Guy will comment further on these winners later, but for now, just the facts:
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION JURY
Golden Lion: “Lebanon” (Samuel Maoz)
Silver Lion (Best Director): “Women Without Men” (Shirin Neshat)
Grand Jury Prize: “Soul Kitchen” (Fatih Akin)
Best Actor: Colin Firth, “A Single Man”
Best Actress: Ksenia Rappoport, “The Double Hour”
Marcello Mastroianni Prize for Young Performer: Jasmine Trinca, “The Big Dream”
Best Screenplay: Todd Solondz, “Life During Wartime”
Technical Contribution for Set Design: Sylvie Olive, “Mr. Nobody”
OTHER JURIES
Luigi De Laurentiss Lion of the Future: “Engkwentro”
Venice Horizons Documentary: “1428” (Du Haibin)
Venice Horizons Special Mention: “The Man’s Woman and Other Stories” (Amt Dutta)
Comments
4 responses to “‘Lebanon’ wins Venice’s Golden Lion”
any word on a distributor for A Single Man?
Is Israel going to get for a third year in a row in the Oscars for the same subject (Lebanon War)? Beaufort, Waltz with Bashir, and Lebanon.
Jasmine Trinca, eh? Loved her since The Best of Youth.
the submission of “Lebanon” the the foreign language film contest is not yet secure. it has two major competitors: “ajami” (the israeli gomorrah) and “a matter of size” (a comedy about an israeli summo team). but i believe the chances are bigger now it had won.