The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018. Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was named as the President of the Jury. '' First Man'', directed by Damien Chazelle, was selected to open the festival. Guillermo del Toro was named as the Jury President for the main competition section, with

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hosting the festival. The festival poster is made by Italian artist

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, who designed it in the way "that attracts the eye, that attracts thought, but without revealing too much." The Golden Lion was awarded to ''

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'', directed by

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Great Expectations'' (1998), the c ...

Jury

Main Competition (Venezia 75) * Guillermo del Toro, Mexican film director (Jury President) *

Sylvia Chang Sylvia Chang (born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members of the main competition ...

, Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director * Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer and songwriter * Nicole Garcia, French actress, film director and screenwriter *

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, Italian director and screenwriter * Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer * Taika Waititi, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and actor * Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor * Naomi Watts, British actress

Official selection

In Competition

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

Out of Competition

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

Horizons

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: :Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prizes for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section: :Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Sconfini

The following films were selected for the Sconfini section:

Awards

Official selection

The following official awards were presented at the 75th edition: In Competition * Golden Lion: ''

'' by

Grand Jury Prize A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...

: ''

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'' by Yorgos Lanthimos * Silver Lion: ''

The Sisters Brothers ''The Sisters Brothers'' is a 2011 Western novel by Canadian-born author Patrick deWitt. The darkly comic story takes place in Oregon and California in 1851. The narrator, Eli Sisters, and his brother Charlie are assassins tasked with killing H ...

'' by Jacques Audiard *

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 ...

: Olivia Colman for ''The Favourite'' * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Willem Dafoe for '' At Eternity's Gate'' * Best Screenplay Award: '' The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' by Joel and Ethan Coen * Special Jury Prize: '' The Nightingale'' by

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* Marcello Mastroianni Award: Baykali Ganambarr for '' The Nightingale'' Horizons (Orizzonti) *Best Film: '' Manta Ray'' by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng *Best Director: '' The River'' by Emir Baigazin *Special Jury Prize: '' The Announcement'' by Mahmut Fazil Coşkun *Best Actress: Natalia Kudryashova for ''

The Man Who Surprised Everyone The Man Who Surprised Everyone (russian: Человек, который удивил всех, Chelovek, kotoryj udivil vsekh) is a Russian film-drama directed by Aleksey Chupov and Natasha Merkulova, shot according to their own script in 2018. M ...

'' *Best Actor:

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for ''

Tel Aviv On Fire ''Tel Aviv on Fire'' (Hebrew: תל אביב על האש, ''Tel Aviv Al Ha'Esh'') is a 2018 internationally co-produced comedy-drama satire film directed by Sameh Zoabi and co-written by Zoabi and Dan Kleinman. The film premiered internationally ...

'' *Best Screenplay: '' Jinpa'' by Pema Tseden *Horizons Prize for Best Short: ''A Gift'' by Aditya Ahmad Lion of the Future *Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: '' The Day I Lost My Shadow'' by Soudade Kaadan Venezia Classici Awards *Best Documentary on Cinema: '' The Great Buster: A Celebration'' by Peter Bogdanovich *Best Restored Film: ''

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'' by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani Special Awards * Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement: David Cronenberg and Vanessa Redgrave

Autonomous sections

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Critics' Week *Sun Film Group Audience Award: '' Still Recording'' by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub *Verona Film Club Award: '' Blonde Animals'' by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther *Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for the Best Technical Contribution: ''Still Recording'' by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub

Giornate degli Autori The Giornate degli Autori or simply the Giornate, formerly also known in English as Venice Days, is an independent film festival section held in parallel to and in association with the Venice Film Festival. It is modeled on the Directors' Fortnight ...

* SIAE Award: Mario Martone for his artistic career and for his last picture, ''

Capri-Revolution ''Capri-Revolution'' is a 2018 Italian-French period drama film co-written and directed by Mario Martone. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival. Plot In 1914, with Italy a ...

'' * GdA Director's Award: '' Real Love'' by Claire Burger * BNL People's Choice Award: '' Ricordi?'' by Valerio Mieli * Europa Cinemas Label Award: '' Joy'' by Sudabeh Mortezai * Hearst Film Award: '' Joy'' by Sudabeh Mortezai

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: * Arca CinemaGiovani Award **Best Italian Film: ''

'' by Mario Martone **Venezia 75 Best Film: ''

Never Look Away ''Never Look Away'' (german: Werk ohne Autor, lit=Work Without Author) is a 2018 German epic coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck. It was nominated for a Golden Lion at the 75th Venice Inte ...

'' by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck * Brian Award: '' On My Skin'' by Alessio Cremonini (Horizons) * Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award: '' El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema'' by

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(Out of competition) * FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award: ''On My Skin'' by Alessio Cremonini ::Special mention: '' Ricordi?'' by Valerio Mieli (Giornate) ::Mention FEDIC Il Giornale del Cibo: '' I villani'' by Daniele De Michele (Giornate) * FIPRESCI Awards: **Best Film (main competition): '' Sunset'' by László Nemes **Best Film (other sections): '' Still Recording'' by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub (International Critics' Week) * Gillo Pontecorvo Award (Best co-production for a debut film): ''The Road Not Taken'' by Tang Gaopeng * Green Drop Award: '' At Eternity's Gate'' by Julian Schnabel * Lanterna Magica Award (CGS): ''

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'' by Mikhael Hers (Horizons) * Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award: ''Never Look Away'' by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck **Cinema for UNICEF Award: '' What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?'' by Roberto Minervini *

Queer Lion The Queer Lion is the trophy awarded yearly since 2007 to the “Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture” among those presented during the Venice International Film Festival.David Opie"Venice Film Festival: A Guide To Every Queer Lion Award ...

: '' Josè'' by Li Cheng (Giornate) * SIGNIS Award: ''

'' by

::Special mention: '' 22 July'' by Paul Greengrass * C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO: '' A Star Is Born'' by Bradley Cooper ::Special mention: '' The Mountain'' by

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* Robert Bresson Award: Liliana Cavani * Franca Sozzani Award: Salma Hayek * Campari Passion for the Cinema Award:

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for ''

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'' *Pietro Bianchi Award: Carlo Verdone *Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award: Julian Schnabel and Willem Dafoe for '' At Eternity's Gate''

References

External links

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