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
Venice Film Festival chronology

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 edit

Main Competition (Venezia 78) edit

Horizons edit

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film edit

Official Sections edit

In Competition edit

The following films were selected for the main international competition:[7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(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 edit

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[8][9][10][11][12]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Fiction
The AccusationLes Choses HumainesYvan AttalFrance
The Catholic SchoolLa scuola cattolicaStefano MordiniItaly
DuneDenis VilleneuveUnited States
Halloween KillsDavid Gordon Green
The Hidden ChildIl bambino nascosto (closing film)Roberto AndòItaly, France
The Inner CageAriafermaLeonardo Di CostanzoItaly, Switzerland
The Last DuelRidley ScottUnited Kingdom, United States
Last Night in SohoEdgar WrightUnited Kingdom
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
Tranchées [uk]Loup 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) edit

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
AtlantideYuri AncaraniItaly, France, United States, Qatar
MiracleMiracolBogdan George ApetriRomania, Czech Republic, Latvia
PilgrimsPiligrimaiLaurynas BareisaLithuania
The Peacock's ParadiseIl Paradiso del PavoneLaura BispuriItaly, Germany
The Falls瀑布Mong-hong ChungTaiwan
The Hole in the FenceEl hoyo en la cercaJoaquín del PasoMexico, Poland
AmiraأميرةMohamed 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
PromisesLes PromessesThomas KruithofFrance
White BuildingBodeng SarKavich NeangCambodia, France, China, Qatar
Anatomy of TimeWelaJakrawal NilthamrongThailand, France, Netherlands, Singapore, Germany
The Other TomEl otro TomRodrigo PláMexico, United States
The Great MovementEl 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.

Horizons Extra (Orizzonti Extra) edit

The following films were selected to the Orizzonti Extra section:[14]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
7 Prisoners7 PrisioneirosAlexandre MorattoBrasil
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See TitanicSokea mies, joka ei halunnut nähdä TitaniciaTeemu Nikki Finland
Costa Brava, Lebanonكوستا برافا، لبنانMounia AklLebanon, France, Qatar, Spain, Sweden
The Girl FlewLa ragazza ha volatoWilma LabateItaly, Slovenia
Land Of DreamsShirin Neshat, Shoja AzariUnited States, Germany, Qatar
La macchina delle immagini di Alfredo C.Roland SejkoItaly
Mama, I'm HomeМама, я домаVladimir BitokovRussia
My NightMa NuitAntoinette BoulatFrance, Belgium

Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti Extra award winner.

Independent Sections edit

Venice International Critics' Week edit

The lineup of films selected for the 36th Venice International Critics' Week is as follows:[15]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
In Competition
They Carry DeathEles transportan a morteSamuel M. Delgado, Helena GirónSpain, Colombia
Erasing FrankEltörölni FrankotGábor FabriciusHungary
MondocaneAlessandro CelliItaly
Mother LodeMatteo TortoneFrance, Italy, Switzerland
DetoursObchodnye putiEkaterina SelenkinaRussia
The SalamanderA salamandraAlex CarvalhoBrazil, France, Germany
ZalavaArsalan AmiriIran
Out of Competition
Karmalink (opening film)Jake WachtelCambodia, United States
The Last Chapter (closing film)La Dernière SéanceGianluca MatarreseItaly, France

Giornate degli Autori edit

The following films were selected for the Giornate degli Autori (aka Venice Days) section:[16]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
In Competition
AnatomyAnatomiaOla JankowskaPoland, France
CalifornieAlessandro Cassigoli, Casey KauffmanItaly
Private DesertDeserto ParticularAly MuritibaBrazil, Portugal
Madeleine CollinsAntoine BarraudFrance, Belgium, Switzerland
The StrangerAl-ḠarībAmeer Fakher EldinSyria, Germany, Palestine, Qatar
ImmaculateImaculatMonica Stan, George Chiper-LillemarkRomania
Dusk StonePiedra nocheIván FundArgentina, Chile, Spain
Shen KongChen GuanChina
Out of SyncTresJuanjo GiménezSpain, Lithuania, Germany
You Resemble MeTu me ressemblesDina AmerEgypt, France, United States
Out of competition
Lovely BoyFrancesco LettieriItaly
Special events
The Forgotten OnesMizrahim, les oubliés de la terre promiseMichale BoganimFrance, Israel
Il PalazzoFederica Di GiacomoItaly, Czech Republic
Senza fineElisa FuksasItaly
The Great SilenceIl silenzio grandeAlessandro GassmannItaly, Poland
Three Minutes: A LengtheningBianca StigterNetherlands
Venice Nights
CavemanTommaso LanducciItaly, Switzerland
CùntamiGiovanna TavianiItaly
Sons of Cain Les Enfants de CaïnKeti StamoFrance, Albania, Italy
Fellini and the ShadowFellini e l'ombraCatherine McGilvrayItaly, Switzerland
GiuliaCiro De CaroItaly
Hugo in ArgentinaStefano KnuchelSwitzerland
IsolationMichele Placido, Julia von Heinz, Olivier Guerpillon, Jaco Van Dormael, Michael WinterbottomItaly, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, United Kingdom
The World in ShotsIl mondo a scattiCecilia Mangini, Paolo PisanelliItaly
Our GhostsI nostri fantasmiAlessandro CapitaniItaly
PrincesaStefania MuresuItaly
With or Without YouUna relazioneStefano SardoItaly
Spin TimeSabina GuzzantiItaly
Tonino de Bernardi - Un tempo, un incontroDaniele SegreItaly
Welcome VeniceAndrea SegreItaly
Women's Tales Project
#21. Shangri-LaIsabel SandovalItaly, United States
#22. I and the Stupid BoyKaouther Ben HaniaItaly, France

Official Awards edit

The following official awards were presented at the 78th Edition:[17]

In Competition edit

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement edit

Horizons (Orizzonti) edit

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

  • Immaculate by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan

Independent Sections Awards edit

The following awards were presented by independent juries:[20]

Venice International Critics' Week edit

  • 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 edit

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

Independent Awards edit

Queer Lion edit

  • The Last Chapter by Gianluca Matarrese

Arca CinemaGiovani Award edit

Authors under 40 Award edit

BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award edit

Brian Award edit

Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award edit

  • Immaculate by George Chiper-Lillemark and Monica Stan

CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award edit

Edipo Re Award edit

Fanheart3 Award edit

FEDIC Award edit

FIPRESCI Awards edit

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award edit

Francesco Pasinetti Award edit

Green Drop Award edit

Leoncino d'Oro Award edit

Lizzani Award edit

Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente edit

Nuovoimaie Talent Award edit

La Pellicola d'Oro Award edit

Premio Soundtrack Stars Award edit

Premio UNIMED edit

Premio Fair Play al Cinema - Vivere da Sportivi edit

RB Casting Award edit

Sfera 1932 Award edit

SIGNIS Award edit

Smithers Foundation Award "Ambassador of Hope" edit

“Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” XI edition edit

10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue edit

Verona Film Club Award edit

References edit

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