The 76th annual

Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival h ...

was held from 28 August to 7 September 2019. Film director Lucrecia Martel was appointed as the President of the Jury. '' The Truth'', directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, was selected to open the festival. The

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguis ...

was awarded to '' Joker'', directed by

Todd Phillips Todd Phillips (né Bunzl, born December 20, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as ''Road Trip (film), Road Trip'', ''Old School (film), Old School'', ...

Jury

Main Competition (Venezia 76) * Lucrecia Martel, Argentine director and screenwriter (Jury President) *

Piers Handling Piers Handling is the former CEO and executive director of the Toronto International Film Festival, and former director of the Canadian Film Institute. Early life Piers was born to Joan Garrod and Douglas Handling, who met during World War II. He ...

, Canadian film historian and critic, executive director of the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...

Mary Harron Mary Harron (born January 12, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter, and former entertainment critic. She gained recognition for her role in writing and directing several independent films, including '' I Shot Andy Warhol'' (1996), ''Am ...

, Canadian director * Stacy Martin, French actress * Rodrigo Prieto, Mexican cinematographer * Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese filmmaker and actor *

Paolo Virzì Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer. Early life and work Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former singer. After spending ...

, Italian director and screenwriter Horizons *

Susanna Nicchiarelli Susanna Nicchiarelli (; born 6 May 1975) is an Italian director, actress and screenwriter. Biography Nicchiarelli graduated in Philosophy at the Sapienza University in Rome and gained a PhD in Philosophy at the Scuola Normale in Pisa and a Dir ...

, Italian director and screenwriter (Jury President) * Mark Adams, artistic director of the

Edinburgh International Film Festival The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is a film festival that runs for two weeks in June each year. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival. EIFF presents both UK and international films (all ti ...

Rachid Bouchareb Rachid Bouchareb (born 1 September 1953) is a French film director and producer. His films are based on the complex history of France and its relationship with its former colony, Algeria. His films also examine racial discrimination and conflic ...

, French filmmaker *

Álvaro Brechner Álvaro Brechner (born April 9, 1976 in Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan film director, writer and producer that lives in Spain. He has written and directed three feature films, '' Bad Day to Go Fishing'' (''Mal Día Para Pescar''), '' Mr. Ka ...

, Uruguayan filmmaker * Eva Sangiorgi, artistic director of the

Vienna International Film Festival The Vienna International Film Festival, or Viennale, is a film festival taking place every October since 1960 in Vienna, Austria. The average number of visitors is about 75,000. Traditional cinema venues are ''Gartenbaukino'', ''Urania'', ''Met ...

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film *

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...

, Serbian director, screenwriter and actor (Jury President) * Antonietta De Lillo, Italian director and screenwriter * Hend Sabry, Tunisian actress * Michael J. Werner, American-Hongkongese film producer *

Terence Nance Terence Nance (born February 10, 1982) is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor and musician from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his directing debut '' An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'', and as the creator of the avant-garde TV ...

, American filmmaker Venice Virtual Reality *

Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...

, American composer, artist and director (Jury President) * Francesco Carrozzini, Italian photographer * Alysha Naples, Italian designer Venice Classics * Costanza Quatriglio, Italian director and screenwriter

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 ( it, 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:

Autonomous sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 34th Venice International Critics' Week ( it, Settimana Internazionale della Critica):

Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected for the 16th edition of the

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 ...

section:

Awards

Official selection

The following official awards were presented at the 76th edition: In Competition *

: '' Joker'' 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 ...

: ''

An Officer and a Spy ''An Officer and a Spy'' is a 2013 historical fiction thriller by the English writer and journalist Robert Harris. It tells the true story of the French officer Georges Picquart from 1896 to 1906, as he struggles to expose the truth about the ...

'', by

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

Silver Lion The Silver Lion ( it, Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film at official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998. The pri ...

Roy Andersson Roy Arne Lennart Andersson (born 31 March 1943) is a Swedish film director, best known for ''A Swedish Love Story'' (1970), '' About Endlessness'' (2019) and his "Living trilogy," which includes ''Songs from the Second Floor'' (2000), ''You, th ...

for '' About Endlessness'' *

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 ...

: Ariane Ascaride for '' Gloria Mundi'' * Volpi Cup for Best Actor:

Luca Marinelli Luca Marinelli (born 22 October 1984) is an Italian actor. He is best known for the roles of Guido in '' Every Blessed Day'' (2012), Andrea in ''The Great Beauty'' (2013), Cesare in '' Don't Be Bad'' (2015), The Gipsy in '' They Call Me Jeeg'' ( ...

for ''

Martin Eden ''Martin Eden'' is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in ''The Pacific Monthly'' magazine from September 1908 to September 1909 and then publish ...

'' * Best Screenplay Award: ''

No.7 Cherry Lane ''No.7 Cherry Lane'' () is a 2019 Hong Kong-Chinese adult animated film directed by Yonfan, with animation by Zhang Gang. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice International Film Festival. It was also selected for ...

'', by Yonfan * Special Jury Prize: ''

The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be ''The Mafia Is No Longer What It Used to Be'' ( it, La mafia non è più quella di una volta) is a 2019 Italian satirical documentary film directed by Franco Maresco. It is intended as a follow-up to '' Belluscone: A Sicilian Story'' (2014). It ...

'' by Franco Maresco *

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 ...

: Toby Wallace, '' Babyteeth'' Horizons (Orizzonti) *Best Film: ''

Atlantis Atlantis ( grc, Ἀτλαντὶς νῆσος, , island of Atlas) is a fictional island mentioned in an allegory on the hubris of nations in Plato's works '' Timaeus'' and '' Critias'', wherein it represents the antagonist naval power that b ...

'' by Valentyn Vasyanovych *Best Director: Théo Court for '' White on White'' *Special Jury Prize: ''

Verdict In law, a verdict is the formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters or questions submitted to the jury by a judge. In a bench trial, the judge's decision near the end of the trial is simply referred to as a finding. In England and Wales ...

'' by Raymund Ribas Gutierrez *Best Actress: Marta Nieto for '' Madre'' *Best Actor: Sami Bouajila for '' A Son'' *Best Screenplay: ''Revenir'' by Jessica Palud *Horizons Prize for Best Short: ''Darling'' by Saim Sadiq Lion of the Future *Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: ''

You Will Die at Twenty ''You Will Die at Twenty'' () is a 2019 Sudanese drama film directed by Amjad Abu Alala. Selected as the Sudanese entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, it was ...

'' by Amjad Abu Alala Venezia Classici Awards *Best Documentary on Cinema: ''Babenco: Tell Me When I Die'' *Best Restored Film: '' Ecstasy'' (1933) Special Awards * Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement:

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narra ...

and

Julie Andrews Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is an English actress, singer, and author. She has garnered numerous accolades throughout her career spanning over seven decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy F ...

Autonomous sections

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Giornate degli Autori * SIAE Award: Marco Bellocchio for '' The Traitor'' * GdA Director's Award: ''

La Llorona ''La Llorona'' (; "The Weeping Woman" or "The Wailer") is a Hispanic-American mythical vengeful ghost who is said to roam near bodies of water mourning her children whom she drowned. Origins Early colonial times provided evidence that the lor ...

'' by Jayro Bustamante * Europa Cinemas Label: '' Corpus Christi'' by

Jan Komasa Jan Tadeusz Komasa (born October 28, 1981) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, and producer best known for directing '' Suicide Room'' (2011), '' Warsaw 44'' (2014), and ''Corpus Christi'' (2019), which was nominated for the Best Internatio ...

Autonomous awards * Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award: Donald Sutherland and

Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer and songwriter who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the rock band the Rolling Stones. His ongoing songwriting partnershi ...

for '' The Burnt Orange Heresy'' * Campari Passion for the Cinema Award: Luca Bigazzi for

The New Pope ''The New Pope'' is a drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO and Canal+. It is a continuation of the 2016 series ''The Young Pope'', originally announced as its second season. The nine-episode ser ...

* Bresson Award: Lucrecia Martel

References

External links

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