On the Lido, the Venice Film Festival ended with the closing ceremony. Bong Joon Ho’s jury (Bong Joon-ho, president of the jury, Saverio Costanzo, Virginie Efira, Cynthia Erivo, Sarah Gadon, Alexander Nanau, Chloé Zhao) gave its verdict, which was not very predictable, as the selection(s) showed very different universes, and the quality of the films was homogeneous in their genre. There were no indisputable masterpieces in the selection. The surprise came with the Golden Lion awarded to Audrey Diwan for The event, a film that certainly has its strengths, but which we did not feel could draw a consensus behind it. Here is the list of winners:
*** GOLDEN LION ***
L’Evènement from Audrey Diwan
SILVER LION / GRAND JURY PRIZE :
The Hand of God from Paolo Sorrentino
SILVER LION / BEST DIRECTION :
Jane Campion for The power of Dog
BEST ACTRESS :
Penelope Cruz in Madres Paralelas from Pedro Almodóvar
BEST ACTOR :
John Arcilla in On the Job : Missing 8 from Erik Matti
BEST SCRIPT:
Maggie Gyllenhaal for The Lost Daughter
BEST YOUNG ACTOR :
Filippo Scotti for The Hand of God from Paolo Sorrentino
JURY SPECIAL PRIZE:
Il Buco from Michelangelo Frammartino
The Venice Film Festival also includes other selections, including the Orizzonti selection, whose prizes are also awarded at the official ceremony by a jury. Here is the list of winners:
Best film :
Pilgrims (Piligrimai) from Laurynas Bareisa
Best Direction :
Special Jury Prize :
El Gran movimiento from Kiro Russo
Best actress :
Laure Calamy in À plein temps
Best actor :
Piseth Chhun in White Building (Bodeng Sar)
Best script :
Peter Kerekes et Ivan Ostrochovský for107 Mothers (Cenzorka)
Best Short :
Los huesos from Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña