The 79th 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 2022.

Juries

Main Competition (Venezia 79) *

Julianne Moore Julie Anne Smith (born December 3, 1960), known professionally as Julianne Moore, is an American actress. Prolific in film since the early 1990s, she is particularly known for her portrayals of emotionally troubled women in independent films, a ...

, American actress and author (Jury President) * Mariano Cohn, Argentine director, screenwriter and producer * Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italian director and screenwriter *

Audrey Diwan Audrey Diwan (born 1980) is a French film director of Lebanese origin. Prior to becoming a film director she worked as a journalist and a screenwriter. She is a member of Collectif 50/50, a French NGO promoting equality between men and women i ...

, French director and screenwriter *

Leila Hatami Leila Hatami ( fa, لیلا حاتمی; born October 1, 1972) is an Iranian actress. She has received numerous accolades, including a Silver Bear, two Crystal Simorghs, two Hafez Awards, two Iran Cinema Celebration Awards and three Iran's Film ...

, Iranian actress *

Kazuo Ishiguro Sir Kazuo Ishiguro ( ; born 8 November 1954) is a British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer. Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki, Japan, and moved to Britain in 1960 with his parents when he was five. He is one of the most cr ...

, British novelist and screenwriter *

Rodrigo Sorogoyen Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He won the Goya Award for Best Director and the Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay for '' The Realm''. He was previously nominated for the Goya ...

, Spanish director and screenwriter Horizons (Orizzonti) *

Isabel Coixet Isabel Coixet Castillo (; born 9 April 1960 ) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in additio ...

(Jury President) *

Laura Bispuri Laura Bispuri (born 20 August 1977) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Biography After graduating in Cinema at the Sapienza University of Rome, Bispuri attended the Fandango Lab Workshop, a school of cinema in Rome. After directing a docum ...

* Antonio Campos *

Sofia Djama Sofia Djama is an Algerian film director. Her 2017 feature film debut, ''The Blessed'', won three awards at the Venice Film Festival, including the Brian Award, given to the film which "best champions human rights, democracy, pluralism and freedo ...

* Luigi de Laurentiis Award *

Michelangelo Frammartino Michelangelo Frammartino (born 1968) is an Italian filmmaker. Biography Michelangelo Frammartino was born in Milan to Calabrian parents in 1968. In 1991 he enrolled in the Architecture Faculty of the Politecnico di Milano. Between 1994 and 19 ...

(Jury President) * Jan P. Matuszyński * *

Tessa Thompson Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress. She began her professional acting career with the Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company while studying at Santa Monica College. She appeared in productions of '' The Tempest ...

Rosalie Varda Rosalie Varda (born 28 May 1958) is a French costume designer, producer, writer and actress. She is perhaps best known for producing the documentary ''Faces Places'', directed by and starring her mother Agnès Varda, for which she received an Ac ...

Venice Immersive * May Abdalla (Jury President) * David Adler *

Blanca Li Blanca Li, originally Blanca María Gutiérrez Ortiz (born January 12, 1964) is a Spanish choreographer, film director, dancer, and actress. She has created choreographies for the Paris Opera Ballet, The Berlin Ballet, the Metropolitan Opera, f ...

Official selections

In competition

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

Out of competition

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

Horizons

The lineup of films selected for the Horizons section is as follows: :Highlighted title indicates

Orizzonti '' Orizzonti'' is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion The Golden Lion ( it, Leone d'oro) is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film ...

award winner.

Venice Immersive

The lineup of films selected for the Venice Immersive section is as follows:

Autonomous sections

International Critics' Week

The lineup of films selected for the 37th International Critics' Week is as follows:

Giornate degli Autori

Awards

Official selection

The following official awards were presented at the 79th Edition: In Competition *

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 ...

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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed ''All the Beauty and the Bloodshed'' is a 2022 documentary film which explores the career of Nan Goldin and the fall of the Sackler family. The film was directed by Laura Poitras. Poitras said, "Nan's art and vision has inspired my work for years ...

'' by

Laura Poitras Laura Poitras (; born February 2, 1964) is an American director and producer of documentary films. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ''Citizenfour'', about Edwa ...

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 ...

: '' Saint Omer'' by

Alice Diop Alice Diop (b. 1979) is a French filmmaker, who makes films about contemporary French society. Early life and education Born in Aulnay-sous-Bois in 1979, daughter of Senegalese parents, Alice Diop was raised in the Cité des 3000 housing project I ...

Silver Lion The Silver Lion ( it, Leone d'argento, also known as Silver Lion for Best Direction) is an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film at official competition section of the Venice Film Festival since 1998. The pri ...

: ''

Bones and All ''Bones and All'' is a 2022 romantic horror film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by David Kajganich, based on the 2015 novel ''Bones & All'' by Camille DeAngelis. The film stars Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet as a pair of ...

'' 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 ...

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 ...

Cate Blanchett Catherine Elise Blanchett (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor. Regarded as one of the finest performers of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. She has received nu ...

for ''

Tár ''Tár'' (stylized as ''TÁR'') is a 2022 psychological drama film written and directed by Todd Field and starring Cate Blanchett. The film charts the downfall of fictional composer and conductor Lydia Tár. The supporting cast includes Noémie ...

'' *

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 ...

Colin Farrell Colin James Farrell (; born 31 May 1976) is an Irish actor. A leading man in projects across various genres in both blockbuster and independent films since the 2000s, he has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award. ''The I ...

for ''

The Banshees of Inisherin ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' is a 2022 black tragicomedy film written and directed by Martin McDonagh. The film follows two lifelong friends (Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson) who find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their re ...

'' * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: ''

'' by

Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...

* Special Jury Prize: ''

No Bears ''No Bears'' ( fa, خرس نیست, Khers Nist, ) is a 2022 Iranian drama film written, directed and produced by Jafar Panahi. The film was shot secretly in Iran and stars Panahi, , Vahid Mobasri, Bakhtiar Panjei and Mina Kavani. Production wrapp ...

'' by

Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

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 ...

Taylor Russell Taylor Russell McKenzie (born July 18, 1994) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in the Netflix science fiction series ''Lost in Space'' (2018–2021). In film, she has starred in the critically acclaimed drama ''Waves'' (2019), for which she ...

for ''

'' Horizons (Orizzonti) * Best Film: ''

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Houman Seyyedi Houman Seyyedi ( fa, هومن سيدی , born November 29, 1980) is an Iranian actor, director, screenwriter and editor. He has received various accolades, including six Crystal Simorghs–making him the only director to have three wins in Spec ...

* Best Director: ''Vera'' by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel * Special Jury Prize: ''Bread and Salt'' by Damian Kocur * Best Actress:

Vera Gemma Vera Gemma is an Italian film actress. She was born in Rome, Italy. Her father was the movie star actor Giuliano Gemma. Filmography * Vera (2022) * The Card Player (2004) * Scarlet Diva (2000) * E insieme vivremo tutte le stagioni (1999) * Ca ...

for ''Vera'' * Best Actor:

Mohsen Tanabandeh Mohsen Tanabandeh ( fa, محسن تنابنده; born April 15, 1975) is an Iranian actor, director and screenwriter. In 2022, he won the Orizzonti Award for Best Actor at the 79th Venice International Film Festival for acting in ''World War III ...

for ''

'' * Best Screenplay: ''

Blanquita ''Blanquita'' is a 2022 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Fernando Guzzoni, starring Alejandro Goic, Amparo Noguera, Marcelo Alonso, Daniela Ramírez and Ariel Grandón. The film had its premiere on September 4, 2022 at the 79 ...

'' by Fernando Guzzoni * Best Short Film: '' Snow in September'' by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir Horizons Extra * Audience Award: ''Nezouh'' by Soudade Kaadan Lion of the Future * Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: '' Saint Omer'' by

Venice Immersive * Best Experience: ''The Man Who Couldn't Leave'' by Chen Singing * Grand Jury Prize: ''From the Main Square'' by Pedro Harres * Special Jury Prize: ''Eggscape'' by German Heller

Autonomous sections

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: * Grand Prize: ''Eismayer'' by David Wagner ** Jury special mention: ''Anhell69'' by Theo Montoya * The Film Club Audience award: '' Margini'' by Niccolò Falsetti * Verona Film Club Award: ''Anhell69'' by Theo Montoya * Mario Serandrei: ''Anhell69'' by Theo Montoya * Best Short Film: ''Sapling'' by Lorenzo Fabbro and Bronte Stahl * Best Director: ''Albertine Where Are You?'' by Maria Guidone * Best Technical Contribution: ''Reginetta'' by Federico Russotto

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: * ARCA CinemaGiovani Award ** Best Film of Venezia 79: ''

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Romain Gavras Romain Gavras (; born 4 July 1981 in Paris, France) is a French filmmaker. He is known for directing Jamie xx's video " Gosh", Kanye West's video "No Church in the Wild" and M.I.A.'s video " Bad Girls". He also directed Justice's "Stress" and M ...

** Best Italian Film in Venice: ''

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Andrea Pallaoro Andrea Pallaoro is an Italian film director and screenwriter. ''Hannah (2017 film), Hannah'', his second feature and the first of an intended trilogy of films centering on a female lead, premiered at the 74th Venice Film Festival and proceeded to ...

* Authors under 40 Award ** Best Directing: ''Dogborn'' by Isabella Carbonell ** Best Directing: ''Ordinary Failures'' by Cristina Grosan *** Special Mention: ''The Last Queen'' by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri *** Special Mention: ''Have You Seen This Woman?'' by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević *** Special Mention: ''Blue Jean'' by Georgia Oakley * Brain Award: ''Lord of the Ants'' 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 ...

* Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award: '' Saint Omer'' by

* CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award: ''Nuclear'' by

Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born September 15, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Stone won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as writer of '' Midnight Express'' (1978), and wrote the gangster film remake '' Sc ...

* Cinema & Arts Award ** Golden Musa: ''Music for Black Pigeons'' by

Jørgen Leth Jørgen Leth (; born 14 June 1937) is a Danish poet and film director who is considered a leading figure in experimental documentary film making. Most notable are his documentary ''A Sunday in Hell'' (1977) and his surrealistic short film ''The ...

and Andreas Koefoed ** Golden Musa: '' Saint Omer'' by

* Premio CinemaSarà: ''

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Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are noted for their surrealistic, melodramatic, and sometimes disturbing elements, often in the form of psychological fiction. Aronof ...

** Special Mention: ''

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* Edipo Re Award: '' Saint Omer'' by

* Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente: ''The Sitting Duck'' by

Jean-Paul Salomé Jean-Paul Salomé (born 14 September 1960) is a French director and screenwriter. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salome, Jean-Paul 1960 births Living people Film directors from Paris French male screenwriters French ...

** Special Mention: ''Princess'' by Roberto De Paolis (treatment of issues related to environment) ** Special Mention: ''Hanging Gardens'' by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji (treatment of issues related to work) * Fanheart3 Award ** Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film: ''

Don't Worry Darling ''Don't Worry Darling'' is a 2022 American psychological thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman, based on a spec script by Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, and Silberman. The film stars Florence Pugh, Harry ...

'' by

Olivia Wilde Olivia Jane Cockburn ( ; born March 10, 1984), known professionally as Olivia Wilde, is an American actress and filmmaker. She played Thirteen (House), Remy "Thirteen" Hadley on the medical-drama television series ''House (TV series), House'' ( ...

** Nave d'Argento for Best OTP: to the characters Charles Eismayer and Mario Falak in ''Eismayer'' by David Wagner ** XR Fan Experience: ''Lustration'' by Ryan Griffen ** XR Special Mention: ''Fight Back'' by Celine Tricart * FEDIC Award: ''Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità'' by Enrico Ghezzi and Alessandro Gagliardo ** Special Mention for Best Film: ''Ti mangio il cuore'' by Pippo Mezzapesa ** Special Mention for Best Short Film: ''Albertine Where Are You?'' by Maria Guidone * FIPRESCI Awards: ** Best Film (main competition): ''Argentina, 1985'' by

Santiago Mitre Santiago Mitre (born 4 December 1980) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He was named as a member of the jury of the International Critics' Week section of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In 2016, Mitre won the Havana Star Prize f ...

** Best Film (other sections): ''Autobiography'' by Makbul Mubarak * Francesco Pasinetti Award: '' Dry'' by

Paolo Virzì Paolo Virzì (; born 4 March 1964) is an Italian film director, writer and producer. Early life and work Virzì was born in Livorno, Italy in 1964, as the son of a Sicily#Demographics, Sicilian police officer in the Carabinieri and a former sin ...

* Europa Cinemas Label Award: ''Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous'' by Wissam Charaf * GdA Director's Award: ''Wolf and Dog'' by Cláudia Varejão * People Choice's Award (Giornate degli Autori): ''Blue Jean'' by Georgia Oakley * BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award (Giornate degli Autori): ''

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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 ...

** Special Mention: '' Dry'' by

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* Lanterna Magica Award: ''Nezouh'' by Soudade Kaadan * Leoncino d'Oro Award: ''

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* Lizzani Award: ''

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Susanna Nicchiarelli Susanna Nicchiarelli (; born 6 May 1975) is an Italian director, actress and screenwriter. Biography Nicchiarelli graduated in Philosophy at the Sapienza University in Rome and gained a PhD in Philosophy at the Scuola Normale in Pisa and a Di ...

** Special Mention: ''A Guerra Finita'' by Simone Massi * NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD ** Best New Young Actor: Leonardo Maltese for ''Lord of the Ants'' ** Best New Young Actress: Margherita Mazzucco for ''

'' * La Pellicola d'Oro Award ** Best Production Director: Barbara Busso for ''Lord of the Ants'' ** Best Camera Operator: Cesare Pascarella for ''Lord of the Ants'' ** Best Costume Tailoring: Laura Montaldi for ''

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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 ...

: ''Skin Deep'' by Alex Schaad * RB Casting Award: Leonardo Maltese for ''Lord of the Ants'' * SIGNIS Award: ''

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** Special Mention: ''Argentina, 1985'' by

* Smithers Foundation Award "Ambassador of Hope": ''

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* Premio Soundtrack Stars Award ** Best Soundtrack: '' Dry'', soundtrack by Franco Piersanti ** Lifetime Achievement Award:

Stefano Bollani Stefano Bollani (born 5 December 1972) is an Italian composer, pianist and singer, also active as a writer and a television presenter. He has worked with such musicians as Gato Barbieri, Chick Corea, Bill Frisell, Sol Gabetta, Richard Gallian ...

*** Special Mention: ''Sergio Leone - L'italiano che inventò l'America'', soundtrack by Rodrigo D'Erasmo * Premio UNIMED: ''

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths ''Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths'' ( es, Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades), or simply ''Bardo'', is a 2022 Mexican epic black comedy -drama film co-written, co-composed, edited, produced, and directed by Alejandro ...

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Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the hum ...

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 ...

Paul Schrader Paul Joseph Schrader (; born July 22, 1946) is an American screenwriter, film director, and film critic. He first received widespread recognition through his screenplay for Martin Scorsese's ''Taxi Driver'' (1976). He later continued his collabo ...

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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 ...

References

External links

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