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]]>Poor Things centers on an innocent young woman Bella (Stone), who’s eager to learn about the world around her after being brought back to life by the eccentric scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). The film puts a feminist twist on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and its star-studded cast also includes Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, and Kathryn Hunter.
Poor Things had to beat pretty tough competition in Venice to take the Golden Lion home, including Michael Mann’s Ferrari, David Fincher’s The Killer, and Sofia Copolla’s Priscilla. Lanthimos dedicated the award to Stone, and described her as the film’s driving force “in front and behind the camera.”
The list of major winners in Venice also included Silver Lion winner Evil Does Not Exist and Special Jury Prize winner Green Border. Memory’s Peter Sarsgaard and Priscilla’s breakout star Cailee Spaeny collected acting awards, while Matteo Garrone won Silver Lion for the best director for his work on Io Capitano.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:
Golden Lion
Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Silver Lion Best Director
Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano
Special Jury Prize
Green Border, Agnieszka Holland
Best Screenplay
Pablo Larrain and Guillermo Calderón, El Conde
Best Actress
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla
Best Actor
Peter Sarsgaard, Memory
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Seydou Sarr, Io Capitano
HORIZONS
Best Film
Explanation For Everything, Gábor Reisz
Best Director
Mika Gustafson, Paradise Is Burning
Special Jury Prize
Una Sterminata Domenica, Alain Parroni
Best Actress
Margarita Rosa De Francisco, El Paraiso
Best Actor
Tergel Bold-Erdene, City of Wind
Best Screenplay
El Paraiso, Enrico Maria Artale
Best Short Film
A Short Trip, Erenik Beqiri
Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
Love Is A Gun, Lee Hong-Chi
HORIZONS EXTRA
Audience Award
FELICITÀ (HAPPINESS), Micaela Ramazzotti
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary
Thank You Very Much, Alex Braverman
Best Restored Film
OHIKKOSHI (MOVING), Shinji Somai
VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Jury Prize
Songs For A Passerby, Celine Daemen
Special Jury Prize
Flow, Adriaan Lokman
Immersive Achievement Prize
Emperor, Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen
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]]>About a month ahead of the festival’s opening night, Venice bosses finally shared the full lineup with the world. Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Michael Mann’s Ferrari, and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla are only some of the high-profile projects set to premiere as a part of the “in competition” program, while Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Richard Linklater’s Hit Man will premiere out of competition.
Edoardo De Angelis’s Comandante will serve as the festival’s opening film after Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers withdraw from the festival as a result of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Several A-list stars are expected to miss the festival for this reason, but the artistic director Alberto Barbera is still certain that the red carpet will be pretty full.
“Luckily enough the consequences of this strike – which has very good motivations we can agree to – the impact is quite modest on our festival. A few stars will not be with us… We will have actors and actresses who have worked in productions that are fully independent,” said Barbera while talking to the press.
The 80th Venice International Film Festival will return to Italy between August 30 and September 9, with Damien Chazelle serving as the jury president.
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]]>White Noise is based on Don DeLillo’s book of the same name, and it centers on a contemporary American family as they deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life. In addition to Driver and Gerwig, the film also stars Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, and Jodie Turner-Smith.
Baumbach’s previous directorial effort Marriage Story also had its world premiere in Venice, and the acclaimed director said it’s an honor to open the festival with White Noise.
“It is a truly wonderful thing to return to the Venice Film Festival, and an incredible honor to have White Noise play as the opening night film. This is a place that loves cinema so much, and it’s a thrill and a privilege to join the amazing films and filmmakers that have premiered here,” said Baumbach.
Festival chief Alberto Barbera echoed his statement and described White Noise as an “original, ambitious and compelling piece of art”, that “examines our obsessions, doubts, and fear”.
The 79th Venice International Film Festival is set to take place between August 31 and September 10 with Julianne Moore serving as a jury president.
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]]>The premiere of Dune was a star-studded affair, mostly because it stars some of Hollywood’s biggest A-listers, including Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, and Dave Bautista, who walked the red carpet alongside Villeneuve.
After the end credits rolled, the highly-anticipated film was met with a standing ovation, that roared through Venice’s Sala Grande cinema for eight minutes straight. The jury member Chloé Zhao even rushed through the aisles to congratulate Villeneuve and called the movie fantastic.
Dune is also slated to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before heading to theaters on October 22nd. Its sequel is yet to get the green light, but Villeneuve already discussed it with Warner Bros. and Legendary.
“They feel that it would need a really bad outcome at the box office to not have a Dune: Part Two because they love the movie. They are proud of the movie, so they want the movie to move forward. And they still did half of it. So, you know, I’m very optimistic,” he told Total Film.
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]]>These two projects will be included in the “out of competition” selection, together with several other highly-anticipated movies, such as Edgar Wright’s Last Night In Soho and David Gordon Green’s Halloween Kills.
The list of movies competing for a Golden Lion will be even more crowded, and it includes new projects from the world’s leading art-house directors. Spencer by Pablo Larrain, The Power of the Dog by Jane Campion, Madres Paralelas by Pedro Almodovar, and The Hand of God by Paolo Sorrentino are only some of the movies in the competition for the festival’s biggest prize.
The 78th Venice International Film Festival will take place from September 1-11. South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has been appointed as the president of the jury, and he’ll be joined by the director Chloé Zhao and actresses Cynthia Erivo and Sarah Gadon, among others.
FULL LINEUP OF 2021 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL:
VENEZIA 78 – COMPETITION
Madres Paralelas, dir: Pedro Almodovar
Mona Lisa And The Blood Moon, dir: Ana Lily Amirpour
Un Autre Monde, dir: Stéphane Brizé
The Power Of The Dog, dir: Jane Campion
America Latina, dir: Damiano D’Innocenzo, Fabio D’Innocenzo
L’Evénement, dir: Audrey Diwan
Competencia Oficial, dirs: Gaston Duprat, Mariano Cohn
Il Buco, dir: Michelangelo Frammartino
Sundown, dir: Michel Franco
Illusions Perdues, dir: Xavier Giannoli
The Lost Daughter, dir: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Spencer, dir: Pablo Larrain
Freaks Out, dir: Gabriele Mainetti
Qui Rido Io, dir: Mario Martone
On The Job: The Missing 8, dir: Erik Matti
Leave No Traces, dir: Jan P Matuszynski
Captain Volkonogov Escaped, dirs: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov
The Card Counter, dir: Paul Schrader
The Hand Of God, dir: Paolo Sorrentino
La Caja, dir: Lorenzo Vigas
Reflection, dir: Valentyn Vasyanovych
OUT OF COMPETITION – FICTION
Il Bambino Nascosto, dir: Roberto Ando
Les Choses Humaines, dir: Yvan Attal
Ariaferma, dir: Leonardo Di Costanzo
Halloween Kills, dir: David Gordon Green
La Scuola Cattolica, dir: Stefano Mordini
Old Henry, dir: Potsy Ponciroli
The Last Duel, dir: Ridley Scott
Dune, dir: Denis Villeneuve
Last Night In Soho, dir: Edgar Wright
OUT OF COMPETITION – NON-FICTION
Life Of Crime 1984-2020, dir: Jon Alpert
Tranchées, dir: Loup Bureau
Viaggio Nel Crepuscolo, dir: Augusto Contento
Republic Of Silence, dir: Diana El Jeiroudi
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song, dirs: Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Deandré#Deandré Storio Di Un Impiegato, dir: Roberta Lena
Django & Django, dir: Luca Rea
Ezio Bosso. Le Cose Che Restano, dir: Giorgio Verdelli
OUT OF COMPETITION – SERIES
Scenes From A Marriage (Episodes 1-5), dir: Hagai Levi
OUT OF COMPETITION – SHORT FILMS
Plastic Semiotic, dir: Radu Jude
The Night, dir: Tsai Ming-liang
Sad Film, dir: Vasili
SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Le 7 Giornate Di Bergamo, dir: Simona Ventura
La Biennale Di Venezia: Il Cinema Al Tempo Del Covid, dir: Andrea Segre
HORIZONS EXTRA
Land Of Dreams, dirs: Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari
Costa Brava, dir: Mounia Akl
Mama I’m Home, dir: Vladimir Bitokov
Ma Nuit, dir: Antoinette Boulat
La Ragazza Ha Volato, dir: Wilma Labate
7 Prisoners, dir: Alexandre Moratto
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic, dir: Teemu Nikki
La Macchina Delle Immagini Di Alfredo C, dir: Roland Sejko
HORIZONS
Les Promesses, dir: Thomas Kruithof
Atlantide, dir: Yuri Ancarani
Miracle, dir: Bogdan George Apetri
Pilgrims, dir: Laurynas Bareisa
Il Paradiso Del Pavone, dir: Laura Bispuri
The Falls, dir: Chung Mong-Hong
El Hoyo En La Cerca, dir: Joaquin Del Paso
Amira, dir: Mohamed Diab
A Plein Temps, dir: Eric Gravel
107 Mothers, dir: Peter Kerekes
Vera Dreams Of The Sea, dir: Kaltrina Krasniqi
White Building, dir: Kavich Neang
Anatomy Of Time, dir: Jakrawal Nilthamrong
El Otro Tom, dirs: Rodrigo Pla, Laura Santullo
El Gran Movimento, dir: Kiro Russo
Once Upon A Time In Calcutta, dir: Aditya Vikram Sengupta
Rhino, dir: Oleg Sentsov
True Things, dir: Harry Wootliff
Inu-Oh, dir: Yuasa Masaaki
HORIZONS SHORT FILMS – COMPETITION
Don’t Get Too Comfortable, dir: Shaima Al Tamimi
Techno, Mama, dir: Saulius Baradinskas
4 AM, dir: Mehdi Fikri
Sandstorm, dir: Seemab Gul
Heltzear, dir: Mikel Gurrea
Los Huesos, dirs: Cristobal Leon, Joaquin Cocina
Hair Tie, Egg, Homework Books, dir: Runxiao Luo
Il Turno, dir: Chiara Marotta
Fall Of The Ibis King, dir: Josh O’Caoimh
New Abnormal, dir: Sorayos Prapapan
La Fête Des Roberts, dir: Léahn Vivier-Chapas
The Last Day, dir: Momi Yamashita
HORIZONS SHORT FILMS – OUT OF COMPETITION
Ato, dir: Barbara Paz
Diario Di Una Passeggiata, dir: Giuseppe Piccioni
BIENNALE COLLEGE – CINEMA
Al Oriente, dir: José Maria Aviles
Nuestros Dias Mas Felices, dir: Sol Berreuzo Pichon-Rivière
La Santa Piccola, dir: Silvia Brunelli
The Cathedral, dir: Ricky D’Ambrose
Mon Pere, Le Diable, dir: Ellie Foumbi
La Tana, dir: Beatrice Baldacci
BIENNALE COLLEGE CINEMA – VIRTUAL REALITY
Lavrynthos, dirs: Fabito Rychter, Amir Admoni
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]]>The Doctor Strange star said that this festival has been dear to her heart for three decades and that it’s extremely humbling to be honored with this award. “To come to Venice, this year of all years, to celebrate immortal cinema and her defiant survival in the face of all the challenges that evolution might throw at her—as at us all—will be my sincere joy,” she said in a statement.
Venice Film Festival director, Alberto Barbera, described Swinton as “one of the most original and powerful performers to establish herself at the end of the last century”, and praised her commanding and incomparable personality, and uncommon versatility.
The 77th Venice Film Festival will be held from September 2-12, with Cate Blanchett serving as the president of the jury.
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]]>This win gives the movie a push forwards during the fall award season towards the next Oscars. Phoenix, in particular, seems to be a sure nominee for the Oscar award for Best Actor as his performance was regarded by many who saw it as transformative and terrifying all at once.
After the win, Phillips thanked the crowd and the judges and said he was happy to see that they understood all that he and phoenix did in the movie. He also thanked Warner Bros. and DC “for stepping out of their comfort zone and taking such a bold swing on me and this movie.”
The director also thanked Phoenix who took the stage with him claiming he played an integral part in the making of the movie. “Joaquin is the fiercest and brightest and most open-minded lion I know. Thank you for trusting me with your insane talent.”
You can catch Joker in theaters on October 4, 2019.
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]]>Pedro Almodóvar’s 45 years in the movie industry have elicited classic films that have earned him the title of Spain’s most famous director.
His most recent film, Pain and Glory, garnered praise from both audiences and critics at the Cannes Film Festival, with lead actor Antonio Banderas claiming the award for best actor.
Now, the Todo Sobre Mi Madre director will be heading to another festival — the Venice Film Festival.
There, he will be awarded the Golden Lion in recognition of his lifetime achievement.
“I am very excited and honored by the gift of this Golden Lion,” the 69-year-old said in a statement. “This Lion is going to become my pet, along with the two cats I live with. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for giving me this award.”
“Almodóvar isn’t only the greatest and most influential Spanish director since Buñuel, he is a filmmaker who has offered us the most multifaceted, controversial, and provocative portraits of post-Franco Spain,” declared festival director, Alberto Barbera.
This year’s Venice Film Festival will be held from August 28th to September 7th.
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]]>The Mary Poppins star has delighted audiences in stage and screen throughout her 74 year career, thanks to her endearing acting and golden voice. And now, the 83-year-old is due to be honored by the Venice Film Festival.
As the oldest festival film festival in the world, it has provided the debut of Oscar-winning features like A Star Is Born and Gravity.
Julie will now be recognized in her own capacity, by receiving the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement.
“I am so honored to have been selected as this year’s recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement for this acknowledgment of my work,” she said while thanking the festival’s parent organization, the Venice Biennale.
The award places Miss Andrews amongst prestigious company such as Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, and Sophia Loren.
The 71st annual Venice Film Festival will be held between the 28th of August and 7th of September.
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]]>Roma is Cuarón’s most personal film to date since it’s inspired by his own upbringing in the middle-class neighborhood of Mexico City this project was named after. It chronicles the life of a live-in housekeeper and a small family she’s taking care of.
Cuarón said this award is incredibly important to him and thanked the producers who helped him bring this story to life. He also thanked his leading ladies Marina De Tavira, Yalitza Aparicio and Nancy Garcia for their courage, generosity and immense respect in portraying the women who raised him. David Linde, whose company Participant Media produced Roma, was also delighted after receiving the good news.
“Working with Alfonso on Roma has already been an amazing journey for everyone at Participant, and we are beyond thrilled that his brilliant film has been honored with the Golden Lion. This film is a gift to all audiences, transcending language and cultural barriers and inspiring compassion across the globe,” said Linde.
Take a look at the winners of the major prizes at this year’s Venice Film Festival:
Golden Lion – Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
Grand Jury Prize – The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos
Silver Lion – The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard
Volpi Cup for Best Actress – Olivia Colman for The Favourite
Volpi Cup for Best Actor – Willem Dafoe for At Eternity’s Gate
Best Screenplay Award – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen
Special Jury Prize – The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent
Marcello Mastroianni Award– Baykali Ganambarr for The Nightingale
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