The award winners have been announced for the 83rd annual Venice Film Festival. May el-Toukhy’s latest “Woman Unknown,” won the festival’s top prize.
The full list of winners can be read below:
COMPETITION
Golden Lion for Best Film
“Woman Unknown” – May el-Toukhy
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
“Possible Love” – Lee Chang-dong
Silver Lion for Best Director
Ilya Khrzhanovsky – “DAU”
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress
Mathilde Arcel – “Woman Unknown“
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor
John Malkovich – “Wild Horse Nine”
Best Screenplay
Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo & Olivier Gorce – “A Good Little Soldier“
Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Malou Khebizi – “15/18 (A Place to Heal)“
Special Jury Prize
“NAZA” – Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor
HORIZONS
Best Film: “Diane in the Loop” – Ann Sirot & Raphaël Balboni
Best Director: Jacqueline Lentzou – “A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra””
Special Jury Prize: “House of the Wind” – Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu
Best Actress: Laleh Marzban – “Falling House“
Best Actor: Riccardo Scamarcio – “The Children of the Monkey”
Best Screenplay: Tommaso Landucci & Damiano Femfert – “The Children of the Monkey”
Best Short Film: “A Few Moments of Happiness” – Shaden Safieddine Tazi
LION OF THE FUTURE
Luigi de Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Feature: “House of the Wind” – Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yanghu
HORIZONS EXTRA
Armani Beauty Audience Award: “I Matter” – Alina Şerban
VENICE CLASSICS
Best Restored Film: “Long Night of 1943” – Florestano Vancini
VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Jury Prize: “The Pigeon Ring” – Yuqi Zhang & Shixin Tao
Special Jury Prize: “Out of the Ashes” – Rory Mitchell & Nonny de la Peña
Achievement Prize: “Empire at Sea” – Peter Flaherty
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