The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the

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. Australian actress Cate Blanchett was appointed as the President of the Jury. '' The Ties'', directed by

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, was selected as the opening film, the first Italian film in 11 years to open the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to '' Nomadland'', directed by Chloé Zhao. The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to the Mexican-French art film thriller ''New Order''. The

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was won by Pierfrancesco Favino and the

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was won by

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. The

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was awarded to Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the movie '' Wife of a Spy''.

Jury

Main Competition (Venezia 77) * Cate Blanchett, Australian actress (Jury President) * Matt Dillon, American actor * Veronika Franz, Austrian director and screenwriter * Joanna Hogg, British director and screenwriter * Nicola Lagioia, Italian author * Christian Petzold, German director and screenwriter *

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, French actress and model Horizons *

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, French director and screenwriter (Jury President) * Oskar Alegria, Spanish director *

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, Italian director and screenwriter * Katriel Schory, former Israel Film Fund topper *

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, American producer Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film * Claudio Giovannesi, Italian director and screenwriter (Jury President) * Rémi Bonhomme, Marrakech International Film Festival artistic director * Dora Bouchoucha, Tunisian producer Venice Virtual Reality * Céline Tricart, American 3D and virtual reality expert *

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, British director * Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game author and pioneer

Official selection

The complete line-up of the Official selection was announced on 28 July 2020.

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 following films were selected for the Horizons ( it, Orizzonti) section: :Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prizes for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the

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Festival in

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, from 25 to 31 August:

Autonomous sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week ( it, Settimana Internazionale della Critica):

Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:

Awards

Official selection

The following official awards were presented at the 77th edition: In Competition * Golden Lion: '' Nomadland'' by Chloé Zhao * Grand Jury Prize: '' New Order'' by Michel Franco *

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 ...

: Kiyoshi Kurosawa for '' Wife of a Spy'' *

for ''

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'' *

: Pierfrancesco Favino for '' Padrenostro'' * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Chaitanya Tamhane for '' The Disciple'' * Special Jury Prize: ''

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'' by

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* Marcello Mastroianni Award:

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for '' Sun Children'' Horizons (Orizzonti) *Best Film: ''

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,'' Ahmad Bahrami *Best Director:

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, ''Lahi, Hayop (Genus Pan)'' *Special Jury Prize: ''

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,'' Ana Rocha de Sousa *Best Actress: Khansa Batma, ''Zanka Contact'' *Best Actor: Yahya Mahayni, '' The Man Who Sold His Skin'' *Best Screenplay: '' I Predatori,'' Pietro Castellitto *Best Short Film: ''Entre tú y milagros,'' Mariana Saffon Special Awards * Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement:

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and

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Venice Film Festival 77 2020 film festivals 2020 in Italian cinema Film Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinema