The 64th Venice Film Festival Awards Winners

Leslie Cheung about 17 years ago

The 64th Venice Film Festival Awards was held between August 29 - September 8, 2007, the winners were announced on September 8.

The 64th Venice Film Festival Awards Winners

GOLDEN LION for Best Film
SE, JIE (LUST, CAUTION) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)

SILVER LION for Best Director
Brian DE PALMA for the film: REDACTED (USA)

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE (ex aequo)
LA GRAINE ET LE MULET / THE GRAIN OF LIFE by Abdellatif KECHICHE (France) and I'M NOT THERE by Todd HAYNES (USA)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actor
Brad PITT in the film THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD by Andrew DOMINIK (USA)

COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress
Cate BLANCHETT in the film: I'M NOT THERE by Todd HAYNES (USA)

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD for Best Young Actor or Actress
Hafsia HERZI in the film LA GRAINE ET LE MULET by Abdellatif KECHICHE (France)

OSELLA for Best Cinematography
Rodrigo PRIETO director of photography for the SE, JIE (LUST, CAUTION) by Ang LEE (USA/China/China, Taiwan)

OSELLA for Best Screenplay
Paul LAVERTY for the film IT'S A FREE WORLD... by Ken LOACH (UK/Italy/Germany/Spain)

HONORARY GOLDEN LION
BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI, TIM BURTON

SPECIAL LION for Overall Work
NIKITA MIKHALKOV
The Jury is delighted to acknowledge the consistent brilliance of Nikita Mikhalkov's body of work. His new film is once again a confirmation of his mastery in exploring and revealing to us, with great humanity and emotion, the complexity of existence.


ORIZZONTI / HORIZONS

ORIZZONTI PRIZE
SÜGISBALL (AUTUMN BALL) by Veiko ÕUNPUU (Estonia)

ORIZZONTI DOC PRIZE
WUYONG (USELESS) by Jia ZHANGKE (China)

SPECIAL MENTION: KAGADANAN SA BANWAAN NING MGA ENGKANTO (DEATH IN THE LAND OF ENCANTOS) by Lav DIAZ (Philippines)


CORTO CORTISSIMO / SHORT FILMS

SILVER LION FOR BEST SHORT FILM
DOG ALTOGETHER by Paddy CONSIDINE (UK)

Special mention: LIUDI IZ KAMNYA (STONE PEOPLE) by Leonid RYBAKOV (Russian Federation) for its humorous and radical metaphor about a familiar, real situation

PRIX UIP: ALUMBRAMIENTO by Eduardo CHAPERO-JACKSON (Spain)


Leone del Futuro / Lion of the Future

Leone del Futuro - Premio Venezia Opera Prima Luigi De Laurentiis for First Film
LA ZONA by Rodrigo PLÁ (Giornate degli autori-Venice Days, Spain/Mexico)


FIPRESCI Award

Best Film Venezia 64
La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche

Best Film Horizons and International Critics' Week
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme


SIGNIS Award
In The Valley Of Elah by Paul Haggis

Special mention: It's A Free World... by Ken Loach and La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche


Doc/it Award - Autonomous Province of Trento
L'Aimée by Arnaud Desplechin

Special mention: Il passaggio della linea by Pietro Marcello


International Critics' Week Award
Zui yaoyuan de juli (The Most Distant Course) by Lin Jingjie

Isvema Award for a debut or second feature film
La ragazza del lago by Andrea Molaioli

Label Europa Cinemas Award - Giornate degli Autori 2007
Tricks (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski


Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award

Best Film
Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi

Special mention: Valzer by Salvatore Maira

Best Actor
Toni Servillo - La ragazza del lago by Andrea Molaioli

Best Actress
Valeria Solarino – Valzer by Salvatore Maira

Prix du Forum Cinéma et Littérature
Atonement by Joe Wright

Brian Award
Le ragioni dell'aragosta by Sabina Guzzanti

Queer Lion Award
The Speed Of Life by Ed Radtke

Special mention: Sleuth by Kenneth Branagh


Arca Cinemagiovani Award

Best Film Venezia 64
La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Kechiche

Best Italian Film
Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi

"Altre Visioni" Award
Sous Les Bombes by Philippe Aractingi


Biografilm Award
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme

Special mention: Il passaggio della linea by Pietro Marcello

Leoncino d'oro / Lion Cub Award 2007 (Agiscuola)
The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson

Cinema for UNICEF commendation
Redacted by Brian De Palma

C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award
Morocco Short Movies section by Various Directors

Cinema D’Essai (Art Cinema) CICAE Award
Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi (With the Girl of Black Soil) by Jeon Soo-il


CinemAvvenire

Best Film in Competition
I'm Not There by Todd Haynes

"The circle is not round. Cinema for peace and the richness of diversity" Award
La Zona by Rodrigo Plà


EIUC Human Rights Film Award (ex-aequo)
It's A Free World... by Ken Loach and Sous les bombes by Philippe Aractingi

FEDIC Award
Non pensarci by Gianni Zanasi

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award For a film which shows a firm connection with the arts
Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway

Future Film Festival Digital Award
Redacted by Brian De Palma

EIUC Human Rights Film Award
Jimmy Carter Man From Plains by Jonathan Demme

Special mention: Redacted by Brian De Palma

Special mention: It's A Free World... by Ken Loach

Nazareno Taddei Award
La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Bechiche

Lanterna Magica Award
Tricks (Sztuczki) by Andrzej Jakimowski

La Navicella - Venezia Cinema Award
La Graine et le mulet by Abdellatif Bechiche

Bastone Bianco Award (Filmcritica)
La Fille coupée en deux by Claude Chabrol

Lina Mangiacapre Award
Geomen tangyi sonyeo oi (With the Girl of Black Soil) by Jeon Soo-il

The City of Venice Award
Unni (India) by Murali Nair

Open Award 2007
Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway


Grand Jury: Zhang Yimou (president), Catherine Breillat, Jane Campion, Emanuele Crialese, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Ferzan Ozpetek, Paul Verhoeven

Horizons Jury: Gregg Araki (president), Frederick Wiseman, Hala Alabdalla Yakoub, Giorgia Fiorio, Ulrich Gregor

Opera Prima (First Film) Jury: Bill Mechanic (president), Rupert Everett, Randa Chahal, Liu Jie, Valeria Solarino

Corto Cortissimo (Short Film) Jury: François-Jacques Ossang (president), Yasmine Kassari, Roberto Perpignani

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