2013 Venice International Film Festival: Award Winners

The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival has now come to an end, with the closing awards ceremony hosted by Eva Riccobono, held Saturday (September 7) evening at the famed Sala Grande in Venice's Palazzo del Cinema.

The Venezia 70 International Competition jury, presided by legendary filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci presented the Golden Lion for Best Film to the documentary Sacro GRA from Italian director Gianfranco Rosi.

The Best Director trophy went to Greek director Alexandros Avranas, for his film Miss Violence, which also won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor to Themis Panou for his role as the patriarch in the troubling Greek drama.

The Volpi Cup for Best Actress went to veteran Italian actress Elena Cotta, for her role in the film Via Castellana Bandiera (A Street in Palermo), the directorial debut by Emma Dante.

Read on for the full list of award winners from Venezia 70:

Venezia 70 Competition

Golden Lion for Best Feature Film

• Sacro GRA
  directed by Gianfranco Rosi
  Italy

Jury Grand Prize

• Stray Dogs
  directed by Tsai Ming-liang
  Taiwan

Silver Lion for Best Director

• Alexandos Avranas
  for Miss Violence
  Greece

Volpi Cup for Best Actor

• Themis Panou in Miss Violence
  directed by Alexandros Avranas
  Greece

Volpi Cup for Best Actress

• Elena Cotta in Via Castellana Bandiera (A Street in Palermo)
  directed by Emma Dante
  Italy

Osella for Best Screenplay

• Philomena
  screenplay by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK

Special Jury Prize

• Die frau des polizisten (The Police Officer's Wife)
  directed by Philip Gröning
  Germany

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor

• Tye Sheridan
  in Joe directed by David Gordon Green
  USA

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

• William Friedkin
  USA
• Venezia 70 Jury: Bernardo Bertolucci (President), Andrea Arnold, Renato Berta, Carrie Fisher, Martina Gedeck, Jiang Wen, Pablo Larraín, Virginie Ledoyen, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Orizzonti

Best Film

• Eastern Boys
  directed by Robin Campillo
  France

Best Director

• Still Life
  directed by Uberto Pasolini
  Italy

Special Prize

• Ruin
  directed by Michael Cody, Amiel Courtin-Wilson
  Australia

Innovation Award

• Mahi va gorbeh (Fish and Cat)
  directed by Shahram Mokri
  Iran

Best Short Film

• Kush
  directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani
  India
• Orizzonti Jury: Paul Schrader (President),Catherine Corsini, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Frédéric Fonteyne, Kseniya Rappoport, Amr Waked

Opera Prima

Luigi de Laurentiis Lion of the Future Award for Best Debut Film

• White Shadow
  directed by Noaz Deshe
  Italy, Germany, Tanzania
• Opera Prima Jury: Haifaa Al Mansour (President), Amat Escalante, Alexej German Jr., Geoffrey Gilmore, Ariane Labed, Maria Sole Tognazzi

Collateral Awards

10th Venice Days - Europa Cinemas Label Award

• La Belle Vie (The Good Life)
  directed by Jean Denizot
  France
• Special Mention to:
• Alienation
  directed by Milko Lazarov
  Bulgaria
• Jury: Vladimir Trifonov, Elena Mascioli, Yannick Reix, France and Wilko Schuringa

28th Venice Critics Week - Raro Video Audience Award (5,000 Euro)

• Zoran, il mio nipote scemo (Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot)
  directed by Matteo Oleotto
  Italy, Slovenia

FIPRESCI Awards

• Tom à la ferme (Tom At The Farm)
  directed by Xavier Dolan
  Canada
• Återträffen (The Reunion)
  directed by Anna Odell
  Sweden

Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award

• Sacro GRA
  directed by Gianfranco Rosi
  Italy

FEDEORA Best Euro-Mediterranean Film (Venezia 70)

• Miss Violence
  directed by Alexandros Avranas
  Greece

FEDEORA Best Film (Venice Days)

• Bethlehem
  directed by Yuval Adler
  Israel, Belgium, Germany

FEDEORA Best Young Director (Venice Days)

• Milko Lazarov
  for the film Alienation
  Bulgaria

FEDEORA Special Mention (Venice Days)

• La Belle Vie (The Good Life)
  directed by Jean Denizot
  France

FEDEORA Best Film (International Critics' Week)

• Class Enemy
  directed by Rok Biček
  Slovenia

FEDEORA Best Cinematography (International Critics' Week)

• Into Briones
  for the film Las Niñas Quispe
  directed by Sebastián Sepúlveda
  Chile, France, Argentina

FEDEORA Special Mention (International Critics' Week)

• Actor: Guiseppe Battiston
  in the film Zoran, il mio nipote scemo (Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot)
  directed by Matteo Oleotto
  Italy, Slovenia
• Anna Odell
  for the film Återträffen (The Reunion)
  Sweden
• 2013 FEDEORA Jury: Dubravka Lakic (Serbia), Eva af Geijerstam (Sweden), Ninos Mikelides (Greece), Nenad Dukic (Serbia), Zlatko Vidackovic (Croatia)

SIGNIS Award

• Philomena
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK

SIGNIS Commendation

• Ana Arabia
  directed by Amos Gitai
  Israel
• 2013 SIGNIS Jury: Luis García Orso (Mexico), Massimo Giraldi (Italy), Walter Chikwendu Ihejirika (Nigeria), Valerio Sammarco (Italy) and Gustavo Andújar (Cuba)

Francesco Pasinetti Award Best Film

• Still Life
  directed by Uberto Pasolini
  Italy

Francesco Pasinetti Award Best Actors

• Elena Cotta
• Alba Rohrwacher
• Antonio Albanese
• Special Mentions to:
• Maria Rosaria Omaggio
  in the film Walesa. Man of Hope
• Il terzo tempo
  directed by Enrico Maria Artale
  Italy

Queer Lion

• Philomena
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK
• 2013 Queer Lion Jury: Angelo Acerbi, Daniel N. Casagrande, Marco Busato

The Brian Award

• Philomena
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK
• 2013 Brian Award Jury: Michele Cangiani, Giuliano Gallini, Maria Giacometti, Paolo Ghiretti, Chiara Levorato, Caterina Mognato, Maria Turchetto
• Since 2006, UAAR (The Union of Atheists, Agnostics and Rationalists) have bestowed The Brian Award for the best movie presented at the Venice Film Festival.

Arca CinemaGiovani Award Best Film of Venezia 70

• Miss Violence
  directed by Alexandros Avranas
  Greece

Arca CinemaGiovani Award Best Italian Film

• L'Arte della Felicità
  directed by Alessandro Rak
  Italy

CICT - UNESCO 'Enrico Fulchignoni' Award

• At Berkeley
  directed by Fredeerick Wiseman
  USA

Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award

• Joe
  directed by David Gordon Green
  USA

CICAE - Cinema d'Arte d d'Essai Award

• Still Life
  directed by Uberto Pasolini
  Italy

FEDIC Award

• Zoran, il mio nipote scemo (Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot)
  directed by Matteo Oleotto
  Italy, Slovenia
• Special Mention to:
• Lárte della felicità
  directed by Alessandro Rak
  Italy

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

• L'intrepido
  directed by Gianni Amelio
  Italy

Future Film Festival Digital Award

• Gravity
  directed by Alfonso Cuarón
  USA, UK
• Special Mention to:
• The Zero Theorem
  directed by Terry Gilliam
  UK

Green Drop Award

• Ana Arabia
  directed by Amos Gitai
  Israel

P. Nazareno Taddei Award

• Philomena
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK

Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award

• L'intrepido
  directed by Gianni Amelio
  Italy

Open Award

• Serena Nono
  for the film Venezia salva
  Italy

Lina Mangiacapre Award

• Via Castellana Bandiera
  directed by Emma Dante
  Italy
• Special Mentions to:
• Traitors
  directed by Sean Gullette
  Morocco, USA
• The Femen activists
  in the film Ukraina Ne Bordel
  directed by Kitty Green
  Australia, Ukraine

6th L'Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award

• Actress: Eugenia Constantini

Mouse d'Oro Award

• Philomena
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK
• At Berkeley
  directed by Frederick Wiseman
  US
• Special Mentions to:
• Stray Dogs
  directed by Tsai Ming-liang
  Taiwan
• Die andere heimat - Cronik einer sehnsucht
  directed by Edgar Reitz
  Germany, France

Gillo Pontecorvo Award - Arcobaleno Latino

• Con il fiato sospeso
  directed by Costanza Quatriglio
  Italy

Gillo Pontecorvo Award - Arte e Industria

• Walter Veltroni

Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival

• Philomena
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK
• Special Mention to:
• Via Castellana Bandiera
  directed by Emma Dante
  Italy

Civitis Vitae prossima Award

• Still Life
  directed by Uberto Pasolini
  Italy

Soundtrack Stars Award

• Best Soundtrack:
• Via Castellana Bandiera
  directed by Emma Dante
  Italy
• Special Mention for Best Contemporary Actor to:
• Ryuchi Sakamoto

Schermi di Qualità Award

• Zoran, il mio nipote scemo (Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot)
  directed by Matteo Oleotto
  Italy, Slovenia

Ambiente WWF Award

• Amazonia
  directed by Thierry Ragobert
  Brazil, France

INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

• Philomena
  directed by Stephen Frears
  UK

Bianchi Award

• Director/screenwriter: Enzo d'Aló

Persol Award (Legend of international cinema)

• Director/screenwriter: Andrzej Wajda

Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker prize

• Director/screenwriter: Ettore Scola

Robert Bresson Prize

• Director: Amos Gitai

UK Italy Creative Industries Best Innovative Budget Awards

• Il terzo tempo
  directed by Enrico Maria Artale
  Italy
• Medeas
  directed by Andrea Pallaoro
  Italy
• Kush
  directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani
  India

1st Annual Final Cut in Venice Awards

• Challat Tunes
  directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
  Tunisia
• Made in Madagascar - Avec Presque Rien
  directed by Nantenaina Lova
  Madagascar
• El Ott
  directed by Ibrahim El-Batout
  Egypt

Don't miss our previous #Venezia70 coverage:

• Day 10 (The Rooftops, Unforgiven)
• Day 9 (Stray Dogs, Sacro Gra, La Jalousie)
• Day 8 (The Unknown Known, The Lonely Hero)
• Day 7 (Ana Arabia, Under the Skin, Moebius)
• Day 6 (Tom at the Farm, The Zero Theorem, The Sacrament)
• Day 5 (Parkland, The Wind Rises, Miss Violence, Palo Alto)
• Day 4 (Night Moves, Child of God, Philomena)
• Day 3 (The Police Officer's Wife, Joe, Wolf Creek 2)
• Day 2 (Tracks, A Street in Palermo, Why Don't You Play in Hell?)
• Day 1 (Gravity)