64th Venice Film Festival Collateral Awards and Closing Ceremony

FIPRESCI Award
Best Film Venezia 64: La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche
Best Film Horizons and International Critics’ Week: Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme

SIGNIS Award
In the Valley of Elah by Paul Haggis
Special mention to It’s a Free World… by Ken Loach
Special mention to La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche

International Critics’ Week Award
Zui yaoyuan de juli (The Most Distant Course) by Lin Jingjie

Isvema Award for a debut or second feature film
La ragazza del lago by Andrea Molaioli

Label Europa Cinemas Award – Giornate degli Autori 2007
Tricks (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski

Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award
Best Film: Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi
Special mention to Valzer by Salvatore Maira
Best Actor: Toni Servillo – La ragazza del lago by Andrea Molaioli
Best Actress: Valeria Solarino – Valzer by Salvatore Maira

Prix du Forum Cinéma et Littérature
Atonement by Joe Wright

Brian Award
Le ragioni dell'aragosta by Sabina Guzzanti

Queer Lion Award
The Speed of Life by Ed Radtke
Special mention to Sleuth by Kenneth Branagh

Arca Cinemagiovani Award
Best Film Venezia 64: La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche
Best Italian Film: Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi
“Altre Visioni” Award: Sous les bombes by Philippe Aractingi

Biografilm Award
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme
Special mention to Il passaggio della linea by Pietro Marcello

Leoncino d'oro Award 2007 (Agiscuola)
The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson
Cinema for UNICEF commendation: Redacted by Brian De Palma

Cinema D'Essai (Art Cinema) CICAE Award
Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi (With the Girl of Black Soil) by Jeon Soo-il

CinemAvvenire
Best Film in Competition: I’m not There by Todd Haynes
“The circle is not round. Cinema for peace and the richness of diversity” Award: La zona by Rodrigo Plà

EIUC Human Rights Film Award
ex-aequo to It’s a Free World… by Ken Loach and Sous les bombes by Philippe Aractingi

FEDIC Award
Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
For a film which shows a firm connection with the arts
Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway

Future Film Festival Digital Award
Redacted by Brian De Palma

EIUC Human Rights Film Award
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme
Special mention to Redacted by Brian De Palma
Special mention to It’s a Free World by Ken Loach

Nazareno Taddei Award
La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Bechiche

Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs)
Tricks (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski

La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award
La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Bechiche

Bastone Bianco Award (Filmcritica)
La Fille coupée en deux by Claude Chabrol

Lina Mangiacapre Award
Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi (With the Girl of Black Soil) by Jeon Soo-il

Open Award 2007
Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway

By the way the surprise film was Shentan by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai.

Rai International will transmit the closing ceremony today at 10:00am, perhaps is better than the opening ceremony that was boring, to say the least.