69th Venice International Film Festival
| 69th Venice International Film Festival | |
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Festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Reluctant Fundamentalist |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards |
Golden Lion - Pietà by Kim Ki-duk Silver Lion - Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) |
| Hosted by | Kasia Smutniak |
| Festival date | 29 August – 8 September 2012 |
| Website | |
The 69th annual Venice Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, took place at Venice Lido from 29 August to 8 September 2012.[1] The festival opened with the Indian director Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist.[2][3] Terrence Malick's film To the Wonder was met with both boos and cheers from critics at its premiere.[4]
The Golden Lion for Best Film was won by Pietà, directed by South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk.[5] Paul Thomas Anderson for The Master won the Silver Lion for Best Director. Israeli actress Hadas Yaron for her performance in Fill the Void was selected as the Best Actress in the festival.[5]
In Competition
The following eighteen films were selected for the main competition:[6][7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Something in the Air | Après mai | Olivier Assayas | France |
| At Any Price | N/A | Ramin Bahrani | United States |
| The Master | N/A | Paul Thomas Anderson | United States |
| Dormant Beauty | Bella addormentata | Marco Bellocchio | France, Italy |
| The Fifth Season | La cinquième saison | Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth | Belgium, Netherlands, France |
| Fill the Void | Lemale et ha'halal | Rama Burshtein | Israel |
| It Was the Son | È stato il figlio | Daniele Cipri | Italy |
| A Special Day | Un giorno speciale | Francesca Comencini | Italy |
| Passion | N/A | Brian De Palma | France, Germany |
| Superstar | N/A | Xavier Giannoli | France, Belgium |
| Pietà | 피에타 | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Outrage Beyond | アウトレイジ ビヨンド | Takeshi Kitano | Japan |
| Spring Breakers | N/A | Harmony Korine | United States |
| To the Wonder | N/A | Terrence Malick | United States |
| Thy Womb | Sinapupunan | Brillante Mendoza | Philippines |
| Lines of Wellington | Linhas de Wellington | Valeria Sarmiento | Portugal, France |
| Paradise: Faith | Paradies: Glaube | Ulrich Seidl | Austria, France, Germany |
| Betrayal | Izmena | Kirill Serebrennikov | Russia |
International Film Critics' Week
The following films were selected for the Critics' Week:[8]
- In competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eat Sleep Die | Äta sova dö | Gabriela Pichler | Sweden |
| The Ideal City | La città ideale | Luigi Lo Cascio | Italy |
| Mold | Küf | Ali Aydın | Turkey and Germany |
| A Month in Thailand | O luna in Thailandia | Paul Negoescu | Romania |
| She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone | No quiero dormir sola | Natalia Beristain | Mexico |
| Welcome Home | Welcome Home | Tom Heene | Belgium |
| Lotus | Xiao he | Liu Shu | China |
- Out of competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water | Water | Nir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal Haring | Israel, Palestinian Territories and France |
| Kiss of the Damned | Kiss of the Damned | Xan Cassavetes | United States |
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the Venice Days section:[9]
- In competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inheritance | Hiam Abbass | France, Israel and Turkey | |
| Queen of Montreuil | Sólveig Anspach | France | |
| Keep Smiling | Rusudan Chkonia | France, Georgia and Luxembourg | |
| Blondie | Jesper Ganslandt | Sweden | |
| The Weight | Jeon Kyu-hwan | South Korea | |
| Epilogue | Amir Manor | Israel | |
| Il Gemello | Vincenzo Marra | Italy | |
| Acciaio | Stefano Mordini | Italy | |
| Stories We Tell | Sarah Polley | Canada | |
| Kinshasa Kids | Marc-Henri Wajnberg | Belgium and France |
- Special events
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wilson's Life and Death of Marina Abramović | Giada Colagrande | Italy | |
| Terramatta - Il Novecento Italiano di Vincenzo Rabito Analfabeta Siciliano | Costanza Quatriglio | Italy | |
| L'uomo che amava il cinema | Marco Segato | Italy | |
| Non Mi Avete Convinto | Filippo Vendemmiati | Italy | |
| '6 sull'autobus | Simone Dante Antonelli, Giacomo Bisordi, Rita de Donato, Irene di Lelio, Antonio Ligas and Emiliano Russo | Italy | |
| Fanteria Cavalleggeri | Alessio Di Zio | Italy[10] | |
| Roberto Pellegrinaggio | Alessio Di Zio | Italy[11] | |
| Appunti per un film su Rodolfo Valentino | Alessio Di Zio | Italy[12] |
Jury
The international juries of the 69th Venice International Film Festival included:[13]
- Michael Mann: American director (President of jury)
- Marina Abramović: Serbian performance artist
- Laetitia Casta: French actress
- Peter Chan: Hong Kong director
- Ari Folman: Israeli director
- Matteo Garrone: Italian director
- Ursula Meier: French-Swiss director
- Samantha Morton: English actress and director
- Pablo Trapero: Argentine director
Prizes
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The following prizes were awarded at the 69th edition:[14]
- Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion) for the best film: Pietà by Kim Ki-duk
- Leone d'Argento (Silver Lion) for the best director: Paul Thomas Anderson, for The Master
- Special Jury Prize: Paradise: Faith by Ulrich Seidl
- Coppa Volpi for the Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix, for The Master
- Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress: Hadas Yaron, for Fill the Void
- Premio Marcello Mastroianni, for the best emerging actor or actress: Fabrizio Falco, for Dormant Beauty and It Was the Son
- Osella for Best Cinematography: Daniele Cipri for It Was the Son
- Osella for Best Screenplay: Olivier Assayas, for Something in the Air
- "Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film: Mold by Ali Aydın
Controversy over Golden Lion
The jury led by filmmaker Michael Mann originally was to award the top Golden Lion prize to Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, along with the Silver Lion Best Director award and the Best Actor award.[15][16][17] However, because of festival's new rule prohibiting pairing the Golden Lion with any other prizes, the jury was asked "to re-deliberate to remove" one of the awards for The Master, and the Golden Lion was awarded to Kim Ki-duk's Pietà instead (thus the jury gave The Master as much recognition as possible).[15][17]
References
- ↑ "69th Venice International Film Festival".
- ↑ Scarpa, Vittoria (23 July 2012). "The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mira Nair opens the 69ths Venice Film Festival". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ "The Reluctant Fundamentalist opens Venice Film Festival". BBC News. 30 August 2012.
- ↑ "Terrence Malick's To The Wonder confounds Venice press". BBC. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "South Korean film 'Pieta' wins Venice top prize". The Seattle Times (Venice). AP. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Venezia 69". labiennale. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Fewer stars to attend 69th Venice Film Festival". BBC. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ↑ "Line-up 2012 unveiled!". sicvenezia.it. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ Vivarelli, Nick. "Venice Days unveils lineup". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ "Venice Days - Fanteria Cavalleggeri". 2012.
- ↑ "Venice Days - Roberto Pellegrinaggio". 2013.
- ↑ "Venice Days - Appunti per un film su Rodolfo Valentino". 2012.
- ↑ Staff writer (13 July 2012). "Venice 2012: President Mann's eight jurors". cineuropa.org. Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ↑ "Official Awards of the 69th Venice Film Festival". labiennale. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Belloni, Matthew (2012-09-08). "Venice Film Festival Jury Yanks Top Prize from 'The Master' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Rosen, Christopher (2012-09-08). "'The Master' Venice Film Festival Controversy: P.T. Anderson Film Loses Award On Technicality". The Huffington Post.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Whipp, Glenn (2012-09-08). "'The Master' wins big at Venice ... and it could have been bigger". The Los Angeles Times.
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