'Everest' 2015, with Jake Gyllenhaal at the Venice Film Festival. What global warming? Venice Film Festival 2015 jury: Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón president The 2015 Venice Film Festival, to be held Sept. 2–12, has announced the members of its three main juries: Venezia 72, Horizons, and the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film. In case you're wondering, “Why Venezia 72”? Well, the simple answer is that this is the 72nd edition of the festival. Looking at the lists below, you'll notice that, as usual, Europeans dominate the award juries. The only two countries from the Americas represented are the U.S. and Mexico, and here and there you'll find a sprinkling of Asian film talent. Golden Lion jury The Golden Lion – Venezia 72 Competition – jury is comprised by the following: Jury President Alfonso Cuarón, the first Mexican national to take home the Best Director Academy Award (for the Sandra Bullock-George Clooney...
- 7/28/2015
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Competition jury includes Elizabeth Banks, Lynne Ramsay, Diane Kruger and Hou Hsiao-hsien.
The Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12) has revealed the members of its three international juries - Venezia 72, Orizzonti (Horizons) and ‘Luigi De Laurentiis’ Venice Award for Best Debut Film.
The Venezia 72 Competition jury, headed by Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón, will comprise:
French author, screenwriter and director Emmanuel Carrère, author of bestsellers Limonov (2011) and Le Royaume (2015);
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Winter Sleep;
Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, director of Ida, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film earlier this year;
Italian director Francesco Munzi, in competition at last year’s Venice with Black Souls, winner of nine David di Donatello awards from the Italian Academy;
Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien, winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice 1989 for A City of Sadness, and in competition at this year’s Cannes...
The Venice Film Festival (Sept 2-12) has revealed the members of its three international juries - Venezia 72, Orizzonti (Horizons) and ‘Luigi De Laurentiis’ Venice Award for Best Debut Film.
The Venezia 72 Competition jury, headed by Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón, will comprise:
French author, screenwriter and director Emmanuel Carrère, author of bestsellers Limonov (2011) and Le Royaume (2015);
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan, winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival for Winter Sleep;
Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, director of Ida, winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film earlier this year;
Italian director Francesco Munzi, in competition at last year’s Venice with Black Souls, winner of nine David di Donatello awards from the Italian Academy;
Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien, winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice 1989 for A City of Sadness, and in competition at this year’s Cannes...
- 7/27/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Much of “The Last Hammer Blow,” the latest film from French writer-director Alix Delaporte, features scenes of its young protagonist, Victor (Romain Paul), in transit. He walks, runs, scooters, and hitches from place to place, never staying still, constantly on the move. This is probably an apt representation of his mental state—roving and restless. Victor doesn’t have much stability in his life: his mother (Clotilde Hesme) is sick, fragile, and dead broke, and the two live in a camper among a surf tribe of sorts at the beach. She’s prone to impulsive decisions and Victor is starting to realize he needs to take some responsibility for her. At the same time, he’s also seeking out his father, an accomplished conductor in town to conduct Mahler’s 6th symphony. Victor starts stalking him at rehearsals, but the gruff Samuel (Gregory Gadebois) isn’t having it. Victor stays...
- 12/8/2014
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
Manuel here to catch us up on the winners of the 71st Venice Film Festival.
The big story (as far as Us-based coverage goes) is the "shutout" of Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman. As it turns out, the Alexandre Desplat-led jury went with another feathered-titled film. Find the full list of winners below.
Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence by Roy Andersson
Grand Jury Prize: The Look Of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Silver Lion (Best Director): Andrej Koncalovskij, The Postman's White Nights
Best Actor: Adam Driver in Hungry Hearts
Best Actress: Alba Rohrwacher in Hungry Hearts
Marcello Mastroianni Award (Best Young Actor): Romain Paul in Le Dernier Coup De Marteau
Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi, Ghesseha (Tales)
Special Jury Prize: Sivas by Kaan Müjdeci
An Emmy nomination. A Venice Film Festival Award. A plum role in an iconic franchise's upcoming entry.
The big story (as far as Us-based coverage goes) is the "shutout" of Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman. As it turns out, the Alexandre Desplat-led jury went with another feathered-titled film. Find the full list of winners below.
Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence by Roy Andersson
Grand Jury Prize: The Look Of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Silver Lion (Best Director): Andrej Koncalovskij, The Postman's White Nights
Best Actor: Adam Driver in Hungry Hearts
Best Actress: Alba Rohrwacher in Hungry Hearts
Marcello Mastroianni Award (Best Young Actor): Romain Paul in Le Dernier Coup De Marteau
Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi, Ghesseha (Tales)
Special Jury Prize: Sivas by Kaan Müjdeci
An Emmy nomination. A Venice Film Festival Award. A plum role in an iconic franchise's upcoming entry.
- 9/7/2014
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
Adam Driver has been named Best Actor at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.
The prestigious Golden Lion Award for Best Film went to A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Sweden's Roy Andersson.
The winners were announced during an awards ceremony today (September 6), with Driver taking home the award for his role in Hungry Hearts. His co-star Alba Rohrwacher also won Best Actress for her performance.
Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence was given the Grand Jury Prize at the gala. It is the follow-up to Oppenheimer's Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing and again looks into genocide in Indonesia through the perspective of a family who are confronting the men who killed one of their brothers.
The Best Actor Award is the latest praise for Driver, who has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmys and is currently filming a major role in...
The prestigious Golden Lion Award for Best Film went to A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, directed by Sweden's Roy Andersson.
The winners were announced during an awards ceremony today (September 6), with Driver taking home the award for his role in Hungry Hearts. His co-star Alba Rohrwacher also won Best Actress for her performance.
Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence was given the Grand Jury Prize at the gala. It is the follow-up to Oppenheimer's Oscar-nominated documentary The Act of Killing and again looks into genocide in Indonesia through the perspective of a family who are confronting the men who killed one of their brothers.
The Best Actor Award is the latest praise for Driver, who has also been nominated for two Primetime Emmys and is currently filming a major role in...
- 9/6/2014
- Digital Spy
Venice awards go to Roy Andersson dark comedy, Andrei Konchalovsky drama, Hungry Hearts.Scroll down for full list of winners
Roy Andersson’s lauded absurdist comedy A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence has scooped the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.
Silver Lion for Best Director went to Andrei Konchalovsky for The Postman’s White Nights while Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence took home the Grand Jury Prize.
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor went to Adam Driver for Hungry Hearts, while Best Actress went to Alba Rohrwacher for the same film.
Romain Paul took the Best Young Actor Award for Le Dernier Coup De Marteau while Best Screenplay went to Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales (Ghesseha).
The Special Jury Prize went to Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci and the Lion of the Future Award for Debut Film went to Court by Chaitanya Tamhane (India) along with a...
Roy Andersson’s lauded absurdist comedy A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence has scooped the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.
Silver Lion for Best Director went to Andrei Konchalovsky for The Postman’s White Nights while Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Look of Silence took home the Grand Jury Prize.
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor went to Adam Driver for Hungry Hearts, while Best Actress went to Alba Rohrwacher for the same film.
Romain Paul took the Best Young Actor Award for Le Dernier Coup De Marteau while Best Screenplay went to Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales (Ghesseha).
The Special Jury Prize went to Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci and the Lion of the Future Award for Debut Film went to Court by Chaitanya Tamhane (India) along with a...
- 9/6/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Update 12:20 Pm Pt: The Venice jury tonight gave its Golden Lion to a bird, but it wasn’t the particular bird many were expecting. Alejandro G Inarritu’s opening night hit Birdman was shut out of the awards. The Golden Lion instead went to Roy Andersson’s A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence. The metaphysical film is the final leg of a trilogy about what it means to be a human being. It carries on from 2000’s Songs From The Second Floor and 2007’s You, The Living. Pigeon was well-received by critics here so it’s not a total surprise – and this was a movie folks had been waiting for since it didn’t turn up on the Cannes roster after Andersson’s previous two debuted there. Jury member Tim Roth said he liked Birdman and told the press corps of its omission amongst the prizes,...
- 9/6/2014
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Venice — The 71st Venice Film Festival can hold its head high as having had its fair share of exceptional films in the 2014 Competition for Alexandre Desplat's jury to pick from. Going in, I was still kind of hoping for the Golden Lion for "Birdman," partly because it's excellent and partly because its excellence is spread across so many categories -- an amazing cast, especially Michael Keaton's lead turn, career-best direction from Alejandro G. Inarritu, cinematography that defies belief -- which would have made an all-rounder award feel fair. I also hoped for a big prize for "A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Contemplating Existence" and maybe nods for "In The Basement," "99 Homes" or "The Look Of Silence." In the event, the winners were as follows… Golden Lion: "A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence," by Roy Andersson Grand Jury Prize: "The Look Of Silence," by Joshua Oppenheimer...
- 9/6/2014
- by Catherine Bray
- Hitfix
The International Jury for the Competition of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, presided over by composer Alexandre Desplat, has presented the Golden Lion to Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. Among the other awards presented: Silver Lion for Best Director to Andrey Konchalovskiy (The Postman's White Nights) and the Grand Jury Prize to Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence. The Coppa Volpis for Best Actor and Best Actress go to the two leads in Saverio Costanzo's Hungry Hearts, Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher, while the award for Best New Young Actor or Actress goes to Romain Paul (The Last Hammer Blow). Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales. We've got the full list. » - David Hudson...
- 9/6/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
The International Jury for the Competition of the 71st Venice International Film Festival, presided over by composer Alexandre Desplat, has presented the Golden Lion to Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence. Among the other awards presented: Silver Lion for Best Director to Andrey Konchalovskiy (The Postman's White Nights) and the Grand Jury Prize to Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence. The Coppa Volpis for Best Actor and Best Actress go to the two leads in Saverio Costanzo's Hungry Hearts, Adam Driver and Alba Rohrwacher, while the award for Best New Young Actor or Actress goes to Romain Paul (The Last Hammer Blow). Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad and Farid Mostafavi for Tales. We've got the full list. » - David Hudson...
- 9/6/2014
- Keyframe
★★★★☆"It's called tragic but don't let's snivel," says a character in director Alix Delaporte's new film The Last Hammer Blow (2014), a refreshing and perfectly restrained coming-of-age tale which enters the running for the Golden Lion at Venice. Romain Paul plays Victor, a young lad living with his mother Nadia (Clotilde Hesme) in a caravan park by the sea near Montpelier. He spends his time playing football - he's talented and his coach encourages him to prepare for some important trials coming up - and tutoring the son of a neighbouring Spanish family in French, which incidentally gives him the opportunity to glimpse the boy's surly older sister, Luna (Mireia Vilapuig), for whom he has a crush.
- 9/4/2014
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Alix Delaporte uses Mahler’s Sixth Symphony both as the soundtrack and as a powerful and emotionally charged protagonist in this engaging coming of age tale, playing here in competition.
14-year-old Victor (Romain Paul) lives with his mum Nadia (Clotilde Hesme) in a caravan on the beach. Nadia is stick thin and has been undergoing chemo; both she and their home are in a precarious state. Having decided to halt her treatment, she takes her son out on a jaunt and cajoles him into jumping into a river from the steep bank. When he seems scared, she leaps in, her wig becoming detached and floating on the water’s surface. It is at once a declaration of her illness and her release from its constraints. Also living on the beach are a Spanish couple whose young son Miguel has French lessons with Victor and whose daughter (Mareia Vilapuig) is a...
14-year-old Victor (Romain Paul) lives with his mum Nadia (Clotilde Hesme) in a caravan on the beach. Nadia is stick thin and has been undergoing chemo; both she and their home are in a precarious state. Having decided to halt her treatment, she takes her son out on a jaunt and cajoles him into jumping into a river from the steep bank. When he seems scared, she leaps in, her wig becoming detached and floating on the water’s surface. It is at once a declaration of her illness and her release from its constraints. Also living on the beach are a Spanish couple whose young son Miguel has French lessons with Victor and whose daughter (Mareia Vilapuig) is a...
- 9/3/2014
- by Jo-Ann Titmarsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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