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Yorgos Lanthimos Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival With “Poor Things”

Dan J — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:45:00 +0000

Many of the year’s most anticipated films finally saw the light of day in Venice, but only one could take the coveted Golden Lion home. Yorgos Lanthimos’ surrealist black comedy Poor Things is the biggest winner of this year’s Venice Film Festival after being honored with the Golden Lion.

Poor Things had its world premiere in Venice on September 1, and it will most likely hit the fall festival circuit before being theatrically released by Searchlight Pictures on December 8. The film was met with rave reviews in Venice before picking up the festival’s most prestigious accolade, with Emma Stone’s performance being singled out as one of its highlights.

Poor Things had tough competition in Michael Mann’s Ferrari, David Fincher’s The Killer, and Sofia Copolla’s Priscilla, among others, but it was eventually crowned as the Golden Lion winner. Lanthimos collected the award and dedicated it to the leading lady Emma Stone, saying “this film is her in front and behind the camera.”

In addition to Poor Things, the list of winners also included Evil Does Not Exist (Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize) and Green Border (Special Jury Prize). Peter Sarsgaard and Cailee Spaeny won the Volpi Cup for their acting performances in Memory and Priscilla, respectively, while Matteo Garrone collected the Silver Lion for the best director with Io Capitano.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:

Golden Lion
Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos

Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
Evil Does Not Exist, Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Silver Lion Best Director
Matteo Garrone, Io Capitano

Special Jury Prize
Green Border, Agnieszka Holland

Best Screenplay
Pablo Larrain and Guillermo Calderón, El Conde

Best Actress
Cailee Spaeny, Priscilla

Best Actor
Peter Sarsgaard, Memory

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Seydou Sarr, Io Capitano

HORIZONS
Best Film
Explanation For Everything, Gábor Reisz

Best Director
Mika Gustafson, Paradise Is Burning

Special Jury Prize
Una Sterminata Domenica, Alain Parroni

Best Actress
Margarita Rosa De Francisco, El Paraiso

Best Actor
Tergel Bold-Erdene, City of Wind

Best Screenplay
El Paraiso, Enrico Maria Artale

Best Short Film
A Short Trip, Erenik Beqiri

Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
Love Is A Gun, Lee Hong-Chi

HORIZONS EXTRA
Audience Award
FELICITÀ (HAPPINESS), Micaela Ramazzotti

VENICE CLASSICS

Best Documentary
Thank You Very Much, Alex Braverman

Best Restored Film
OHIKKOSHI (MOVING), Shinji Somai

VENICE IMMERSIVE

Grand Jury Prize
Songs For A Passerby, Celine Daemen

Special Jury Prize
Flow, Adriaan Lokman

Immersive Achievement Prize
Emperor, Marion Burger, Ilan Cohen

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2023 Venice Lineup Includes Films By David Fincher, Ava DuVernay, Bradley Cooper, and More

Nikoleta P — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:05:00 +0000

After a lot of anticipation, the Venice International Film Festival unveiled its full lineup for this year—and it was worth the wait! Bradley Cooper’s Maestro, David Fincher’s The Killer, and Ava DuVernay’s Origin are only some of the high-profile projects set to premiere in Venice this summer.

The festival’s impressive lineup will also include Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things, Michael Mann’s Ferrari, and Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, while Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is expected to premiere out of the competition. Comandante, directed by Edoardo De Angelis, will open the festival after Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers pulled out of the festival due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike.

Artistic director Alberto Barbera said that members of SAG won’t be present in Venice, but added that the overall impact of the strike on the festival will be “quite modest.”

“We will have, however, actors and actresses who have worked in productions that are fully independent and they are numerous in Venice, so we hope the red carpet won’t be so empty as some people have announced in the last few days,” said Barbera.

The 80th Venice International Film Festival will take place in Venice, Italy between August 30 and September 9, with Damien Chazelle presiding over the jury.

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“Nomadland” Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

Kate A — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:29:09 +0000

This year’s Venice Film Festival marked the return of classic red carpet events and gave us a glimpse at some of the most anticipated movies of the year. Chloe Zhao’s Nomadland was the biggest winner and took the Golden Lion for best picture at the closing night.

Nomadland follows the adventures of an elderly woman, played by Frances McDormand, who embarks on a journey across the American West in her van after the economic collapse of her small town in rural Nevada. It’s expected to head to several more film festivals before premiering in theaters on December 4th.

In addition to Chloe Zhao’s latest film, the list of major winners at this year’s festival also included Silver Lion winner New Order, and Special Jury Prize winner Dear Comrades. Vanessa Kirby and Pierfrancesco Favino picked up Volpi Cups for acting.

The 77th Venice International Film Festival took place from September 2-12. According to the jury president Cate Blanchett, the winner was chosen after a “healthy and robust” discussion between the jury members.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT 2020 VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

Golden Lion
Nomadland

Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
Nuevo Orden; dir: Michel Franco

Silver Lion, Best Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wife Of A Spy

Volpi Cup, Best Actress
Vanessa Kirby, Pieces Of A Woman

Volpe Cup Best Actor
Pierfrancesco Favino, Padrenostro

Best Screenplay
Chaitanya Tamhane, The Disciple

Special Jury Prize
Dear Comrades, dir: Andrei Konchalovsky

Marcello Mastroianni Award for for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Roohollah Zamani, Sun Children

HORIZONS

Best Film
The Wasteland; dir: Ahmad Bahrami

Best Director
Lav Diazn Genus Pan

Special Jury Prize
Listen, dir: Ana Rocha de Sousa

Best Actress
Khansa Batma, Zanka Contact

Best Actor
Yahya Mahayni, The Man Who Sold His Skin

Best Screenplay
Pietro Castellitto, I Predatori

Best Short Film
Entre Tú Y Milagros, dir: Mariana Saffon

Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award For A Debut Film
Listen, dir: Ana Rocha de Sousa

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The Winners at the Venice Film Festival

Sasha S — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 08:15:00 +0000

Alfonso Cuarón is no stranger to winning awards — and he has just added another to his collection.

After years of making films in English, the Mexican filmmaker decided to go back to his Spanish roots with his latest film, Roma.

Shot in black and white, the movie follows two domestic workers who take care of a small family in the neighborhood of Roma and is based on the 56-year-old’s memories from growing up in the ‘70s.

Roma has now been named as the winner of the Golden Lion at the 75th annual Venice Film Festival, beating 21 other entries for the top prize.

“This award and this festival are incredibly important to me,” said Alfonso who thanked producer, David Linde, and Ted Sarandos and Scott Stuber of Netflix.

In a statement, Linde said, “This film is a gift to all audiences, transcending language and cultural barriers, and inspiring compassion across the globe.”

The festival’s other winners included Broadchurch actress, Olivia Colman, scooping up the Best Actress Award for her role in The Favourite which also claimed the Grand Jury Prize, while Murder on the Orient Express star, Willem Dafoe, took home Best Actor for portraying Vincent Van Gogh in At Eternity’s Gate.

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Dakota Johnson Details Filming her New Horror Film

Ron K — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 07:37:39 +0000

Horror movies are not for the faint of heart.

Especially when you’re starring in them.

Fifty Shades of Grey actress, Dakota Johnson, is starring in Luca Guadagnino’s new film, Suspiria, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

The film, which also features The Grand Budapest Hotel actress, Tilda Swinton, is a remake of the 1977 movie which revolves around a world-renowned dance company.

Dakota had previously said that “[Suspiria] f—ed me up so much that I had to go to therapy.”

During a press conference in Venice, the 28-year-old clarified her remarks, saying, “First of all, I was not psychoanalyzed and I hope I never will be. I find sometimes when I work on a project and — I don’t have any shame in this — I’m a very porous person and I absorb a lot of people’s feelings. When you’re working sometimes with dark subject matter, it can stay with you and then talk to somebody really nice about it afterwards is a really nice way to move on from the project. My therapist is a really nice woman.”

She also defended the filming experience by stating, “It was the most fun and the most exhilarating and the most joyful that it could be. It’s mischievous and play[ful] and I love it more than anything. It wasn’t that this film sent me to a ward, I just have a lot of feelings.”

Suspiria will receive a limited release starting October 26, before going nationwide on November 2.

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