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62nd Venice International Film Festival

2005 Italian film festival


2005 Italian film festival

FieldValue
name62nd Venice International Film Festival
imageVeniceFilmFestival62poster.jpg
image_size250px
captionFestival poster
openingSeven Swords
closingPerhaps Love
locationVenice, Italy
founded1932
awardsGolden Lion:
Brokeback Mountain
hostInés Sastre
date31 August – 10 September 2005
websiteWebsite
chronologyVenice Film Festival
preceded_by61st
followed_by63rd

Brokeback Mountain

The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 31 August 2005 to 10 September 2005, at Venice Lido in Italy.

Italian production and costume designer Dante Ferretti was the jury president for the main competition. Spanish actress Inés Sastre hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.

Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli the recipients of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

Digital films competed in all categories for the first time in the festival's history.

During this edition of the festival, an International Design Competition of the new Palazzo del Cinema took place. The winner of the competition was 5+1 & Rudy Ricciotti. The purpose of the new building is to house the main headquarters of the Film Festival, as well as congresses and cultural events.

The festival opened with Seven Swords by Tsui Hark, and closed with Perhaps Love by Peter Chan.

Juries

Main Competition (''Venezia 62'')

  • Dante Ferretti, Italian production designer, art director and costume designer - Jury President
  • Ah Cheng, Chinese author and screenwriter
  • Claire Denis, French filmmaker
  • Amos Gitai, Israeli filmmaker
  • Edgar Reitz, German filmmaker and Professor of Film
  • Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress
  • Christine Vachon, American producer active in independent film sector

Horizons (''Orizzonti'')

  • Mimmo Rotella, Italian artist, closely related to cinema - Jury President
  • Isabel Coixet, Spanish filmmaker
  • Jean-Michel Frodon, French film critic
  • Valerio Mastandrea, Italian actor
  • Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese director and actor

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'')

  • Chema Prado, Spanish film critic - Jury President
  • Giovanna Gagliardo, Italian filmmaker
  • Clemens Klopfenstein, Swiss film director

''Opera Prima'' ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)

In a contest that examines all feature-length films that are first works present in the various sections of the Festival, this jury assigns the "Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentis award for best debut work" to one film, as well as a prize of Euro 100,000 put forward by Filmauro and of 20,000 metres of film stock offered by Kodak.

  • Guy Maddin, Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer and editor - Jury President
  • Peter Cowie, British film historian and author
  • Isabella Ferrari, Italian actress
  • Ismaël Ferroukhi, French-Moroccan film director
  • Renata Litvinova, Russian actress, director and screenwriter

Official Sections

In competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
The Beast in the HeartLa bestia nel cuoreCristina ComenciniItaly
*Brokeback Mountain*Ang LeeUnited States, Canada
The Brothers GrimmTerry GilliamUnited States, United Kingdom, Czech Republic
The Constant GardenerFernando MeirellesUnited Kingdom, Germany, United States
The Days of AbandonmentI giorni dell'abbandonoRoberto FaenzaItaly
Everlasting Regret長恨歌Stanley KwanHong Kong, China
The FatalistO FatalistaJoão BotelhoPortugal, France
GabriellePatrice ChéreauFrance, Italy
GarpastumГарпастумAleksey German JrRussia
Good Night, and Good LuckGeorge ClooneyUnited States
Heading SouthVers le sudLaurent CantetFrance, Canada
Lady Vengeance친절한 금자씨Park Chan-wookSouth Korea
Magic MirrorEspelho MagicoManoel de OliveiraPortugal
MaryAbel FerraraItaly, France, United States
Persona Non GrataKrzysztof ZanussiPoland, Italy, Russia, France
ProofJohn MaddenUnited States
Regular LoversLes amants réguliersPhilippe GarrelFrance
Romance and CigarettesJohn TurturroUnited States
The Second Wedding NightLa seconda notte di nozzePupi AvatiItaly
Takeshis'Takeshi KitanoJapan

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrySpecial Event: Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to Hayao Miyazaki
All the Invisible ChildrenMehdi Charef, Emir Kusturica, Spike Lee, Kátia Lund, Jordan Scott, Ridley Scott, Stefano Veneruso, John WooItaly
BackstageEmmanuelle BercotFrance
BubbleSteven SoderberghUnited States
CasanovaLasse Hallström
Cinderella ManRon Howard
Corpse BrideTim Burton, Mike JohnsonUnited Kingdom
The DescentNeil Marshall
EdmondStuart GordonUnited States
ElizabethtownCameron Crowe
The Exorcism of Emily RoseScott Derrickson
Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレンTetsuya NomuraJapan
The Fine Art of LoveJohn IrvinItaly, Czech Republic, United Kingdom
Four BrothersJohn SingletonUnited States
FragileFrágilesJaume BalagueróSpain
The Great Yokai War妖怪大戦争Takashi MiikeJapan
Initial D頭文字DAndrew Lau, Alan MakHong Kong
**Bruno PodalydesFrance
Perhaps Love (closing film)如果·愛Peter Ho-sun ChanChina, Hong Kong
Seven Swords (opening film)七劍Tsui Hark
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)風の谷のナウシカHayao MiyazakiJapan
Porco Rosso (1992)紅の豚
On Your Mark (1995)ジブリ実験劇場

''[[Orizzonti]]''

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryFiction filmsDocumentariesOut of CompetitionSpecial event
Árido MovieLirio FerreiraBrazil
CarmenJean-Pierre LimosinFrance
Dam Street红颜Li YuChina, France
Drawing Restraint 9Matthew BarneyUnited States
Everything is IlluminatedLiev Schreiber
*First on the Moon*Первые на ЛунеAleksei FedorchenkoRussia
MusikantenFranco BattiatoItaly
On the WayYoldaErden KiralTurkey, Bulgaria
Perpetual Motion無窮動Ning YingChina
TexasFausto ParavidinoItaly
The Wild Blue YonderWerner HerzogGermany, United Kingdom, France
The Dignity of the NobodiesLa Dignidad de los NadiesFernando E. SolanasArgentina
*East of Paradise*Lech KowalskiFrance
Into Great SilenceDie Große StillePhilip GröningGermany
Parallel VoicesВокальные параллелиRustam KhamdamovKazakhstan
Veruschka: A Life for the CameraVeruschka – (m)ein inszenierter KörperPaul Morrissey, Bernd BöhmFrance
Workingman's DeathMichael GlawoggerAustria, Germany
The Secret Life of WordsIsabel CoixetSpain
Kill Gil Volume 1Gil RosselliniItaly

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'')

The following films were selected for the short films competition (Corto Cortissimo):

TitleDirector(s)Production countryIn competitionOut of competitionSpecial events: Crossings (Incroci)Special events: Between Europe and Middle EastSchools of cinema: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia - Scuola Nazionale di Cinema:Schools of cinema: London Film School
113Jason BrandenbergSwitzerland
La AperturaDuska ZagoracUnited Kingdom, Argentina
Au Petit MatinXavier GensFrance
BalladaMarcell IványiHungary, Belgium
ButterfliesMax JacoLuxembourg
A case of youJack DaviesUnited Kingdom
Come on StrangeGabriela GruberGermany
ContracuerpoEduardo Chapero-JacksonSpain
Da ikhos dghech chveni dghe dghegrdzeli (alt. title: Let Our Days Be Long)Georgy ParadzanovRussia
FleshEdouard SalierFrance
Giorno 122Fulvio OttavianoItaly
The Glass BeadsAngeles WooUnited States
Happy BirthdayJun-won HongKorea
Layla AfelLeon PrudovskyIsrael
P.E.O.Z.Christo PetrouGreece
A rapariga da mão mortaAlberto Seixas SantosPortugal
Rien d'insolubleXavier SeronBelgium
Small Station (Xiaozhan)Lin Chien PingTaiwan
TrevirgolaottantasetteValerio MastandreaItaly
Tube PokerSimon LeveneUnited Kingdom
De Glauber para JirgesAndré RistumBrasil
La Trama di AmletoSalvatore ChiosiItaly
CompleannoSandro Dionisio
Five Minutes, Mr WellesVincent D'OnofrioUnited States
Naufragi di Don ChisciotteDominick TambascoItaly
Quelques miettes pour les oiseauxNassim AmaoucheBelgium, France, Jordan
De quelle couleur sont les murs de votre maison?Timon KoulmasisFrance
DiasporaUla TabariFrance, Belgium, Palestine
Un posto liberoEros AchiardiItaly
Nature - MachiniMarco Danieli
Nature - Al buioFabio Mollo
Nature - ConsueloCarlo Pisani
Vado a messaGinevra ElkannUnited Kingdom

Retrospective - The Secret History of Asian Cinema

This is a retrospective section on Chinese cinema (1934 to 1990) and Japanese cinema (1926 to 1978). The films are listed here in chronological order.

"The Secret History of Chinese Cinema"English titleOriginal titleYearDirector(s)"The Secret History of Japanese Cinema"
The Big Road大路1934Sun Yu
Plunder of Peach and Plum桃李劫1934Ying Yunwei
New Women新女性1935Cai Chusheng
Street Angel馬路天使1937Yuan Muzhi
Crossroads十字街頭1937Shen Xiling
Song at Midnight夜半歌聲1937Ma-Xu Weibang
Princess Iron Fan铁扇公主1941Wan Laiming, Wan Guchan
Spring in a Small Town李天濟1947Fei Mu
Crows and Sparrows烏鴉與麻雀1949Zheng Junli
The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif三毛流浪記1949Zhao Ming, Yan Gong
This Life of Mine我這一輩子1950Shi Hui
Two Stage Sisters舞臺姐妹1965Xie Jin
The Valiant Ones忠烈圖1975King Hu
One and Eight一個和八個1983Zhang Junzhao
Mama媽媽1990Zhang Yuan
Chōkon長恨1926Daisuke Itō
A Diary of Chuji's Travels忠次旅日記1927
Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi御誂治郎吉格子1931
The Million Ryo Pot丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺1935Sadao Yamanaka
Priest of Darkness (aka)河内山宗俊 / Kōchiyama Sōshun1936
Humanity and Paper Balloons人情紙風船1937
Rivals (aka)エノケンの頑張り戦術1939Nobuo Nakagawa
The 47 Ronin元禄 忠臣蔵1941–1942Kenji Mizoguchi
The Famous Sword Bijomaru名刀美女丸1945
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo三十三間堂通し矢物語1945Mikio Naruse
Princess Yang Kwei Fei楊貴妃1955Kenji Mizoguchi
A Wicked Woman毒婦高橋お伝1958Nobuo Nakagawa
The Ghost of Yotsuya東海道四谷怪談1959
Go to Hell, Hoodlums! aka Fighting Delinquentsくたばれ愚連隊1960Seijun Suzuki
Akumyō悪名1961Tokuzō Tanaka
High Noon for Gangsters aka Villains in Broad Daylight白昼の無頼漢1961Kinji Fukasaku
The Tale of Zatoichi座頭市物語1962Kenji Misumi
Detective Bureau 2-3: Go to Hell Bastards!探偵事務所23くたばれ悪党ども1963Seijun Suzuki
The Great Killing大殺陣1964Eiichi Kudo
The Flower and the Angry Waves花と怒濤1964Seijun Suzuki
On the Road Forever aka Homeless Drifter無宿者1964Kenji Misumi
Tales of Chivalry in Japan日本侠客伝1964Masahiro Makino
Wolves, Pigs and Men aka Wolves, Pigs and People狼と豚と人間1964Kinji Fukasaku
Our Blood Will Not Forgive aka Our Blood Will Not Allow It俺たちの血が許さない1964Seijun Suzuki
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight座頭市血笑旅1964Kenji Misumi
Blood of Revenge明治俠客伝 三代目襲名1965Tai Kato
A Solitary Knight沓掛時次郎・遊侠一匹1966
Red Peony Gambler: Flower Cards Match緋牡丹博徒 花札勝負1969
Japan Organized Crime Boss aka Japan's Violent Gangs - The Boss and the Killers日本暴力団 組長1969Kinji Fukasaku
Red Peony Gambler: Oryu's Return緋牡丹博徒・お竜参上1970Tai Kato
Sympathy for the Underdog博徒外人部隊1971Kinji Fukasaku
Street Mobster現代やくざ 人斬り与太1972
Battles Without Honor and Humanity仁義なき戦い1973
Graveyard of Honor仁義の墓場1975
Cops vs. Thugs県警対組織暴力1975
Yakuza Graveyardやくざの墓場 くちなしの花1976
Shogun's Samurai柳生一族の陰謀1978

Retrospective - The Secret History of Italian Cinema 2

A retrospective section on Italian film (1946 to 1976). This section is part of a planned 4-year retrospective on some lesser known sides of Italian Cinema that started on the 61st edition of the festival.

English titleOriginal titleYearDirector(s)Casanova on the screenHomage to Fulvio LucisanoPier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975)
The Mysterious RiderIl cavaliere misterioso1948Riccardo Freda
Sins of CasanovaLe avventure di Giacomo Casanova1955Steno
Giacomo Casanova: Childhood and AdolescenceInfanzia, vocazioni, prime esperienze di Giacomo Casanova, veneziano1969Luigi Comencini
Fellini's CasanovaIl Casanova di Federico Fellini1976Federico Fellini
Planet of the VampiresTerrore nello spazio1965Mario Bava
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl BombsLe spie vengono dal semifreddo1966
What Have You Done to Solange?Cosa avete fatto a Solange?1972Massimo Dallamano
The Cursed MedallionIl medaglione insanguinato1975
Un mondo perfetto1946–1957Nino Pagot, Gibba
Salò, or the 120 Days of SodomSalò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma1975Pier Paolo Pasolini
Bandits of OrgosoloBanditi a Orgosolo1961Vittorio De Seta

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for the 20th Venice International Film Critics' Week:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryIn competitionSpecial eventHomage to Alberto Lattuada
AsíJesús-Mario LozanoMexico
BrickRian JohnsonUnited States
*Mother Nature**Mater Natura*Massimo AndreiItaly
The PassengerLe PassagerÉric CaravacaFrance
Pavee Lackeen: The Traveller GirlPerry OgdenIreland
The SunflowersKuihua DuoduoWang BaominChina
Writing on the EarthYadasht bar zaminAli Mohammad GhasemiIran
BelzecGuillaume MoscovitzFrance
Giacomo the Idealist (1943)Giacomo l'idealistaAlberto LattuadaItaly

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 2nd edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
*13 Tzameti*Gela BabluaniFrance
AllegroChristoffer BoeDenmark
WaitingAttenteRashid MasharawiPalestine, France
Before It Had a NameGiada ColagrandeUnited States
C.R.A.Z.Y.Jean-Marc ValléeCanada
Craj - DomaniDavide MarengoItaly
The WindEl VientoEduardo MignognaArgentina, Spain
Elio Petri. Notes On A FilmmakerElio Petri... appunti su un autoreFederico Bacci, Stefano Leone, Nicola GuarneriItaly
Falling... In LoveLian renWang Ming-TaiTaiwan
Giacomo the Idealist (1943)Giacomo l'idealistaAlberto LattuadaItaly
La passione di Giosuè l'EbreoPasquale ScimecaItaly, Spain
The Young LieutenantLe petit lieutenantXavier BeauvoisFrance
LoveVladan NikolicUnited States, Serbia and Montenegro
Man Push CartRamin BahraniUnited States
Next DoorNaboerPål SletauneNorway, Sweden, Denmark
ParabolaKarim OuelhajBelgium

Official Awards

In Competition

  • Golden Lion: Brokeback Mountain by Ang Lee

  • Silver Lion for Best Director: Regular Lovers by Philippe Garrel

  • Grand Special Jury Prize: Mary by Abel Ferrara

  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck

  • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno for The Beast in the Heart

  • Marcello Mastroianni Award: Ménothy Cesar for Heading South

  • Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: William Lubtchansky for Regular Lovers

  • Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: George Clooney and Grant Heslov for Good Night, and Good Luck

  • Special Lion: Isabelle Huppert

''[[Orizzonti]]''

  • Best Film: First on the Moon by Aleksei Fedorchenko
  • Best Documentary: East of Paradise by Lech Kowalski

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo Lion'')

  • Citroen Short Super-Short Lion for Best Short Film: Small Station by Lin Chien-ping
    • Special Mention: Layla Afel by Leon Prudovsky
  • UIP Prize for Best European Short Film: Butterflies by Max Jacoby

Lion of the Future - "Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film

Independent Sections Awards

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:

Venice International Film Critics' Week

  • Audience Award: Mother Nature by Massimo Andrei
  • Isvema Award: Mother Nature by Massimo Andrei
  • FEDIC Award: Mother Nature by Massimo Andrei

Venice Days (''[[Giornate degli Autori|Giornate Degli Autori]]'')

  • Netpac Award: 13 Tzameti by Gela Babluani
  • UNESCO Award: La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo by Pasquale Scimeca
  • Pasinetti Awards (Venice Days): Elio Petri. Notes on a Filmmaker by Federico Bacci, Stefano Leone, Nicola Guarneri
  • Label Europa Cinemas: The Young Lieutenant by Xavier Beauvois
  • "Lino Miccichè" First Feature Award: Craj - Domani by Davide Marengo
  • Venice Authors Prize: Love by Vladan Nikolic

Independent Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:

[[International Federation of Film Critics|FIPRESCI Award]]

  • Best Film (Main competition): Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney
  • Best Film (Horizons): The Wild Blue Yonder by Werner Herzog

[[SIGNIS|SIGNIS Award]]

  • Mary by Abel Ferrara

C.I.C.A.E. Award

  • Dam Street by Li Yu (Horizons)

UNICEF Award

  • The Beast in the Heart by Cristina Comencini

Pasinetti Awards

  • Best Film (Main competition): Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney
  • Best Film (Horizons): Texas by Fausto Paravidino

Little Golden Lion

  • Lady Vengeance by Park Chan-wook

Jameson Short Film Award

  • Aria by Claudio Noce

Young Cinema Award

  • Alternatives: Lady Vengeance by Park Chan-wook
  • Best International Film: The Constant Gardener by Fernando Meirelles
  • Best Italian Film: The Beast in the Heart by Cristina Comencini

Wella Prize

  • The Beast in the Heart by Cristina Comencini

Open Prize

  • Everlasting Regret by Stanley Kwan

Doc/It Award

  • East of Paradise by Lech Kowalski
  • The Dignity of the Nobodies by Fernando Solanas

Lina Mangiacapre Award

  • The Secret Life of Words by Isabel Coixet

Future Film Festival Digital Award

  • Corpse Bride by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson

Laterna Magica Prize

  • Everything Is Illuminated by Liev Schreiber

Sergio Trasatti Award

  • Mary by Abel Ferrara

Biografilm Award

  • Everything Is Illuminated by Liev Schreiber

'CinemAvvenire' Award

  • Best Film in Competition: Lady Vengeance by Park Chan-wook
  • Cinema for Peace: Heading South by Laurent Cantet

Award of the City of Rome

  • The Beast in the Heart by Cristina Comencini
  • The Dignity of the Nobodies by Fernando Solanas (Horizons)

Human Rights Film Network Award

  • The Dignity of the Nobodies by Fernando Solanas
    • Special mention: Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney

EIUC Award

  • Giulio Manfredonia, Giobbe Covatta

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

  • Mary by Abel Ferrara

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