Darren Aronofsky's
The Wrestler won the Golden Lion at this year's
Venice Film Festival. The film, starring
Mickey Rourke, is also gaining a lot of buzz at the
Toronto International Film Festival where it screened over the weekend.
Full list of Venice winners below.
GOLDEN LION for Best Film:
The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky (USA)
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.
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# posted by Jason Guerrasio @ 9/06/2008 03:16:00 PM
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