The Plaid Silhouette: Venice International Film Festival 2014 Winners

Venice and Telluride are done. and we have the list of Venice winners. And Toronto International Film festival and Deauville American Film festival are on. Excited season indeed. And I'm proud two of Indonesian movies at Venice are the winner. The Look of Silence by Jopshua Oppenheimer and Maryan by Sidi Saleh. And The Look of Silence is the most talked about about in Venice Hollywood. I'm proud to be Indonesia.

Among the films eligible that have played well with critics are Alejandro G Inarritu’s Birdman; Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look Of Silence; Andrei Konchalovsky’s The Postman’s White Nights; Italian titles Il Giovane Favoloso, Anime Nere and Hungry Hearts; China’s Red Amnesia; Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence; and Ramin Bahrani’s 99 Homes. After a scandal in 2012 when the jury was unable to award the Golden Lion to its first choice, rules were tweaked last year to add a Grand Jury Prize. But only in exceptional cases can a film win more than one prize; and whoever wins the Golden Lion can win that, and only that, award. See below for winners updated as they are announced:

Golden Lion, Best Film:
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, dir: Roy Andersson (Sweden)

Silver Lion, Best Director:
Andrei Konchalovsky, The Postman’s White Nights (Russia)

Grand Jury Prize:
The Look Of Silence, dir: Joshua Oppenheimer

Volpi Cup, Best Actress:
Alba Rohrwacher, Hungry Hearts

Volpi Cup, Best Actor:
Adam Driver, Hungry Hearts

Marcello Mastroianni Award for for Best New Young Actor or Actress:
Romain Paul, Le Dernier Coup De Marteau (France)

Best Screenplay:
Ghesseha; dir: Rakshan Banietemad (Iran)

Special Jury Prize:
Sivas, dir: Kaan Mujdeci (Turkey, Germany)

Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a debut film:
Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane

VENICE HORIZONS
Best Film:
Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane

Best Director:
Naji Abu Nowar, Theeb

Special Jury Prize
Berlusconi, dir: Franco Moresco