The 63rd annual Venice International Film Festival, held in

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, was opened on 30 August 2006 with

Brian De Palma Brian Russell De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director and screenwriter. With a career spanning over 50 years, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime and psychological thriller genres. De Palma was a leading ...

's ''

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'' and was closed on 9 September 2006. Host of the event was Italian actress

Isabella Ferrari Isabella Ferrari (born 31 March 1964), better known by her stage name of Isabella Fogliazza, is an Italian actress of television, theatre and the cinema. She is best known as the protagonist, ''Commissioner Giovanna Scalise'' in the police dram ...

. During the festival, retrospectives were held on the one hundredth anniversary of the births of three major Italian directors:

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such ...

Mario Soldati Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an Italian writer and film director. In 1954 he won the Strega Prize for ''Lettere da Capri.'' He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Italian actresses, su ...

and

Luchino Visconti Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A major figure of Italian art and culture in the mid-20th century, Visconti was one of the ...

. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director David Lynch. All the films running the contest were shown for the first time as world premiere in the festival history since the Second World War.

Juries

The international juries of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition (''Venezia 63'') *

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

, French actress (Jury President) *

Michele Placido Michele Placido (; born 19 May 1946) is an Italian actor, film director, and screenwriter. He began his career on stage, and first gained mainstream attention through a series of roles in films directed by the likes of Mario Monicelli and Marco ...

, Italian actor and director * Juan Josè Bigas Luna, Spanish director and writer *

Paulo Branco Paulo Branco (born 3 June 1950) is a Portuguese film producer. Life and career Paulo Branco was born in Lisbon, and attended the undergraduate program in chemical engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico but he did not graduate. He star ...

, Portuguese producer *

Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American journalist, author, writer, producer, director, actor, lyricist, and playwright. Before moving into the film industry, Crowe was a contributing editor at '' Rolling Stone'' magazine, for w ...

, American director, screenwriter and producer *

Chulpan Khamatova Chulpan Nailevna Khamatova PAR (russian: Чулпан Наилевна Хаматова; tt-Cyrl, Чулпан Наил кызы Хаматова; born 1 October 1975) is a Russian film, theater and TV actress Biography Early life and theat ...

, Russian film, theater and TV actress *

Park Chan-wook Park Chan-wook ( ; born 23 August 1963) is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, producer, and former film critic. He is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers of South Korean cinema as well as world cinema in 21st century. ...

, South Korean director and screenwriter Horizons (''Orizzonti'') * Philip Gröning, German director and screenwriter (President) * Carlo Carlei, Italian director * Giuseppe Genna, Italian writer *Keiko Kusakabe, Japanese producer and distributor * Yousry Nasrallah, Egyptian director Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) *

Paula Wagner Paula Kauffman Wagner (born Paula Sue Kauffman) is an American film producer and film executive. Her most recent credits include the film ''Marshall'' starring Chadwick Boseman, Kate Hudson, Sterling K. Brown, and Josh Gad as well as the Broadw ...

, American producer (President) * Stefania Rocca, Italian actress * Guillermo del Toro, Mexican director and screenwriter *

Mohsen Makhmalbaf Mohsen Makhmalbaf ( fa, محسن مخملباف, ''Mohsen Makhmalbaaf''; born May 29, 1957) is an Iranian film director, writer, film editor, and producer. He has made more than 20 feature films, won some 50 awards and been a juror in more than 1 ...

, Iranian director and producer *

Andrei Plakhov Andrei Stepanovich Plakhov (russian: Андрей Степанович Плахов) (born 14 September 1950) is a Russian film critic and historian of cinema, columnist for ''Kommersant'' newspaper. Honorary President of the International Federat ...

, Russian critic Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'') *Teboho Mahlatsi, South African director and producer (President) *Francesca Calvelli, Italian editor * Aleksey Fedorchenko, Russian director

Official selection

In competition

The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition of feature films in 35mm and digital HD format, running for the Golden Lion. :Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of competition

Works by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, and films deemed appropriate for a midnight screening.

Horizons

A section aiming to provide a picture of the new trends in cinema. :Highlighted title indicate the Horizons Awards for Best Film and Best Documentary respectively.

Corto Cortissimo

International competition of

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s, in world premiere, not exceeding 30 minutes in length. :Highlighted title indicates Lion for Best Short Film winner.

The secret story of Russian cinema

Special monografic section on the Secret story of

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from 1934 to 1974.

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

This is a special section dedicated to the Brazilian movie-maker,

Joaquim Pedro de Andrade Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (May 25, 1932 – September 10, 1988) was a Brazilian film director and screenwriter. He was a member of the Cinema Novo movement in Brazil. Andrade is best known for his 1969 film ''Macunaíma (film), Macunaíma'', ba ...

, one of the fathers of new cinema and a famous renewal of Brazilian cinema. His daughter, Alice de Andrade, also a producer, restored the fourteen works that constitute all of her father's filmography.

Secret History of Italian Cinema 3

Special monographic sessions dedicated to the secret story of Italian film from 1937 to 1979. This is the third part of the retrospective of Italian Film, initiated at the

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Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as ''In Competition'' for the 21st Venice International Film Critics' Week:

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 3rd edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:

Awards

Official selection

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 63rd edition: In Competition (''Venezia 63'') * Golden Lion: '' Sanxia haoren'' by

Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...

* Silver Lion for Best Director:

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included ...

for ''Private Fears in Public Places'' * Silver Lion Revelationr: Emanuele Crialese for ''Nuovomondo'' * Special Jury Prize: ''Daratt'' by

Mahamat Saleh Haroun Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (; ar, محمد الصالح هارون) was born in 1961 in Abéché, Chad. He is a film director from Chad. He left Chad during the civil wars of the 1980s. Haroun is the first Chadian full-length film director. He both wri ...

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 ...

Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS education ...

for ''

Hollywoodland ''Hollywoodland'' is a 2006 American film directed by Allen Coulter and written by Paul Bernbaum. The story presents a fictionalized account of the circumstances surrounding the death of actor George Reeves (played by Ben Affleck), the star of ...

'' *

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 ...

: Helen Mirren for ''

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'' * Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor: Isild Le Besco for ''L'intouchable'' * Award for Best Cinematography:

Emmanuel Lubezki Emmanuel Lubezki Morgenstern (; born November 30, 1964) is a Mexican cinematographer. He sometimes goes by the nickname Chivo, which means "goat" in Spanish. Lubezki has worked with many acclaimed directors, including Mike Nichols, Tim Burton, ...

for '' Children of Men'' * Award for Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan for ''

'' * Special Lion:

Jean-Marie Straub Jean-Marie is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Marie Abgrall (born 1950), a French psychiatrist, criminologist, specialist in forensic medicine, cult expert, and graduate in criminal law * Jean-Marie C ...

and Danièle Huillet for their innovation in cinematographic languages Special Awards * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: to David Lynch Horizons awards (''Premi Orizzonti'') * Best Film: ''Mabei shang de fating'' by Liu Jie * Best Documentary: '' When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'' by

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, has produced more than 35 films since 1983. He made his directorial debut ...

Short Film awards (Corto Cortissimo Lion) * Silver Lion for Best Short Film: ''Comment on freine dans une descente?'' by Alix Delaporte * UIP Award for the Best European Short Film: ''The Making of Parts'' by Daniel Elliott ::Special Mention: ''Adults Only'' by Yeo Joon Han

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week * Best Film:: ''

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. Montiel wrote and directed ...

'' by

Dito Montiel Orlandito Montiel is an American author, filmmaker, and musician. Early Career & Music Born in New York City, Montiel was active in the early '80s New York hardcore punk scene when he was vocalist for Queens-based Major Conflict. Later, he wou ...

* Isvema Award: ''A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints'' by Dito Montiel Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) * Lion of the Future :''Luigi De Laurentiis Award'' for a Debut Film: '' Khadak'' by Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth ::Special mention: '' 7 Years'' (''7 Ans'') by Jean-Pascal Hattu * Label Europa Cinemas: ''

Dark Blue Almost Black ''Dark Blue Almost Black'' ( es, Azuloscurocasinegro, links=no) is a 2006 Spanish drama film written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. It was Arévalo's first film. He developed the story from his 2004 short film, ''Física II''. Plot Jo ...

'' (''Azuloscurocasinegro'') by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo * Prize Arca Cinemagiovani (Young Cinema Award) – Best Movie "Other Visions": ''

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'' by

Christoffer Boe Christoffer Boe (born 1974) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is an established and well-known not only in Denmark, but all through the world. Among his international awards there are FIPRESCI Director of the Year at San Sebastián ...

* UAAR Award: ''Dark Blue Almost Black'' by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo * Venice Authors Prize: ''Chicha tu madre'' by Gianfranco Quattrini & ''Mientras tanto'' by

Diego Lerman Diego Lerman (born March 24, 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.. Directing and screenplay filmography * ''La Prueba'' (1999) * ''Tan d ...

Other collateral awards

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

FIPRESCI Award The International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI, short for Fédération Internationale de la PRESse CInématographique) is an association of national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world fo ...

**Best Film (Main competition): ''

'' by

Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer of film and television often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. He's received numerous accola ...

**Best Film (Horizons): '' When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'' by

* SIGNIS Award: ''Golden Door'' (''

Nuovomondo ''Nuovomondo'' (literally "new world" in Italian language, Italian; English world-wide title ''Golden Door'') is a 2006 drama film based on a family's migration from Italy to New York City, United States, U.S.A. at the beginning of the 20th century ...

'') by

Emanuele Crialese Emanuele Crialese (born 27 May 1965) is an Italian screenwriter and film director. He is a native of Rome and studied filmmaking in New York City. Biography Emanuele Crialese was born on July 26, 1965 in Rome to Sicilian parents. He studied filmm ...

::Special mention: ''Dry Season'' (''

Daratt ''Dry Season'' ; french: Saison sèche) is a 2006 film by Chadian director Mahamat Saleh Haroun. The film was one of seven films from non-Western cultures commissioned by Peter Sellars' New Crowned Hope Festival to commemorate the 250th birthday o ...

'') by

::Special mention: '' Private Property'' (''Nue Propriété'') by

Joachim Lafosse Joachim Lafosse (born 18 January 1975) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. Career Lafosse studied at the IAD (Institut des arts de diffusion) at Louvain-la-Neuve between 1997 and 2001. His graduation film ''Tribu'', a 24-minute short ...

* UNICEF Award: ''Golden Door'' by Emanuele Crialese * UNESCO Award: ''Dry Season'' by Mahamat Saleh Haroun * Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI): **Best Actor: Sergio Castellitto for ''The Missing Star'' **Best Actress:

Laura Morante Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto (Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) ...

for ''Private Fears in Public Places'' **Best Film: ''Golden Door'' by Emanuele Crialese * Pietro Bianchi Award:

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolt ...

* FEDIC Award: ''Golden Door'' by Emanuele Crialese * Little Golden Lion: '' Euphoria'' by

Ivan Vyrypaev Ivan Aleksandrovich Vyrypaev (russian: Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Вырыпа́ев; pl, Iwan Wyrypajew; born August 3, 1974) is a Polish, Russian-born playwright, screenwriter, film director, actor and art director. He is a leadi ...

* Young Cinema Award – Best International Film: '' Black Book'' (''Zwartboek'') by

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch director, producer and screenwriter, active in the Netherlands, France and the United States. His blending of graphic violence and sexual content with social satire is a trademark of both his dram ...

* Wella Prize: '' Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight'' (''Non prendere impegni stasera'') by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli (Horizons) * Open Prize: '' Dong'' by

(Horizons) * Doc/It Award (ex aequo): ''Dong'' by Jia Zhangke & ''I Am the One Who Brings Flowers to Her Grave'' by Hala Alabdalla Yakoub and Ammar Al Beik * Future Film Festival Digital Award: '' Inland Empire'' by David Lynch (Out of competition) ::Special mention: '' The Banquet'' by

Feng Xiaogang Feng Xiaogang (; born 18 March 1958 in Beijing) is a Chinese film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and politician. He is well known in China as a highly successful commercial filmmaker whose comedy films do consistently well at the box of ...

(Out of competition) * Laterna Magica Prize: '' Children of Men'' by Alfonso Cuarón * Biografilm Award: ''

Bobby Bobby or Bobbie may refer to: People * Bobby (given name), a list of names * Bobby (actress), from Bangladesh * Bobby (rapper) (born 1995), from South Korea * Bobby (screenwriter) (born 1983), Indian screenwriter * Bobby, old slang for a constabl ...

'' by

Emilio Estevez Emilio Estevez (; born May 12, 1962) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the son of actor Martin Sheen and the older brother of Charlie Sheen. Emilio Estevez started his career as an actor and is known for being a member of the acting Br ...

**Best Film: ''CinemAvvenire'' Award: ''Golden Door'' by Emanuele Crialese **Cinema for Peace Award: '' I Don't Want to Sleep Alone'' (''Hei yanquan'') by

Tsai Ming-liang Tsai Ming-liang (; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films, many short films, and television films. He is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese ...

* Award of the City of Rome: ''Lettere dal Sahara'' by

Vittorio De Seta Vittorio De Seta (15 October 1923 – 28 November 2011) was an Italian cinema director and screenwriter, considered Italian cinema's great imaginative realists of the 1960s.When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts'' ::Special mention: ''Dry Season'' by Mahamat Saleh Haroun * EIUC Award: ''Dry Season'' by Mahamat Saleh Haroun * Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award: ''

The Missing Star ''La stella che non c'è'' ( English title: ''The Missing Star'') is an Italian 2006 drama film written and directed by Gianni Amelio. The story talks about an Italian engineer who went to China to fix a defect of old Italian steel-making equipm ...

'' (''La stella che non-c'è'') by

Gianni Amelio Gianni Amelio (born 20 January 1945) is an Italian film director. Early life Amelio was born in San Pietro di Magisano, province of Catanzaro, Calabria. His father moved to Argentina soon after his birth. He spent his youth and adolescence with h ...

* Gucci Award: Nick Cave (screenplay) for '' The Proposition'' by

John Hillcoat John Hillcoat (born 1960) is an Australian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, and music video director. Early life Hillcoat was born in Queensland, Australia, and was raised in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. As a child, his paintings were featur ...

The numbers and the nations of the 63rd Show

*Number of countries with a film in one of the official sections: 31 *Countries making their first appearance at the film festival Chad, Cyprus and Indonesia *Number of films displayed: 2,589, including 1,429 full-length feature films *Number of full-length feature film officially presented: 62 **During the contest: 21 **Out of the contest: 9 + 7 midnights + 1 special event **Venice Horizons: 19 + 5 special events

References

External links

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