Venice Film Festival '13: List of winners
A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature
The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival—the last of the three most prestigious international film festivals that are held every year; the other two being Berlin International Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival—was hosted in Venice, Italy from the 28 August to 7 September 2013.
The festival jury was presided over by veteran Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci. Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity was the opening film of the festival. The festival’s top honor, the Golden Lion, was awarded to the Italian documentary film Sacro GRA—the first documentary film ever to win the prestigious award—directed by Gianfranco Rosi. The opening and closing nights of the festival were hosted by Italian actress, Eva Riccobono.
American filmmaker William Friedkin—renowned director of blockbuster hits like The French Connection and The Exorcist—was presented with a lifetime achievement award.
Festival Jury
Bernardo Bertolucci: Italian director (President of Jury)
Andrea Arnold: English director
Renato Berta: Swiss-France director of photography
Carrie Fisher: American actress, screenwriter and novelist
Martina Gedeck: German actress
Pablo Larraín: Chilean director
Virginie Ledoyen: French actress
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Japanese composer
Jiang Wen: Chinese actor and director
List of Winners
1). Golden Lion:
Winner: Sacro GRA
Director: Gianfranco Rosi
Country: Italy
2). Grand Jury Prize:
2). Grand Jury Prize:
Winner: Stray Dogs
Director: Tsai Ming-liang
Country: Taiwan, France
3). Silver Lion:
3). Silver Lion:
Winner: Alexandros Avrana
Film: Miss Violence
Country: Greece
4). Special Jury Prize:
4). Special Jury Prize:
Winner: The Police Officer's Wife
Director: Philip Gröning
Country: Germany
5). Best Screenplay
5). Best Screenplay
Winner: Philomena
Director: Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
Country: United Kingdom
6). Marcello Mastroianni Award
6). Marcello Mastroianni Award
Best Actor:
Winner: Themis Panou
Film: Miss Violence
Director: Alexandros Avrana
Country: Greece
Best Actress:
Winner: Elena Cotta
Film: Via Castellana Bandiera
Director: Emma Dante
Country: Italy, Switzerland, France
People who liked this also liked...
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Thanks for sharing for valuable opinion. We would be delighted to have you back.