75th Venice International Film Festival

The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018.

Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was the Jury President of the main competition. First Man, directed by Damien Chazelle, was the festival's opening film. Michele Riondino was the host of the festival.

The festival poster was made by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti, who designed it in the way "that attracts the eye, that attracts thought, but without revealing too much."

The Golden Lion was awarded to Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

Main Competition (Venezia 75)

 * Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President
 * Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director
 * Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer and songwriter
 * Nicole Garcia, French actress, film director and screenwriter
 * Paolo Genovese, Italian director and screenwriter
 * Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer
 * Taika Waititi, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and actor
 * Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor
 * Naomi Watts, British actress

In Competition
The following films were selected for the main international 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 Prizes for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

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.

Sconfini
The following films were selected for the Sconfini section:

Venice International Critics' Week
The following films were selected for the 33th Venice International Critics' Week (Settimana Internazionale della Critica):

Giornate degli Autori
The following films were selected for the 15th edition of the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) section:

Official Awards
The following official awards were presented at the 75th edition:

In Competition (Venezia 75)

 * Golden Lion: Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
 * Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos
 * Silver Lion: The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia Colman for The Favourite
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate
 * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen
 * Special Jury Prize: The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent
 * Marcello Mastroianni Award: Baykali Ganambarr for The Nightingale

Horizons (Orizzonti)

 * Best Film: Manta Ray by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
 * Best Director: The River by Emir Baigazin
 * Special Jury Prize: The Announcement by Mahmut Fazil Coşkun
 * Best Actress: Natalia Kudryashova for The Man Who Surprised Everyone
 * Best Actor: Kais Nashef for Tel Aviv On Fire
 * Best Screenplay: Jinpa by Pema Tseden
 * Horizons Prize for Best Short: A Gift by Aditya Ahmad

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

 * The Day I Lost My Shadow by Soudade Kaadan

Venice Classics (Venezia Classici)

 * Best Documentary on Cinema: The Great Buster: A Celebration by Peter Bogdanovich
 * Best Restored Film: The Night of the Shooting Stars by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

 * David Cronenberg
 * Vanessa Redgrave

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

Venice International Critics' Week

 * Sun Film Group Audience Award: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub
 * Verona Film Club Award: Blonde Animals by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther
 * Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for the Best Technical Contribution: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub

Giornate degli Autori

 * SIAE Award: Mario Martone for his artistic career and for his last picture, Capri-Revolution
 * GdA Director's Award: Real Love by Claire Burger
 * BNL People's Choice Award: Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli
 * Europa Cinemas Label Award: Joy by Sudabeh Mortezai
 * Hearst Film Award: Joy by Sudabeh Mortezai

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

Arca CinemaGiovani Award

 * Best Italian Film: Capri-Revolution by Mario Martone
 * Venezia 75 Best Film: Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Brian Award

 * On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini

Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award

 * El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema by Emir Kusturica

FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award

 * On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini
 * Special mention: Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli
 * Mention FEDIC Il Giornale del Cibo: I villani by Daniele De Michele

FIPRESCI Awards

 * Best Film (main competition): Sunset by László Nemes
 * Best Film (other sections): Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub

Gillo Pontecorvo Award (Best co-production for a debut film)

 * The Road Not Taken by Tang Gaopeng

Green Drop Award

 * At Eternity's Gate by Julian Schnabel

Lanterna Magica Award (CGS)

 * Amanda by Mikhael Hers

Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award

 * Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

Cinema for UNICEF Award

 * What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? by Roberto Minervini

Queer Lion

 * Josè by Li Cheng

SIGNIS Award

 * Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
 * Special mention: 22 July by Paul Greengrass

C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO

 * A Star Is Born by Bradley Cooper
 * Special mention: The Mountain by Rick Alverson

Robert Bresson Award

 * Liliana Cavani

Franca Sozzani Award

 * Salma Hayek

Campari Passion for the Cinema Award

 * Bob Murawski for The Other Side of the Wind

Pietro Bianchi Award

 * Carlo Verdone

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

 * Julian Schnabel and Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate