Cover Director Audrey Diwan poses with the Golden "L'Événement" at the awards winner photocall during the the 78th Venice International Film Festival 2021 (Photo: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
Director Audrey Diwan poses with the Golden "L'Événement" at the awards winner photocall during the the 78th Venice International Film Festival 2021 (Photo: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
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The winners of the Venice Film Festival 2021 were announced by four international juries. Read on to find out who brought home the awards
The 78th Venice Film Festival has wrapped up after 10 days of screenings. The official awards were announced by four international juries during the award ceremony.
Oscar-winning director, Bong Joon-ho chaired the jury which included Saverio Costanzo, Virginie Efira, Cynthia Ervo, Sarah Gadon, Alexander Nanau and Chloé Zhao, who viewed all 21 films in competition and decided who will bring home the Golden Lion, Silver Lion and other awards.
Meanwhile, the Orizzonti jury is led by Bosnian director, Jasmila Žbanić and comprised of Mona Fastvold, Shahram Mokri, Josh Siegel and Nadia Terranova. A total of 19 feature-length and 12 short films vied for the awards.
The Lion of the Future “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film is chaired by Italian director Uberto Pasolini and comprised of Martin Schweighofer and Amalia Ulman. Finally, the Venice VR Expanded jury is led by director Michelle Kranot and included Maria Grazia Mattei and Jonathan Yeo.
Read on to find out the full list of winners from the Venice Film Festival 2021.
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Golden Lion for Best Film
L'Événement (Happening) by Audrey Diwan, France
Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize
È stata la mano di Dio (The Hand of God) by Paolo Sorrentino, Italy
Silver Lion - Award for Best Director
Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog, New Zealand and Australia
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Penélope Cruz for Madres Paralelas (Parallel Mothers) by Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
John Arcilla for On the Job: The Missing 8 by Erik Matti, Philippines
Best Screenplay
Maggie Gyllenhaal for The Lost Daughter, Greece, USA, UK, Israel
Special Jury Prize
Il Buco by Michelangelo Frammartino, Italy, France, Germany
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor or Actress
Filippo Scotti for È stata la mano di Dio (The Hand of God) by Paolo Sorrentino, Italy
Orizzonti
Orizzonti Award for Best Film
Piligrimai (Pilgrims) by Laurynas Bareiša, Lithuania
Orrizonti Award for Best Director
Éric Gravel for À Plein Temps (Full Time), France
Special Orizzonti Jury Prize
El Gran Movimiento by Kiro Russo, Bolivia, France, Qatar, Switzerland
Orizzonti Award for Best Actress
Laure Calamy for À Plein Temps (Full Time), France
Orizzonti Award for Best Actor
Piseth Chhun for Bodeng Sar (White Building) by Kavich Neang, Cambodia, France, Qatar, China
Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay
Peter Kerekes and Ivan Ostrochovský for Zenzorka (107 Mothers) by Peter Kerekes, Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Ukraine
Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film
Los Huesos (The Bones) by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, Chile
Venice Short Film Nomination for the European Film Awards 2021
Fall of the Ibis King by Josh O'Caoimh and Mikai Geronimo, Ireland
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Venice Award for a Debut Film
Lion of the Future “Luigi de Laurentiis” Venice Award for Debut Film
Imaculat by Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark of Romania
Venice VR Expanded
Grand Jury Prize for Best VR Work
Goliath: Playing With Reality by Barry Gene Murphy and May Abdalla, UK and France
Best VR Experience for Interactive Content
Le Bal de Paris de Blanca Li by Blanci Li, France, Germany and Luxembourg
Best VR Story
End of Night by David Adler, Denmark and France
Orizzonti Extra
Armani Beauty Audience Award
Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia (The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic) by Teemu Nikki, Finland
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Jianne is a Hong Kong-born, bred and based Filipino. She graduated with a degree in International Journalism from Hong Kong Baptist University and went to work in Japan a travel writer. Upon returning to Hong Kong, she joined Tatler as a digital writer.
