VR Prize Winners and Selectors
By Anna REEVES for filmfestivals.com
Venice 2018 had 40 projects, 13 in competition and 10 others.
6 in the Best Of section and 4 from the Biennale College.
Eliza McNitt holding the Lion
THE VISCERAL SHOCK OF VIRTUAL REALITY
I slip on the VR headset, computer inside the backpack, headphones on and then I look down at my hands and clothes. The white woman I usually am has been transformed into a black man. I can adjust my shadow by ...
Venezia 75 ZAN (KILLING) by Shinya Tsukamoto press conference and photocall
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VENEZIA 75
The Venezia 75 Jury, chaired by Guillermo del Toro, and comprised of Sylvia Chang, Trine Dyrholm, Nicole Garcia, Paolo Genovese, Malgorzata Szumowska, Taika Waititi, Christoph Waltz, Naomi Watts, having viewed all 21 films in competition, has decided as follows:
GOLDEN LION for Best Film to:
ROMA
by Alfonso Cuarón (Mexico)
SILVER LION - GRAND JURY PRIZE to:
THE FAVOURITE
by Yorgos Lanthimos (UK, Ireland, USA)
SILVER LION - AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR...
Awards Ceremony of the 75th Venice International Film Festival 8th September 2018 Palazzo del Cinema, Venice Lido
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FULL AWARDS LIST
VENEZIA 75
The Venezia 75 Jury, chaired by Guillermo del Toro, and comprised of Sylvia Chang, Trine Dyrholm, Nicole Garcia, Paolo Genoves...
Independently awarded by associations of film critics, clubs and cultural associations, and cinema professionals.
HFPA Award – HFPA (Hollywood Foreign Press Association)
Presented to three filmmakers (director, producer) from the Orizzonti category awarded for Best Film, Best Director and Special Jury Prize
Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award (Fundación Casa Wabi - Mantarraya Group)
To the director winner of the Award for a Debut Film of the 75th ...
Awards Ceremony of the 75th Venice International Film Festival (highlights) 8th September 2018
Alfonso Cuaron wins the Golden Lion #Venezia75 with ROMA @ROMACuaron
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Venezia 75 CAPRI-REVOLUTION by Mario Martone press conference and photocal
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Venezia 75 THE NIGHTINGALE by Jennifer Kent press conference and photocall
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GdA DIRECTOR'S AWARD
C'est ça l'amour - Real Love by Claire Burger
"An extremely personal film from the director Claire Burger, an extremely relatable piece on the different situations we face in our lives, whether we are dealing with a failing relationship, or having our heart broken for the very first time. We chose this film due to its tenderness and its craft, which director Burger is completely in control of."
THE ...
Jennifer Kent Special Jury Prize Winner at Venice for "The Nightingale" (Australia).
"I think it’s of absolute importance to react with compassion and love toward ignorance. There is no other option. The film speaks very clearly to that. I am very proud of the film and my crew for daring to tell a story that needs to be told. Love, compassion, kindness are our lifeline and if we don’t utilize them we will all go down the plughole".
The "Nightingale&...
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"Camorra" by Francesco Patierno, a documentary in the Venice "Orizzonti" section attempts to unravel the origins of organized crime in the region of Compania and capital Naples on its own terms through historic newreel footage and photojournalism. Editor Maria Fantastica Valmori is behind the montage of this footage from the 1970's to 1990's that feels like a continuous essay, relentless shocking and disturbing...
Director Li Cheng and actor Enrique Salanic at the awards ceremony.
"JOSE" is the first Guatemalan and Central American film ever presented at Venice Film Festival AND winning a prize!
“JOSE” lead actor Enrique Salanic is ethnic Mayan, speaks fluent English, Spanish and Mayan language
Director Li Cheng and actor Enrique Salanic
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Lissa Ammetsajjel (Still Recording) by Syrian directors Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub wins the Audience Award and the Mario Serandrei - Hotel Saturnia Award for Best Technical Contribution
Bêtes blondes (Blonde Animals) by Alexia Walther and Maxime Matray earns the Verona Film Club Award
Maxime Matray GionaA Nazzaro...
Finnish artist and singer Anna Eriksson debuts at the Venice Film Critics' Week with her experimental film M
Tomorrow, Thursday September 6, Italian short film Malo tempo presents the portrait of a man sentenced to the void
SCREENINGS
PRESS SCREENING: Wednesday, September 5, 8pm, Sala Perla 2 (Palazzo del Casinò) Press/Industry
OFFICIAL SCREENING + Q&A: Thursday September 6, 2pm, Sala Perla (Palazzo del Cas...
by Elisabeth Sereda HFPA
Together we are 150. The world’s oldest film festival and Hollywood’s first international awards association celebrated their 75thanniversaries with a party and a joint announcement about the HFPA’s new Residency initiative, in partnership with Film Independent, which will bring three winners from the festival’s Orizzonti...
Author of #NakedLunch, #EXistenZ, #The Fly and #Crash, #DavidCronenberg will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at #Venezia75 on Thursday 6 September at the Sala Grande at 2pm. Followed by the screening of #MButterfly
David Cronenberg: “Any artist tries to push the boundaries. It’s inevitable that sometimes you have to transgress social norms”
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Venezia 75 22 JULY by Paul Greengrass press conference and photocall
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Venezia 75 NUESTRO TIEMPO by Carlos Reygadas press conference and photocall
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Jaeger-LeCoultre, official partner of the Venice International Film Festival for the 14th consecutive year, hosted 80 guests from the all over the world at the magnificent Palais Pisani Moretta tonight. Paying tribute to the art of filmmaking, CEO of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Catherine Rénier welcomed British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and South Korean actor Lee Byung-Hun, at a palace which has previously welcomed Tsar Paul I of Russia, Joséphine Bonaparte, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II a...
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"Jose...
Join us for the world premiere official opening of
José
Venice Days - Sept 6 at 11:30 - Sala Perla
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33rd Venice International Film Critics’ Week
Finnish artist and singer Anna Eriksson debuts at the Venice Film Critics' Week with her experimental film M
Tomorrow, Thursday September 6, Italian short film Malo tempo presents the portrait of a man sentenced to the void
SCREENINGS
PRESS SCREENING: Wednesday, September 5, 8pm, Sala Perla 2 (Palazzo del Casinò) Press/Industry
OFFICIAL SCREENING + Q&A:&...
33rd Venice International Film Critics’ Week
Ti imaš noć by Ivan Salatić is the first Montenegrin film in competition at the Venice Film Critics' Week
Tomorrow, Wednesday September 5, Italian short film Cronache dal crepuscolo hits the Lido
SCREENINGS
PRESS SCREENING: Tuesday, September 4, 7.30pm, Sala Perla 2 (Palazzo del Casinò) Press/Industry
OFFICIAL SCREENING + Q&A: Wednesday ...
