73rd Venice International Film Festival

The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016.

English filmmaker Sam Mendes was the Jury President of the main competition. The opening night film was Damien Chazelle's musical La La Land, and Antoine Fuqua's western The Magnificent Seven was the closing film.

The Golden Lion was awarded to Lav Diaz's film The Woman Who Left.

A new project named Venice Production Bridge was introduced in this edition of the festival. The new project is intended to attract industry professionals and focus on original projects for films, internet, series, virtual reality, and works in progress, in order to help their development and production. It is also meant to work in conjunction with the Venice Film Market which started in 2012. Such projects as Final Cut in Venice, meant to help finance original films from African countries, and the Venice Gap-Financing Market will come under its scope.

Juries
The following people formed the 2016 juries:

Main competition (Venezia 73)

 * Sam Mendes, British filmmaker and stage director - Jury President
 * Laurie Anderson, American artist, composer, musician and film director
 * Gemma Arterton, English actress
 * Giancarlo De Cataldo, Italian writer
 * Nina Hoss, German actress
 * Chiara Mastroianni, French-Italian actress
 * Joshua Oppenheimer, American filmmaker
 * Lorenzo Vigas, Venezuelan film director, screenwriter and producer
 * Zhao Wei, Chinese actress, singer and film director

Horizons (Orizzonti)

 * Robert Guédiguian, French filmmaker, producer and actor - Jury President
 * Jim Hoberman, American film critic and academic
 * Nelly Karim, Egyptian actress, fashion model and ballerina
 * Valentina Lodovini, Italian film and TV actress
 * Moon So-ri, South Korean actress, film director and screenwriter
 * José María (Chema) Prado, director of the Filmoteca Española
 * Chaitanya Tamhane, Indian filmmaker

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film

 * Kim Rossi Stuart, Italian actor and director - Jury President
 * Rosa Bosch, Spanish-born film producer
 * Brady Corbet, American actor and filmmaker
 * Pilar López de Ayala, Spanish film actress
 * Serge Toubiana, Tunisian-born journalist and film critic

In competition (Venezia 73)
The following films were selected for the main competition:


 * Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition

Horizons (Orizzonti)
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:


 * Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prize for Best Feature Film

Venice Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:


 * Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Biennale College - Cinema
The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section.

Final Cut in Venice
The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:

Il Cinema nel Giardino
The following feature films were selected for the Il Cinema nel Giardino section:

Special screenings
The following film was presented as a Special Screening of the Official Selection:
 * Spes contra Spem: Liberi Dentro (documentary) by Ambrogio Crespi

International Critics Week
The following films were selected for the International Critics Week section:

Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 13th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:


 * Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.

Official Awards
The following official awards were presented at the 73rd edition:

In Competition (Venezia 73)

 * Golden Lion: The Woman Who Left by Lav Diaz
 * Grand Jury Prize: Nocturnal Animals by Tom Ford
 * Silver Lion for Best Director:
 * Amat Escalante for The Untamed
 * Andrei Konchalovsky for Paradise
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Emma Stone for La La Land
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Oscar Martínez for The Distinguished Citizen
 * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Noah Oppenheim for Jackie
 * Special Jury Prize: The Bad Batch by Ana Lily Amirpour
 * Marcello Mastroianni Award: Paula Beer for Frantz

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

 * Jean-Paul Belmondo
 * Jerzy Skolimowski

Horizons (Orizzonti)

 * Best Film: Libera Nos by Federica Di Giacomo
 * Best Director: Home by Fien Troch
 * Special Jury Prize: Big Big World by Reha Erdem
 * Best Actress: Ruth Díaz for The Fury of a Patient Man
 * Best Actor: Nuno Lopes for Saint George
 * Best Screenplay: Bitter Money by Wang Bing
 * Horizons Prize for Best Short: La Voz Perdida by Marcelo Martinessi

Venice Classics Awards

 * Best Documentary on Cinema: The Graduation by Claire Simon
 * Best Restored Film: Break Up by Marco Ferreri

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

 * The Last of Us by Ala Eddine Slim

Special Awards

 * Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Amir Naderi
 * Persol Tribute To Visionary Talent Award: Liev Schreiber

Independent Sections Awards
The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:

Venice International Critics' Week

 * Audience Award - Circolo del Cinema di Verona: The Nobodies by Juan Sebastián Mesa
 * SIAE Award: Paolo Sorrentino
 * Mario Serandrei - Hotel Saturnia Award: The Last of Us by Ala Eddine Slim

Venice Days

 * Venice Days Award: The War Show by Andreas Dalsgaard and Obaidah Zytoon
 * BNL Award: Pamilya ordinaryo by Eduardo Roy Jr.
 * Brian Award: Worldly Girl by Marco Danieli
 * Fedeora Awards:
 * Best Film: The Road to Mandalay by Midi Z
 * Best Young Director: Amanda Kernell for Sami Blood
 * Best Actress: Ashleigh Cummings for Hounds Of Love
 * Best European Film: Quit Staring at My Plate (Ne gledaj mi u pijat) by Hana Jušić
 * Gianni Astrei Award: Indivisible by Edoardo De Angelis
 * Label Europa Cinema Award: Sami Blood by Amanda Kernell
 * Lizzani Award: Worldly Girl by Marco Danieli
 * Lina Mangiacapre Award: Indivisible by Edoardo De Angelis
 * MigrArti Award: No Borders by Haider Rashid

Independent Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:

Open Award

 * Open Prize: Vangelo by Pippo Delbono

Francesco Pasinetti – SNGCI Award

 * Best Film: Indivisible by Edoardo De Angelis
 * Best Actor: Michele Riondino for Worldly Girl
 * Best Actress: Sara Serraiocco for Worldly Girl
 * Special mention: Angela and Marianna Fontana for their roles in Indivisible

Queer Lion

 * Heartstone by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Arca CinemaGiovani Award

 * Best Film (Main competition): Arrival by Denis Villeneuve
 * Best Italian Film (Biennale College - Cinema): Ears by Alessandro Aronadio
 * Civitas Vitae Award: Piuma by Roan Johnson

FEDIC Award

 * Indivisible by Edoardo De Angelis
 * Special mentions:
 * The Greatest Dream by Michele Vannucci
 * Ears by Alessandro Aronadio

FIPRESCI Awards

 * Best Film (Main competition): A Woman's Life by Stéphane Brizé
 * Best Film (Horizons): Kékszakállú by Gastón Solnicki

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

 * James Franco (director) and Ambi Pictures (production) for In Dubious Battle
 * Paolo Sorrentino and Jude Law for the series The Young Pope (Out of competition)
 * Roan Johnson (director) and Lucky Red (distributor) for the film Piuma
 * Special Award for the production: Andrea Iervolino for In Dubious Battle (Il Cinema nel Giardino)

Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award

 * Hotel Salvation Shubhashish Bhutiani

Future Film Festival Digital Award

 * Arrival by Denis Villeneuve
 * Special mention: Voyage of Time: Life's Journey by Terrence Malick

Giovani Giurati del Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award

 * The Distinguished Citizen by Gastón Duprat & Mariano Cohn

Green Drop Award

 * Spira Mirabilis by Massimo D’Anolfi and Martina Parenti
 * Voyage of Time: Life's Journey by Terrence Malick

Human Rights Nights Special Award

 * Bitter Money by Wang Bing
 * Special mention: Robinù by Michele Santoro

Interfilm Award

 * White Sun by Deepak Rauniyar

Lanterna Magica Award (CGS)

 * Dark Night by Tim Sutton

Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award

 * On the Milky Road by Emir Kusturica

Cinema for UNICEF mention

 * Paradise by Andrei Konchalovsky

Golden Mouse

 * Jackie by Pablo Larraín
 * Silver Mouse: Austerlitz by Sergei Loznitsa

NuovoImaie Talent Award

 * Best Young Actor: Daniele Parisi for his role in Ears
 * Best Young Actress: Camilla Diana for Tommaso by Kim Rossi Stuart

Francesco Pasinetti Special Prize

 * the cast of Piuma by Roan Johnson

Sfera 1932 Award

 * Spira Mirabilis by Massimo D’Anolfi and Martina Parenti

SIGNIS Award

 * Piuma by Roan Johnson
 * Special mention: On the Milky Road by Emir Kusturica

C. Smithers Foundation – CICT-UNESCO Award

 * The Bleeder by Philippe Falardeau

Soundtrack Stars Award

 * Jovanotti for Summertime by Gabriele Muccino

Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award - Best Italian Film

 * These Days by Giuseppe Piccioni
 * The Greatest Dream by Michele Vannucci

Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award - Best Foreign Film

 * The Woman Who Left by Lav Diaz

Padre Nazareno Taddei Award

 * Paradise by Andrei Konchalovsky

Kinèo Awards

 * Best Film: Perfect Strangers by Paolo Genovese
 * Best Director: Daniele Luchetti for Call Me Francis 
 * Best Debut Director: Them who? by Francesco Micciché and Fabio Bonifacci
 * SNCCI Audience and Critics Award: Roberto Andò for Le confessioni
 * Movie&Art TaorminaFilmFest Award: Marco Giallini
 * RAI Com Award for Best Italian foreign release: They Call Me Jeeg by Gabriele Mainetti
 * Best Movie Award: Gabriele Mainetti for They Call Me Jeeg
 * Excellence Award: Patty Pravo
 * International Movie Award: Sophie Turner
 * Best Actor: Claudio Santamaria for They Call Me Jeeg
 * Best Actress: Paola Cortellesi for The Last Will Be the Last
 * Special Ferragamo Parfums Award for Best Actress: Anna Foglietta for Perfect Strangers 
 * Best Movie's poll for best film: The Last Will Be the Last by Massimiliano Bruno
 * Best Supporting Actor: Alessandro Borghi for Suburra
 * Best Supporting Actress: Matilde Gioli for Belli di papà and Un posto sicuro
 * Excellence Award: Claudio Brachino
 * Excellence Award We World: Carolina Crescentini
 * Excellence Award: Laura Delli Colli

3rd Starlight Cinema Awards

 * Career Award: Ottavia Piccolo
 * Career Award: Giancarlo De Cataldo
 * International Award: Moon So-ri
 * Best Directorial Debut: Gabriele Mainetti for They Call Me Jeeg
 * Best Actor: Claudio Santamaria for They Call Me Jeeg
 * Best Short: La (ri) partenza by Milena Mancini and Vinicio Marchioni
 * Social Trend Topic Award: Tini, la nuova vita di Violetta