67th Venice International Film Festival
| 67th Venice International Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion – Somewhere Silver Lion – Alex de la Iglesia (A Sad Trumpet Ballad) |
| Festival date | September 1–11, 2010 |
| Website | |
The 67th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, took place from September 1 to September 11, 2010.[1] American film director and screenwriter Quentin Tarantino was head of the Jury.[2] John Woo was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement prior to the start of the Festival.[3] The opening film was Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan.[4]
The Golden Lion for the Best Film In Competition was awarded to Somewhere, directed by Sofia Coppola.[5] The Silver Lion Award for Best Director was given to Álex de la Iglesia, for A Sad Trumpet Ballad. In a break with tradition of limiting a film to receiving no more than one major award, the Special Jury Prize and the Best Actor (the Volpi Cup) went to the same film, Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing. In the past, no one film had been given two major awards, and Tarantino was forced to appeal to Festival head Marco Müller to alter the rules. This rule change will be upheld for future editions of the Festival.[6][7]
Following the Festival, Italian film critic Paolo Mereghetti criticised the decisions the jury made in awarding prizes, and singled out Tarantino, accusing him of favoritism.[8][9]
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Festival line-up [edit]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
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| Opener | Black Swan | Darren Aronofsky |  United States |
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| Closer | The Tempest | Julie Taymor | United States |
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Leone d'oro (Golden Lion) [edit]
The Leone d'oro (Golden Lion) award was won by Somewhere, directed by Sofia Coppola, a film based in part on Coppola's childhood as the daughter of acclaimed director Francis Ford Coppola.[10] Quentin Tarantino, the president of the jury that awarded the prize, hailed the film saying "it grew and grew in our hearts, in our minds, in our affections".[11] The jury's decision was unanimous. Upon receiving the award, Coppola paid credit to her father for "teaching me".[12] The Russian film Silent Souls and the Chilean film Post Mortem were considered favourites for the award.[13]
The following films competed for the award:[14]
Films out of competition [edit]
The following films were shown out of competition.[15]
Italian comedy retrospective [edit]
The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian comedy, titled The State of Things, spanning the years 1937 to 1988.[16]
International Critics' Week [edit]
The following films were shown in the International Critics' Week, organized independently by SNCCI.[17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyond | Svinalängorna | Pernilla August |  Sweden |
| N/A | Hai paura del buio | Massimo Coppola |  Italy |
| N/A | Angèle et Tony | Alix Delaporte |  France |
| N/A | Niente paura | Piergiorgio Gay | Italy |
| The Bride's Room (Closing film; out of competition) | Limbunan | Gutierrez Mangansakan II |  Philippines |
| N/A | Notte Italiana | Carlo Mazzacurati | Italy |
| Daddy | Oca | Vlado Škafar |  Slovenia |
| Terra Madre | Hora proelefsis | Syllas Tzoumerkas |  Greece |
| Naomi | Hitparzut | Eitan Zur |  Israel |
Juries [edit]
The International Jury for the main competition consisted of:[18]
- Quentin Tarantino (Head of Jury)
- Guillermo Arriaga
- Ingeborga Dapkunaite
- Arnaud Desplechin
- Danny Elfman
- Luca Guadagnino
- Gabriele Salvatores
Prizes [edit]
Venezia 67 [edit]
- Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion) for the best film: Somewhere by Sofia Coppola
- Leone d'Argento (Silver Lion) for the best director: Álex de la Iglesia for Balada triste de trompeta (A Sad Trumpet Ballad)
- Special Jury Prize: Essential Killing by Jerzy Skolimowski
- Coppa Volpi for the Best Actor: Vincent Gallo, for Essential Killing
- Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress: Ariane Labed, for Attenberg
- Premio Marcello Mastroianni, for the best emerging actor or actress: Mila Kunis for Black Swan
- Osella for Best Cinematography: Mikhail Krichman for Ovsyanki (Silent Souls)
- Osella for Best Screenplay: Álex de la Iglesia for Balada triste de trompeta (A Sad Trumpet Ballad)
- Special Lion for Overall Work: Monte Hellman
- "Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film: Cogunluk (Majority) by Seren Yüce
Horizons – 'Premio orrizonti' [edit]
- Premio Orizzonti (Orizzonti prize): Verano de Goliat by Nicolás Pereda (Mexico, Canada)
- Special Orizonti jury prize: The Forgotten Space by Noël Burch and Allan Sekula (Netherlands, Austria)
- Premio Orizzonti award for short film: Coming Attractions by Peter Tcherkassky (Austria)
- Premio Orizzonti awards for medium-length film: Tse (Out) by Roee Rosen (Israel)
- Special mention to: Jean Gentil by Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas (Dominican Republic, Mexico, Germany)
References [edit]
- ^ "67th Venice International Film Festival". labiennale.org. 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "BBC News: Quentin Tarantino to lead Venice film jury". BBC News. 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ "John Woo to receive Golden Lion award in Sept. 2010". labiennale.org. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ Lyman, Eric J. (July 22, 2010). "Aronofsky's 'Black Swan' to open Venice fest". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Venezia 67 Awards". labiennale.org. 2010-09-11. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ "Essential Killing Takes Triple at Venice". inside out film. 2010-09-13. Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ Doggett, Gina (12 September 2010). "Coppola wins Venice filmfest's Golden Lion for 'Somewhere'". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Quentin Tarantino denies Venice nepotism claim". BBC News. 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
- ^ "Quentin Tarantino accused of favouritism in Venice film festival awards". guardian.co.uk. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on 17 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
- ^ "Sofia Coppola wins Venice Golden Lion for Somewhere". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Coppola wins Venice filmfest's Golden Lion for 'Somewhere'". Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ Nayeri, Farah (12 September 2010). "Sofia Coppola's `Somewhere' Wins Golden Lion Top Prize at Venice Festival". bloomberg.com (Bloomberg L.P.). Archived from the original on 13 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "In Venice, Russian, Chilean films favoured for Golden Lion". AFP. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Out of Competition". labiennale.org. 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
- ^ "SIC - International Critics' Week". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ "Tarantino, Arriaga, Dapkunaite, Desplechin, Elfman, Guadagnino, Salvatores in the International Jury of Venezia 67". labiennale.org. 2010-07-29. Archived from the original on 28 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
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