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Venice Film Festival: 2008

Golden Lion

Date:	27 August - 6 September
Host:	Kseniya Rappoport
Jury:	Wim Wenders (Germany) (head of jury); Yuri Arabov (Russia); Valeria Golino (Italy); Douglas Gordon (VIII) (UK); John Landis (I) (USA); Lucrecia Martel (Argentina); Johnny To (Hong Kong, China); Amos Poe (USA) (head of jury) (shorts); Gianni Rondolino (Italy) (shorts); Joana Vicente (Portugal) (shorts)
Notes:	The festival is dedicated to Youssef Chahine.


Winner:
	The Wrestler (2008) - Darren Aronofsky
Other In-Competition Films:
	Akiresu to kame (2008) - Takeshi Kitano BirdWatchers - La terra degli uomini rossi (2008) - Marco Bechis Bumazhnyy soldat (2008) - Aleksei German Ml. Dangkou (2008) - Nelson Yu Lik-wai Gabbla (2008) - Tariq Teguia Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008) - Hayao Miyazaki Il papà di Giovanna (2008) - Pupi Avati Il seme della discordia (2008) - Pappi Corsicato Inju, la bête dans l'ombre (2008) - Barbet Schroeder Jerichow (2008) - Christian Petzold L'autre (2008) - Patrick-Mario Bernard; Pierre Trividic Nuit de chien (2008) - Werner Schroeter Rachel Getting Married (2008) - Jonathan Demme Sukai kurora (2008) - Mamoru Oshii Süt (2008) - Semih Kaplanoglu Teza (2008) - Haile Gerima The Burning Plain (2008) - Guillermo Arriaga (I) The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow Un giorno perfetto (2008) - Ferzan Ozpetek Vegas: Based on a True Story (2008) - Amir Naderi

Short Film


In-Competition Films:
	I'm in Away from Here (2008) - Catriona MacInnes

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Tierra y pan (2008) - Carlos Armella

Silver Lion

Best Director


Winner:
	Bumazhnyy soldat (2008) - Aleksei German Ml.

Special Jury Prize


Winner:
	Teza (2008) - Haile Gerima

Golden Osella

Best Screenplay


Winner:
	Teza (2008) - Haile Gerima

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Bumazhnyy soldat (2008) - Alisher Khamidkhodjaev; Maksim Drozdov

Volpi Cup

Best Actor


Winner:
	Il papà di Giovanna (2008) - Silvio Orlando

Best Actress


Winner:
	L'autre (2008) - Dominique Blanc

Special Mention

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Vacsora (2008) - Karchi Perlmann

Marcello Mastroianni Award


Winner:
	The Burning Plain (2008) - Jennifer Lawrence (III)

Luigi De Laurentiis Award

Jury:

Abdel Kechiche (Tunisia) (head of jury); Alice Braga (Brazil); Gregory Jacobs (USA); Donald Ranvaud (UK); Heidrun Schleef (Germany)


Winner:
	Pranzo di ferragosto (2008) - Gianni Di Gregorio

Venice Horizons Award

Jury:

Chantal Akerman (Belgium) (head of jury); Nicole Brenez (France); Barbara Cupisti (Italy); Jos� Luis Guer�n (Spain); Veiko �unpuu (Estonia)


Winner:
	Melancholia (2008) - Lav Diaz

Venice Horizons Documentary Award


Winner:
	Below Sea Level (2008) - Gianfranco Rosi (I)

Venice Horizons Award - Special Mention


Winners:
	Un lac (2008) - Philippe Grandrieux Wo Men (2008) - Wenhai Huang

Special Lion


Winner:
	Werner Schroeter - For his uncompromising and relentlessly innovative work over a period of 40 years.

FIPRESCI Prize

Competition


Winner:
	Gabbla (2008) - Tariq Teguia

Horizons and International Critics' Week


Winner:
	Goodbye Solo (2008) - Ramin Bahrani

SIGNIS Award


Winner:
	The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow

SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention


Winners:
	Teza (2008) - Haile Gerima Vegas: Based on a True Story (2008) - Amir Naderi

International Critics' Week Award


Winner:
	L'apprenti (2008) - Samuel Collardey

Pasinetti Award

Best Film


Winner:
	Pranzo di ferragosto (2008) - Gianni Di Gregorio

Best Male Actor


Winner:
	Il papà di Giovanna (2008) - Silvio Orlando

Best Female Actor


Winner:
	Un giorno perfetto (2008) - Isabella Ferrari

Pasinetti Award - Special Mention


Winner:
	Pa-ra-da (2008) - Marco Pontecorvo

Isvema Award


Winner:
	Pranzo di ferragosto (2008) - Gianni Di Gregorio

FEDIC Award


Winner:
	Machan (2008) - Uberto Pasolini

Little Golden Lion


Winner:
	Il papà di Giovanna (2008) - Pupi Avati

Queer Lion


Winner:
	Un altro pianeta (2008) - Stefano Tummolini

Label Europa Cinemas


Winner:
	Machan (2008) - Uberto Pasolini

Young Cinema Award

Best Film Venezia 65


Winner:
	The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow

Alternative Vision Award


Winner:
	Sell Out! (2008) - Yeo Joon Han

Gucci Prize


Winner:
	Hunger (2008) - Steve McQueen (III)

Doc/It Award


Winner:
	Below Sea Level (2008) - Gianfranco Rosi (I)

Doc/It Award - Special Mention


Winner:
	L'apprenti (2008) - Samuel Collardey

Brian Award


Winner:
	Khastegi (2008) - Bahman Mo'tamedian

Future Film Festival Digital Award


Winner:
	Sukai kurora (2008) - Mamoru Oshii

Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention


Winner:
	Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008) - Hayao Miyazaki

Sergio Trasatti Award


Winner:
	The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow

Human Rights Film Network Award


Winner:
	The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award


Winner:
	Gake no ue no Ponyo (2008) - Hayao Miyazaki