According to centercinemapress, and quoted by Variety, the 78th Venice Film Festival ended with the announcement of the winners in different sections. This period of the festival was held for two weeks, and Oscar contender films such as “Dog Power”, “Lost Girl”, “Spencer”, “Card Counter” and “Dune” were screened for the first time in this art event. This year, at the Venice Film Festival, female filmmakers and the works of Netflix had a large share in the winners. Last year, the “Golden Lion” of the Venice Film Festival was awarded to Chloe Zhao for “The Land of the Displaced”. The director was a member of the jury this year led by Bong Joon Ho.
The complete list of winners of the 78th Venice Film Festival is as follows:
The main competition
Best Young Actor: Filippo Scotti for The Hand of God
Special Jury Prize: The Hole (Il Buco)
Best Screenplay: The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal
Best Actor: John Arcilla for On the Job: Missing 8
Best Actress: Penelope Cruz for Parallel Mothers
Silver Lion for Best Director: Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog
Jury Silver Lion Grand Prize: The Hand of God – Paolo Sorrentino
Golden Lion for the best film: L’évènement – Director: Audrey Divan
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The Horizons Award Audience: The blind man who didn’t want to see Titanic / Director: Timo Niki
Best Short Film: Los Huesos – Director: Critobal Leon, Joaquin Cocinia
Best Screenplay: 107 Mothers (107 Mothers) – Peter Kirks, Ivan Ostrohovsky
Best Actor: Pete Chehun, White Building
Best Actress: Laure Calami, Full Time (À Plein Temps)
Special Jury Prize: El Grand Movimiento – Director: Ciro Russo
Best Director: Full Time (À Plein Temps) – Eric Gravel
Best film: Pilgrims – Director: Laurinas Barissa
Virtual reality section
The best virtual reality story: End of Night (Director: David Adler).
Best Virtual Reality Experience: Le bal de Paris de Blanca Li – Director: Blanca Li
Grand Prize for Best Virtual Reality: Goliath: Playing with Reality – Director: Barry Jane Murphy, May Abdullah
Future Lion: Immaculate – Director: Manika Stan, George Chipper-Lillemark