The 68th annual

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was held from 31 August and 10 September 2011, at

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. American filmmaker

Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, dramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological realism. His accolades include a Golden Lion ...

was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress

Vittoria Puccini Vittoria Puccini (born 18 November 1981) is an Italian film and television actress. Career Since her success as the lead actress in 2003–2005 costume drama television series '' Elisa di Rivombrosa'', Puccini has continued to work in televisio ...

was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The

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was awarded to ''

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'' by

Alexander Sokurov Alexander Nikolayevich Sokurov, PAR (; born 14 June 1951) is a Russian filmmaker. His most significant works include a feature film, ''Russian Ark'' (2002), filmed in a single unedited shot, and ''Faust'' (2011), which was honoured with the G ...

. Italian filmmaker

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schooltea ...

received the

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during the festival. The festival opened with '' The Ides of March'' by

George Clooney George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Known for his leading man roles on screen in both blockbuster and independent films, Clooney has received numerous accolades, including two Ac ...

, and closed with '' Damsels in Distress'' by

Whit Stillman John Whitney Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director and actor known for his 1990 film '' Metropolitan'', which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He is also known for his other f ...

Juries

Main competition (''Venezia 68'')

, American filmmaker - Jury President *

Eija-Liisa Ahtila Eija-Liisa Ahtila (born 1959 in Hämeenlinna, Finland) is a contemporary visual artist and filmmaker who lives and works in Helsinki. Ahtila is most known for her multi-panel cinematic installations. She experiments with narrative storytellin ...

, Finnish visual artist and filmmaker *

David Byrne David Byrne (; born May 14, 1952) is an American musician, writer, visual artist, and filmmaker. He was a founding member, principal songwriter, lead singer, and guitarist of the American New wave music, new wave band Talking Heads. Byrne has ...

, British-American musician *

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 ...

, American filmmaker *

Mario Martone Mario Martone (born 20 November 1959) is an Italian filmmaker. He has directed more than 30 films since 1985. His films have been shown in prestigious international film festivals over the world. His films '' Nasty Love'' (1995) and ''Nostalgia ...

, Italian filmmaker *

Alba Rohrwacher Alba Caterina Rohrwacher (, ; born 27 February 1979) is an Italian-German actress. Early life Alba Rohrwacher was born in Florence to a German father and an Italian mother. From the age of 17 to 21 she studied medicine, intending to be a doctor ...

, Italian actress *

André Téchiné André Téchiné (; born 13 March 1943) is a French screenwriter and film director. He has a long and distinguished career that places him among the most accomplished post-French New Wave, New Wave French film directors. Téchiné belongs to a s ...

, French filmmaker

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Orizzonti ''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...
''

Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, s=贾樟柯, born 24 May 1970) is a Chinese film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor and writer. He is the founder of Pingyao International Film Festival, dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media Co ...

, Chinese filmmaker - Jury President *

Stuart Comer Stuart Comer is an American art curator and writer who is currently Chief Curator of Media and Performance Art at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. He was co-curator of the 2014 Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, alongside M ...

, British Curator of Film at

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Odile Decq Odile Decq (born 1955) is a French architect, urban planner and academic. She is the founder of the Paris firm, Studio Odile Decq and the architecture school, Confluence Institute. Decq is known for her self-described goth appearance and style. ...

, French architect *

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, Egyptian director * Jacopo Quadri, Italian film editor

Controcampo Italiano

Stefano Incerti Stefano Incerti (born 25 July 1965) is an Italian film director. He has directed more than ten films since 1995. In 2014, Stefano directed the drama Snowscape, about Donato (Roberto De Francesco), a man looking for something that would secure hi ...

, Italian author - Jury President * Aureliano Amadei, Italian actor *

Cristiana Capotondi Cristiana Capotondi (born 13 September 1980) is an Italian actress. Early life and career Capotondi was born in Rome to an Italian family of mixed Italian Catholic and Italian Jewish background (her maternal grandfather was Jewish). Growing ...

, Italian actress

Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)

Carlo Mazzacurati Carlo Mazzacurati (2 March 1956 – 22 January 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter born in Padua. He started his cinema career in 1980. His better known films include '' The Bull'' (1994) and '' Holy Tongue'' (2000). He was edu ...

, Italian director - Jury President *

Aleksei Fedorchenko Aleksey Fedorchenko (; born 1966) is a film director from Yekaterinburg, Russia who won accolades at the Venice Film Festival with the mockumentary ''First on the Moon'' (2005) and later with ''Silent Souls'' (2010), a magical realist tale about ...

, Russian director *

Fred Roos Frederick Ried Roos (May 22, 1934 – May 18, 2024) was an American film producer and casting director. He was best known for his contributions to the New Hollywood movement, particularly through his collaborations with director Francis Ford Cop ...

, American producer * Charles Tesson, French Artistic Director of the

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at the

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, Turkish actress

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Out of Competition

The following films were shown out of competition:

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Orizzonti ''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...
''

The following films were selected for the Horizons (''Orizzonti'') section:

Controcampo Italiano

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

Italian avant-garde retrospective

The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian avant-garde films, titled ''Orizzonti 1961-1978'', spanning the years 1961 to 1978.

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following films were screened for this section:

Venice Days

The following films were screened as part of the Venice Days section The three nominees for the

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's 2011

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received screenings as part of this section.

Official Awards

In Competition (''Venezia 68'')

: ''

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* Silver Lion for Best Director:

Cai Shangjun Cai Shangjun () is a Chinese film director and screenwriter. Cai graduated from the Central Academy of Drama in 1992. Since then, his major work has been that of a professional screenwriter. Cai was part of the team, along with Zhang Yang, D ...

for '' People Mountain People Sea'' * Special Jury Prize: ''

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'' by

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. Early life Emanuele Crialese was born on 26 July 1965 in Rome to Sicilian parents. He studied fil ...

Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup for Best Actor () 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 Festival. The name and number of prizes have been changed ...

Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender (; born 2 April 1977) is a German-Irish actor. His accolades include nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. In 2020, he was listed at number nine on ''The Irish Ti ...

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 ...

Deanie Ip Deanie Ip (born 25 December 1947) is a Hong Kong singer and actress. She has won the Hong Kong Film Awards once for Best Actress and three times for Best Supporting Actress. Deanie also won the Golden Horse Awards once for Best Leading Act ...

for ''

A Simple Life ''A Simple Life'' (), also known as ''Sister Peach'', is a 2011 Hong Kong drama film directed by Ann Hui and starring Andy Lau and Deanie Ip. Ip, in the lead role of Sister Peach, won the Best Actress Award at the 68th Venice International Fil ...

'' *

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 e ...

Shota Sometani is a Japanese actor from Koto, Tokyo. He is known for his protagonist roles in ''Himizu'' and ''Parasyte''. Career Sometani was a child actor. He has worked in both film and television, gaining his first leading role in ''Pandora's Box'', ...

and

Fumi Nikaido is a Japanese actress. Career Nikaidō starred in Koji Yakusho's film ''Toad's Oil''. She and Shota Sometani received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor and Actress Award for their work in Shion Sono's '' Himizu'' at the 68 ...

for ''

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'' * Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: Robbie Ryan for ''

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'' * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay:

Yorgos Lanthimos Yorgos Lanthimos (; ; born 23 September 1973) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Lion, as well as nominations for five Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lanthimos started hi ...

and Efthimis Filippou for ''

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Orizzonti ''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...
''

* Horizons Award: ''Kotoko'' by

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* Special Horizons jury prize: ''Whores' Glory'' by

Michael Glawogger Michael Glawogger (3 December 1959 – 23 April 2014) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. From 1981 to 1982, Glawogger studied at the San Francisco Art Institute, and from 1983 to 1989 at the Filmacademy Vienna, Vie ...

* Horizons Award for medium-length film: ''Accidentes Gloriosos'' by Mauro Andrizzi and Marcus Lindeen * Horizons Award for short film: ''In attesa dell'avvento'' by Felice D'Agostino and Arturo Lavorato ** Special mentions: *** '' O Le Tulafale'' by Tusi Tamasese *** ''All The Lines Flow Out'' by Charles LIM Yi Yong

Controcampo Italiano

* Best Feature film: ''

Scialla! ''Easy!'' () is a 2011 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Bruni. Cast * Fabrizio Bentivoglio as Bruno * Filippo Scicchitano as Luca * Barbora Bobuľová as Tina * Vinicio Marchioni as Il Poeta * Stefano Brunori as Stefano * Franco Cam ...

'' by Francesco Bruni * Best Short film: ''A Chjàna'' by

Jonas Carpignano Jonas Carpignano (; born January 16, 1984) is an American-Italian filmmaker. He is known for the films '' Mediterranea'', '' A Ciambra'', and '' A Chiara''. Early life and career Carpignano was born in The Bronx, New York City on January 16, 1984 ...

* Best Documentary: ''Pugni chiusi'' by

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** Special Mentions: ** ''Black Block'' by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt **

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(cinematography) for ''Pugni chiusi''

"Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film

* '' Là-bas: A Criminal Education'' by Guido Lombardi

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement () is an award given at the Venice Film Festival. It is awarded to directors, actors and other personalities from the world of cinema who have distinguished themselves in the art. Among the winners are Ch ...

Glory to the Filmmaker

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Special Awards

* Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award:

* Persol 3D Award for the Most Creative Stereoscopic Film: Zapruder Filmmakers Group (David Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi & Monaldo Moretti) * L'Oréal Paris Award for Cinema:

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Independent Sections Awards

Venice International Film Critics' Week

* Critics' Week Audience Award: ''Là-bas'' by Guido Lombardi

Venice Days ('' Giornati degli Autori'')

* Label Europa Cinemas Award: '' Guilty'' by Vincent Garenq * Lina Mangiacapre Award: ''

Shun Li and the Poet ''Shun Li and the Poet'' () is a 2011 Italian drama film directed by Andrea Segre. It won the European Parliament Lux Prize in 2012. Zhao Tao won the 2012 David di Donatello for Best Actress for her performance as Shun Li. It also took out the ...

'' by

Andrea Segre Andrea Segre (born 6 September 1976) is an Italian film director. He has directed more than ten films since 2004. Filmography Fiction * 2007 ''La mal'ombra'' * 2009 ''Magari le cose cambiano'' * 2011 ''Shun Li and the Poet'' * 2013 ''First Snowfa ...

* Laterna Magica Award: ''Shun Li and the Poet'' by Andrea Segre * FEDIC Award: ''Shun Li and the Poet'' by Andrea Segre

Independent Awards

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 worl ...

*Best Film (Main competition): ''

'' by

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*Best Film (Horizons): ''

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'' by

Ben Rivers Ben Rivers (born 1972) is an artist and experimental filmmaker based in London, England. His work has been screened at film festivals and galleries around the world and have won numerous awards. Rivers' work ranges in themes, including exploring ...

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 ...

* ''

Wilde Salomé ''Wilde Salomé'' is a 2011 American docudrama written, directed by and starring Al Pacino. An exploration of Oscar Wilde's 1891 play '' Salomé'', the film premiered at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. At the festival, Pacino was pre ...

'' by

SIGNIS Award

* ''

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** Special mention: ''

'' by

Ann Hui Ann Hui On-wah, (; born 23 May 1947) is a film director, producer, screenwriter and actress from Hong Kong who is one of the most critically acclaimed filmmakers of the Hong Kong New Wave. She is known for her films about social issues in ...

Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)

*Best Film: ''

'' by

*Best Debut (or Special mention): '' The Last Man on Earth'' by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti

Cicae Prize

* ''

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'' by

Tusi Tamasese Tusi Tamasese (born in 1975 or 1976 in Samoa) is a Samoan New Zealander film director. He is of high chiefly descent, of the Tupua Tamasese lineage. He came to New Zealand at the age of 18 with the intention to go to university, but, lacking a ...

Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award

* '' Carnage'' by

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Cinema for UNICEF Award

*''Terraferma'' by Emanuele Crialese

C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award

* '' Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician'' by Tamer Ezzat,

Ahmad Abdalla Ahmad Abdalla El Sayed Abdelkader () (born on December 19, 1979, Cairo) is an Egyptian film director, editor and screenwriter. His debut feature film is ''Heliopolis (2009 film), Heliopolis'' (2009); his second film is ''Microphone (film), Microp ...

Ayten Amin Ayten Amin (Arabic: آيتن أمين) is an Egyptian film director, writer, and producer. She began her career making documentary films during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and is best known for '' Souad'', '' Villa 69'', and '' Tahrir 2011: Th ...

Amr Salama Amr Salama (; born 22 November 1982) is an Egyptian film director, blogger, screenwriter, and author. Film career Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, he later moved with his family back to Egypt. He began his directing career primarily with short mo ...

Nazareno Taddei Award

* ''A Simple Life'' by Ann Hui

CinemAvvenire Award – Best Film

* ''Shame'' by Steve McQueen

Best Film – Il cerchio non è rotondo Award

*''The Orator'' by Tusi Tamasese

Equal Opportunity Award

* ''A Simple Life'' by Ann Hui

Future Film Festival Digital Award

* ''Faust'' by Alexander Sokurov ** Special mention: ''Kotoko'' by Shinya Tsukamoto

Gianni Astrei Award

* ''A Simple Life'' by Ann Hui

Brian Award

* '' The Ides of March'' by

Lina Mangiacapre Award – Special mention

* ''Maternity Blues'' by Fabrizio Cattani

AIF Forfilmfest Award

* ''

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'' (''Scialla!'') by Francesco Bruni

Biografilm Lancia Award

* ''Black Block'' by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

* ''The Last Man on Earth'' by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti ** Special mention: ''Pasta nera'' by Alessandro Piva (Controcampo Italiano)

Golden Mouse

* '' Killer Joe'' by

William Friedkin William David Friedkin (; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in doc ...

Premio Open

* Marco Müller

References

External links

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Juries

Main competition (''Venezia 68'')

''Orizzonti ''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...''

Controcampo Italiano

Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)

Official Sections

In Competition

Out of Competition

''Orizzonti ''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...''

Controcampo Italiano

Italian avant-garde retrospective

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

Venice Days

Official Awards

In Competition (''Venezia 68'')

''Orizzonti ''Orizzonti'' ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Fe ...''

Controcampo Italiano

"Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement () is an award given at the Venice Film Festival. It is awarded to directors, actors and other personalities from the world of cinema who have distinguished themselves in the art. Among the winners are Ch ...

Glory to the Filmmaker

Special Awards

Independent Sections Awards

Venice International Film Critics' Week

Venice Days ('' Giornati degli Autori'')

Independent Awards

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 worl ...

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 ...

SIGNIS Award

Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)

Cicae Prize

Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award

Cinema for UNICEF Award

C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award

Nazareno Taddei Award

CinemAvvenire Award – Best Film

Best Film – Il cerchio non è rotondo Award

Equal Opportunity Award

Future Film Festival Digital Award

Gianni Astrei Award

Brian Award

Lina Mangiacapre Award – Special mention

AIF Forfilmfest Award

Biografilm Lancia Award

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

Golden Mouse

Premio Open

References

External links

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