Animation Studios ...

* '' Toy Story 2 3-D'' by

Lee Unkrich Lee Edward Unkrich (born August 8, 1967) is an American film director, film editor, screenwriter, and animator. He was a longtime member of the creative team at Pixar, where he started in 1994 as a film editor. He later began directing, first as ...

Ash Brannon Ashton Brannon (born October 31, 1969) is an American Emmy Award-winning writer, director, visual artist, animator, and producer. He was a story artist and directing animator on ''Toy Story'' and co-director of ''Toy Story 2''. He also directed a ...

* '' Finding Nemo'' by

Andrew Stanton Andrew Ayers Stanton (born December 3, 1965) is an American filmmaker and voice actor based at Pixar, which he joined in 1990. His film work includes co-writing and co-directing Pixar's ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), directing '' Finding Nemo'' (2003) ...

Cortocampo Italiano

The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section:

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For this retrospective section on Italian cinema, 39 feature and 26 short films were screened, including documentaries. The films were mainly from the period 1946 - 1971, with a few only films going back to the 1930s and reaching up to 2009.
This is a list of the fiction feature films screened:

Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 24th International Film Critics' Week: :* Special Event in collaboration with Venice Days

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 6th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:

Awards

Official selection

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 66th edition of the festival: In competition (Venezia 66) * Golden Lion: ''

'' by Samuel Maoz * Silver Lion for Best Director:

Shirin Neshat Shirin Neshat ( fa, شیرین نشاط; born March 26, 1957 in Qazvin) is an Iranian visual artist who lives in New York City, known primarily for her work in film, video and photography. Her artwork centers on the contrasts between Islam and th ...

for '' Women Without Men'' * Special Jury Prize: '' Soul Kitchen'' by

Fatih Akın Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear (award), Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival ...

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 ...

: Colin Firth, 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 ...

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, for '' The Double Hour'' * Marcello Mastroianni Award, for the best emerging actor or actress: Jasmine Trinca for ''The Big Dream'' * Golden Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution: Sylvie Olivé for '' Mr. Nobody'' * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Todd Solondz for '' Life During Wartime'' Horizons awards (Premi Orizzonti) * Best Film: ''Engkwentro'' by Pepe Diokno * Best Documentary: ''1428'' by ''Haibin Du'' ** Special mention: ''The Man's Woman and Other Stories'' by Amit Dutta Lion of the Future * Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: ''Engkwentro'' by Pepe Diokno (Horizons) Short Film awards (Corto Cortissimo Lion) * Best Short Film: ''Firstborn'' (''Eersgeborene'') by Etienne Kallos * Venice Nomination to the European Film Awards 2009: ''Sinner'' by Meni Philip ** Special mention: ''Felicità'' by Salomé Aleksi Controcampo Italiano * Best Feature Film: ''

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'' by Susanna Nicchiarelli ** Special Mention: ''In the Eyes'' (''Negli occhi'') by Francesco Del Grosso, Daniele Anzellotti Special awards * Golden Lion for life achievement:

and the directors of Disney-Pixar (

, Pete Docter,

* Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Sylvester Stallone * Persol 3-D Award for Best Stereoscopic Film: '' The Hole'' by Joe Dante (Out of competition)

Autonomous sections

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week * "Region of Veneto for quality cinema" Award: ''Tehroun'' by Takmil Homayoun Nader * Future Film Festival Digital Award: '' Metropia'' by Tarik Saleh ** Special Mention: '' Up'' by Pete Docter Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori) * Label Europa Cinemas Award: ''The Last Days of Emma Blank'' by

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Other collateral awards

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

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: ** Best Film (Main competition): ''

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'' by Jessica Hausner ** Best Film (Horizons): '' Adrift'' (''Choi voi'') by Bui Thac Chuyen * SIGNIS Award: ''

'' by Jessica Hausner ** Special mention: ''

'' by Samuel Maoz * Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI): ** Best Film: '' The White Space'' (''Lo spazio bianco'') by

Francesca Comencini Francesca Comencini (; born 19 August 1961) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand school with her sisters. She has directed 14 films since 1984. Her film '' Le parole di mio padre'' was s ...

** Best Director: Giuseppe Tornatore for '' Baarìa'' ** Best Actor:

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for '' The Double Hour'' ** Best Actress:

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for '' The White Space'' ** Special award:

Riccardo Scamarcio Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer. Life and career Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio. He went to train as an actor at the Sc ...

for '' The Big Dream'' ** Special award: ''Armando Testa – Povero ma moderno'' by

Pappi Corsicato Pappi Corsicato (born 12 June 1960) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Selected filmography * '' Libera'' (1993) * ''Black Holes'' (1995) * ''The Vesuvians ''The Vesuvians'' ( it, I vesuviani) is a 1997 Italian anthology film direc ...

(Horizons) * Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award: '' Capitalism: A Love Story'' by Michael Moore * La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award: ''

'' by Jessica Hausner * C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award: '' The Traveller'' (''Al-Musafir'') by Ahmad Maher * UNICEF Award: '' Women Without Men'' by

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* Biografilm Lancia Award: ** Best Fiction Film: '' Mr. Nobody'' by Jaco Van Dormael ** Best Documentary: ''In the Eyes'' (''Negli occhi'') by Francesco Del Grosso & Daniele Anzellotti (Cortocampo Italiano) * Queer Lion for the best LGBT-themed movie: ''

'' by

Tom Ford Thomas Carlyle Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2005, having previously served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Ford wrote and direct ...

* Brian Prize by

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'' by Jessica Hausner * Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs): ''Cosmonauta'' by Susanna Nicchiarelli (Cortocampo Italiano) * FEDIC Award: ''The White Space'' (''Lo spazio bianco'') by Francesca Comencini ** Special Mention: ''What Do You Know About Me'' by Valerio Jalongo * Arca Cinemagiovani Awards: ** Best Film: '' Soul Kitchen'' by

Fatih Akin Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head- ...

** Best Italian Film: '' The Double Hour'' (''La doppia ora'') by

Giuseppe Capotondi Giuseppe Capotondi (born 1 January 1968) is an Italian director of feature films, music videos and commercials signed to Oil Factory in the United States and Factory Films in the United Kingdom. Before signing with Factory Films, he worked with ...

* Lina Mangiacapre Award: '' Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story'' (''Ehky ya Schahrazad'') by Yousry Nasrallah (Out of competition) * Air For Film Fest Award: ''The White Space'' (''Lo spazio bianco'') by Francesca Comencini * Open Award 2009: ''Capitalism: A love story'' by Michael Moore * Gianni Astrei Award: ''The White Space'' (''Lo spazio bianco'') by Francesca Comencini

References

External links

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