79th Venice International Film Festival

The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2022. Noah Baumbach's White Noise was the festival's opening film, and Francesco Carrozzini's The Hanging Sun was the closing film.

American actress Julianne Moore was the Jury President of the Main competition. Laura Poitras' All the Beauty and the Bloodshed was the winner of the Golden Lion, making it the second documentary, following Gianfranco Rosi's Sacro GRA in 2013, to win the festival's top prize.

American filmmaker Paul Schrader and French actress Catherine Deneuve were awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

Main competition (Venezia 79)

 * Julianne Moore, American actress and author - Jury President
 * Mariano Cohn, Argentine director, screenwriter and producer
 * Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italian director and screenwriter
 * Audrey Diwan, French director and screenwriter
 * Leila Hatami, Iranian actress
 * Kazuo Ishiguro, British novelist and screenwriter
 * Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Spanish director and screenwriter

Horizons (Orizzonti)

 * Isabel Coixet, Spanish filmmaker - Jury President
 * Laura Bispuri, Italian filmmaker
 * Antonio Campos, American filmmaker and producer
 * Sofia Djama, Algerian filmmaker
 * Édouard Waintrop, French film critic

Luigi de Laurentis Award

 * Michelangelo Frammartino, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
 * Jan P. Matuszyński, Polish filmmaker
 * Ana Rocha de Sousa, Portuguese filmmaker and actress
 * Tessa Thompson, American actress
 * Rosalie Varda, French costume designer, producer, writer and actress

Venice Immersive

 * May Abdalla - Jury President
 * David Adler
 * Blanca Li

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 lineup of films selected for the Horizons section is as follows:

In competition

 * Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti award winner.

Horizons Extra
Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti Extra award winner.

Venice Immersive
The lineup of films selected for the Venice Immersive section is as follows:

Venice International Critics' Week
The lineup of films selected for the 37th Venice International Critics' Week is as follows:

Official Awards
The following official awards were presented at the 79th Edition:

In competition

 * Golden Lion: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras
 * Grand Jury Prize: Saint Omer by Alice Diop
 * Silver Lion: Bones and All by Luca Guadagnino
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for Tár
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin
 * Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: The Banshees of Inisherin by Martin McDonagh
 * Special Jury Prize: No Bears by Jafar Panahi
 * Marcello Mastroianni Award: Taylor Russell for Bones and All

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

 * Paul Schrader
 * Catherine Deneuve

Horizons (Orizzonti)

 * Best Film: World War III by Houman Seyyedi
 * Best Director: Vera by Tizza Covi and Rainer Frimmel
 * Special Jury Prize: Bread and Salt by Damian Kocur
 * Best Actress: Vera Gemma for Vera
 * Best Actor: Mohsen Tanabandeh for World War III
 * Best Screenplay: Blanquita by Fernando Guzzoni
 * Best Short Film: Snow in September by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Horizons Extra

 * Audience Award: Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan

Lion of the Future

 * Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film: Saint Omer by Alice Diop

Venice Immersive

 * Best Experience: The Man Who Couldn't Leave by Chen Singing
 * Grand Jury Prize: From the Main Square by Pedro Harres
 * Special Jury Prize: Eggscape by German Heller

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

Venice International Critics' Week

 * Grand Prize: Eismayer by David Wagner
 * Jury special mention: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
 * The Film Club Audience award: Margini by Niccolò Falsetti
 * Verona Film Club Award: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
 * Mario Serandrei: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
 * Best Short Film: Sapling by Lorenzo Fabbro and Bronte Stahl
 * Best Director: Albertine Where Are You? by Maria Guidone
 * Best Technical Contribution: Reginetta by Federico Russotto

Giornate degli Autori

 * Europa Cinemas Label Award: Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous by Wissam Charaf
 * GdA Director's Award: Wolf and Dog by Cláudia Varejão
 * People Choice's Award: Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley
 * BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award: The Maiden by Graham Foy

Queer Lion

 * Skin Deep by Alex Schaad

ARCA CinemaGiovani Award

 * Best Film of Venezia 79: Athena by Romain Gavras
 * Best Italian Film in Venice: Monica by Andrea Pallaoro

Authors under 40 Award

 * Best Directing: Dogborn by Isabella Carbonell
 * Best Directing: Ordinary Failures by Cristina Grosan
 * Special Mention: The Last Queen by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri
 * Special Mention: Have You Seen This Woman? by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević
 * Special Mention: Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley

Brain Award

 * Lord of the Ants by Gianni Amelio

Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award

 * Saint Omer by Alice Diop

CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award

 * Nuclear by Oliver Stone

Cinema & Arts Award

 * Golden Musa: Music for Black Pigeons by Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed
 * Golden Musa: Saint Omer by Alice Diop

Premio CinemaSarà

 * The Whale by Darren Aronofsky
 * Special Mention: No Bears by Jafar Panahi

Edipo Re Award

 * Saint Omer by Alice Diop

Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente

 * The Sitting Duck by Jean-Paul Salomé
 * Special Mention: Princess by Roberto De Paolis (treatment of issues related to environment)
 * Special Mention: Hanging Gardens by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji (treatment of issues related to work)

Fanheart3 Award

 * Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film: Don't Worry Darling by Olivia Wilde
 * Nave d'Argento for Best OTP: to the characters Charles Eismayer and Mario Falak in Eismayer by David Wagner
 * XR Fan Experience: Lustration by Ryan Griffen
 * XR Special Mention: Fight Back by Celine Tricart

FEDIC Award

 * Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità by Enrico Ghezzi and Alessandro Gagliardo
 * Special Mention for Best Film: Burning Hearts by Pippo Mezzapesa
 * Special Mention for Best Short Film: Albertine Where Are You? by Maria Guidone

FIPRESCI Awards

 * Best Film (main competition): Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre
 * Best Film (other sections): Autobiography by Makbul Mubarak

Francesco Pasinetti Award

 * Dry by Paolo Virzì

Green Drop Award

 * White Noise by Noah Baumbach
 * Special Mention: Dry by Paolo Virzì

10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

 * The Whale by Darren Aronofsky

Lanterna Magica Award

 * Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan

Leoncino d'Oro Award

 * The Whale by Darren Aronofsky
 * Cinema for UNICEF: Athena by Romain Gavras

Lizzani Award

 * Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli
 * Special Mention: A Guerra Finita by Simone Massi

NUOVOIMAIE Talent Awards

 * Best New Young Actor: Leonardo Maltese for Lord of the Ants
 * Best New Young Actress: Margherita Mazzucco for Chiara

La Pellicola d'Oro Award

 * Best Production Director: Barbara Busso for Lord of the Ants
 * Best Camera Operator: Cesare Pascarella for Lord of the Ants
 * Best Costume Tailoring: Laura Montaldi for Chiara

RB Casting Award

 * Leonardo Maltese for Lord of the Ants

SIGNIS Award

 * Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli
 * Special Mention: Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre

Smithers Foundation Award "Ambassador of Hope"

 * All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras

“Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” XI edition

 * Best Italian Film: Chiara by Susanna Nicchiarelli
 * Best Foreign Film: The Whale by Darren Aronofsky

Premio Soundtrack Stars Award

 * Best Soundtrack: Dry, soundtrack by Franco Piersanti
 * Lifetime Achievement Award: Stefano Bollani
 * Special Mention: Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America, soundtrack by Rodrigo D'Erasmo

Premio UNIMED

 * Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths by Alejandro González Iñárritu