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68th Venice International Film Festival

Italian film festival in 2011


Italian film festival in 2011

FieldValue
name68th Venice International Film Festival
imageVeniceFilmFestival68poster.jpg
captionFestival poster
openingThe Ides of March
closingDamsels in Distress
locationVenice, Italy
founded1932
awardsGolden Lion:
Faust
hostVittoria Puccini
date31 August – 10 September 2011
websiteWebsite
chronologyVenice Film Festival
preceded_by67th
followed_by69th

Faust

The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August and 10 September 2011, at Venice Lido in Italy.

American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Vittoria Puccini was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to Faust by Alexander Sokurov.

Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival.

The festival opened with The Ides of March by George Clooney, and closed with Damsels in Distress by Whit Stillman.

Juries

Main competition (''Venezia 68'')

  • Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker - Jury President
  • Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Finnish visual artist and filmmaker
  • David Byrne, British-American musician
  • Todd Haynes, American filmmaker
  • Mario Martone, Italian filmmaker
  • Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress
  • André Téchiné, French filmmaker

''[[Orizzonti]]''

  • Jia Zhangke, Chinese filmmaker - Jury President
  • Stuart Comer, British Curator of Film at Tate Modern
  • Odile Decq, French architect
  • Marianne Khoury, Egyptian director
  • Jacopo Quadri, Italian film editor

Controcampo Italiano

  • Stefano Incerti, Italian author - Jury President
  • Aureliano Amadei, Italian actor
  • Cristiana Capotondi, Italian actress

Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)

  • Carlo Mazzacurati, Italian director - Jury President
  • Aleksei Fedorchenko, Russian director
  • Fred Roos, American producer
  • Charles Tesson, French Artistic Director of the International Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival
  • Serra Yilmaz, Turkish actress

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
4:44 Last Day on EarthAbel FerraraUnited States, Switzerland, France
AlpsΆλπειςYorgos LanthimosGreece
A Burning Hot Summer (That Summer)Un été brûlantPhilippe GarrelFrance
CarnageRoman PolanskiFrance, Germany, Spain, Poland
Chicken with PlumsPoulet aux prunesMarjane Satrapi, Vincent ParonnaudFrance, Belgium, Germany
A Dangerous MethodDavid CronenbergCanada, Germany, United Kingdom
Dark HorseTodd SolondzUnited States
The ExchangeההתחלפותEran KolirinIsrael, Germany
*Faust*ФаустAlexander SokurovRussia
HimizuヒミズSion SonoJapan
The Ides of March (opening film)George ClooneyUnited States
Killer JoeWilliam Friedkin
The Last Man on EarthL'Ultimo TerrestreGipiItaly
Life Without Principle奪命金Johnnie ToHong Kong
People Mountain People Sea人山人海Cai ShangjunChina
Seediq Bale賽德克·巴萊Wei Te-shengTaiwan
ShameSteve McQueenUnited Kingdom
A Simple Life桃姐Ann HuiHong Kong
TerrafermaEmanuele CrialeseItaly
Texas Killing FieldsAmi Canaan MannUnited States
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyTomas AlfredsonUnited Kingdom, France
When the NightQuando la notteCristina ComenciniItaly
Wuthering HeightsAndrea ArnoldUnited Kingdom

Out of Competition

The following films were shown out of competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryShort filmsSpecial Events
Almayer's FollyLa Folie AlmayerChantal AkermanFrance, Belgium
Alois NebelTomáš LuňákCzech Republic, Germany
The Cardboard VillageIl Villaggio di CartoneErmanno OlmiItaly
ContagionSteven SoderberghUnited States
Damsels in Distress (closing film)Whit Stillman
The DisintegrationLa DésintégrationPhilippe FauconFrance, Belgium
EvaKike MailloSpain, France
The Field of EnchantmentLa clé des champsClaude Nuridsany, Marie PérennouFrance
Long Live the Antipodes!Vivan las Antipodas!Viktor KossakovskyGermany, Argentina, Netherlands, Chile, Russia
The Moth DiariesMary HarronCanada, Ireland
ScossaFrancesco Maselli, Carlo Lizzani, Ugo Gregoretti, Nino RussoItaly
The Sorcerer and the White Snake白蛇傳說之法海Ching Siu-tungChina, Hong Kong
Summer GamesGiochi d'estateRolando CollaSwitzerland, Italy
Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politicianتحرير 2011 : الطيب والشرس والسياسيTamer Ezzat, Ahmad Abdalla, Ayten Amin, Amr SalamaEgypt
Tormentedラビット・ホラー3DTakashi ShimizuJapan
W.E.MadonnaUnited Kingdom
Wilde SaloméAl PacinoUnited States
The EndCollectif AbounaddaraSyria
Vanguard
Evolution (Megaplex)Marco BrambillaUnited States
Marco Bellocchio, Venezia 2011Pietro MarcelloItaly
La meditazione di HayezMario Martone
JouleDavid Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi
Spell. The Hypnotist Dog
Spell. Suite
Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to TravelLisa Immordino VreelandUnited States
Don't Expect too MuchSusan Ray
DuvidhaMani KaulIndia
In the Name of the FatherNel nome del padreMarco BellocchioItaly
India: Matri BhumiRoberto Rossellini
Mildred PierceTodd HaynesUnited States
Questa storia quaAlessandro Paris, Sibylle RighettiItaly
We Can't Go Home Again (1973)Nicholas RayUnited States

''[[Orizzonti]]''

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryMain CompetitionShort Films CompetitionSpecial Events
Alms of the Blind HorseAnhe Ghore Da DaanGurvinder SinghIndia
The BirdL'OiseauYves CaumonFrance
CutAmir NaderiJapan
The Flock of the LordDie Herde des HerrnRomuald KarmakarGermany
HailAmiel Courtin-WilsonAustralia
Hollywood TalkiesÓscar Pérez, Mia de RibotSpain
Hop-o'-My-ThumbLe petit poucetMarina de VanFrance
The InvaderL'envahisseurNicolas ProvostBelgium
*Kotoko*Shinya TsukamotoJapan
Love FleshAmore CarnePippo DelbonoItaly, Switzerland
Lung Neaw Visits His NeighboursRirkrit TiravanijaThailand, Mexico
NocturnosEdgardo CozarinskyArgentina
The OratorO le tulafaleTusi TamaseseNew Zealand, Samoa
P-047Tae peang phu deawKongdej JaturanrasmeeThailand
Photographic MemoryRoss McElweeUnited States, France
SalJames FrancoUnited States
Shock Head SoulSimon PummelNetherlands, United Kingdom
Stateless ThingsJool-tak-dong-siKim Kyung-mookSouth Korea
SummerVeranoJosé Luis Torres LeivaChile
SwanCisneTeresa VillaverdePortugal
SwirlGirimunhoHelvécio Marins, Jr., Clarissa CampolinaBrazil, Spain, Germany
The Sword IdentityWokou de zongjiXu HaofengChina
Two Years at SeaBen RiversUnited Kingdom
Whores' GloryMichael GlawoggerAustria, Germany
Would You Have Sex with an Arab?Yolande ZaubermanFrance
663114Isamu HirabayashiJapan
Accidentes gloriososMauro Andrizzi, Marcus LindeenSweden, Denmark, Argentina
All the Lines Flow OutCharles Lim Yi YongSingapore
Black Mirror at the National GalleryMark LewisCanada
Conference: Notes on Film 05Norbert PfaffenbichlerAustria
Dialogical AbrasionDialogischer AbriebYves NetzhammerSwitzerland
The Golden BirdSonchidiAmit DuttaIndia
HypercrisisJosef DabernigAustria
In attesa dell'avventoFelice D'Agostino, Arturo LavoratoItaly
From TokyoIz TokioAleksej German, Jr.Russia
Late and DeepDevin HoranNorway
Louyre – This Our Still LifeAndrew KöttingUnited Kingdom
MeteorChristoph Girardet, Matthias MüllerGermany
Miss Candace Hilligoss' Flickering HaloFabio Scacchioloi, Vincenzo CoreItaly
Modern N° 2Mirai MizueJapan
Movements of an Impossible TimeMovimenti di un tempo impossibleFlatformItaly
Moving StoriesNicolas ProvostBelgium
Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989–1990Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci-LucchiItaly
Palaces of PityPalácios de penaGabriel Abrantes, Daniel SchmidtPortugal
Parabeton – Pier Luigi Nervi und Römischer BetonHeinz EmigholzGermany
Passing Through the NightWattanapume LaisuwanchaiThailand
Piattaforma LunaYuri AncaraniItaly
River RitesBen RussellUnited States
Snow CanonMati DiopFrance
StartMattias GustafssonSweden
The Sun's IncubatorHadinat al shamsAmmar Al-BeikSyria
The Tracks of My Tears 2Axel PetersénSweden
The AnnunciationMarian IlmestysEija-Liisa AhtilaFinland
Birmingham OrnamentBirmingemskiy ornamentAndrey Silvestrov, Yuri LeidermanRussia
Century of BirthingSiglo ng pagluluwalLav DiazPhilippines
Monkey SandwichWim VandekeybusBelgium, France
The Silence of PelesjanIl silenzio di PelesjanPietro MarcelloItaly

Controcampo Italiano

The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section:

In competition

English TitleOriginal titleDirector(s)FictionFeature documentariesShort filmsOut of Competition
Easy!Scialla!Francesco Bruni
Maternity BluesFabrizio Cattani
Qualche nuvolaSaverio Di Biagio
The Arrival of WangL'arrivo di WangManetti Bros.
Things from Another WorldCose dell'altro mondoFrancesco Patierno
HorsesCavalliMichele Rho
Tutta colpa della musicaRicky Tognazzi
Black BlockCarlo Augusto Bachschmidt
Piazza GaribaldiDavide Ferrario
Pugni chiusiFiorella Infascelli
Out of TehranMonica Maggioni
Pasta neraAlessandro Piva
QuiproquoElisabetta Sgarbi
Il maestroMaria Grazia Cucinotta
A chjànaJonas Carpignano
AliceRoberto De Paolis
The CricketStefano Lorenzi
Eco da luogo colpitoCarlo Michele Scririnzi
Prove per un naufragio della parolaElisabetta Sgarbi
My Name is SidGiovanni Virgilio
Io Sono. Storie di SchiavitùBarbara Cupisti
Caldo grigio, caldo neroMarco Dentici
Rudolf Jacobs, l'uomo che nacque morendoLuigi M. Faccini
Andata e ritornoDonatella Finocchiaro
Dai nostri inviati – La RAI racconta la Mostra del cinema 1968 – 1979Giuseppe Gianotti, Enrico Salvatori, Davide Savelli
Pivano Blues. Sulla strada di NandaTeresa Marchesi
Schuberth – L'atelier della dolce vitaAntonello Sarno
Hollywood InvasionMarco Spagnoli
Un foglio biancoMaurizio Zaccaro

Italian avant-garde retrospective

The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian avant-garde films, titled Orizzonti 1961-1978, spanning the years 1961 to 1978.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Events of the Retrospective
Anna (1975)Alberto Grifi
Il potere (1972)Augusto Tretti
On the Point of Death (1971)In punto di moreteMario Garriba
I parenti tutti (1967)Fabio Garriba
Voce del verbo morireMario Garriba
Sul davanti fioriva una magnolia (1968)Paolo Breccia
La quieta febbre (1964)Romano Scavolini
Diario beat (1967)
Attacco (1970)
LSD (1970)
Reflex (1964)Mario Schifano
Ferreri (1967)
Souvenir (1967)
Film (1967)
Fotografo (1967)
Vietnam (1967)
Vieni dolce morte (dell'ego) (1969)Paolo Brunatto
Bis (1966)
Hermitage (1967)Carmelo Bene
Il canto d'amore di Alfred Prufrock (1967)Nico D'Alessandria
Il respiro (1964)Alex Rupp
The City (1961)
Zoommm, Track! (1968)Mario Carbone
Kappa (1965-1966)Nato Frascà
Soglie (1978)
Il vetturale del San Gottardo (1941)Hans Hinrich and Ivo Illuminati
L'Accademia Musicale Chigiana (1950)Franco Zeffirelli

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following films were screened for this section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryIn competitionOut of CompetitionSpecial Event in collaboration with Venice Days
In The OpenEl CampoHernán BelónArgentina
Land of OblivionLa Terre outragéeMichale BoganimFrance, Germany, Poland, Ukraine
Là-bas: A Criminal EducationLà-bas: Educazione criminaleGuido LombardiItaly
Louise WimmerCyril MennegunFrance
Machete LanguageEl Lenguaje de los MachetesKyzza TerrazasMexico
**Jessica KrummacherGermany
WetlandsMarécagesGuy ÉdoinCanada
Mission Of PeaceMissione di paceFrancesco LagiItaly
Stockholm EastStockholm ÖstraSimon Kaijser da SilvaSweden
You Are HereVoi Siete QuiFrancesco MateraItaly

Venice Days

The following films were screened as part of the Venice Days section The three nominees for the European Parliament's 2011 Lux Prize received screenings as part of this section.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryIn competitionSpecial EventsOpen SpaceLux Prize
All Our DesiresToutes nos enviesPhilippe LioretFrance
Another SilenceSantiago AmigorenaFrance, Canada, Brazil, Argentina
Beyond the Glass (short)Di là del vetroAndrea di BariItaly
Café de FloreJean-Marc ValléeCanada, France
Found MemoriesHistórias que Só Existem Quando LembradasJúlia MuratBrazil, France
GuiltyPrésumé coupableVincent GarenqFrance
HabibiHabibi Rasak KharbanSusan YoussefPalestine, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands
Last WinterHiver dernierJohn ShankBelgium, France
Love and BruisesLou YeFrance
My Name Is KiKiLeszek DawidPoland
RustRuggineDaniele GaglianoneItaly
Shun Li and the PoetIo sono LiAndrea SegreItaly, France
Twilight PortraitPortret v sumerkakhAngelina NikonovaRussia
Crazy HorseFrederick WisemanFrance, United States
Cuba in the Age of ObamaCuba Nell'Epoca di ObamaGianni MinàItaly
The Kaiser of CaliforniaDer Kaiser von KalifornienLuis TrenkerGermany
TestimonyEdutShlomi ElkabetzIsrael
La Penna di HemingwayRenzo CarboneraItaly
Hit the Road, NonnaDuccio Chiarini
The Forgotten World CupMundial olvidadoLorenzo Garzella, Filippo MacelloniItaly, Argentina
RadiciCarlo LuglioItaly
More as an artistPiù come un artistaElisabetta Pandimiglio
Dietro il buioGiorgio Pressburger
Valdagno, ArizonaPyoorItaly, United States
AttenbergAthina Rachel TsangariGreece
The Snows of KilimanjaroRobert GuédiguianFrance
PlayRuben ÖstlundSweden

Official Awards

In Competition (''Venezia 68'')

  • Golden Lion: Faust by Alexander Sokurov
  • Silver Lion for Best Director: Cai Shangjun for People Mountain People Sea
  • Special Jury Prize: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Michael Fassbender for Shame
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Deanie Ip for A Simple Life
  • Marcello Mastroianni Award: Shota Sometani and Fumi Nikaido for Himizu
  • Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: Robbie Ryan for Wuthering Heights
  • Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou for Alps

''[[Orizzonti]]''

  • Horizons Award: Kotoko by Shinya Tsukamoto
  • Special Horizons jury prize: Whores' Glory by Michael Glawogger
  • Horizons Award for medium-length film: Accidentes Gloriosos by Mauro Andrizzi and Marcus Lindeen
  • Horizons Award for short film: In attesa dell'avvento by Felice D'Agostino and Arturo Lavorato
    • Special mentions:
      • O Le Tulafale by Tusi Tamasese
      • All The Lines Flow Out by Charles LIM Yi Yong

Controcampo Italiano

  • Best Feature film: Scialla! by Francesco Bruni
  • Best Short film: A Chjàna by Jonas Carpignano
  • Best Documentary: Pugni chiusi by Fiorella Infascelli
    • Special Mentions:
    • Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt
    • Franco Di Giacomo (cinematography) for Pugni chiusi

"Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film

  • Là-bas: A Criminal Education by Guido Lombardi

[[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]]

  • Marco Bellocchio

[[Glory to the Filmmaker Award|Glory to the Filmmaker]]

  • Al Pacino

Special Awards

  • Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Al Pacino
  • Persol 3D Award for the Most Creative Stereoscopic Film: Zapruder Filmmakers Group (David Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi & Monaldo Moretti)
  • L'Oréal Paris Award for Cinema: Nicole Grimaudo

Independent Sections Awards

Venice International Film Critics' Week

  • Critics' Week Audience Award: Là-bas by Guido Lombardi

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

  • Label Europa Cinemas Award: Guilty by Vincent Garenq
  • Lina Mangiacapre Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
  • Laterna Magica Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
  • FEDIC Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre

Independent Awards

[[FIPRESCI|FIPRESCI Award]]

  • Best Film (Main competition): Shame by Steve McQueen
  • Best Film (Horizons): Two Years at Sea by Ben Rivers

[[Queer Lion]]

  • Wilde Salomé by Al Pacino

[[SIGNIS|SIGNIS Award]]

  • Faust by Alexander Sokurov
    • Special mention: A Simple Life by Ann Hui

Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)

  • Best Film: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
  • Best Debut (or Special mention): The Last Man on Earth by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti

Cicae Prize

  • The Orator by Tusi Tamasese

Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award

  • Carnage by Roman Polanski

Cinema for UNICEF Award

  • Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese

C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award

  • Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician by Tamer Ezzat, Ahmad Abdalla, Ayten Amin, Amr Salama

Nazareno Taddei Award

  • A Simple Life by Ann Hui

CinemAvvenire Award – Best Film

  • Shame by Steve McQueen

Best Film – Il cerchio non è rotondo Award

  • The Orator by Tusi Tamasese

Equal Opportunity Award

  • A Simple Life by Ann Hui

Future Film Festival Digital Award

  • Faust by Alexander Sokurov
    • Special mention: Kotoko by Shinya Tsukamoto

Gianni Astrei Award

  • A Simple Life by Ann Hui

Brian Award

  • The Ides of March by George Clooney

Lina Mangiacapre Award – Special mention

  • Maternity Blues by Fabrizio Cattani

AIF Forfilmfest Award

  • Easy! (Scialla!) by Francesco Bruni

Biografilm Lancia Award

  • Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

  • The Last Man on Earth by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
    • Special mention: Pasta nera by Alessandro Piva (Controcampo Italiano)

Golden Mouse

  • Killer Joe by William Friedkin

Premio Open

  • Marco Müller

References

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