66th Venice International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion – Lebanon Silver Lion – Women Without Men |
| Festival date | September 2–12, 2009 |
| Website | Website |
The 66th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 2 September 2009 by Baarìa - La porta del vento. International competition jury, led by Ang Lee, awarded Leone d'Oro to Lebanon.[1] The festival was closed on September 12, 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess.[2][3]
Festival line-up
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| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opener | Baarìa - La porta del vento[4] | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy | |
| Closer | Chengdu, I Love You | Fruit Chan & Cui Jian | China | |
Films in competition
The following 25 films competed for the Leone d'oro.[5]
Films out of competition
The following films were shown out of competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn's Finest | Antoine Fuqua | United States | |
| Chengdu, I Love You | Fruit Chan & Cui Jian | China | |
| Delhi-6 | दिल्ली 6 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | India |
| Dev.D | Anurag Kashyap | India | |
| Gulaal | गुलाल | Anurag Kashyap | India |
| L'oro di cuba | Giuliano Montaldo | Italy | |
| Le ombre rosse | Francesco Maselli | Italy | |
| Napoli Napoli Napoli | Abel Ferrara | Italy | |
| Prove per una tragedia siciliana | Roman Paska & John Turturro | Italy | |
| REC 2 | Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza | Spain | |
| Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story | Ehki ya shahrazade | Yousry Nasrallah | Egypt |
| South of the Border | Oliver Stone | United States | |
| The Hole in 3D | Joe Dante | United States | |
| The Informant! | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | Grant Heslov | United States | |
| Toy Story 3D | John Lasseter | United States | |
| Toy Story 2 3D | John Lasseter, Ash Brannon & Lee Unkrich | United States | |
| Valhalla Rising | Nicolas Winding Refn | Denmark, United Kingdom | |
| Yona Yona Penguin | Yonayona pengin | Rintaro | Japan, France |
Jury
The international juries of the 66th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows:[6][7][8]
Official Competition Jury
- Ang Lee (head of jury)
- Sergei Bodrov
- Sandrine Bonnaire
- Liliana Cavani
- Joe Dante
- Anurag Kashyap
- Luciano Ligabue
Orizzonti / Horizons Jury
- Pere Portabella (head of jury)
- Bady Minck
- Gina Kim
- Garin Nugroho
- Gianfranco Rosi
Premio Luigi De Laurentiis for Best Debut Feature Jury
- Haile Gerima (head of jury)
- Ramin Bahrani
- Gianni De Gregorio
- Antoine Fuqua
- Sam Taylor-Wood
Corto-Cortissimo jury
- Stuart Gordon (head of jury)
- Steve Ricci
- Alieva Sitora
Prizes
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- Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion) for the best film: Lebanon
- Leone d'Argento (Silver Lion) for the best director: Shirin Neshat, for Women Without Men
- Special Jury Prize: Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akın
- Coppa Volpi for the Best Actor: Colin Firth, for A Single Man
- Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress: Kseniya Rappoport, for The Double Hour
- Premio Marcello Mastroianni, for the best emerging actor or actress: Jasmine Trinca for The Big Dream
- Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution: Sylvie Olivé for Mr. Nobody
- Osella for Best Screenplay: Todd Solondz for Life During Wartime
- "Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film: Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno
- Controcampo italiano prize (Feature film): to Cosmonaut by Susanna Nicchiarelli
Orizzonti
- Premio Orizzonti (Orizzonti prize): Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno (Philippines)
- Premio Orizzonti awards for documentary film: 1428 by Haibin Du (China)
- Special Mentions:
- The Man's Woman and Other Stories by Amit Dutta (India)
Collateral Prizes
- Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola: Capitalism: A Love Story by Michael Moore;
- 32/a segnalazione Cinema for UNICEF: Women Without Men by Shirin Neshat;
- Premio Label by Europa Cinemas for best European film in Venice Days section: The Last Days of Emma Blank by Alex van Warmerdam;
- Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best film: Lo spazio bianco by Francesca Comencini;
- Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best actor: The Double Hour by Filippo Timi;
- Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best actress: Lo spazio bianco by Margherita Buy;
- Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best director: Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore;
- Future Film Festival Digital Award: Metropia by Tarik Saleh and special mention for Up by Pete Docter;
- Queer Lion for the best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture: A Single Man by Tom Ford;
- Brian Prize by UAAR: Lourdes by Jessica Hausner.
References
- ^ "Official Awards". la Biennale di Venezia. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "BBC News: Ang Lee to head Venice festival". BBC News. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
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{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "BBC News:Venice announces Italian opener". BBC News. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
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- ^ "66TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – THE JURY". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Anurag Kashyap on Venice Film Festival jury". The Times Of India. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Venice jurors to include Gina Kim, Ramin Bahrani, Stuart Gordon". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
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