66th Venice Film Festival Award Winners

The Awards ceremony is over and here are the winners.

Official Selection

Golden Lion for Best Film: Levanon (Lebanon), Samuel Maoz Israel, France and Germany, 2008

Silver Lion for Best Director: Shirin Neshat for Zanan-E Bedun-E Mardan (Women Without Men), Germany, 2009

Special Jury Prize: Soul Kitchen, Fatih Akin, Germany, 2009

Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Ksenia Rappoport in La Doppia Ora, Giuseppe Capotondi, Italy, 2009
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: Colin Firth in A Single Man, Tom Ford, USA, 2009
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress: Jasmine Trinca in Il Grande Sogno, Michele Placido, Italy and France, 2009

Osella for Best Technical Contribution: Sylvie Olive for Mr. Nobody, Jaco van Dormael, France, Canada, and Belgium, 2009
Osella for Best Screenplay: Todd Solodonz for Life During Wartime, Todd Solondz, USA, 2009

First Film

Luigi De Laurentiis Award - Lion of The Future: Engkwentro, Pepe Diokno, Philippines (from the Orrizonti Section)

Orizzonti

Best Film: Engkwentro, Pepe Diokno, Philippines
Special Mention: Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya (The Man’s Woman and Other Stories), Amit Dutta, India
Best Documentary: 1428, Haibin Du, China

Other Awards

FIPRESCI Award
Official Selection: Lourdes, Jessica Hausner, Austria, 2009
Orrizonti: Choi Voi (Adrift), Thac Chuyen Bui,Vietnam (Wow! Then this movie must be good… great!!!)

SIGNIS Award: Lourdes, Jessica Hausner, Austria, 2009
Special Mention: Levanon (Lebanon), Samuel Maoz Israel, France and Germany, 2008

Brian Award: Lourdes, Jessica Hausner, Austria, 2009
La Navicella Award: Lourdes, Jessica Hausner, Austria, 2009

Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award: Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore
Best Film: Lo spazio bianco by Francesca Comencini
Best Male Actor: Filippo Timi for La doppia ora
Best Female Actor: Margherita Buy for Lo spazio bianco
Special Pasinetti Award to Riccardo Scamarcio for Il grande sogno
Special Pasinetti Award to Armando Testa – Povero ma moderno by Pappi Corsicato

Leoncino d'oro Award 2009: Capitalism: A love story, Michael Moore, USA
Cinema for UNICEF commendation: Shirin Neshat for Zanan-E Bedun-E Mardan (Women Without Men), Germany, 2009

Persol 3-D Award for the Best 3-D Stereoscopic Film of the Year: The Hole, Joe Dante, USA

Controcampo Italiano

Controcampo Italiano Award: Cosmonauta, Susanna Nicchiarelli, Italy
Special Mention: Negli occhi, Daniele Anzellotti and Francesco Del Grosso, Italy

Corto Cortissimo

Lion Corto Cortissimo: Eersgeborene (First Born),Etienne Kallos, South Africa and USA
Special Mention: Felicità, Salomé Aleksi,Georgia
Short from Mostra di Venezia to the European Film Awards: Sinner, Meni Philip, Israel

To check the official annoucement go here available only in Italian or go here for English. There are many more Collateral Awards that you can check here.

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