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78th Venice International Film Festival

78th Venice International Film Festival
Official festival poster by Lorenzo Mattotti.
Opening filmParallel Mothers
Closing filmIl Bambino Nascosto
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Happening
Hosted bySerena Rossi
No. of films92
Festival date1 – 11 September 2021
Websitewww.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2021
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 78th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 2021.[1]

South Korean director Bong Joon-ho was the Jury President of the main competition, marking the first time a South Korean director has been picked as the festival's top juror.[2][3] Serena Rossi hosted the opening and closing nights.[4] The Golden Lion was awarded to Happening directed by Audrey Diwan.[5]

Juries

Main Competition (Venezia 78)

Horizons

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:[7]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
America Latina Damiano D'Innocenzo and Fabio D'Innocenzo Italy
Another World Un autre monde Stéphane Brizé France
The Box La caja Lorenzo Vigas Mexico, United States
Captain Volkonogov Escaped Капитан Волконогов бежал Aleksey Chupov and Natalya Merkulova Russia
The Card Counter Paul Schrader United States
Freaks Out Gabriele Mainetti Italy, Belgium
The Hand of God È stata la mano di Dio Paolo Sorrentino Italy
Happening L'Événement Audrey Diwan France
Il buco Michelangelo Frammartino Italy, France, Germany
Leave No Traces Żeby nie było śladów Jan P. Matuszyński Poland, France, Czech Republic
The Lost Daughter Maggie Gyllenhaal United States, Greece
Lost Illusions Illusions perdues Xavier Giannoli France
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon Ana Lily Amirpour United States
Official Competition Competencia oficial Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn Spain
On the Job: The Missing 8 Erik Matti Philippines
Parallel Mothers (opening film) Madres paralelas Pedro Almodóvar Spain
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand
The King of Laughter Qui rido io Mario Martone Italy, Spain
Reflection Відблиск Valentyn Vasyanovych Ukraine
Spencer Pablo Larraín United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Chile
Sundown Michel Franco Mexico, France, Sweden
Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[8][9][10][11][12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Fiction
The Accusation Les Choses Humaines Yvan Attal France
The Catholic School La scuola cattolica Stefano Mordini Italy
Dune Denis Villeneuve United States
Halloween Kills David Gordon Green
The Hidden Child Il bambino nascosto (closing film) Roberto Andò Italy, France
The Inner Cage Ariaferma Leonardo Di Costanzo Italy, Switzerland
The Last Duel Ridley Scott United Kingdom, United States
Last Night in Soho Edgar Wright United Kingdom
Old Henry Potsy Ponciroli United States
Non Fiction
Becoming Led Zeppelin Bernard MacMahon United States
Deandré#Deandré Storio di un Impiegato Roberta Lena Italy
Django & Django Luca Rea
Ennio Giuseppe Tornatore Italy, Belgium, Japan, Holland
Ezio Bosso: Le cose che restano Giorgio Verdelli Italy
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine United States
Life of Crime 1984-2020 Jon Alpert
Republic of Silence Diana El Jeiroudi France, Germany, Syria
Tranchées [uk] Loup Bureau France
Viaggio Nel Crepuscolo Augusto Contento France, Italy
Series
Scenes from a Marriage (5 episodes) Hagai Levi United States
Short Films
The Night 良夜不能留 Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
Plastic Semiotic Radu Jude Romania
Sad Film Vasili Myanmar, Netherlands

Horizons (Orizzonti)

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Italian: Orizzonti) section:[13]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Atlantide Yuri Ancarani Italy, France, United States, Qatar
Miracle Miracol Bogdan George Apetri Romania, Czech Republic, Latvia
Pilgrims Piligrimai Laurynas Bareiša Lithuania
The Peacock's Paradise Il Paradiso del Pavone Laura Bispuri Italy, Germany
The Falls 瀑布 Mong-hong Chung Taiwan
The Hole in the Fence El hoyo en la cerca Joaquín del Paso Mexico, Poland
Amira أميرة Mohamed Diab Egypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Full Time À Plein Temps Éric Gravel France
107 Mothers Cenzorka Peter Kerekes Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine
Vera Dreams of the Sea Vera Andrron Detin Kaltrina Krasniqi Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia
Promises Les Promesses Thomas Kruithof France
White Building Bodeng Sar Kavich Neang Cambodia, France, China, Qatar
Anatomy of Time Wela Jakrawal Nilthamrong Thailand, France, Netherlands, Singapore, Germany
The Other Tom El otro Tom Rodrigo Plá Mexico, United States
The Great Movement El Gran Movimiento Kiro Russo Bolivia, France, Qatar, Switzerland
Once Upon a Time in Calcutta Aditya Vikram Sengupta India, France, Norway
Rhino Носоріг Oleh Sentsov Ukraine, Poland, Germany
True Things Harry Wootliff United Kingdom
Inu-Oh 犬王 Masaaki Yuasa Japan

Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti award winner.

Horizons Extra (Orizzonti Extra)

The following films were selected to the Orizzonti Extra section:[14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
7 Prisoners 7 Prisioneiros Alexandre Moratto Brasil
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic Sokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia Teemu Nikki Finland
Costa Brava, Lebanon كوستا برافا، لبنان Mounia Akl Lebanon, France, Qatar, Spain, Sweden
The Girl Flew La ragazza ha volato Wilma Labate Italy, Slovenia
Land Of Dreams Shirin Neshat, Shoja Azari United States, Germany, Qatar
La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C. Roland Sejko Italy
Mama, I'm Home Мама, я дома Vladimir Bitokov Russia
My Night Ma Nuit Antoinette Boulat France, Belgium

Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti Extra award winner.

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section.[15][16]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country
Al Oriente José María Avilés Ecuador
Blessed Boys La Santa Piccola Silvia Brunelli
The Cathedral Ricky D'Ambrose United States
Lavrynthos (VR) Fabito Rychter and Amir Admoni Brazil, Peru
Our Father, the Devil Ellie Foumbi United States, France
Our Happiest Days Nuestros Días Más Felices Sol Berruezo Pichon-Rivière Argentine Italy
La Tana Beatrice Baldacci Italy

Independent Sections

Venice International Critics' Week

The lineup of films selected for the 36th Venice International Critics' Week is as follows:[17]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
They Carry Death Eles transportan a morte Samuel M. Delgado, Helena Girón Spain, Colombia
Erasing Frank Eltörölni Frankot Gábor Fabricius Hungary
Mondocane Alessandro Celli Italy
Mother Lode Matteo Tortone France, Italy, Switzerland
Detours Obchodnye puti Ekaterina Selenkina Russia
The Salamander A salamandra Alex Carvalho Brazil, France, Germany
Zalava Arsalan Amiri Iran
Out of Competition
Karmalink (opening film) Jake Wachtel Cambodia, United States
The Last Chapter (closing film) La Dernière Séance Gianluca Matarrese Italy, France

Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected for the Giornate degli Autori (aka Venice Days) section:[18]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
Anatomy Anatomia Ola Jankowska Poland, France
Californie Alessandro Cassigoli, Casey Kauffman Italy
Private Desert Deserto Particular Aly Muritiba Brazil, Portugal
Madeleine Collins Antoine Barraud France, Belgium, Switzerland
The Stranger Al-Ḡarīb Ameer Fakher Eldin Syria, Germany, Palestine, Qatar
Immaculate Imaculat Monica Stan, George Chiper-Lillemark Romania
Dusk Stone Piedra noche Iván Fund Argentina, Chile, Spain
Shen Kong Chen Guan China
Out of Sync Tres Juanjo Giménez Spain, Lithuania, Germany
You Resemble Me Tu me ressembles Dina Amer Egypt, France, United States
Out of competition
Lovely Boy Francesco Lettieri Italy
Special events
The Forgotten Ones Mizrahim, les oubliés de la terre promise Michale Boganim France, Israel
Il Palazzo Federica Di Giacomo Italy, Czech Republic
Senza fine Elisa Fuksas Italy
The Great Silence Il silenzio grande Alessandro Gassmann Italy, Poland
Three Minutes: A Lengthening Bianca Stigter Netherlands
Venice Nights
Caveman Tommaso Landucci Italy, Switzerland
Cùntami Giovanna Taviani Italy
Sons of Cain Les Enfants de Caïn Keti Stamo France, Albania, Italy
Fellini and the Shadow Fellini e l'ombra Catherine McGilvray Italy, Switzerland
Giulia Ciro De Caro Italy
Hugo in Argentina Stefano Knuchel Switzerland
Isolation Michele Placido, Julia von Heinz, Olivier Guerpillon, Jaco Van Dormael, Michael Winterbottom Italy, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, United Kingdom
The World in Shots Il mondo a scatti Cecilia Mangini, Paolo Pisanelli Italy
Our Ghosts I nostri fantasmi Alessandro Capitani Italy
Princesa Stefania Muresu Italy
With or Without You Una relazione Stefano Sardo Italy
Spin Time Sabina Guzzanti Italy
Tonino de Bernardi - Un tempo, un incontro Daniele Segre Italy
Welcome Venice Andrea Segre Italy
Women's Tales Project
#21. Shangri-La Isabel Sandoval Italy, United States
#22. I and the Stupid Boy Kaouther Ben Hania Italy, France

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 78th Edition:[19]

In Competition

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film (Lion of the Future)

  • Immaculate by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan

Independent Sections Awards

The following awards were presented by independent juries:[22]

Venice International Critics' Week

  • Grand Prize: Zalava by Arsalan Amiri
  • Mario Serandrei: They Carry Death by Samuel M. Delgado and Helena Girón
  • Best Short Film: Inchei by Federico Demattè
  • Best Director: Inchei by Federico Demattè
  • Best Technical Contribution: L'Incanto by Chiara Caterina
  • GdA Director's Award: Immaculate by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan
  • Europa Cinemas Label Award: Californie by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman

Independent Awards

Arca CinemaGiovani Award

Authors under 40 Award

BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award

Brian Award

Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award

  • Immaculate by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan

CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award

Edipo Re Award

Fanheart3 Award

FEDIC Award

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

Francesco Pasinetti Award

Green Drop Award

Leoncino d'Oro Award

Lizzani Award

Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente

Nuovoimaie Talent Award

La Pellicola d'Oro Award

Premio Soundtrack Stars Award

Premio UNIMED

Premio Fair Play al Cinema - Vivere da Sportivi

RB Casting Award

Sfera 1932 Award

SIGNIS Award

Smithers Foundation Award "Ambassador of Hope"

“Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” XI edition

10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

Verona Film Club Award

References

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  6. ^ a b c "Venice Competition Jury: Chloé Zhao & Cynthia Erivo Join President Bong Joon Ho". 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  7. ^ Roxborough, Scott (26 July 2021). "Venice Film Festival 2021 Full Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. ^ Hollywood Cheers AT&T Retreat, Viewing Discovery As More Talent-Friendly Warner Steward; HBO Max Day-And-Date Strategy For ‘Dune’ Gets A Rewrite
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  10. ^ Venice: Jamie Lee Curtis to Receive Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion; ‘Halloween Kills’ Screening Out of Competition
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