Venice Film Festival Awards 2008
by Andre Soares
2008 Venice Film Festival Awards
2008 Venice Film Festival: August 27–September 6, 2008
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Golden Lion: The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky
Special Jury Prize: Teza by Haile Gerima
Best First Director: Aleksei German for Paper Soldier
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: Silvio Orlando for Il papà di Giovanna / Giovanna’s Father
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Dominique Blanc for L’Autre
Best New Actress: Jennifer Lawrence for The Burning Plain
Best Screenplay: Haile Gerima for Teza
Best Cinematography: Paper Soldier
Lion of the Future for best first film: Pranzo di ferragosto by Gianni de Gregorio
Silver Lion: Werner Schroeter for the bulk of his career
Career Golden Lion: Ermanno Olmi
HORIZONS / ORIZZONTI SIDEBAR
ORIZZONTI PRIZE: MELANCHOLIA by Lav DIAZ (Philippines)
ORIZZONTI DOC PRIZE: BELOW SEA LEVEL by Gianfranco ROSI (Italy / USA)
SPECIAL MENTION: UN LAC by Philippe GRANDRIEUX (France)
SPECIAL MENTION: WO MEN (WE) by HUANG Wenhai (China / Switzerland)
SHORT FILMS
Corto Cortissimo Lion: Tierra y Pan by Carlos Armella (Mexico)
Special mention: Vacsora (The Dinner) by Karchi Perlmann (Hungary)
PRIX UIP for the best European short film: De Onbaatzunchtigen (The Altruists) by Koen Dejaegher (Belgium)
FIPRESCI Awards
International Competition: Gabbla (Inland) by Tariq Teguia
Horizons: Goodbye Solo by Ramin Bahrani (US)
FIPRESCI Award
Best Film Venezia 65: Gabbla (Inland) by Tariq Teguia
Best Film Horizons and International Critics’ Week: Goodbye Solo by Ramin Bahrani
SIGNIS Award: The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
Special mention: Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi
Special mention: Teza by Haile Gerima
International Critics’ Week Award: L’Apprenti by Samuel Collardey
Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award
Best Film: Pranzo di Ferragosto by Gianni Di Gregorio
Special mention: Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo
Best Male Actor: Silvio Orlando for Il papà di Giovanna / Giovanna’s Father
Best Female Actor: Isabella Ferrari for Un giorno perfetto / A Perfect Day
Isvema Award for an debut or second feature film: Pranzo di Ferragosto by Gianni Di Gregorio
Label Europa Cinemas Award — Giornate degli Autori 2008: Machan by Uberto Pasolini
Doc/it Award — Sicilia Film Commission: Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi
Special mention: L’Apprenti by Samuel Collardey
Brian Award: Khastegi by Bahman Motamedian
Queer Lion Award: Un altro pianeta by Stefano Tummolini
Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs): Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo
CinemAvvenire (Best Film in Competition): Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi
Leoncino d’oro Award 2008 (Agiscuola): Giovanna’s Father by Pupi Avati
Cinema for UNICEF commendation: Teza by Haile Gerima
Art Cinema Award: Dikoe Pole (Wild Field) by Mikhail Kalatozishvili
La Navicella — Venezia Cinema Award: The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award: BirdWatchers — La terra degli uomini rossi by Marco Bechis
Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Award: Stella by Sylvie Verheyde
Biografilm Lancia Award - fiction: Rachel Getting Married by Jonathan Demme
Biografilm Lancia Award - documentary: Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi
Nazareno Taddei Award: Giovanna’s Father by Pupi Avati
Don Gnocchi Award: Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo
Special mention: Ezio Greggio for Giovanna’s Father
Future Film Festival Digital Award: The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii
Special mention: Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) by Hayao Miyazaki
"The circle is not round. Cinema for peace and the richness of diversity" Award: Teza by Haile Gerima
FEDIC Award: Machan by Uberto Pasolini
Bastone Bianco Award (Filmcritica): Akires to kame (Achilles and the Tortoise) by Takeshi Kitano
Human Rights Film Network Award: The Hurt Locker by Kahryn Bigelow
Arca Cinemagiovani Award
Best Film Venezia 65: The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
Best Italian Film: Pranzo di Ferragosto by Gianni Di Gregorio
"Altre Visioni" Award: Sell Out! by Yeo Joon Han
EIUC Human Rights Film Award: Kabuli Kid by Akram Barmak
Lina Mangiacapre Award: Stella by Sylvie Verheyde
Air For Film Fest Award: Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo
Open Award 2008: The Butcher’s Shop by Philip Haas
"Poveri ma belli" Award: Puccini e la fanciulla by Paolo Benvenuti
Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award: (for a film which shows a firm connection with the arts) Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) by Hayao Miyazaki
Gucci Group Award: Hunger by Steve McQueen (UK)
Golden Lion Jury: Douglas Gordon, Juriy Arabov, Lucrecia Martel, Wim Wenders, Valeria Golino, Johnnie To, and John Landis
Venezia 65 Juries
International Competition - Golden Lion
Wim Wenders (Germany) President
Yurij Nikolaevic Arabov (Russian Federation)
Valeria Golino (Italy)
Douglas Gordon (UK)
John Landis (USA)
Lucrecia Martel (Argentina)
Johnnie To (China, Hong Kong)
Orizzonti / Horizons
Chantal Akerman (Belgium) President
Nicole Brenez (France)
Barbara Cupisti (Italy)
José Luis Guerin (Spain)
Veiko Õunpuu (Estonia)
Corto Cortissimo / Short Films
Amos Poe (USA) President
Gianni Rondolino (Italy)
Joana Vicente (Portugal)
First Feature
Abdellatif Kechiche (Tunisia) President
Alice Braga (Brazil)
Gregory Jacobs (USA)
Donald Ranvaud (UK)
Heidrun Schleef (Germany)
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