Announced by the five international Juries during the Awards Ceremony that was held on Saturday 10th September at 7:00 pm. The VENEZIA 79 Jury, chaired by Julianne Moore and comprised of Mariano Cohn, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Audrey Diwan, Leila Hatami, Kazuo Ishiguro and Rodrigo Sorogoyen, having viewed all 23 films in competition, has decided as follows: GOLDEN LION for Best Film to: ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED by Laura Poitras (USA) SILVER LION – GRAND JURY PRIZE to: SAINT OMER by Alice Diop (France) SILVER LION – AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR to: Luca Guadagnino for the film BONES AND ALL (USA, Italy) COPPA VOLPI for Best Actress: Cate Blanchett…
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Independently awarded by associations of film critics, clubs and cultural associations, and cinema professionals. COLLATERAL AWARDS ARCA CinemaGiovani Award | ARCA CinemaGiovani Best Film of Venezia 79: ATHENA by Romain Gavras Best Italian Film in Venice: MONICA by Andrea Pallaoro Authors under 40 Award | dedicated to the director Valentina Pedicini by “Venezia a Napoli. Il cinema esteso” Best directing: ISABELLA CARBONELL for Dogborn; CRISTINA GROŞAN for Bĕžná Selhány – Ordinary failures Special Mentions: EL AKHIRA. LA DERNIÈRE REINE (THE LAST QUEEN) by Damien Ounouri and Adila Bendimerad; DA LI STE VIDELI OVU ŽENU (HAVE YOU SEEN THIS WOMAN?) by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević; BLUE JEANby Georgia Oakley. Brian Award | UAAR (Unione degli Atei…
It’s a murder mystery within a murder mystery in the new film ’See How They Run.’ Jam-packed with loads of famous names, ’See How They Run’ cleverly, and why this hasn’t been thought of before, brings to the screen London’s longest running show – ’The Mousetrap’ – as a sub plot to a murder that has taken place in the Ambassador’s theatre and it’s up to two detectives to find out who the killer is. Saoirse Ronan is junior Constable Stalker, who writes everything, everything down, and is assigned to the murder case with Inspector Stoppard (a perfect Sam Rockwell).…
The Better World Fund at the 79th Venice Film Festival presents: “Food, Health & Sustainability” on September 8th & 9th Better World Fund, a Paris-based non-profit organization raising awareness on critical global issues, will host a big event on “Food, Health and Sustainability,” on September 8th & 9th, during the 79th Venice Film Festival. The event is organized in partnership with the David Lynch Foundation. The conference will highlight the critical importance of Earth’s precious resources during a series of events for thought-leaders and focus on the immediate need to change agricultural and eating practices to take better care of…
Huda Razzak’s THE OCEAN DUCK is a beautiful story of a young woman who visits her loving sick grandmother in hospital and together brings to life an ancient tale. This phenomenal short is based on a poem in Rumi’s Masnavi, describing a duck that is raised by chickens, despite its true home being the ocean – a symbol for the eternal. This touching yet uplifting film has qualified to be considered for the 95th Academy Awards® after winning Best Animated Short at New York International Children’s Film Festival. Now this beautiful film can be seen at the prestigious Sharjah International…
Today, 20-year-old artist Ari Abdul releases her new single “Sinners” featuring her producer and friend, Thomas LaRosa. Listen HERE. Haunting atmospherics that shimmer in the night are perfectly paired with the heavy burden of earnestness that drips from Ari’s vocals. The way she elongates key words in the chorus shows an execution purposefulness that puts this young artist at the front of the pack. “Sinners” is sophisticated alt-pop that embraces areas of darkness from a rising artist making a sound all her own. Ari puts it a little more simply, “”Sinners” is a duet about a love that didn’t work out but the memories remain…
At the 18th Zurich Film Festival (September 22-October 2), the stars will arrive one after the other: Sir Ben Kingsley will be honoured with the Golden Icon, while Charlotte Gainsbourg and Eddie Redmayne will receive a Golden Eye for their careers, and the Green Carpet will also be rolled out for Swiss film. The programme includes 146 films from 49 countries and includes 49 debut works. A record 38 films will be screened as World or European premieres. Rarely has the glam factor at the ZFF been greater: Stars such as Sir Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Eddie Redmayne, Liam Neeson,…
Emir Kumova’s WAR OF COLORS is based on real events. This important film highlights the discrimination that people of color with Albinism exeprience. WAR OF COLORS has qualified to be considered for the 95th Academy Awards®. This prominent film casts Diandra Forrest as the lead, an actress and model with albinism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFhAU-Ry_IQ Set in America and inspired by real life events, War of Colors film revolves around the daily struggles of people with Albinism, following the story of Rue, a young Black woman with white skin due to her condition by birth. Writer, director and producer Emir Kumova was born…
The British Fashion Council (BFC) is delighted to announce the schedule for City-Wide Celebration taking place during London Fashion Week (LFW) presented by Clearpay from Friday 16th to Tuesday 20th September 2022. City-Wide Celebration is a curated programme of unique experiences and promotions open to the public throughout LFW, spearheaded by inclusivity and consciousness, moving the fashion conversation forward through industry wide participation and partnerships. A dynamic cultural hotspot and incubator of ideas and change, London will once again encourage participation and increase accessibility, inspiring diverse communities with evergreen content accessible online and in person. City-Wide Celebration will offer over…
The 18th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22-Oct 2) will present its Golden Icon Award to the British actor Sir Ben Kingsley during the festival on September 29 – the event is one of the film festival’s top highlights. Kingsley will present the European premiere of his latest movie DALÍLAND, in which he portrays the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí. In addition, Sir Ben Kingsley will speak about his career in a ZFF Masters. Sir Ben Kingsley has not played just one iconographic role in film history, but several: He was the title character in GANDHI, Oskar Schindler’s bookkeeper, and has worked with such…