The 72nd annual

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took place from 2 to 12 September 2015.

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served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of

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's film ''

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'' was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film '' From Afar'' by

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won the

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award. ''

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'' was selected as the festival's opening night film, while

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's drama film '' Mr. Six'' served as the closing night film. Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival. The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of

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's ''

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'', while in the background it featured the character of

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portrayed by

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from

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's 1959

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'', which also appeared on the 71st Venice International Film Festival poster. The festival honoured

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with ''Glory to the Filmmaker Award'' and a documentary film titled '' De Palma'' by

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and Jake Paltrow also screened at the festival.

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film '' Caged Heat'', befo ...

received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of ''Horizons (Orizzonti)'' section jury.

Juries

The following people formed the 2015 juries: Main competition (Venezia 72) *

, Mexican director (Jury President) *

Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perf ...

, American actress and director *

Diane Kruger Diane Kruger ( Heidkrüger; ; born 15 July 1976) is a German and American actress. Early in her career, Kruger gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in ...

, German actress *

Emmanuel Carrère Emmanuel Carrère (born 9 December 1957) is a French author, screenwriter and film director. Life Family Carrère was born into a wealthy family in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. His father, Louis Carrère d'Encausse, is a retired insuranc ...

, French author, screenwriter and director *

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning ''Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interest in photography star ...

, Turkish director *

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, Polish director * Francesco Munzi, Italian director * Hou Hsiao-hsien, Taiwanese director *

Lynne Ramsay Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films '' Ratcatcher'' (1999), ''Morvern Callar'' (2002), '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011), and '' You Were N ...

, Scottish director and screenwriter Horizons (Orizzonti) *

, American director (President) *

Alix Delaporte Alix Delaporte (born 1969) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Delaporte studied at the London School of Economics between 1988 and 1989, and in 1993, she obtained a master's degree in contemporary history. During her scre ...

, French director and screenwriter *

Paz Vega María de la Paz Campos Trigos (born 2 January 1976), known professionally as Paz Vega (), is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in comedy television series '' 7 vidas''. Her film credits include ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001) ...

, Spanish actress *

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 ...

, Hong Kong director *

Anita Caprioli Anita Caprioli (born 11 December 1973) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, the daughter of a stage actress, Caprioli made her stage debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo G ...

, Italian actress Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film) * Saverio Costanzo, Italian director (President) * Roger Garcia, Hong Kong producer * Natacha Laurent, French film critic and historian * Charles Burnett, American director * Daniela Michel, Mexican journalist

Official selection

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition: :Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

Horizons

The following feature films were selected for the ''Horizons (Orizzonti)'' section: :Highlighted title indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

Venice Classics

The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section: :Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films:

Final Cut in Venice

The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:

Il Cinema nel Giardino

The following feature films were selected for the ''Il Cinema nel Giardino'' section:

Autonomous sections

International Critics’ Week

The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 12th edition of the ''Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)'' section: :Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.

Awards

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Official selection

The following Official Awards were presented at the 72nd edition: In Competition (Venezia 72) *

: '' From Afar'' by

* Silver Lion for Best Director: Pablo Trapero for '' The Clan'' *

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: '' Anomalisa'' by

Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films '' Being John Malkovich'' (1999), '' Adaptation'' (2002), and '' Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004). He made his directorial ...

and

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* Volpi Cup for Best Actor:

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as '' Potiche'', '' The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. For his role in the 2015 film '' Courted'' he won ...

for '' Courted'' *

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 ...

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two '' Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-be ...

for '' Per amor vostro'' *

Marcello Mastroianni Award The Marcello Mastroianni Award (Italian: ''Premio Marcello Mastroianni'') is one of the awards given out at the Venice International Film Festival. It was established in 1998 in honor of the Italian actor Marcello Mastroianni, who died at the en ...

Abraham Attah Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2002) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States. He hails from the Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He made his feature film debut in '' Beasts of No Nation'' (2015). For his ...

for ''

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'' *Best Screenplay Award: Christian Vincent for '' Courted'' * Special Jury Prize: ''

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Horizons (Orizzonti) *Best Film: '' Free in Deed'' by Jake Mahaffy *Best Director:

Brady Corbet Brady James Monson Corbet (; born August 17, 1988) is an American actor and filmmaker. Corbet is known for playing Mason Freeland in the film '' Thirteen'', Brian Lackey in the film ''Mysterious Skin'', Alan Tracy in the 2004 film '' Thunderbird ...

for '' The Childhood of a Leader'' *Special Jury Prize: '' Neon Bull'' by

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*Special Prize For Best Actor or Actress: Dominique Leborne for '' Tempête'' *Horizons Prize for Best Short: ''Chatting'' by Lonce Marlonce Lion of the Future :Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: ''The Childhood of a Leader'' by Brady Corbet (Horizons) Venice Classics Awards *Best Documentary on Cinema: ''The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin'' by Yves Montmayeur *Best Restored Film: ''

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'' by Pier Paolo Pasolini Special Awards *Golden Lion#Golden Lion Honorary Award, Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement:

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*Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award:

*Persol Tribute To Visionary Talent Award:

*L'Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award: Valentina Corti

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: 30th Venice International Critics' Week *Audience Award Pietro Barzisa: '' Tanna'' by

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and Martin Butler * Fedeora Awards (Critics' Week): **Best Film: '' The Black Hen'' by Min Bahadur Bham **Best Cinematography:

for '' Tanna'' Venice Days *Venice Days Award: '' Early Winter'' by

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*BNL People's Choice Award: '' As I Open My Eyes'' by Leyla Bouzid *Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: '' As I Open My Eyes'' by Leyla Bouzid *Laguna Sud Award: **Best Film: '' Lolo'' directed by Jullie Delpy **Best Italian Discovery: '' Arianna'' directed by Carlo Lavagna * Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award - Special mentions: **'' First Light'' (''La prima luce'') by

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(director) and

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(leading actor) for ''First Light'' * Fedeora Awards (Venice Days): **Best Film: '' Underground Fragrance'' directed by Pengfei **Best Director of a Debut Film: Ruchika Oberoi for '' Island City'' **Best Actress in a Debut Film: Ondina Quadri for ''Arianna''

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: * FIPRESCI Awards **Best Film (Main competition): '' Blood of My Blood'' (''Sangue del mio sangue'') by Marco Bellocchio **Best Film (Horizons): '' Wednesday, 9 May'' (''Chaharshanbeh, 19 Ordibehesht'') by

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::Special mention: '' The Childhood of a Leader'' by

* SIGNIS Award: ''

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'' (''Bei xi mo shou'') by Zhao Liang ::Special mention: '' The Wait'' (''L'attesa'') by

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* Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award: **Best Film: '' Don't Be Bad'' (''Non essere cattivo'') by

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**Best Actor:

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for ''Don't Be Bad'' (Out of competition) **Best Actress:

for ''

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'' * Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award: ''The Wait'' (''L'attesa'') by Piero Messina * Brian Award: ''

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'' by Tom McCarthy *

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: ''

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'' by Tom Hooper ::Special mention: ''Baby Bump'' by Kuba Czekaj * Arca CinemaGiovani Award: **Best Film of Venezia 72: ''

'' by

**Best Italian Film: '' Burning Love'' (''Pecore in erba'') by Albert Caviglia (Horizons) *FEDIC Award: ''Don't Be Bad'' directed by Claudio Caligari (Out of competition) ::Special mention: '' The Wait'' directed by

* Fedeora Awards - Best Euro-Mediterranean film: '' Francofonia'' directed by

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* Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award:

for '' Francofonia'' ::Special Award:

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and

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* 2nd Starlight Cinema Awards **Career Award:

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**International Award:

**Best Film: Matteo Garrone's '' Tale of Tales'' **Best breakthrough actress of the year: Silvia D’Amico ***Best breakthrough actor of the year: Giovanni Anzaldo **Humanitarian Award: Myriam Catania **Special Mention: Lucana Film Commission **Best breakthrough production: ''Buena Onda'' by

**Intercultural Award: Reynaldo Gianecchini * Green Drop Award: ''

'' directed by Zhao Liang * Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Young Jury award: ''

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::Special mention: '' 11 Minutes'' directed by

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* Gold Mouse: ''

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'' directed by

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* Silver Mouse: ''

'' directed by Tom McCarthy * Future Film Festival Digital Award: '' Anomalisa'' by

and

::Special mention: '' Heart of a Dog'' by

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* P. Nazareno Taddei Award: '' Marguèrite'' by Xavier Giannoli * Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award: ''Blanka'' by Kohki Hasei * Open Award: Carlotta Cerquetti for ''Harry’s Bar'' * Lina Mangiacapre Award:

for '' Heart of a Dog'' * Gillo Pontecorvo - Arcobaleno Latino Award: '' Don't Be Bad'' by

* INTERFILM Award: '' Wednesday, 9 May'' by

* "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award: Alberto Caviglia for '' Pecore in erba'' * Soundtrack Stars Award: **''

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'' by Luca Guadagnino **'' Equals'' by

Drake Doremus Drake Doremus (born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films '' Like Crazy'' (2011), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, '' Douchebag'' (2010) whic ...

**Award for Lifetime Achievement:

Nicola Piovani Nicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer, and winner of the 1998 Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar for the score of the Roberto Benigni film ''La Vita è bella'', better known to ...

* Schermi di Qualità – Carlo Mazzacurati Award: '' Don't Be Bad'' by

* Human Rights Nights Award: ''

'' by

* AssoMusica "Ho visto una Canzone" Award: The song "A cuor leggero" by Riccardo Sinigallia, from the film '' Don't Be Bad'' * Sorriso diverso Venezia 2015 Award **Best Italian film: '' Don't Be Bad'' by

**Best Film in a Foreign Language: ''Blanka'' by Kohki Hasei * Amnesty International Italia "Il cinema per i diritti umani" Award: '' Visaranai'' by

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* CITC – UNESCO 2015 Award: ''

'' by Cary Fukunaga * NuovoImaie Talent Award: **Best Actress in a Debut Film: Ondina Quadri for ''Arianna'' **Best Italian actor in a Debut Film: Alessandro Borghi for '' Don't Be Bad'' * Best Innovative Budget Award: ''

'' by Luca Guadagnino

References

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