67th Venice International Film Festival
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The 67th annual Venice Film Festival
held in Venice
, Italy
, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino
was head of the Jury. John Woo
was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival. The opening film was Darren Aronofsky
's Black Swan
.
The Golden Lion
for the best picture In Competition was awarded to Somewhere
, directed by Sofia Coppola
. The Silver Lion
award for best director was given to Álex de la Iglesia
, for A Sad Trumpet Ballad. In a break with tradition of limiting a film to receiving no more than one major award, the Special Jury Prize and the Best Actor (the Volpi Cup
) went to the same film, Jerzy Skolimowski
's Essential Killing
. In the past, no one film had been given two major awards, and Tarantino was forced to appeal to Festival head Marco Müller to alter the rules. This rule change will be upheld for future editions of the Festival.
Following the Festival, Italian film critic Paolo Mereghetti criticised the decisions the jury made in awarding prizes, and singled out Tarantino, accusing him of favoritism.
, directed by Sofia Coppola
, a film based in part on Coppola's childhood as the daughter of acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola
. Quentin Tarantino
, the president of the jury that awarded the prize, hailed the film saying "it grew and grew in our hearts, in our minds, in our affections". The jury's decision was unanimous. Upon receiving the award, Coppola paid credit to her father for "teaching me". The Russian film Silent Souls
and the Chilean film Post Mortem were considered favourites for the award.
The following films competed for the award:
Venice Film Festival
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the...
held in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010. American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
was head of the Jury. John Woo
John Woo
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard...
was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival. The opening film was Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University to study film theory and the American Film Institute to study both live-action and animation filmmaking...
's Black Swan
Black Swan (film)
Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to...
.
The Golden Lion
Golden Lion
Il 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 distinguished prizes...
for the best picture In Competition was awarded to Somewhere
Somewhere (film)
Somewhere is a 2010 American drama film that was written and directed by Sofia Coppola. The film follows Johnny Marco, a newly famous actor, as he recuperates from a minor injury at the Chateau Marmont, a well-known Hollywood retreat. Despite money, fame and professional success, Marco is trapped...
, directed by Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing...
. The Silver Lion
Silver Lion
The Leone d’Argento refers to a number of awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. The Silver Lion is awarded irregularly and have gone through several changes of purpose. Until 1995, Silver Lions were infrequently awarded to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the...
award for best director was given to Álex de la Iglesia
Álex de la Iglesia
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :...
, for A Sad Trumpet Ballad. In a break with tradition of limiting a film to receiving no more than one major award, the Special Jury Prize and the Best Actor (the Volpi Cup
Volpi Cup
The Volpi Cups are the principal awards given to actors at the Venice Film Festival. Formal acting awards were introduced in the second festival . Initially they were called Great Gold Medals of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment. The name Volpi Cup was introduced the following year...
) went to the same film, Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski
Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début Oko wykol...
's Essential Killing
Essential Killing
Essential Killing is a 2010 Polish political thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Plot :...
. In the past, no one film had been given two major awards, and Tarantino was forced to appeal to Festival head Marco Müller to alter the rules. This rule change will be upheld for future editions of the Festival.
Following the Festival, Italian film critic Paolo Mereghetti criticised the decisions the jury made in awarding prizes, and singled out Tarantino, accusing him of favoritism.
Festival line-up
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
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| Opener | Black Swan Black Swan (film) Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to... |
Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University to study film theory and the American Film Institute to study both live-action and animation filmmaking... |
 United States |
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| Closer | The Tempest | Julie Taymor Julie Taymor Julie Taymor is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song... |
United States |
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Leone d'oro (Golden Lion)
The Leone d'oro (Golden Lion) award was won by SomewhereSomewhere (film)
Somewhere is a 2010 American drama film that was written and directed by Sofia Coppola. The film follows Johnny Marco, a newly famous actor, as he recuperates from a minor injury at the Chateau Marmont, a well-known Hollywood retreat. Despite money, fame and professional success, Marco is trapped...
, directed by Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing...
, a film based in part on Coppola's childhood as the daughter of acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
. Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino
Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
, the president of the jury that awarded the prize, hailed the film saying "it grew and grew in our hearts, in our minds, in our affections". The jury's decision was unanimous. Upon receiving the award, Coppola paid credit to her father for "teaching me". The Russian film Silent Souls
Silent Souls
Silent Souls is a 2010 Russian film that was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice Film Festival. It is based on a 2008 novella by Denis Osokin. The film was awarded the Golden Osella for best cinematography and a FIPRESCI award...
and the Chilean film Post Mortem were considered favourites for the award.
The following films competed for the award:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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| Black Swan Black Swan (film) Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to... |
Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter and film producer. He attended Harvard University to study film theory and the American Film Institute to study both live-action and animation filmmaking... |
United States |
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| La pecora nera La pecora nera La pecora nera is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Ascanio Celestini. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Maya Sansa as Marinella* Giorgio Tirabassi as Ascanio* Luisa De Santis... |
Ascanio Celestini |  Italy |
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| Somewhere Somewhere (film) Somewhere is a 2010 American drama film that was written and directed by Sofia Coppola. The film follows Johnny Marco, a newly famous actor, as he recuperates from a minor injury at the Chateau Marmont, a well-known Hollywood retreat. Despite money, fame and professional success, Marco is trapped... |
Sofia Coppola Sofia Coppola Sofia Carmina Coppola is an American screenwriter, film director, actress, and producer.In 2003 she received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Lost in Translation, and became the third woman to be nominated for an Academy Award for Directing... |
United States |
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| Happy Few Happy Few Happy Few is a 2010 French romance film directed by Antony Cordier. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Marina Foïs as Rachel* Élodie Bouchez as Teri* Roschdy Zem as Franck... |
Antony Cordier |  Early Modern France |
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| The Solitude of Prime Numbers The Solitude of Prime Numbers The Solitude of Prime Numbers is a 2010 Italian drama film based on the novel of the same name by Paolo Giordano, and directed by Saverio Costanzo... |
La solitudine dei numeri primi | Saverio Costanzo Saverio Costanzo Saverio Costanzo is an Italian film director.He was born in Rome, the son of journalist and TV presenter Maurizio Costanzo. His debut was Private in 2004. In 2007 his second feature In memoria di me was presented at the 57th Berlin Film Festival... |
Italy Germany Early Modern France |
| Silent Souls Silent Souls Silent Souls is a 2010 Russian film that was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice Film Festival. It is based on a 2008 novella by Denis Osokin. The film was awarded the Golden Osella for best cinematography and a FIPRESCI award... |
Овсянки | Aleksei Fedorchenko Aleksei Fedorchenko Aleksey Fedorchenko is a film director from Yekaterinburg, Russia who won accolades at the Venice Film Festival with the mockumentary First on the Moon and later with Silent Souls , a magical realist tale about the long-extinct Finnic tribe of Merya.... |
 Russia |
| Promises Written in Water Promises Written in Water Promises Written in Water is a 2010 drama film written, directed, edited, and produced by Vincent Gallo. The cast includes Vincent Gallo, Delfine Bafort, Sage Stallone, Lisa Love and Hope Tomaselli.... |
Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo is an Italian-American film director and actor. Though he has had minor roles in mainstream films such as Goodfellas, he is most associated with independent movies, including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, did the music for and starred in; The Brown Bunny, which he also... |
United States |
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| Road to Nowhere Road to Nowhere (film) Road to Nowhere is a 2010 American romance thriller independent film directed by Monte Hellman, written by Steven Gaydos, and starring Cliff De Young, Waylon Payne, Shannyn Sossamon, Tygh Runyan, and Dominique Swain. It is Hellman's first feature film in 21 years.Road to Nowhere was shot in western... |
Monte Hellman Monte Hellman Monte Hellman is an American film director, producer, and film editor.Hellman is among a group of directing talent mentored by Roger Corman, who produced several of the director's early films... |
United States |
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| A Sad Trumpet Ballad | Balada triste de trompeta | Álex de la Iglesia Álex de la Iglesia Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza is a Spanish film director, screenwriter, film producer and former comic book artist.Most of De La Iglesia's films reached cult status due to their weird sense of humour.- Biography :... |
 Spain Early Modern France |
| Black Venus Black Venus (film) Black Venus is a 2010 French drama film directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. It is based on the life of Sarah Baartman, a Khoikhoi woman who in the early 19th century was exhibited in Europe under the name "Hottentot Venus"... |
Vénus noire | Abdellatif Kechiche | Early Modern France |
| Post Mortem | Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín Matte is a Chilean Film director and Screenwriter. He is the Son of the former Minister of Housing & Urban Development in the current government administration, Magdalena Matte, and senator & Independent Democrat Union president, Hernán Larraín. He has directed three feature films... |
 Chile Mexico Germany |
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| Barney's Version Barney's Version (film) Barney's Version is a 2010 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Richard J. Lewis, based on the novel of the same name by Mordecai Richler... |
Richard J. Lewis Richard J. Lewis Richard J. Lewis is a television and film director born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.From 2002 to 2009, Lewis worked on the CBS television crime`drama series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as writer, director and co-executive producer.... |
 Canada Italy |
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| Noi credevamo Noi credevamo Noi credevamo is a 2010 Italian drama film directed by Mario Martone. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Luigi Lo Cascio - Domenico* Valerio Binasco - Angelo... |
Mario Martone Mario Martone Mario Martone is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 15 films since 1985. His film L'amore molesto was entered into the 1995 Cannes Film Festival... |
Italy Early Modern France |
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| La passione La passione La passione is a 2010 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Mazzacurati. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Kasia Smutniak* Stefania Sandrelli* Cristiana Capotondi... |
Carlo Mazzacurati Carlo Mazzacurati Carlo Mazzacurati is an Italian film director and screenwriter born in Padua. He started his cinema career in 1980.His better known film include Il Toro and La lingua del santo... |
Italy |
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| Thirteen Assassins Thirteen Assassins is a 2010 Japanese-British jidaigeki film directed by Takashi Miike.A samurai epic based on a true incident, the film was produced by Toshiaki Nakazawa, who also produced the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Departures... |
十三人の刺客 | Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions... |
 Japan |
| Potiche Potiche Potiche is a 2010 French-Belgian comedy film directed by François Ozon, based on the play of the same name by Pierre Barillet and Jean-Pierre Grédy. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Fabrice Luchini, Karin Viard, Judith Godrèche and Jérémie Renier... |
François Ozon François Ozon François Ozon is a French film director and screenwriter and whose films are usually characterized by sharp satirical wit and a freewheeling view on human sexuality.... |
Early Modern France |
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| Meek's Cutoff Meek's Cutoff Meek's Cutoff is a 2010 western film directed by Kelly Reichardt. The film was shown in competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival... |
Kelly Reichardt Kelly Reichardt Kelly Reichardt is a screenwriter and film director working within American indie cinema. Her debut film River of Grass was released in 1994. It was nominated for three Independent Spirit Awards, as well as the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1999, she completed her sophomore... |
United States |
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| Miral Miral Miral is a 2010 biographical political film directed by Julian Schnabel. The screenplay was written by Rula Jebreal, based on her novel. The film was released on 3 September at the 2010 Venice Film Festival and on 15 September 2010 in France. The film was set for release on 3 December 2010 in the... |
Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker. In the 1980s, Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"—large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates.... |
United States Early Modern France Italy Israel |
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| Essential Killing Essential Killing Essential Killing is a 2010 Polish political thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Plot :... |
Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début Oko wykol... |
 Poland Norway Hungary Republic of Ireland |
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| Norwegian Wood Norwegian Wood (film) is a Japanese drama film directed by Tran Anh Hung, based on Haruki Murakami's novel of the same name. The film was released in Japan on 11 December 2010.- Plot :... |
Noruwei no Mori | Tran Anh Hung Tran Anh Hung Trần Anh Hùng is a French film director of Vietnamese ancestry.He was born in Đà Nẵng, Central Vietnam, and emigrated to France when he was 12 following the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.... |
Japan |
| Attenberg Attenberg Attenberg is a Greek drama film directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival and Ariane Labed won the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress. It was filmed in the Aspra Spitia village of Boeotia... |
Athina Rachel Tsangari |  Greece |
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| Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame | 狄仁傑之通天帝國 | Tsui Hark Tsui Hark Tsui Hark , born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong New Wave film director and producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema .-Early life:... |
 Mainland China |
| The Ditch The Ditch The Ditch, also known as Goodbye Jiabiangou is a 2010 fiction film produced and directed by Wang Bing, an independent Chinese filmmaker better known for his work on documentaries... |
Jiabiangou | Wang Bing Wang Bing (director) Wang Bing is a Chinese director, often referred to as one of the foremost figures in documentary film-making. Wang is the founder of his own production company, Wang Bing Studios, which produces most of his films... |
Mainland China |
| Three Three (2010 film) Three is a 2010 German comedy film directed by Tom Tykwer. The film was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Plot:... |
Drei | Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer is a German film director, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing Run Lola Run , Heaven , Perfume: The Story of a Murderer , and The International .... |
Germany |
Films out of competition
The following films were shown out of competition.| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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| The Town The Town (2010 film) The Town is a 2010 crime film starring, co-written, and directed by Ben Affleck adapted from Chuck Hogan's novel Prince of Thieves. The film opened in theaters in the United States on September 17, 2010 at number one with more than $23 million and positive reviews... |
Ben Affleck Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy... |
United States |
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| I'm Still Here I'm Still Here (film) I'm Still Here is a 2010 mockumentary film directed by Casey Affleck, and written by Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix. The film purports to follow the life of Phoenix, from the announcement of his retirement from acting, through his transition into a career as a hip hop artist. Filming officially began... |
Casey Affleck Casey Affleck Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt , better known as Casey Affleck, is an American actor and film director. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, he played supporting roles in mainstream hits like Good Will Hunting and Ocean's Eleven as well as in critically acclaimed independent films such as... |
United States |
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| Sorelle mai | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
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| Niente paura | Piergiorgio Gay | Italy |
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| Dante Ferretti: production designer | Gianfranco Giagni | Italy |
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| Notizie degli scavi | Emidio Greco Emidio Greco Emidio Greco is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1974 film L'invenzione di Morel, which starred Anna Karina.-Filmography:Director:*Notizie degli scavi * L'uomo privato... |
Italy |
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| Gorbaciof | Gorbaciof - Il cassiere col vizio del gioco | Stefano Incerti | Italy |
| That Girl in Yellow Boots That Girl in Yellow Boots That Girl in Yellow Boots is a 2011 Indian thriller film by director Anurag Kashyap, starring Kalki Koechlin and Naseeruddin Shah. The film was first screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010, followed by Venice Film Festival after it played in several festivals... |
Anurag Kashyap Anurag Kashyap (director) Anurag Singh Kashyap is an Indian film director and screenwriter. As a director, he is known for Black Friday , a controversial and award-winning Hindi film about the 1993 Bombay bombings, followed by No Smoking , Dev D and Gulaal... |
 India |
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| Showtime | Yongxin Tiao | Stanley Kwan Stanley Kwan Stanley Kwan is a Hong Kong Second Wave film director and producer.Kwan landed a job at the TVB after receiving a mass communications degree at Hong Kong Baptist College... |
Mainland China |
| Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen is a 2010 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Andrew Lau. The film is a continuation of the 1994 film Fist of Legend starring Jet Li, with Donnie Yen as Chen Zhen, a role made famous by Bruce Lee in the 1972 film Fist of Fury... |
精武風雲－陳真 | Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Wai-Keung is a Hong Kong cinematographer and filmmaker. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong Kar-wai. In the 1990s, Lau decided to have more creative freedom as a cinematographer by becoming a film... |
 Hong Kong |
| Sei Venezia | Carlo Mazzacurati Carlo Mazzacurati Carlo Mazzacurati is an Italian film director and screenwriter born in Padua. He started his cinema career in 1980.His better known film include Il Toro and La lingua del santo... |
Italy |
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| Zebraman: Vengeful Zebra City Zebraman: Vengeful Zebra City is the 2010 sequel to the 2004 film Zebraman, to be released on May 1, 2010. The film features Show Aikawa reprising his leading role from the original, and also stars Riisa Naka and Masahiro Inoue. The film's tagline is... |
Zeburâman: Zebura Shiti no gyakushû | Takashi Miike Takashi Miike is a highly prolific and controversial Japanese filmmaker. He has directed over seventy theatrical, video, and television productions since his debut in 1991. In the years 2001 and 2002 alone, Miike is credited with directing fifteen productions... |
Japan |
| The Child's Eye 3D | 童眼 3D | Oxide Pang Chun, Danny Pang | Hong Kong / Mainland China |
| Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male Vallanzasca - Gli angeli del male Vallanzasca - Angels of Evil is a 2010 crime film directed by Michele Placido. Based on the biography Il fiore del male. Bandito a Milano of bank robber Renato Vallanzasca, by Italian journalist Carlo Bonini.- U.S. :... |
Michele Placido Michele Placido Michele Placido is an internationally known Italian actor and director. He is best known for the role of Corrado Cattani in the TV series La Piovra.-Life and career:... |
Italy |
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| All Inclusive 3D | Nadia Ranocchi, David Zamagni | Italy |
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| Raavan Raavan Raavan is a 2010 Hindi film directed, written and produced by Mani Ratnam. It stars Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram in the lead roles while Govinda, Ravi Kishan, Nikhil Dwivedi, Tejaswini Kolhapure and Priyamani feature in key supporting roles... |
Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983... |
India |
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| Machete Machete (film) Machete is a 2010 action film directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis. The "Machete" character originates from the 2001 Spy Kids film, written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. This film is an expansion of a fake trailer that was released together with Rodriguez's and Quentin Tarantino's... |
Robert Rodriguez Robert Rodriguez Robert Anthony Rodríguez is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such films as Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, The Faculty, Spy Kids, Sin City, Planet... |
United States |
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| 1960 | Gabriele Salvatores Gabriele Salvatores Gabriele Salvatores , is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989.In that year, he directed his... |
Italy |
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| La prima volta e Venezia | Antonello Sarno | Italy |
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| A Tribute to Vittorio Gassman | Vittorio racconta Gassman, una vita da Mattatore | Giancarlo Scarchilli | Italy |
| A Letter to Elia A Letter to Elia A Letter to Elia is a 2010 documentary film directed by Kent Jones and Martin Scorsese that follows the life and career of film director Elia Kazan and how he influenced Scorsese... |
Martin Scorsese Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian. In 1990 he founded The Film Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to film preservation, and in 2007 he founded the World Cinema Foundation... , Kent Jones Kent Jones Thomas Kenton "Kent" Jones is a writer and performer on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, airing live M-F at 9 p.m. Eastern time... |
United States |
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| Shock Labyrinth 3D | Senritsu meikyu 3D | Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu is a Japanese film director, best known for the Ju-on series of horror films.-Filmography:... |
Japan |
| Surviving Life Surviving Life Surviving Life is a 2010 Czech comedy film by Jan Švankmajer, starring Václav Helšus, Klára Issová and Zuzanna Kronerova. The film uses a mix of cutout animation from photographs and live-action segments, and tells the story of a married man who lives a double life in his dreams, where he meets... |
Přežít svůj život | Jan Švankmajer Jan Švankmajer Jan Švankmajer is a Czech filmmaker and artist whose work spans several media. He is a self-labeled surrealist known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Brothers Quay, and many others.- Life and career :Jan... |
 Czech Republic |
| The Tempest | Julie Taymor Julie Taymor Julie Taymor is an American director of theater, opera and film. Taymor's work has received many accolades from critics, and she has earned two Tony Awards out of four nominations, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costume Design, an Emmy Award and an Academy Award nomination for Original Song... |
United States |
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| L’ultimo gattopardo: ritratto di Goffredo Lombardo | Giuseppe Tornatore Giuseppe Tornatore -Life and career:Born in Bagheria near Palermo, Tornatore developed an interest in acting and the theatre from at least the age of 16 and put on works by Luigi Pirandello and Eduardo De Filippo.He worked initially as a freelance photographer... |
Italy |
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| Passione | John Turturro John Turturro John Michael Turturro is an American actor, writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing , Miller's Crossing , Barton Fink , Quiz Show , The Big Lebowski , O Brother, Where Art Thou? and the Transformers film series... |
Italy |
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| Lope | Andrucha Waddington Andrucha Waddington Andrucha Waddington is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He has directed eleven films since 1998. His film Eu Tu Eles was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:... |
Spain /  Brazil |
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| Reign of Assassins Reign of Assassins Reign of Assassins is a 2010 wuxia film directed by Su Chao-pin and co-directed by John Woo. The film is shot in China and set during the Ming Dynasty. The film stars Michelle Yeoh, who plays an assassin who tries to return to a normal life after being counseled by a priest... |
劍雨 | John Woo John Woo John Woo Yu-Sen SBS is a Hong Kong-based film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard... , Su Chao-pin |
Mainland China / Hong Kong |
| Space Guy | Taikong xia 3D | Zhang Yuan Zhang Yuan Zhang Yuan is a Chinese film director who has been described by film scholars as a pioneering member of China's Sixth Generation of filmmakers... |
Mainland China |
Italian comedy retrospective
The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian comedy, titled The State of Things, spanning the years 1937 to 1988.| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Released |
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| Three Fables of Love Three Fables of Love Three Fables of Love is a 1962 French-Italian-Spanish comedy film starring Anna Karina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Manuel Alexandre* Ángel Álvarez... |
Le quattro verità | Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti Alessandro Blasetti was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism with the film Quattro passi fra le nuvole... |
1962 |
| Non ti pago! Non ti pago! Non ti pago! is a 1942 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Eduardo De Filippo - Don Ferdinando Quagliolo... |
Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia was an Italian film director whose career spanned from the 1930s to the mid 1960s. He mainly directed adventure pictures and popular comedies, including some starring Totò... |
1942 | |
| I cuori infranti I cuori infranti I cuori infranti is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Vittorio Caprioli and Gianni Puccini. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:... |
Vittorio Caprioli Vittorio Caprioli Vittorio Caprioli was an Italian film actor, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 109 films between 1946 and 1990... |
1963 | |
| Beach House Beach House (film) Beach House is a 1977 Italian comedy film directed by Sergio Citti. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jodie Foster - Teresina Fedeli* Mariangela Melato - Giulia... |
Casotto | Sergio Citti Sergio Citti Sergio Citti was an Italian film director and screenwriter, born in Rome. He often worked with Pier Paolo Pasolini, but also worked for others such as Ettore Scola. His own films include We Free Kings, which won an award.His 1981 film Il minestrone was entered into the 31st Berlin International... |
1977 |
| Io non spezzo... rompo Io non spezzo... rompo Io non spezzo... rompo is a 1971 Italian comedy film directed by Bruno Corbucci. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Alighiero Noschese - Riccardo Viganò... |
Bruno Corbucci Bruno Corbucci Bruno Corbucci was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He was the younger brother of Sergio Corbucci, and wrote many of his films. He was born in Rome, where he also died.... |
1971 | |
| Il domestico Il domestico Il domestico is a 1974 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Filippo D'Amico and Ary Fernandes. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:... |
Luigi Filippo D'Amico Luigi Filippo D'Amico Luigi Filippo D'Amico was an Italian film director and screenwriter. His 1974 film Il domestico was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.... |
1974 | |
| The Make Believe Pirates The Make Believe Pirates The Make Believe Pirates is a 1937 Italian comedy film directed by Marco Elter. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Assia Noris* Mino Doro - * Camillo Pilotto... |
Allegri masnadieri | Marco Elter | 1937 |
| Tutta la città canta Tutta la città canta Tutta la città canta is a 1945 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Freda. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Nino Taranto - Il maestro elementare... |
Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda Riccardo Freda was an Egyptian-born Italian film director. Best known for his horror and thriller movies, Freda had no great love for the horror films he was assigned, but rather favored the epic sword and sandal pictures... |
1945 | |
| Catch as Catch Can Catch As Catch Can (1967 film) Catch As Catch Can is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Indovina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Vittorio Gassman - Bob Chiaramonte... |
Lo scatenato | Franco Indovina Franco Indovina Franco Indovina was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed six films between 1965 and 1971. He died when Alitalia Flight 112 crashed on approach to Palermo... |
1967 |
| Imputato alzatevi! Imputato alzatevi! Imputato alzatevi! is a 1939 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Erminio Macario. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Erminio Macario - Cipriano Duval... |
Mario Mattoli Mario Mattoli Mario Mattoli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 86 films between 1934 and 1966.... |
1939 | |
| È arrivato il cavaliere! È arrivato il cavaliere! È arrivato il cavaliere! is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:*Tino Scotti ... Il Cavaliere... |
Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:... , Steno Stefano Vanzina Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer... |
1950 | |
| Cops and Robbers | Guardie e ladri | Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli Mario Monicelli was an Italian director and screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana , three times nominated for Oscar.-Biography:... , Steno Stefano Vanzina Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer... |
1951 |
| Fracchia la belva umana Fracchia la belva umana Fracchia la belva umana is a 1981 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Paolo Villaggio - Giandomenico Fracchia / La Belva Umana... |
Neri Parenti | 1981 | |
| L'onorata società L'onorata società L'onorata società is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Riccardo Pazzaglia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Franco Franchi - Salvatore* Ciccio Ingrassia - Rosolino... |
Riccardo Pazzaglia Riccardo Pazzaglia Riccardo Pazzaglia was an Italian actor, film director, screenwriter, songwriter , TV and radio host .... |
1961 | |
| The Bachelor | Lo scapolo | Antonio Pietrangeli Antonio Pietrangeli Antonio Pietrangeli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. Pietrangeli was a major practitioner of the Commedia all'italiana genre.-Biography:... |
1955 |
| Il ragazzo di campagna Il ragazzo di campagna Il ragazzo di campagna is a 1984 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Castellano and Giuseppe Moccia. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Renato Pozzetto - Artemio... |
Franco Castellano Franco Castellano Franco Castellano was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 94 films between 1958 and 1997. He also directed 21 films between 1964 and 1992... |
1984 | |
| Il commissario Lo Gatto Il commissario Lo Gatto Il commissario Lo Gatto is a 1987 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Lino Banfi - Commissario Natale Lo Gatto... |
Dino Risi | 1987 | |
| The Thursday The Thursday The Thursday is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Walter Chiari - Dino Versini* Michèle Mercier - Elsa... |
Il giovedì | Dino Risi | 1963 |
| Le pillole di Ercole Le pillole di Ercole Le pillole di Ercole is a 1962 Italian comedy film directed by Luciano Salce. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Nino Manfredi - dottor Pasqui... |
Luciano Salce Luciano Salce Luciano Salce was an Italian film director and actor. His 1962 film Le pillole di Ercole was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.... |
1962 | |
| I'm in the Revue I'm in the Revue I'm in the Revue is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Nino Taranto - L'Habilleur* Isa Barzizza - Cleo, la kleptomane... |
Botta e risposta | Mario Soldati Mario Soldati Mario Soldati was an Italian writer and film director.-Biography:Soldati studied Humanities in his native city, Turin, and History of Art in Rome. He started publishing novels in 1929 although his fame came with America primo amore, published in 1935, a diary about the time he spent teaching at... |
1950 |
| Un giorno in pretura Un giorno in pretura Un giorno in pretura is a 1954 Italian comedy film directed by Steno. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Peppino De Filippo - Judge Salomone Lorusso* Silvana Pampanini - Luisa... |
Steno Stefano Vanzina Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer... |
1954 | |
| Febbre da cavallo Febbre da cavallo Febbre da cavallo is a 1976 comedy film directed by Steno and starring Gigi Proietti. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Gigi Proietti - Bruno Fioretti, 'Mandrake'... |
Steno Stefano Vanzina Steno, the artistic name of Stefano Vanzina was an Italian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer... |
1976 | |
| His Women His Women His Women is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Ugo Tognazzi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ugo Tognazzi - Stefano Garbelli* Ilaria Occhini - Daniela... |
Il mantenuto | Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi was an Italian film, TV, and theatre actor, director, and screenwriter.-Early life:Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a traveller clerk for an insurance company.After his return in the native city in 1936, he... |
1961 |
| Eccezzziunale... veramente Eccezzziunale... veramente Eccezzziunale... veramente is a 1982 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:... |
Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born March 13, 1951.In 2001 he directed the romantic comedy film South Kensington starring Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, Eccezzziunale..... |
1982 | |
| Vacanze di Natale Vacanze di Natale Vacanze di Natale is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jerry Calà - Billo, il pianista del Night Club... |
Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina Carlo Vanzina is an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. He was born March 13, 1951.In 2001 he directed the romantic comedy film South Kensington starring Rupert Everett and Elle Macpherson. Two of his films, Eccezzziunale..... |
1983 | |
| Compagni di scuola Compagni di scuola Compagni di scuola is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by and starring Carlo Verdone. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Cast:* Carlo Verdone - Piero 'Il Patata' Ruffolo... |
Carlo Verdone Carlo Verdone Carlo Verdone is an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director.-Early life:Carlo Verdone was born in Rome to Mario Verdone, an important Italian film critic, and during his youth he earned a degree in Modern Literature at Sapienza University of Rome and a degree in Film Direction at the Centro... |
1988 | |
International Critics' Week
The following films were shown in the International Critics' Week, organized independently by SNCCI.| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond Beyond (film) Beyond is a 2010 Swedish drama film directed by Pernilla August, starring Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Tehilla Blad, Outi Mäenpää and Ville Virtanen. The original Swedish title is Svinalängorna, which means "The swine rows" and refers to the housing project where parts of the story are set. The film... |
Svinalängorna | Pernilla August Pernilla August Pernilla August is a Swedish actress, director and script-writer. Being one of Sweden's leading actresses and a long time collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman, she won the Best Actress Award at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival for her role in his The Best Intentions... |
 Sweden |
| Hai paura del buio | Massimo Coppola | Italy |
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| Angèle et Tony | Alix Delaporte | Early Modern France |
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| Niente paura | Piergiorgio Gay | Italy |
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| The Bride's Room (Closing film; out of competition) | Limbunan | Gutierrez Mangansakan II |  Philippines |
| Notte Italiana | Carlo Mazzacurati Carlo Mazzacurati Carlo Mazzacurati is an Italian film director and screenwriter born in Padua. He started his cinema career in 1980.His better known film include Il Toro and La lingua del santo... |
Italy |
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| Daddy | Oca | Vlado Škafar |  Slovenia |
| Terra Madre | Hora proelefsis | Syllas Tzoumerkas | Greece |
| Naomi | Hitparzut | Eitan Zur | Israel |
Juries
The International Jury for the main competition consisted of:- Quentin TarantinoQuentin TarantinoQuentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
(Head of Jury) - Guillermo ArriagaGuillermo ArriagaGuillermo Arriaga Jordán is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as “a hunter who works as a writer,” he authored Amores Perros, received a BAFTA Best Screenplay nomination for 21 Grams, and received the 2005 Cannes Best Screenplay Award for The Three Burials of...
- Ingeborga DapkunaiteIngeborga DapkunaiteIngeborga Dapkūnaitė is a Lithuanian actress, who stars mostly in Russian movies.-Youth:Ingeborga Dapkunaite was born in Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR. Her father was a diplomat and her mother a meteorologist. For many years her parents worked in Moscow, and she only saw them on holidays...
- Arnaud DesplechinArnaud DesplechinArnaud Desplechin is a French film director.-Biography:Arnaud Desplechin is the son of Robert and Mado Desplechin, and grew up in the Nord department...
- Danny ElfmanDanny ElfmanDaniel Robert "Danny" Elfman is an American composer, best known for scoring music for television and film. Up until 1995, he was the lead singer and songwriter in the rock band Oingo Boingo, a group he formed in 1976...
- Luca GuadagninoLuca GuadagninoLuca Guadagnino is an Italian film director. He rose to notability with the 2005 film Melissa P., and he is a frequent collaborator with Tilda Swinton, including the 2010 film I Am Love.-Life and career:...
- Gabriele SalvatoresGabriele SalvatoresGabriele Salvatores , is an Italian Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter.-Biography:Born in Naples, Salvatores debuted as a theatre director in 1972, founding in Milan the Teatro dell'Elfo, for which he directed several avant-garde pieces until 1989.In that year, he directed his...
Venezia 67
- Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion) for the best film: Somewhere by Sofia Coppola
- Leone d'Argento (Silver Lion) for the best director: Álex de la Iglesia for Balada triste de trompeta (A Sad Trumpet Ballad)
- Special Jury PrizeSpecial Jury Prize (Venice Film Festival)The Special Jury Prize is an award given at the Venice Film Festival. It is awarded to one or two films per year and is considered less prestigious than the main award, the Golden Lion.-Awards:*1951 A Streetcar Named Desire by Elia Kazan...
: Essential KillingEssential KillingEssential Killing is a 2010 Polish political thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Plot :...
by Jerzy Skolimowski - Coppa Volpi for the Best ActorVolpi CupThe Volpi Cups are the principal awards given to actors at the Venice Film Festival. Formal acting awards were introduced in the second festival . Initially they were called Great Gold Medals of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment. The name Volpi Cup was introduced the following year...
: Vincent GalloVincent GalloVincent Gallo is an Italian-American film director and actor. Though he has had minor roles in mainstream films such as Goodfellas, he is most associated with independent movies, including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, did the music for and starred in; The Brown Bunny, which he also...
, for Essential KillingEssential KillingEssential Killing is a 2010 Polish political thriller film directed by Jerzy Skolimowski, starring Vincent Gallo and Emmanuelle Seigner.- Plot :... - Coppa Volpi for the Best ActressVolpi CupThe Volpi Cups are the principal awards given to actors at the Venice Film Festival. Formal acting awards were introduced in the second festival . Initially they were called Great Gold Medals of the National Fascist Association for Entertainment. The name Volpi Cup was introduced the following year...
: Ariane LabedAriane LabedAriane Labed is a French actress.She has played in Attenberg and was awarded the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.-Biography:...
, for Attenberg - Premio Marcello Mastroianni, for the best emerging actor or actress: Mila KunisMila KunisMilena "Mila" Kunis is an American actress. Her work includes the role of Jackie Burkhart on the TV series That '70s Show and the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy...
for Black Swan - Osella for Best CinematographyGolden OsellaThe Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography and 'technical contributions'.-Best Director:...
: Mikhail KrichmanMikhail KrichmanMikhail Krichman is a Russian cinematographer who received a Golden Osella award at the 67th Venice Film Festival for Silent Souls. He photographed all of Andrey Zvyagintsev's films, including The Return , The Banishment , and Elena...
for Ovsyanki (Silent Souls) - Osella for Best ScreenplayGolden OsellaThe Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography and 'technical contributions'.-Best Director:...
: Álex de la Iglesia for Balada triste de trompeta (A Sad Trumpet Ballad) - Special Lion for Overall Work: Monte HellmanMonte HellmanMonte Hellman is an American film director, producer, and film editor.Hellman is among a group of directing talent mentored by Roger Corman, who produced several of the director's early films...
- "Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film: Cogunluk (Majority) by Seren Yüce
Horizons – 'Premio orrizonti'
- Premio Orizzonti (Orizzonti prize): Verano de Goliat by Nicolás Pereda (Mexico, Canada)
- Special Orizonti jury prize: The Forgotten Space by Noël Burch and Allan Sekula (Netherlands, Austria)
- Premio Orizzonti award for short film: Coming Attractions by Peter Tcherkassky (Austria)
- Premio Orizzonti awards for medium-length film: Tse (Out) by Roee Rosen (Israel)
- Special mention to: Jean Gentil by Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas (Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany)