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66th Venice International Film Festival
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The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, at Venice Lido in Italy.[1]
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Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies.[2] The Golden Lion was awarded to Lebanon by Samuel Maoz.[3]
The festival opened with Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore, and the closed with Chengdu, I Love You by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian.
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Juries
Main competition (Venezia 66)
- Ang Lee, Taiwanese filmmaker and producer - Jury President[4][5][6]
- Sergei Bodrov, Russian filmmaker and producer
- Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and filmmaker
- Liliana Cavani, Italian filmmaker
- Joe Dante, American director, producer, editor and actor
- Anurag Kashyap, Indian director, writer, producer and actor
- Luciano Ligabue, Italian director, writer and singer-songwriter
Orizzonti
- Pere Portabella, Spanish politician, director, and producer - Jury President[7]
- Bady Minck, Luxembourger filmmaker and artist
- Gina Kim, South Korean filmmaker and academic
- Garin Nugroho, Indonesian director
- Gianfranco Rosi, Italian director, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter
Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)
- Haile Gerima, Ethiopian filmmaker - Jury President[8][9]
- Ramin Bahrani, American director and screenwriter
- Gianni Di Gregorio, Italian director, screenwriter and actor
- Antoine Fuqua, American director and producer
- Sam Taylor-Wood, English filmmaker and photographer
Corto-Cortissimo (Short Film Competition)
- Stuart Gordon, American filmmaker, theater director and playwright - Jury President[10]
- Steve Ricci, Italian cinematographer, screenwriter and editor
- Sitora Alieva, Russian artistic director of the International Film Festival Kinotav
Controcampo Italiano
- Carlo Lizzani, Italian director, screenwriter and critic - Jury President[11]
- Giulio Questi, Italian director and screenwriter
- Marina Sanna, Italian chief editor of cinema magazine
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Official Sections
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In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:[12]
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[13]
Corto Cortissimo (Short Film Competition)
The following films were selected for the Corto Cortissimo (Short film competition) section:[14]
Orizzonti
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[15]
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
As part of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2009, which was conferred to John Lasseter and the Directors of Disney-Pixar, the following American animation films were presented:[16]
Cortocampo Italiano
The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section:[17]
Italian Retrospective: These Phantoms 2
For this retrospective section on Italian cinema, 39 feature and 26 short films were screened, including documentaries. The films were mainly from the period 1946 - 1971, with a few only films going back to the 1930s and reaching up to 2009.[18]
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Independent Sections
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Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following films were selected for the 24th International Film Critics' Week:[19]
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 6th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:[20][21]
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Official Awards
In competition (Venezia 66)
- Golden Lion: Lebanon by Samuel Maoz[3]
- Silver Lion for Best Director: Shirin Neshat for Women Without Men
- Special Jury Prize: Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akin
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Colin Firth for A Single Man
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Kseniya Rappoport for The Double Hour
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Jasmine Trinca for The Big Dream
- Golden Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution: Sylvie Olivé for Mr. Nobody
- Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Todd Solondz for Life During Wartime
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Best Film: Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno
- Best Documentary: 1428 by Haibin Du
- Special mention: The Man's Woman and Other Stories by Amit Dutta
Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film
- Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno
Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo)
- Best Short Film: Firstborn by Etienne Kallos
- Venice Nomination to the European Film Awards 2009: Sinner by Meni Philip
- Special mention: Felicità by Salomé Aleksi
Controcampo Italiano
- Best Feature Film: Cosmonaut by Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Special Mention: In the Eyes by Francesco Del Grosso, Daniele Anzellotti
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Special awards
- Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Sylvester Stallone
- Persol 3-D Award for Best Stereoscopic Film: The Hole by Joe Dante (Out of competition)
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Independent Sections Awards
Venice International Film Critics' Week
- "Region of Veneto for quality cinema" Award: Tehroun by Takmil Homayoun Nader[22]
- Future Film Festival Digital Award: Metropia by Tarik Saleh
- Special Mention: Up by Pete Docter
Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori)
- Label Europa Cinemas Award: The Last Days of Emma Blank by Alex van Warmerdam
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The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[22]
FIPRESCI Award
- Best Film (Main competition): Lourdes by Jessica Hausner[23]
- Best Film (Horizons): Adrift by Bui Thac Chuyen
Queer Lion
SIGNIS Award
- Lourdes by Jessica Hausner
- Special mention: Lebanon by Samuel Maoz
Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)
- Best Film: The White Space by Francesca Comencini
- Best Director: Giuseppe Tornatore for Baarìa
- Best Actor: Filippo Timi for The Double Hour
- Best Actress: Margherita Buy for The White Space
- Special award: Riccardo Scamarcio for The Big Dream
- Special award: Armando Testa – Povero ma moderno by Pappi Corsicato
Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award
La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award
C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award
UNICEF Award
Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Award
Biografilm Lancia Award
- Best Fiction Film: Mr. Nobody by Jaco Van Dormael
- Best Documentary: In the Eyes by Francesco Del Grosso & Daniele Anzellotti
Brian Prize by UAAR
Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs)
- Cosmonauta by Susanna Nicchiarelli
FEDIC Award
- The White Space by Francesca Comencini
- Special Mention: What Do You Know About Me by Valerio Jalongo
Arca Cinemagiovani Awards
- Best Film: Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akin
- Best Italian Film: The Double Hour by Giuseppe Capotondi
Lina Mangiacapre Award
- Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story by Yousry Nasrallah
Air For Film Fest Award
- The White Space by Francesca Comencini
Open Award 2009
- Capitalism: A love story by Michael Moore
Gianni Astrei Award
- The White Space by Francesca Comencini
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References
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