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Sunday, September 13, 2009

List of winners at the 66th Venice Film Festival

Source: variety.com

Colin Firth, Todd Solondz score wins

PRIZES OF THE 66TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION JURY

GOLDEN LION: "Lebanon" (Samuel Maoz, Israel-France-Germany)
SILVER LION: "Women Without Men" (Shirin Neshat, Germany-Austria-France)
GRAND JURY PRIZE: "Soul Kitchen" (Fatih Akin, Germany)
ACTOR: Colin Firth ("A Single Man," US)
ACTRESS: Ksenia Rappoport ("The Double Hour," Italy)
MARCELLO MASTROIANNI PRIZE FOR YOUNG PERFORMER: Jasmine Trinca ("The Big Dream," Italy)
BEST SCREENPLAY: Todd Solondz ("Life During Wartime," US)
TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION for Set Design: Sylvie Olive ("Mr Nobody," Jaco Van Dormael, France)

OTHER JURIES

LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS LION OF THE FUTURE: "Engkwentro," (Pepe Diokno, Philippines)
VENICE HORIZONS: "Engkwentro" (Pepe Diokno, Philippines)
VENICE HORIZONS DUCUMENTARY: "1428," (Du Haibin (China)
VENICE HORIZONS SPECIAL MENTION: "The Man's Woman And Other Stories," (Amit Dutta, India)
CONTROCAMPO ITALIANO: "Cosmonauta," Susanna Nichiarelli (Italy)
Special Mention: "Negli Occhi," Daniele Anzillotti and Francesco Del Grosso (Italy)
Label Europa Cinemas - Venice Days 2009 Prize: "The Last Days of Emma Blank," (Alex van Warmerdam, The Netherlands)
FIPRESCI (INTL. CRITIC'S ASSN) COMPETITION PRIZE: "Lourdes," (Jessica Hausner, Austria)
FIPRESCI HORIZONS AND CRITICS' WEEK PRIZE: "Adrift." (Bui Thac Chuyen, Vietnam - France)

SHORTS

Corto Cortissimo Lion for Best Short Film: "First Born," (Etienne Kallos, South Africa-US)
Best European Short: "Sinner," (Meni Philip Israel)
Corto Cortissimo Special Mention: "Felicit'," (Salome Aleksi, Georgia)

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