The 72nd 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 ...

took place from 2 to 12 September 2015.

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...

served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of

Federico Fellini Federico Fellini (; 20 January 1920 – 31 October 1993) was an Italian film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style, which blends fantasy and baroque images with earthiness. He is recognized as one of the greatest and most i ...

's film '' Amarcord'' was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film '' From Afar'' by

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 ...

won 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 ...

award. ''

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'' was selected as the festival's opening night film, while

Guan Hu Guan Hu (, born August 1, 1968) is a sixth generation Chinese film director.Zhang, Zhen (2007), The Urban Generation: Chinese Cinema and Society at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century', Page 54. Duke University Press. . Google Book Search. Re ...

's drama film '' Mr. Six'' served as the closing night film. Actress and director

Elisa Sednaoui Elisa Sednaoui (born December 14, 1987) is a model, actress, philanthropist and film director of Syrian, Italian, Egyptian, and French descent. She has appeared in such films as ''Eastern Drift'', ''La Baie du renard'', '':fr:Bus Palladium (film), ...

hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival. The festival poster featured

Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; , ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with ''Stay as You Are'' (1978). She then came to gl ...

in front as reminiscent of

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docum ...

's ''

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'', while in the background it featured the character of

Antoine Doinel Antoine Doinel () is a fictional character created by François Truffaut and portrayed by actor Jean-Pierre Léaud in five films directed by Truffaut. Doinel is to a great extent an alter ego for Truffaut; they share many of the same childhood ex ...

portrayed by

Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean-Pierre Léaud, ComM (; born 28 May 1944) is a French actor, known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with ''The 400 Blows'' (1959). He also worked several times with Jean-Luc ...

from

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more tha ...

's 1959

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'', which also appeared on the 71st Venice International Film Festival poster. The festival honoured

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 ...

with ''Glory to the Filmmaker Award'' and a documentary film titled '' De Palma'' by

Noah Baumbach Noah Baumbach () (born September 3, 1969) is an American film director and screenwriter. He is known for making witty and intellectual comedies set in New York City and has often been compared to writer-directors such as Woody Allen and Whit Sti ...

and

Jake Paltrow Jake Paltrow is an American film director, screenwriter and actor. Coming from a family of actors, he is the younger brother of Gwyneth Paltrow and the son of Bruce Paltrow and Blythe Danner. Personal life Paltrow is the son of producer-dire ...

also screened at the festival.

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film ''Caged Heat'', before ...

received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of ''Horizons (Orizzonti)'' section jury.

Juries

The following people formed the 2015 juries: Main competition (Venezia 72) *

, Mexican director (Jury President) *

Elizabeth Banks Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is known for playing Effie Trinket in ''The Hunger Games'' film series (2012–2015) and Gail Abernathy-McKadden in the ''Pitch Perfe ...

, American actress and director *

Diane Kruger Diane Kruger ( Heidkrüger; ; born 15 July 1976) is a German and American actress. Early in her career, Kruger gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in f ...

, German actress *

Emmanuel Carrère Emmanuel Carrère (born 9 December 1957) is a French author, screenwriter and film director. Life Family Carrère was born into a wealthy family in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. His father, Louis Carrère d'Encausse, is a retired insuranc ...

, French author, screenwriter and director *

Nuri Bilge Ceylan Nuri Bilge Ceylan (, born 26 January 1959) is a Turkish photographer, filmmaker and actor best known for the Palme d'Or winning ''Winter Sleep (film), Winter Sleep'' (2014). Early life Ceylan was born in Istanbul on 26 January 1959. His interes ...

, Turkish director *

Pawel Pawlikowski Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel ...

, Polish director * Francesco Munzi, Italian director *

Hou Hsiao-hsien Hou Hsiao-hsien (; born 8 April 1947) is a Mainland Chinese-born Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a leading figure in world cinema and in Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement. He won the Golden Lion at the Venice ...

, Taiwanese director *

Lynne Ramsay Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films '' Ratcatcher'' (1999), ''Morvern Callar'' (2002), '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' (2011), and '' You Were N ...

, Scottish director and screenwriter Horizons (Orizzonti) *

, American director (President) *

Alix Delaporte Alix Delaporte (born 1969) is a French film director and screenwriter. Life and career Delaporte studied at the London School of Economics between 1988 and 1989, and in 1993, she obtained a master's degree in contemporary history. During her scre ...

, French director and screenwriter *

Paz Vega María de la Paz Campos Trigos (born 2 January 1976), known professionally as Paz Vega (), is a Spanish actress. She became popular for her performance in comedy television series ''7 vidas''. Her film credits include ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001), ...

, Spanish actress *

Fruit Chan Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee in '' Made in Ho ...

, Hong Kong director *

Anita Caprioli Anita Caprioli (born 11 December 1973) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, the daughter of a stage actress, Caprioli made her stage debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo G ...

, Italian actress Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film) *

Saverio Costanzo Saverio Costanzo (born 28 September 1975) is an Italian film and television director. Biography Early life Costanzo was born in Rome, the son of journalist and TV presenter Maurizio Costanzo and writer Flaminia Morandi, and the brother of writ ...

, Italian director (President) * Roger Garcia, Hong Kong producer * Natacha Laurent, French film critic and historian * Charles Burnett, American director * Daniela Michel, Mexican journalist

Official selection

In Competition

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

Out of competition

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

Horizons

The following feature films were selected for the ''Horizons (Orizzonti)'' section: :Highlighted title indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

Venice Classics

The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section: :Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films:

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:

Autonomous sections

International Critics’ Week

The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 12th edition of the ''Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)'' section: :Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.

Awards

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Official selection

The following Official Awards were presented at the 72nd edition: In Competition (Venezia 72) *

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* Silver Lion for Best Director:

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: ''

Anomalisa ''Anomalisa'' is a 2015 American adult stop motion animated psychological comedy-drama film written and directed by Charlie Kaufman, who co-directed with Duke Johnson. It was based on Kaufman's 2005 audio play of the same name under his alias F ...

'' by

Charlie Kaufman Charles Stuart Kaufman (; born November 19, 1958) is an American filmmaker and novelist. He wrote the films ''Being John Malkovich'' (1999), ''Adaptation'' (2002), and ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004). He made his directorial de ...

and

Duke Johnson Randy "Duke" Johnson Jr. (born September 23, 1993) is an American football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (77th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. ...

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 ...

Fabrice Luchini Fabrice Luchini (; born Robert Luchini; 1 November 1951) is a French stage and film actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Potiche'', ''The Women on the 6th Floor'', and '' In the House''. For his role in the 2015 film '' Courted'' he won th ...

for '' Courted'' *

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 ...

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in ''Rain Man'', ''Big Top Pee-wee'' and the two ''Hot Shots!'' films, particularly the olive-in-the-bell ...

for ''

Per amor vostro ''Per amor vostro'' () is a 2015 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe M. Gaudino. It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. For her performance Valeria Golino won the Volpi Cup for Best A ...

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Abraham Attah Abraham Nii Attah (born 2 July 2002) is a Ghanaian actor, living in the United States. He hails from the Ga–Dangme ethnic group in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. He made his feature film debut in '' Beasts of No Nation'' (2015). For his ...

for ''

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'' *Best Screenplay Award: Christian Vincent for '' Courted'' * Special Jury Prize: ''

Frenzy ''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel ''Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Squar ...

'' by

Emin Alper Emin Alper (born 13 August 1974, Karaman) is a Turkish filmmaker and historian. His directorial debut, ''Beyond the Hill'' won the Caligari Film Prize in the 62nd Berlinale and Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. His second feature ''Fren ...

Horizons (Orizzonti) *Best Film: ''

Free in Deed ''Free in Deed'' is a 2015 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Jake Mahaffy. It was won the award for Best Film in the Horizons section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. Cast * David Harewood as Abe Wilkins * Edwina Findle ...

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*Best Director:

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 ...

for '' The Childhood of a Leader'' *Special Jury Prize: ''

Neon Bull ''Neon Bull'' ( pt, Boi neon) is a 2015 Brazilian drama film directed by Gabriel Mascaro. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and won the Horizons (Orizzonti) - Special Jury Prize. It was also shown in the Platform ...

'' by

Gabriel Mascaro Gabriel Mascaro (born September 24, 1983) is a Brazilian visual artist and film director. Biography Gabriel Mascaro is a Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist. He started his career as a documentary-maker in 2008, with KFZ-1348 (co-directed by ...

*Special Prize For Best Actor or Actress: Dominique Leborne for '' Tempête'' *Horizons Prize for Best Short: ''Chatting'' by Lonce Marlonce Lion of the Future :Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: ''The Childhood of a Leader'' by Brady Corbet (Horizons) Venice Classics Awards *Best Documentary on Cinema: ''The 1000 Eyes of Dr. Maddin'' by Yves Montmayeur *Best Restored Film: ''

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'' by Pier Paolo Pasolini Special Awards *Golden Lion#Golden Lion Honorary Award, Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement:

Bertrand Tavernier Bertrand Tavernier (25 April 1941 – 25 March 2021) was a French director, screenwriter, actor and producer. Life and career Tavernier was born in Lyon, France, the son of Geneviève (née Dumond) and René Tavernier, a publicist and writer, s ...

*Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award:

*Persol Tribute To Visionary Talent Award:

*L'Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award: Valentina Corti

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: 30th Venice International Critics' Week *Audience Award Pietro Barzisa: '' Tanna'' by

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and Martin Butler * Fedeora Awards (Critics' Week): **Best Film: ''

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Min Bahadur Bham Min Bahadur Bham is a Nepalese film director. He has won various awards including the National Film Awards (Nepal), National Film Award for Best Writer, the Norwegian Sorfond Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and the Fedeora Award at the Venice Fi ...

**Best Cinematography:

for '' Tanna'' Venice Days *Venice Days Award: ''

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Michael Rowe Michael Rowe (born 1960) is an American television writer, producer and comedian. He has written for ''Becker'', ''The Nanny'', '' Futurama'', '' Paranormal Action Squad'' and '' Family Guy'', as well as writing the episode of ''The PJs ''Th ...

*BNL People's Choice Award: ''

As I Open My Eyes ''As I Open My Eyes'' (french: À peine j'ouvre les yeux) is a 2015 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Baya Medhaffar st ...

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*Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: ''

'' by

*Laguna Sud Award: **Best Film: '' Lolo'' directed by Jullie Delpy **Best Italian Discovery: '' Arianna'' directed by Carlo Lavagna * Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award - Special mentions: **'' First Light'' (''La prima luce'') by

Vincenzo Marra Vincenzo Marra (born Naples, 18 September 1972) is an Italian filmmaker. Filmography * 2001 - '' Tornando a casa'' * 2002 - '' E.A.M. - Estranei alla massa'' (documentary) * 2003 - '' Paesaggio a sud'' * 2004 - '' Vento di terra'' * 2005 - '' 58 ...

(director) and

Riccardo Scamarcio Riccardo Dario Scamarcio (; born 13 November 1979) is an Italian actor and film producer. Life and career Scamarcio was born in Trani, Apulia, the son of Irene Petrafesa, a painter, and Emilio Scamarcio. He went to train as an actor at the Sc ...

(leading actor) for ''First Light'' * Fedeora Awards (Venice Days): **Best Film: '' Underground Fragrance'' directed by Pengfei **Best Director of a Debut Film: Ruchika Oberoi for '' Island City'' **Best Actress in a Debut Film: Ondina Quadri for ''Arianna''

Other collateral awards

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

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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 ...

**Best Film (Horizons): '' Wednesday, 9 May'' (''Chaharshanbeh, 19 Ordibehesht'') by

Vahid Jalilvand Vahid Jalilvand (Persian: وحید جلیلوند; born March 11, 1976) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, actor and editor. He has won the Crystal Simorgh for Best First Director and Best First Film at the 33rd Fajr Film Festival and th ...

::Special mention: '' The Childhood of a Leader'' by

* SIGNIS Award: '' Behemoth'' (''Bei xi mo shou'') by Zhao Liang ::Special mention: '' The Wait'' (''L'attesa'') by Piero Messina * Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award: **Best Film: ''

Don't Be Bad ''Don't Be Bad'' ( it, Non essere cattivo) is a 2015 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Caligari. The film was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. It was the ...

'' (''Non essere cattivo'') by

Claudio Caligari Claudio Caligari (7 February 1948 – 26 May 2015) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Arona, Piedmont, Caligari began his career as a documentarist, often collaborating with Franco Barbero; his first work was ''P ...

**Best Actor: Luca Marinelli for ''Don't Be Bad'' (Out of competition) **Best Actress:

for ''

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'' * Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award: ''The Wait'' (''L'attesa'') by Piero Messina * Brian Award: ''

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::Special mention: ''Baby Bump'' by Kuba Czekaj * Arca CinemaGiovani Award: **Best Film of Venezia 72: ''

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**Best Italian Film: ''

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'' (''Pecore in erba'') by Albert Caviglia (Horizons) *FEDIC Award: ''Don't Be Bad'' directed by Claudio Caligari (Out of competition) ::Special mention: '' The Wait'' directed by Piero Messina * Fedeora Awards - Best Euro-Mediterranean film: ''

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* Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award:

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Terry Gilliam Terrence Vance Gilliam (; born 22 November 1940) is an American-born British filmmaker, comedian, animator, actor and former member of the Monty Python comedy troupe. Gilliam has directed 13 feature films, including ''Time Bandits'' (1981), ''B ...

* 2nd Starlight Cinema Awards **Career Award:

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**International Award:

**Best Film: Matteo Garrone's '' Tale of Tales'' **Best breakthrough actress of the year: Silvia D’Amico ***Best breakthrough actor of the year: Giovanni Anzaldo **Humanitarian Award: Myriam Catania **Special Mention: Lucana Film Commission **Best breakthrough production: ''Buena Onda'' by

**Intercultural Award:

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* Green Drop Award: '' Behemoth'' directed by Zhao Liang * Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Young Jury award: ''

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::Special mention: '' 11 Minutes'' directed by

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* Gold Mouse: '' Rabin, the Last Day'' directed by

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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 ...

* P. Nazareno Taddei Award: '' Marguèrite'' by

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* Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award: ''Blanka'' by Kohki Hasei * Open Award: Carlotta Cerquetti for ''Harry’s Bar'' * Lina Mangiacapre Award:

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* INTERFILM Award: '' Wednesday, 9 May'' by

* "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award:

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for '' Pecore in erba'' * Soundtrack Stars Award: **'' A Bigger Splash'' by

Luca Guadagnino Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are often characterized by their emotional complexities, sensuality and sumptuous visuals. He is also known for his frequent collaboration ...

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Drake Doremus Drake Doremus (born March 29, 1983) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer best known for directing the films ''Like Crazy'' (2011), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, '' Douchebag'' (2010) which ...

**Award for Lifetime Achievement:

Nicola Piovani Nicola Piovani (born 26 May 1946) is an Italian light-classical musician, theater and film score composer, and winner of the 1998 Best Original Dramatic Score Oscar for the score of the Roberto Benigni film ''La Vita è bella'', better known to ...

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* Human Rights Nights Award: '' Rabin, the Last Day'' by

* AssoMusica "Ho visto una Canzone" Award: The song "A cuor leggero" by Riccardo Sinigallia, from the film ''

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**Best Film in a Foreign Language: ''Blanka'' by Kohki Hasei * Amnesty International Italia "Il cinema per i diritti umani" Award: ''

Visaranai ''Visaranai'' () is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language crime drama film written and directed by Vetrimaaran. It is based on the novel ''Lock Up'' by M. Chandrakumar. The film stars Dinesh, Anandhi, Samuthirakani, Aadukalam Murugadoss, Kishore, Pradhe ...

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Vetrimaaran Vetrimaaran is an Indian film director, screenwriter and film producer, who works in the Tamil film industry. As of 2021, he has won five National Film Awards, eight Ananda Vikatan Cinema Awards, two Filmfare South Awards and the Amnesty Inter ...

* CITC – UNESCO 2015 Award: ''

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Cary Fukunaga Cary Joji Fukunaga (born July 10, 1977) is an American filmmaker. He first gained recognition for writing and directing the 2009 film '' Sin nombre'' and the 2011 adaptation of ''Jane Eyre''. He was the first director of partial East Asian des ...

* NuovoImaie Talent Award: **Best Actress in a Debut Film: Ondina Quadri for ''Arianna'' **Best Italian actor in a Debut Film: Alessandro Borghi for ''

'' * Best Innovative Budget Award: '' A Bigger Splash'' by

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venice Film Festival 72 2015 film festivals 2015 festivals in Europe 2015 in Italian cinema

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