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Biennale Cinema 65th Venice Film Festival Official Venezia 65 Awards

Venice, 6th September 2008

The Venezia 65 Jury, chaired by Wim Wenders and comprised of Juriy Arabov, Valeria Golino, Douglas Gordon, Lucrecia Martel, John Landis, and Johnnie To, having viewed all twenty-one films in competition, has decided as follows:

GOLDEN LION for Best Film:

The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky (USA) FOTO

SILVER LION for Best Director to:

Aleksey German Jr. for Bumažnyj Soldat (Paper Soldier) (Russia)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:

Teza by Haile Gerima (Ethiopia, Germany, France)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor:

Silvio Orlando for Il papà di Giovanna by Pupi Avati (Italy)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress:

Dominique Blanc for L’autre by Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic (France)

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress:

Jennifer Lawrence for The Burning Plain by Guillermo Arriaga (USA)

OSELLA for Best Cinematography to:

Alisher Khamidhodjaev and Maxim Drozdov for Bumažnyj Soldat (Paper Soldier) by Aleksey German Jr. (Russia)

OSELLA for Best Screenplay to:

Haile Gerima for Teza by Haile Gerima (Ethiopia, Germany, France)

SPECIAL LION for Overall Work to:

Werner Schroeter

The Jury decided to award a Special Lion for his uncompromising and relentlessly innovative work over a period of 40 years to Werner Schroeter.

“LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM

The “Luigi De Laurentiis” Award for a Debut Film Jury at the 65th Venice Film Festival, comprised of Abdellatif Kechiche (President), Alice Braga, Gregory Jacobs, Donald Ranvaud, and Heidrun Schleef, has unanimously decided to award the

“LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM to:

Pranzo Di Ferragosto by Gianni Di Gregorio (SIC - International Critics’ Week, Italy)

Aurelio De Laurentiis and Filmauro award a cash prize, of 100,000 USD, to the winning first film (50,000 to the director, 50,000 to the producer). To the director, an additional film voucher for 40,000 Euro will also be awarded, offered by Kodak.

FIPRESCI Award

Best Film Venezia 65: Gabbla (Inland) by Tariq Teguia

Best Film Horizons and International Critics’ Week: Goodbye Solo by Ramin Bahrani

SIGNIS Award

The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow

special mention to Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi

special mention to Teza by Haile Gerima

International Critics’ Week Award

L’Apprenti by Samuel Collardey

Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award

Best Film: Pranzo di Ferragosto by Gianni Di Gregorio

Special mention to Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo

Best Male Actor: Silvio Orlando for Il papà di Giovanna

Best Female Actor: Isabella Ferrari for Un giorno perfetto

Isvema Award for an debut or second feature film

Pranzo di Ferragosto by Gianni Di Gregorio

Label Europa Cinemas Award – Giornate degli Autori 2008

Machan by Uberto Pasolini

Doc/it Award – Sicilia Film Commission

Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi

special mention to L’Apprenti by Samuel Collardey

Leoncino d'oro Award 2008 (Agiscuola)

Il papà di Giovanna by Pupi Avati

Cinema for UNICEF commendation: Teza by Haile Gerima

Art Cinema Award

Dikoe Pole (Wild Field) by Mikhail Kalatozishvili

La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award

The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow

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

BirdWatchers – La terra degli uomini rossi by Marco Bechis

Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Awards

Stella by Sylvie Verheyde

Biografilm Lancia Award - fiction

Rachel Getting Married by Jonathan Demme

Biografilm Lancia Award - documentary

Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi

Nazareno Taddei Award

Il papà di Giovanna by Pupi Avati

Don Gnocchi Award

Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo

special mention to Ezio Greggio for Il papà di Giovanna

Future Film Festival Digital Award

The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii

special mention to Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) by Hayao Miyazaki

Brian Award

Khastegi

Queer Lion Award

Un altro pianeta by Stefano Tummolini

Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs)

Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo

CinemAvvenire

Best Film in Competition: Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi

“The circle is not round. Cinema for peace and the richness of diversity” Award: Teza by Haile Gerima

FEDIC Award

Machan by Uberto Pasolini

Bastone Bianco Award (Filmcritica)

Akires to kame (Achilles and the Tortoise) by Takeshi Kitano

Human Rights Film Network Award

The Hurt Locker by Kahryn Bigelow

Arca Cinemagiovani Award

Best Film Venezia 65: The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow

Best Italian Film: Pranzo di Ferragosto by Gianni Di Gregorio

“Altre Visioni” Award: Sell Out! by Yeo Joon Han

EIUC Human Rights Film Award

Kabuli Kid by Akram Barmak

Lina Mangiacapre Award

Stella by Sylvie Verheyde

Air For Film Fest Award

Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo

Open Award 2008

The Butcher’s Shop by Philip Haas

“Poveri ma belli” Award

Puccini e la fanciulla by Paolo Benvenuti

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

for a film which shows a firm connection with the arts

Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) by Hayao Miyazaki