The 72nd Venice Film Festival took place from the 2nd to the 12th of September, and last night the awards ceremony took place.
Desde Alla (From Afar) took home the top prize, to become not only the first Venezuelan winner, but also the first Venezuelan film entry in the festival's long history.
The jury was chaired by Alfonso Cuarón, director of Gravity and Children Of Men, and comprised of Elizabeth Banks, Emmanuel Carrère, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Diane Kruger, Francesco Munzi, Pawel Pawlikowski and Lynne Ramsey.
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Some of the awards highlights included:
- Golden Lion for Best Film to: DESDE ALLÁ (FROM AFAR) by Lorenzo Vigas (Venezuela, Mexico)
- Silver Lion for Best Director to: Pablo Trapero for the film EL CLAN (Argentina, Spain)
- Grand Jury Prize to: ANOMALISA by Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson (USA)
- Coppa Volpi for Best Actress: Valeria Golino in the film PER AMOR VOSTRO by Giuseppe Gaudino (Italy)
- Coppa Volpi for Best Actor: Fabrice Luchini in the film L’HERMINEby Christian Vincent (France)
- Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor to: Abraham Attah in the film BEASTS OF NO NATION by Cary Joji Fukunaga (USA)
- Award for Best Screenplay to: Christian Vincent for the film L’HERMINE by Christian Vincent (France)
- Special Jury Prize to: ABLUKA (FRENZY) by Emin Alper (Turkey, France, Qatar)
The full list of winners can be found here.
