The 71st annual Venice Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy between 27 August to 6 September 2014. The Swedish film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence won the Golden Lion award.
American filmmakers Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman were the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement award. French composer Alexandre Desplat was the head of the jury for the main competition section.
Alejandro González Iñárritu's film Birdman opened the festival. Ann Hui's drama film The Golden Era served as the closing night film. Italian actress Luisa Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The festival poster paid tribute to François Truffaut, as it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows.
Juries
- Main Competition
- Alexandre Desplat: French composer (President of Jury)
- Joan Chen: Chinese actress and director
- Philip Groning: German director
- Jessica Hausner: Austrian director
- Jhumpa Lahiri: Indian novelist
- Sandy Powell: English costume designer
- Tim Roth: British actor
- Elia Suleiman: Palestinian director
- Carlo Verdone: Italian actor and director
- Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Ann Hui: Hong Kong director (President of Jury)
- Moran Atias: Israeli actress
- Pernilla August: Swedish actress and director
- David Chase: American writer and director
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun: Chadian director
- Roberto Minervini: Italian director
- Alin Taşçıyan: Turkish critic
- Luigi De Laurentiis
- Alice Rohrwacher: Italian director (President of Jury)
- Lisandro Alonso: Argentine director
- Ron Mann: Canadian filmmaker
- Vivian Qu: Chinese filmmaker
- Razvan Radulescu: Romanian novelist and film director
Official selection
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Horizons
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
Feature films
Short films
Out of Competition
Autonomous sections
International Critics’ Week
The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:
Feature films
Out of Competition (Special screening)
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 11th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:
Official selection
Special events
Miu Miu Women’s Tales
Premio Lux
Venice Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:
Awards
The following awards were presented at the 71st edition:
Official selection
- In Competition
- Golden Lion â€" A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence by Roy Andersson
- Silver Lion â€" The Postman's White Nights by Andrei Konchalovsky
- Grand Jury Prize â€" The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor â€" Adam Driver for Hungry Hearts
- Best Actress â€" Alba Rohrwacher for Hungry Hearts
- Marcello Mastroianni Award â€" Romain Paul for Le Dernier Coup de marteau
- Best Screenplay Award â€" Tales by Rakhshan Bani-E'temad
- Special Jury Prize â€" Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci
- Lion of the Future â€" Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film - Court by Chaitanya Tamhane
- Special Awards
- Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement â€" Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman
- Visionary Talent Award: Frances McDormand
- Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Best Film - Court by Chaitanya Tamhane
- Best Director - Theeb by Naji Abu Nowar
- Special Jury Prize â€" Belluscone. Una storia siciliana by Franco Maresco
- Special Prize For Best Actor or Actress - Emir Hadžihafizbegović for These Are the Rules
- Horizons Prize for Best Short - Maryam by Sidi Saleh
Autonomous sections
- 29th Venice International Critics' Week
- RaroVideo Audience Award for Best Film - No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
- FEDEORA (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean) Best Screenplay - No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
- FEDEORA Best Film - Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere by Nguyá»…n Hoà ng Äiệp
- Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)
- Venice Days Award - Return to Ithaca by Laurent Cantet
- BNL People's Choice Award - The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon
- Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film - The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
- FEDEORA Best Film - One on One by Kim Ki-duk
- FEDEORA Best director of a debut film - Aditya Vikram Sengupta for Labour of Love
- Queer Lion Award 2014 - Summer Nights by Mario Fanfani
- Premio Brian - UAAR - The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon
- Premio Gillo Pontecorvo Arcobaleno Latino - The Show MAS Go On by Rä di Martino
- Premio Cinecibo - The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
- Francesco Pasinetti Awards
- Pasinetti Award for Best Film - Black Souls by Francesco Munzi
- Pasinetti Award for Best Actor - Elio Germano for Leopardi
- Pasinetti Award for Best Actress - Alba Rohrwacher for Hungry Hearts
- Pasinetti Special Award - The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
- 1st Akai International Film Festival
- Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Rivelation - Xin Yucun for The Coffin in the Mountain
- Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Direction - Francesco Munzi for Black Souls
- Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Actor - Jacopo Olmo Antinori for The Dinner
- Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Actress - Iaia Forte for Leopardi, The Show MAS Go On and La vita oscena
References
External links
- Official website