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GOLDEN LION for Best Film to: THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)

The VENEZIA 81 Jury, chaired by Isabelle Huppert and composed by James Gray,
Andrew Haigh, Agnieszka Holland, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Abderrahmane Sissako,
Giuseppe Tornatore, Julia von Heinz and Zhang Ziyi, having viewed all 21 films in
competition, has decided as follows

GOLDEN LION for Best Film to:
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
by Pedro Almodóvar (Spain)
SILVER LION – GRAND JURY PRIZE to:
VERMIGLIO
by Maura Delpero (Italy, France, Belgium)
SILVER LION – AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to:
Brady Corbet
for the film THE BRUTALIST (United Kingdom)
COPPA VOLPI
for Best Actress:
Nicole Kidman
in the film BABYGIRL by Halina Reijn (United States)
COPPA VOLPI
for Best Actor:
Vincent Lindon
in the film JOUER AVEC LE FEU (THE QUIET SON) by Delphine Coulin and
Muriel Coulin (France)
AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to:
Murilo Hauser and Heitor Lorega
for the film AINDA ESTOU AQUI by Walter Salles (Brazil, France)
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:
APRIL
by Dea Kulumbegashvili (France, Italy, Georgia)
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD
for Best Young Actor or Actress to:
Paul Kircher
in the film LEURS ENFANTS APRÈS EUX (AND THEIR CHILDREN AFTER THEM) by
Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma (France)
ORIZZONTI
The ORIZZONTI Jury of the 81st Venice Film Festival, chaired by Debra Granik and
composed by Ali Asgari, Soudade Kaadan, Christos Nikou, Tuva Novotny, Gábor Reisz
and Valia Santella, after screening the 19 feature-length films and 13 short films in
competition has decided to award:
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST FILM to:
ANUL NOU CARE N-A FOST (THE NEW YEAR THAT NEVER CAME)
by Bogdan Mureșanu (Romania, Serbia)
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to:
Sarah Friedland
for the film FAMILIAR TOUCH
(United States)
SPECIAL ORIZZONTI JURY PRIZE to:
HEMME’NIN ÖLDÜĞÜ GÜNLERDEN BIRI
(ONE OF THOSE DAYS WHEN HEMME DIES) by Murat Fıratoğlu (Turkey)
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS to:
Kathleen Chalfant
in the film FAMILIAR TOUCH by Sarah Friedland (United States)
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST ACTOR to:
Francesco Gheghi
in the film FAMILIA by Francesco Costabile (Italy)
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SCREENPLAY to:
Scandar Copti
for the film HAPPY HOLIDAYS (Palestine, Germany, France, Italy, Qatar)
ORIZZONTI AWARD FOR BEST SHORT FILM to:
WHO LOVES THE SUN
by Arshia Shakiba (Canada)
VENICE SHORT FILM NOMINATION
FOR THE EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2024 to:
RENÉ VA ALLA GUERRA
by Luca Ferri, Morgan Menegazzo, Mariachiara Pernisa (Italy)
LION OF THE FUTURE
“LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM
LION OF THE FUTURE – “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT
FILM Jury at the 81st Venice Film Festival, chaired Gianni Canova and comprised of Ricky
D’Ambrose, Bárbara Paz, Taylor Russell, and Jacob Wong, has decided to award:
LION OF THE FUTURE
“LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM to:
FAMILIAR TOUCH
by Sarah Friedland (United States)
ORIZZONTI
ORIZZONTI EXTRA
ARMANI BEAUTY AUDIENCE AWARD to:
SHAHED (THE WITNESS)
by Nader Saeivar (Germany, Austria)
VENICE CLASSICS
The VENICE CLASSICS Jury, chaired by Renato De Maria and comprised of 24 students
of Cinema, chosen from the professors of Italian University Cinema programmes, has
decided to award:
VENICE CLASSICS AWARD FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY ON CINEMA to:
CHAIN REACTIONS
by Alexandre O. Philippe (United States)
VENICE CLASSICS AWARD FOR BEST RESTORED FILM to:
ECCE BOMBO
by Nanni Moretti (Italy, 1978)
VENICE IMMERSIVE
The VENICE IMMERSIVE Jury, chaired by Celine Daemen and comprised of Marion
Burger e Adriaan Lokman, after viewing the 26 projects in competition has decided to
award:
VENICE IMMERSIVE GRAND PRIZE to:
ITO MEIKYŪ
by Boris Labbé (France, Luxemburg)
VENICE IMMERSIVE SPECIAL JURY PRIZE to:
OTO’S PLANET
by Gwenael François (Luxemburg, Canada, France)
VENICE IMMERSIVE ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE to:
IMPULSE: PLAYING WITH REALITY
by Barry Gene Murphy, May Abdalla (United Kingdom, France)
GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2024 to:
SIGOURNEY WEAVER
PETER WEIR
CARTIER GLORY TO THE FILMMAKER AWARD 2024 to:
CLAUDE LELOUCH
CAMPARI PASSION FOR FILM AWARD 2024 to:
PAOLA COMENCINI

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Venezia 81 International Jury

Isabelle Huppert – president, French actress

James Gray, American director and screenwriter

Andrew Haigh, British writer and director

Agnieszka Holland, Polish director, screenwriter and producer

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazilian screenwriter, director and film programmer

Abderrahmane Sissako, director, screenwriter and producer from Mauritania

Giuseppe Tornatore, Italian director and screenwriter

Julia von Heinz, German director and screenwriter

Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress

Artists who are expected at the Biennale Cinema 2024:

Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, Pedro Almodóvar, Adrien Brody, Vincent Lindon, Luca Guadagnino, Daniel Craig, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Todd Phillips, Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Peter Weir, Sigourney Weaver, Richard Gere, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Claude Lelouch.

https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2024

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