The
69th Venice Film Festival, organized by
La Biennale di Venezia, took place at Venice Lido from 29 August to 8 September 2012.
The following eighteen films were selected for the main competition:
- Après mai (Something in the Air )
Olivier Assayas, France
- At Any Price
Ramin Bahrani, USA
- The Master
Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
- Bella addormentata (Dormant Beauty)
Marco Bellocchio, France, Italy
- La cinquième saison
Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth, Belgium, Netherlands, France
- Lemale et ha'halal (Fill the Void)
Rama Burshtein, Israel
- È stato il figlio
Daniele Cipri, Italy
- Un giorno speciale
Francesca Comencini, Italy
- Passion
Brian De Palma, France, Germany
- Superstar
Xavier Giannoli, France, Belgium
- 피에타 ( Pietà)
Kim Ki-duk, South Korea
- Outrage Beyond
Takeshi Kitano, Japan
- Spring Breakers
Harmony Korine, USA
- To the Wonder
Terrence Malick, USA
- Sinapupunan (Thy Womb)
Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
- Linhas de Wellington (Lines of Wellington)
Valeria Sarmiento, Portugal, France
- Paradies: Glaube (Paradise: Faith)
Ulrich Seidl, Austria, France, Germany
- Izmena (Betrayal)
Kirill Serebrennikov, Russia
Golden Lion for Best Film,
PIETA by Director Kim Ki-duk
Image: Flickr.com
Here are the full list of winners of Venice Film Festival 2012 as published in the
Official festival site.
VENEZIA 69
- GOLDEN LION for Best Film: PIETA by Kim Ki-duk (Republic of Korea)
- SILVER LION for Best Director: THE MASTER by Paul Thomas Anderson (USA)
- SPECIAL JURY PRIZE: Paradies: Glaube by Ulrich Seidl (Austria, Germany, France)
- COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix in the film THE MASTER
- COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress: Hadas Yaron in the film LEMALE ET HA’CHALAL
- MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best New Young Actor or Actress: Fabrizio Falco in the films BELLA ADDORMENTATA
- AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY: Olivier Assayas for the film APRES MAI by Olivier Assayas (France)
- AWARD FOR THE BEST TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION (CINEMATOGRAPHY): Daniele Ciprì for the film È STATO IL FIGLIO
- LION OF THE FUTURE – “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM: KÜF (MOLD) by Ali Aydin (Turkey, Germany) VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM CRITICS’ WEEK
Orizzonti Awards
- Best Film: San Zi Mei (Three Sisters), Bing Wang, France, Hong Kong and China
- Special Jury Prize: Tango Libre, Frédéric Fonteyne, Belgium, France and Luxembour
- Best Short Film: Cho-De (Invitation), Min-Young Yoo, South Korea, 16'
- Short Film Nominee for the European Film Awards: Titloi Telous (Out of Frame), Yorgos Zois, Greece, 10'
Autonomous Sections
9th Giornate degli Autori - Venice Days
Europe Cinemas Label: Crawl, Hervé Lasgouttes, France
27th Settimana Internazionale Della Critica - Venice International Film Critics Week
RaroVideo Audience Award: Äta sova dö (Eat Sleep Die), Gabriela Pichler, Sweden
Collateral Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
Best Film from Venezia 69: The Master, Paul Thomas Anderson, USA
Best Film from Orizzonti and International Critics' Week: L'Intervallo, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italy, Switzerland and Germany
CICAE Award: Wadjda, Haifaa Al Mansour, Saudi Arabia and Germany
SIGNIS Award: To The Wonder, Terrence Malick, USA
Special Mention: Lemale Et Ha'Chalal (Fill The Void), Rama Burshtein, Israel
Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award: Pieta, Kim Ki-Duk, South Korea
La Navicella - Venezia Cinema Award: Sinapupunan (Thy Womb), Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
Queer Lion: 무게 Mooge (The Weight), Jeon Kyu-hwan, South Korea
AIF - Forfilmfest Award: L'Intervallo, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italy, Switzerland and Germany
Brian Award: Bella Addormentata (Dormant Beauty), Marco Bellocchio, Italy and France
Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award: Low Tide, Roberto Minervini, USA, Italy and Belgium
CIT UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award: L'Intervallo, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italy, Switzerland and Germany
Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award: Après mai (Something in the Air), Olivier Assayas, France
Green Drop Award: La Cinquiéme Saison, Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth, Belgium, Netherlands and France
Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue: Wadjda, Haifaa Al Mansour, Saudi Arabia and Germany
Laterna Magica (CGS) Award: L'Intervallo, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italy, Switzerland and Germany
Lina Mangiacapre Award: Queen of Montreuil, Sòlveig Anspach, France
Open Award: The Company You Keep, Robert Redford, USA
Premio Cinematografico Civitas Vitae Prossima Award: Terramatta, Constanza Quatriglio, Italy
UK-Italy Creative Industries Award - Best Innovative Budget Award:
L'Intervallo, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italy, Switzerland and Germany
YouTube First Your Film Festival Grand Prize: La Culpa (The Guilt), David Victori, Spain
Arca CinemaGiovani Award
Best Film Venezia 69: La Cinquiéme Saison, Peter Brosens and Jessica Hope Woodworth, Belgium, Netherlands and France
Best Italian Film: La città ideale, Luigi Lo Cascio, Italy
Biografilm Lancia Award:(tie)
La nave dolce (The Human Cargo), Daniele Vicari, Italy and Albania
Bad 25, Spike Lee, USA
CinemAvvenire Awards
Best Film Venezia 69: Paradies: Glaube (Paradise: Faith), Ulrich Seidl, Austria, France and Germany
Best Film Cinema for Peace and Diversity Richness: Wadjda, Haifaa Al Mansour, Saudi Arabia and Germany
FEDIC Award: L'Intervallo, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italy, Switzerland and Germany
Special Mention: Bellas Mariposas, Salvatore Mereu, Italy
Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Awards
Best Film: L'Intervallo, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italy, Switzerland and Germany
Best Documentary: La nave dolce (The Human Cargo), Daniele Vicari, Italy and Albania
Best Actor: Valerio mastandrea in Gli Equilibristi, Ivano de Matteo, Italy and France
Pasinetti Speciale: Clarisse by Liliana Cavani, Italy
Future Film Festival Digital Award: Bad 25, Spike Lee, USA
Special Mention: Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine, USA
Giovani Giurati del Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award: The Company You Keep, Robert Redford, USA
Special Mention: Toni Sevillo
Mouse d'Oro Award: Pieta, Kim Ki-Duk, South Korea
Mouse d'Argento Award: Anton tut ryadom (Anton's Right Here) by Lyubov Arkus, Russia
P. Nazareno Taddei Award: Pieta, Kim Ki-Duk, South Korea
Special Mention: Sinapupunan (Thy Womb), Brillante Mendoza, Philippines
Other Awards
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: Francesco Rosi
Robert Bresson Award for Lifetime Achievements: Ken Loach
Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Spike Lee
Persol Award: Michael Cimino
SNGCI Pietro Bianchi Award: Gianni Amelio
Gucci Award for Women in Cinema: Thelma Schoonmaker
L'Oreal Paris Award for Cinema: Giulia Bevilacqua
Gillo Pontecorvo - Arcobalento Latino Award: Laura Delli Colli
Awards not Associated with Festival
Independent Critics Award Bisato d'Oro
Best Film: Bellas Mariposas, Salvatore Mereu, Italy
Best Director: Jazmin Lopez for Leones, Argentina, France and Netherlands
Best Actress: Nora Aunor in Sinapupunan (Thy Womb), Brillante Mendoza, Philippines