78th Venice International Film Festival

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

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

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 LatinaDamiano D'Innocenzo and Fabio D'InnocenzoItaly
Another WorldUn autre mondeStéphane BrizéFrance
The BoxLa cajaLorenzo VigasMexico, United States
Captain Volkonogov EscapedКапитан Волконогов бежалAleksey Chupov and Natalya MerkulovaRussia
The Card CounterPaul SchraderUnited States
Freaks OutGabriele MainettiItaly, Belgium
The Hand of GodÈ stata la mano di DioPaolo SorrentinoItaly
Happening L'ÉvénementAudrey DiwanFrance
Il bucoMichelangelo FrammartinoItaly, France, Germany
Leave No TracesŻeby nie było śladówJan P. MatuszyńskiPoland, France, Czech Republic
The Lost DaughterMaggie GyllenhaalUnited States, Greece
Lost IllusionsIllusions perduesXavier GiannoliFrance
Mona Lisa and the Blood MoonAna Lily AmirpourUnited States
Official CompetitionCompetencia oficialGastón Duprat and Mariano CohnSpain
On the Job: The Missing 8Erik MattiPhilippines
Parallel Mothers (opening film)Madres paralelasPedro AlmodóvarSpain
The Power of the DogJane CampionUnited Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand
The King of LaughterQui rido ioMario MartoneItaly, Spain
ReflectionВідблискValentyn VasyanovychUkraine
SpencerPablo LarraínUnited States, United Kingdom, Germany, Chile
SundownMichel FrancoMexico, 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 Inner CageAriafermaLeonardo Di CostanzoItaly, Switzerland
DuneDenis VilleneuveUnited States
Halloween KillsDavid Gordon Green
Il bambino nascosto (closing film)Roberto AndòItaly, France
The Catholic SchoolLa scuola cattolicaStefano MordiniItaly
The Last DuelRidley ScottUnited Kingdom, United States
Last Night in SohoEdgar WrightUnited Kingdom
Les Choses HumainesYvan AttalFrance
Old HenryPotsy PonciroliUnited States
Non Fiction
Becoming Led ZeppelinBernard MacMahonUnited States
Deandré#Deandré Storio di un ImpiegatoRoberta LenaItaly
Django & DjangoLuca Rea
EnnioGiuseppe TornatoreItaly, Belgium, Japan, Holland
Ezio Bosso: Le cose che restanoGiorgio VerdelliItaly
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A SongDaniel Geller and Dayna GoldfineUnited States
Life of Crime 1984-2020Jon Alpert
Republic of SilenceDiana El JeiroudiFrance, Germany, Syria
TranchéesLoup BureauFrance
Viaggio Nel CrepuscoloAugusto ContentoFrance, Italy
Series
Scenes from a Marriage (5 episodes)Hagai LeviUnited States
Short Films
The Night良夜不能留Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan
Plastic SemioticRadu JudeRomania
Sad FilmVasiliMyanmar, Netherlands

Horizons (Orizzonti)

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

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AtlantideYuri AncaraniItaly, France, United States, Qatar
MiracolBogdan George ApetriRomania, Czech Republic, Latvia
PilgrimsPiligrimaiLaurynas BareisaLithuania
Il Paradiso del PavoneLaura BispuriItaly, Germany
The Falls瀑布Mong-hong ChungTaiwan
The Hole in the Fence El hoyo en la cercaJoaquín del PasoMexico, Poland
Amira أميرةMohamed DiabEgypt, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia
Full TimeÀ Plein TempsÉric GravelFrance
107 MothersCenzorkaPeter KerekesSlovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine
Vera Dreams of the SeaVera Andrron DetinKaltrina KrasniqiKosovo, Albania, North Macedonia
Les PromessesThomas KruithofFrance
White BuildingBodeng SarKavich NeangCambodia, France, China, Qatar
Anatomy of TimeWelaJakrawal NilthamrongThailand, France, Netherlands, Singapore, Germany
The Other Tom El otro TomRodrigo PláMexico, United States
The Great Movement El Gran MovimientoKiro RussoBolivia, France, Qatar, Switzerland
Once Upon a Time in CalcuttaAditya Vikram SenguptaIndia, France, Norway
RhinoНосорігOleh SentsovUkraine, Poland, Germany
True ThingsHarry WootliffUnited Kingdom
Inu-Oh 犬王Masaaki YuasaJapan

Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti award winner.

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 78th Edition:[14]

In Competition

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Horizons (Orizzonti)
  • Best Film: Pilgrims by Laurynas Bareisa
  • Best Director: Full Time by Éric Gravel
  • Special Jury Prize: El Gran Movimiento by Kiro Russo
  • Best Actress: Laure Calamy for Full Time
  • Best Actor: Piseth Chhun for White Building
  • Best Screenplay: 107 Mothers by Peter Kerekes
  • Best Short Film: The Bones by Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña
  • Armani Beauty Audience Award: The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic by Teemu Nikki

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film (Lion of the Future)
  • Imaculat by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan

Independent Sections Awards

The following awards were presented by independent juries:[17]

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

Giornarte degli Autori
  • GdA Director's Award: Imaculat by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan
  • Europa Cinemas Label Award: Californie by Alessandro Cassigoli and Casey Kauffman

Independent Awards

Queer Lion
  • The Last Chapter by Gianluca Matarrese

Arca CinemaGiovani Award

Authors under 40 Award
  • Best Director: Vera Dreams of the Sea by Kaltrina Krasniqi
  • Best Screenplay: Imaculat by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan

BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award

Brian Award

Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award
  • Imaculat by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan

CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award

Edipo Re Award
  • Al Garib by Amer Fakher Eldin
  • Vera Dreams of the Sea by Kaltrina Krasniqi

Fanheart3 Award

FEDIC Award

FIPRESCI Awards

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
  • Erasing Frank by Gàbor Fabricius

References
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  4. "Biennale Cinema 2021 | Serena Rossi to host the opening and closing nights of Venezia 78". La Biennale di Venezia. 29 April 2021.
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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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  12. Roxborough, Scott (3 August 2021). "2021 Venice Festival Adds Music Documentary 'Becoming Led Zeppelin'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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