The 73rd annual

Venice International Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016. English director

Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was Knight Bachelor, knighted in the 2020 New Year Honour ...

was the President of the Jury for the main competition. The opening night film was

Damien Chazelle Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his films ''Whiplash'' (2014), ''La La Land'' (2016), and '' First Man'' (2018). For ''Whiplash'', he was nominated for the ...

's musical ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love ...

''. The

Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguishe ...

was awarded to

Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the list of longest films, longest na ...

's film ''

The Woman Who Left ''The Woman Who Left'' ( fil, Ang Babaeng Humayo) is a 2016 Philippine drama film written, produced, edited, and directed by Lav Diaz. Filmed entirely in black-and-white, it was selected to compete in the main competition section at the 73rd Ven ...

''. A new project named Venice Production Bridge was introduced in this edition of the festival. The new project is intended to attract industry professionals and focus on original projects for films, internet, series, virtual reality, and works in progress, in order to help their development and production. It is also meant to work in conjunction with the Venice Film Market which started in 2012. Such projects as Final Cut in Venice, meant to help finance original films from African countries, and the Venice Gap-Financing Market will come under its scope.

Juries

The following people formed the 2016 juries: Main competition (Venezia 73) *

, English film and stage director (Jury President) *

Laurie Anderson Laurel Philips Anderson (born June 5, 1947), known as Laurie Anderson, is an American avant-garde artist, composer, musician, and film director whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and ...

, American artist, composer, musician and film director *

Gemma Arterton Gemma Christina Arterton (born 2 February 1986) is an English actress and producer. After her stage debut in Shakespeare's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' at the Globe Theatre (2007), Arterton made her feature film debut in the comedy ''St Trinian's'' ...

, English actress * Giancarlo De Cataldo, Italian writer *

Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage and film actress. Early life Hoss was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. Her father, , was a German trade unionist and politician (member of the Bundestag with The Greens). Her mother, , was an act ...

, German actress *

Chiara Mastroianni Chiara Charlotte Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is a French actress and singer. She is the daughter of Marcello Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve. Early life Mastroianni was born to French actress Catherine Deneuve and Italian actor Marcello Ma ...

, French-Italian actress *

Joshua Oppenheimer Joshua Lincoln Oppenheimer (born September 23, 1974) is an American-British film director based in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is known for his Oscar-nominated films '' The Act of Killing'' (2012) and ''The Look of Silence'' (2014), Oppenheimer was ...

, American fim director *

Lorenzo Vigas Lorenzo Vigas Castes (born 1967) is a Venezuelan director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography Education Born in Mérida, the son of the painter Oswaldo Vigas, Vigas graduated in molecular biology at the University of Tampa. In 1995 ...

, Venezuelan film director, screenwriter and producer *

Zhao Wei Zhao Wei (; born 12 March 1976), also known as Vicky Zhao or Vicki Zhao, is a Chinese actress, businesswoman, film director, producer and pop singer. She is considered one of the most popular actresses in China and Chinese-speaking regions, an ...

, Chinese actress, singer and film director Horizons (Orizzonti) *

Robert Guédiguian Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. Life and career Guédiguian is the son of a German mother and an Armen ...

, French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (President) *

Jim Hoberman James Lewis Hoberman (born March 14, 1949) is an American film critic, journalist, author and academic. He began working at ''The Village Voice'' in the 1970s, became a full-time staff writer in 1983, and was the newspaper's senior film critic ...

, American film critic and academic *

Nelly Karim Nelly Karim ( ar, نيللي كريم; born 18 December 1974) is an Egyptians, Egyptian actress, model, and ballerina. Life and career Nelly is the daughter of a Russian mother and an Egyptian father from Zagazig. Karim said in an interview wi ...

, Egyptian actress, fashion model and ballerina *

Valentina Lodovini Valentina Lodovini (born 14 May 1978) is an Italian film and television actress. Life and career Born in Umbertide, Lodovini grew up in Sansepolcro and attended the School of Dramatic Arts in Perugia, then moved in Rome to continue her studies ...

, Italian film and TV actress *

Moon So-ri Moon So-ri (born July 2, 1974) is a South Korean actress, film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her acclaimed leading roles in ''Oasis'' (2002) and ''A Good Lawyer's Wife'' (2003). Career After graduating with a degree in Educa ...

, South Korean actress, film director and screenwriter * José María (Chema) Prado, director of the Filmoteca Española *

Chaitanya Tamhane Chaitanya Tamhane (born 1 March 1987) is an Indian filmmaker, known for the 2014 Marathi courtroom drama ''Court''. It was announced as India's official submission for the 88th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The fil ...

, Indian filmmaker Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film) *

Kim Rossi Stuart Kim Rossi Stuart (born 31 October 1969) is an Italian actor and director. Early life and career Rossi Stuart was born in Rome. His father, Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Giacomo, was an actor of Italians, Italian and Scottish people, Scottish descent ( ...

, Italian actor and director (President) * Rosa Bosch, Spanish-born film producer *

Brady Corbet Brady James Monson Corbet (; born August 17, 1988) is an American actor and filmmaker. Corbet is known for playing Mason Freeland in the film ''Thirteen'', Brian Lackey in the film '' Mysterious Skin'', Alan Tracy in the 2004 film '' Thunderbird ...

, American actor and filmmaker *

Pilar López de Ayala Pilar López de Ayala Arroyo (born 18 September 1978) is a Spanish actress. She won a Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance playing Joanna of Castile in 2001 film '' Mad Love''. Family Born in Madrid, López de Ayala has an older br ...

, Spanish film actress * Serge Toubiana, Tunisian-born journalist and film critic

Official selection

In competition

The following films were selected for the main competition: :Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner. - * indicates film eligible for the

Queer Lion The Queer Lion is the trophy awarded yearly since 2007 to the “Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture” among those presented during the Venice International Film Festival.David Opie"Venice Film Festival: A Guide To Every Queer Lion Award ...

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition

Horizons

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: :Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prize for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film winners respectively. :* indicates film eligible for the

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section: :Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section.

Final Cut in Venice

The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:

Il Cinema nel Giardino

The following feature films were selected for the ''Il Cinema nel Giardino'' section:

Special screenings

The following film was presented as a Special Screening of the Official Selection: * ''Spes contra Spem: Liberi Dentro'' (prison documentary) by Ambrogio Crespi

Autonomous sections

International Critics Week

The following films were selected for the International Critics Week section: :* indicates film eligible for the

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 13th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section: :Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner. :* indicates film eligible for the

Awards

Official selection

The following official awards were presented at the 73rd edition: In Competition (Venezia 73) *

: ''

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Grand Jury Prize A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...

: ''

Nocturnal Animals ''Nocturnal Animals'' is a 2016 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written, produced, and directed by Tom Ford in his second feature, based on the 1993 novel ''Tony and Susan'' by Austin Wright. The film stars Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenh ...

'' by

Tom Ford Thomas Carlyle Ford (born August 27, 1961) is an American fashion designer and filmmaker. He launched his eponymous luxury brand in 2005, having previously served as the creative director at Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Ford wrote and directe ...

* Silver Lion for Best Director (ex-aequo): **

Amat Escalante Amat Escalante (born 28 February 1979) is a Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter. He is most well known for directing the controversial Mexican crime thriller ''Heli'' for which he was awarded the best director prize award at the 201 ...

for '' The Untamed'' **

Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian ...

for ''

Paradise In religion, paradise is a place of exceptional happiness and delight. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical or eschatological or both, often compared to the miseries of human civilization: in paradis ...

'' *

Volpi Cup for Best Actress The Volpi Cup for Best Actress is an award presented by the Venice Film Festival. It is given by the festival jury in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance from the films in the competition slate. It is named in honor o ...

Emma Stone Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...

for ''

'' *

Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup for Best Actor ( it, Coppa Volpi per la migliore interpretazione maschile) is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film ...

: Oscar Martínez for ''

The Distinguished Citizen ''The Distinguished Citizen'' ( es, El ciudadano ilustre) is a 2016 Argentine-Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn. It was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival. At ...

'' * Best Screenplay Award:

Noah Oppenheim Noah Oppenheim (born 1977 or 1978) is an American television producer, author, and screenwriter. Previously, Oppenheim was the executive in charge and senior producer of NBC's ''Today Show'', where he supervised the 7–8am hour of the broadcas ...

for '' Jackie'' * Special Jury Prize: '' The Bad Batch'' by

Ana Lily Amirpour Ana Lily Amirpour ( fa, آنا لیلی امیرپور) is a British-born American film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She is best known for her Directorial debut, feature film debut ''A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'', self-descr ...

Marcello Mastroianni Award The Marcello Mastroianni Award (Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian la ...

Paula Beer Paula Beer (; born 23 February 1995 in Mainz) is a German actress. She first became known as a teenager for her main role in Chris Kraus' 2010 film ''Poll''. Her breakthrough was in 2016, when she starred in François Ozon's '' Frantz'' (2016), f ...

for her role in '' Frantz'' Horizons (Orizzonti) *Best Film: '' Libera Nos'' by

Federica Di Giacomo ''Libera Nos'' ( it, Liberami) is a 2016 Italian-French documentary film written and directed by Federica Di Giacomo. It won the Horizons competition at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. It dep ...

*Best Director: ''

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Fien Troch Fien Troch (born 1978, in Londerzeel) is a Belgium, Belgian left field film director, producer and screenwriter. Career After graduating from the Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussel, Sint-Lukas art academy in Brussels in 2000, she achieved several nom ...

*Special Jury Prize: '' Big Big World'' by

Reha Erdem Reha Erdem (born 1960 in Istanbul) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter. Biography He attended Galatasaray High School and studied history at Boğaziçi University before leaving to study film in 1983. He obtained a B.A. in Cinema Studi ...

*Best Actress: Ruth Díaz for ''

The Fury of a Patient Man ''The Fury of a Patient Man'' ( es, Tarde para la ira, links=no) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Raúl Arévalo. The film won four Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best New Director, Best Supporting Actor for Manolo Solo, and Best O ...

'' *Best Actor:

Nuno Lopes Nuno Miguel Pereira Lopes (born 6 May 1978) is a Portuguese actor and DJ. He's internationally known for his role in ''Saint George'', the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, and most recently for his ...

for ''

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

'' *Best Screenplay: ''

Bitter Money Bitter may refer to: Common uses * Resentment, negative emotion or attitude, similar to being jaded, cynical or otherwise negatively affected by experience * Bitter (taste), one of the five basic tastes Books * ''Bitter (novel)'', a 2022 novel ...

'' by Wang Bing *Horizons Prize for Best Short: '' La Voz Perdida'' by

Marcelo Martinessi Marcelo Martinessi is a Paraguayan filmmaker. His films include "Karai norte" (2009), "The Lost Voice" (2016), and ''The Heiresses'' ( es, Las herederas), the latter being selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 68th Berlin International F ...

Venice Classics Awards *Best Documentary on Cinema: '' The Graduation'' by

Claire Simon Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire *Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Que ...

*Best Restored Film: ''

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Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...

Special Awards *

Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement ( it, Leone d'oro alla carriera, lit=Career Golden Lion) is an award given at the Venice Film Festival. It is awarded to directors, actors and other personalities from the world of cinema who have disting ...

Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (; 9 April 19336 September 2021) was a French actor and producer. Initially associated with the New Wave of the 1960s, he was a major French film star for several decades from the 1960s onward. His best known credits ...

and

Jerzy Skolimowski Jerzy Skolimowski (, born 5 May 1938) is a Polish film director, screenwriter, dramatist and actor. A graduate of the prestigious National Film School in Łódź, Skolimowski has directed more than twenty films since his 1960 début ''Oko wykol' ...

*Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award:

Amir Naderi Amir Naderi ( fa, امیر نادری (), born 15 August 1946, in Abadan) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for '' The Runner'' and ''Vegas: Based on a True Story''. Career Amir Naderi grew up in Ab ...

*Persol Tribute To Visionary Talent Award:

Liev Schreiber Isaac Liev Schreiber (; born October 4, 1967) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, and narrator. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s after appearing in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywoo ...

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Critics' Week * Lion of the Future :Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: ''

The Last of Us ''The Last of Us'' is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Players control Joel, a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie, across a post-apocalyptic United States. ' ...

'' (''Akher wahed fina'') by Ala Eddine Slim * Audience Award - Circolo del Cinema di Verona: ''The Nobodies'' (''Los nadie'') by Juan Sebastián Mesa * SIAE Award:

Paolo Sorrentino Paolo Sorrentino (; born 31 May 1970) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and writer. His 2013 film ''The Great Beauty'' won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, and the Bafta Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In Italy he was honoure ...

* Mario Serandrei - Hotel Saturnia Award: ''The Last of Us'' by Ala Eddine Slim Venice Days * Venice Days Award: ''

The War Show ''The War Show'' is a 2016 Syrian-Danish-German documentary film co-written and directed by and Obaidah Zytoon. It was awarded best film in the Venice Days section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. The film recounts the Arab Spr ...

'' by Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon * BNL Award: ''Pamilya ordinaryo'' by Eduardo Roy Jr. * Brian Award: ''

Worldly Girl ''Worldly Girl'' ( it, La ragazza del mondo) is a 2016 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Marco Danieli, at his feature film debut. The film was screened at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival in the Venice Days section, in ...

'' (''La ragazza del mondo'') by Marco Danieli * Fedeora Awards: **Best Film: ''

The Road to Mandalay The Road to Mandalay can refer to: * "Mandalay" (poem), of 1890 by Rudyard Kipling, whose chorus begins "On the road to Mandalay" * "On the Road to Mandalay" (song), a 1907 musical setting by Oley Speaks of the Kipling poem * ''The Road to Mandal ...

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Midi Z Zhao Te-yin (; born 18 December 1982), also known as Midi Z, is a Myanmar-born Taiwanese film director. His 2014 film ''Ice Poison'' was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards. On November 7, ...

**Best Young Director: Amanda Kernell for ''

Sami Blood ''Sami Blood'' ( sv, Sameblod) is a 2016 Swedish coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Amanda Kernell, as her feature film debut. The first 10 minutes of the film (and part of the end) comes directly from the short film ' (2015, dir. Am ...

'' **Best Actress:

Ashleigh Cummings Ashleigh Cummings is an Australian actress. She became known for her role as Robyn Mathers in '' Tomorrow, When the War Began''. The film, based on the book of the same name, earned Cummings a nomination for Best Young Actor at the 2010 Austra ...

for ''

Hounds Of Love ''Hounds of Love'' is the fifth studio album by English musician Kate Bush, released on 16 September 1985 by EMI Records. It was a commercial success and marked a return to the public eye for Bush after the relatively low sales of her previou ...

'' **Best European Film: ''

Quit Staring at My Plate ''Quit Staring at My Plate'' ( hr, Ne gledaj mi u pijat) is a 2016 Croatian-Danish drama film written and directed by Hana Jušić. The film premiered in the Venice Days section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it was a ...

'' (''Ne gledaj mi u pijat'') by

Hana Jušić Hana Jušić (born 1983) is a Croatian film director and screenwriter. A native of Šibenik, Jušić moved to Zagreb as a child. She majored in comparative literature and English studies at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Universit ...

* FEDIC Award: '' Indivisible'' (''Indivisibili'') by Edoardo De Angelis * Gianni Astrei Award: ''Indivisible'' by Edoardo De Angelis * Label Europa Cinema Award: ''Sami Blood'' (''Sameblod'') by Amanda Kernell * Lizzani Award: ''Worldly Girl'' by Marco Danieli * Lina Mangiacapre Award: ''Indivisible'' by Edoardo De Angelis * MigrArti Award: ''No Borders'' by Haider Rashid * Open Award: Open Prize: ''Vangelo'' by Pippo Delbono * Francesco Pasinetti – SNGCI Award: **Best Film: ''Indivisible'' by Edoardo De Angelis **Best Actor:

Michele Riondino Michele Riondino (born 14 March 1979) is an Italian actor. Born in Taranto, Riondino enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000. In 2006, he acted in ''The Black Arrow'', a TV series broadcast by Canale ...

for ''Worldly Girl'' **Best Actress:

Sara Serraiocco Sara Serraiocco (born 13 August 1990) is an Italian actress, best known for playing Baldwin in the TV series '' Counterpart''. Life and career Born in Pescara, Serraiocco developed from a young age a passion for dance and cinema, later workin ...

for ''Worldly Girl'' ::Special mention: Angela and Marianna Fontana for their roles in ''Indivisibili'' * Queer Lion Award: '' Heartstone'' (''Hjartasteinn'') by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: * Arca CinemaGiovani Award: **Best Film (Main competition): ''

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'' by

Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for '' Maelström'' in 2001, '' Polytechnique'' in 2009, ''Incendies ...

**Best Italian Film (Biennale College - Cinema): ''Ears'' (''Orecchie'') by Alessandro Aronadio * Civitas Vitae Award: '' Piuma'' by Roan Johnson * FEDIC Award - Special mentions: ::''The Greatest Dream'' (''Il più grande sogno'') by Michele Vannucci (Horizons) ::''Ears'' (''Orecchie'') by Alessandro Aronadio (Biennale College - Cinema) * FIPRESCI Awards: **Best Film (Main competition): ''

A Woman's Life ''A Woman's Life'' (''Onna no isshō'', 1945), is the most famous play by Kaoru Morimoto and was the most frequently staged play during postwar Japan. Consisting of seven scenes and five acts, ''A Woman's Life'' tells the story of Kei as she gro ...

'' by

Stéphane Brizé Stéphane Brizé (born 18 October 1966) is a French film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Life and career Stéphane Brizé was born on 18 October 1966 in Rennes, France. He attended a University Institutes of Technology and moved to ...

**Best Film (Horizons): '' Kékszakállú'' by

Gastón Solnicki Gastón Solnicki (born 1978) is an Argentine film director. Coming from an immigrant Jewish family, he studied photography at International Center of Photography, as well as film directing at Tisch School of the Arts in New York.Bérénice Reyna ...

* ''Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award **

James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. For his role in '' 127 Hours'' (2010), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. Franco is known for his roles in films, such as Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Ma ...

(director) and Ambi Pictures (production) for ''

In Dubious Battle ''In Dubious Battle'' is a novel by John Steinbeck, written in 1936. The central figure of the story is an activist attempting to organize abused laborers in order to gain fair wages and working conditions. Prior to publication, Steinbeck wrote ...

'' **

and

Jude Law David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He received a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2007, he received an Honorary Césa ...

for the series ''

The Young Pope ''The Young Pope'' is a drama television series created and directed by Paolo Sorrentino for Sky Atlantic, HBO, and Canal+. The series stars Jude Law as the disruptive Pope Pius XIII and Diane Keaton as his confidante, Sister Mary, in a Vatica ...

'' (Out of competition) **Roan Johnson (director) and Lucky Red (distributor) for the film ''Piuma'' **Special Award for the production:

Andrea Iervolino Andrea Iervolino (born December 1, 1987) is an Italian–Canadian film producer, entrepreneur and businessman, and producer of the Academy-nominated movie ''Tell it Like a Woman''. He produced his first film, ''The Cavalier of Love'', in Italy ...

for ''

'' (Il Cinema nel Giardino) * Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award: '' Hotel Salvation'' (''Mukti Bhawan'')''Shubhashish Bhutiani'' * Future Film Festival Digital Award: ''Arrival'' by Denis Villeneuve ::Special mention: '' Voyage of Time: Life's Journey'' by

Terrence Malick Terrence Frederick Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American filmmaker. His films include '' Days of Heaven'' (1978), '' The Thin Red Line'' (1998), for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenp ...

* Giovani Giurati del Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award: ''

'' (''El ciudadano ilustre'') by

Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn Gastón Duprat (born December 8, 1969 ) and Mariano Cohn (born December 1, 1975) are TV and film directors and producers from Argentina. They began their career in TV in 1999, when they created and produced Televisión Abierta, an innovative and ...

* Green Drop Award (ex aequo): **'' Spira Mirabilis'' by Massimo D’Anolfi and Martina Parenti **''Voyage of Time: Life's Journey'' by Terrence Malick * Human Rights Nights Special Award: ''Bitter Money'' (''Ku qian'') by Wang Bing (Horizons) ::Special mention: ''Robinù'' by

Michele Santoro Michele Santoro (born 2 July 1951) is an Italian journalist, and television host and presenter. He also served till October 2005 as Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy with the United in the Olive Tree list, part of the Sociali ...

(Il Cinema nel Giardino) * Interfilm Award: ''

White Sun White Sun or Seto Surya is a 2016 drama war biographical film directed by Deepak Rauniyar. Written by Deepak Rauniyar, David Barker and Produced by Joslyn Barnes, Danny Glover, Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, and Deepak Rauniyar, under the banner of Aad ...

'' (''Seto Surya'') by

Deepak Rauniyar Deepak Rauniyar ( ne, दीपक रौनियार; born on 29 August 1978) is a Nepalese director, writer and producer. He is one of the few internationally acclaimed cinema directors from Nepal. He rose to prominence in 2012 as the direc ...

(Horizons) * Lanterna Magica Award (CGS): '' Dark Night'' by Tim Sutton * Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award: ''

On the Milky Road ''On the Milky Road'' ( sr, На млечном путу; it, Lungo la Via Lattea) is a 2016 film directed by Emir Kusturica, based on his segment in the anthology film '' Words with Gods''. ''On the Milky Road'' stars Kusturica and Monica Bellu ...

'' (''Lungo la Via Lattea'') by

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...

::Cinema for UNICEF mention: ''

'' (''Ray'') by

* Golden Mouse: '' Jackie'' by

Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín Matte (; born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He has directed nine feature films and co-directed one television series, including the Academy Award-nominated films ''No (2012 film), No'' (2012), ''Neruda (film), Neruda'' ...

* Silver Mouse: ''

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**SNCCI Audience and Critics Award:

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'' **Movie&Art TaorminaFilmFest Award:

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**RAI Com Award for Best Italian foreign release: ''

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**Best Movie Award: Gabriele Mainetti for ''

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**International Movie Award:

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**Best Actor:

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**Best Supporting Actor: Alessandro Borghi for ''

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**Excellence Award We World:

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**Excellence Award:

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**Career Award:

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**International Award:

**Best Directorial Debut: Gabriele Mainetti for ''

'' **Best Actor: Claudio Santamaria for ''

'' **Best Short: ''

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**Social Trend Topic Award: '' Tini, la nuova vita di Violetta''

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