65th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmBurn After Reading
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion - The Wrestler
Hosted byKsenia Rappoport
Festival date27 August – 6 September 2008
WebsiteWebsite

The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 27 August 2008 by Burn After Reading,[1] and closed on 6 September 2008.[2] International competition jury, led by Wim Wenders, awarded Golden Lion to The Wrestler, directed by Darren Aronofsky.[2]

Most of the films at the festival were world premieres.[3] Featured in the 65th film festival was a restored version of Federico Fellini's 1952 comedy The White Sheik with forty minutes of newly discovered footage.[4] Films screened out of competition included 35 Shots of Rum by Claire Denis, Abbas Kiarostami's Shirin, and an autobiographical documentary by Agnès Varda.[2] The record for the longest film at the festival went to Philippine director Lav Diaz's Melancholia, with a running time of approximately seven and a half hours, and which was included in the Orizzonti competition section.[3]

65th Venice International Film Festival

77-year-old Italian film director Ermanno Olmi received a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.[5][6][7] The festival was dedicated to the late Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, who was notable for his contributions to Arab cinema.[2] The festival's shorts competition began 1 September 2008 with Natalie Portman's directorial debut, Eve. Kseniya Rappoport was the host of the opening and closing ceremonies.[8]

Juries

The international juries of the 65th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows:[9]

Main Competition (Venezia 65)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film)

Official Sections

In Competition

The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition of feature films in 35mm and digital HD format running for the Golden Lion.[10][11]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Achilles and the Tortoiseアキレスと亀Takeshi KitanoJapan
BirdwatchersLa terra degli uomini rossiMarco BechisItaly
The Burning PlainGuillermo ArriagaUnited States
Giovanna's FatherIl papà di GiovannaPupi AvatiItaly
The Hurt LockerKathryn BigelowUnited States
Inju: The Beast in the ShadowInju, la bête dans l'ombreBarbet SchroederFrance
InlandGabblaTariq TeguiaAlgeria, France
JerichowChristian PetzoldGermany
MilkSütSemih KaplanogluTurkey, France, Germany
The Other OneL’AutrePatrick Mario Bernard, Pierre TrividicFrance
Paper SoldierБумажный солдатAleksei GermanRussia
A Perfect DayUn giorno perfettoFerzan ÖzpetekItaly
Plastic City荡寇Yu Lik-waiBrazil, China, China(Hong Kong), Japan
Ponyo崖の上のポニョHayao MiyazakiJapan
Rachel Getting MarriedJonathan DemmeUnited States
The Seed of DiscordIl seme della discordiaPappi CorsicatoItaly
The Sky Crawlersスカイ·クロラMamoru OshiiJapan
Teza ጤዛHaile GerimaEthiopia, Germany, France
This NightNuit de ChienWerner SchroeterFrance, Germany, Portugal
Vegas: Based on a True StoryAmir NaderiUnited States
The WrestlerDarren AronofskyUnited States, France
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition

New works by directors who have been honored in past festivals, as well as movies shown in the midnight time band.[12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Feature films
35 Shots of Rum35 RhumsClaire DenisFrance, Germany
The Beaches of AgnèsLes Plages d'AgnesAgnès VardaFrance
Burn After Reading (opening film)Joel and Ethan CoenUnited States
Embodiment of EvilEncarnação do DemônioJose Mojica MarinsBrazil
Monster X Strikes Back: Attack the G8 Summitギララの逆襲/洞爺湖サミット危機一発Minoru KawasakiJapan
Puccini and the GirlPuccini e la fanciullaPaolo BenvenutiItaly
Queens of Langkasukaปืนใหญ่จอมสลัดNonzee NimibutrThailand
Shirin شیرینAbbas KiarostamiIran
VinyanFabrice Du WelzFrance, United Kingdom, Belgium
Short films
Do Visível ao Invisível Manoel de Oliveira Brazil, Portugal
Cry Me a River 河上的爱情 Jia Zhangke China, Spain, France
Vicino al Colosseo c’è Monti Mario Monicelli Italy
Special Event
Yuppi du Adriano Celentano Italy
Events
Bajo el signo de las sombras (1984) Ferrán Alberich Spain
Bicycle Thieves (1948) Ladri di biciclette Vittorio De Sica Italy
Cairo Station (1958) باب الحديد Youssef Chahine Egypt, France
Life in Shadows (1947) Vida en Sombras Lorenzo Llbobet Gracia Spain
Orfeus 9 (1975) Orfeo 9 Tito Schipa Jr. Italy
La rabbia di Pasolini (2008) Pier Paolo Pasolini, Giuseppe Bertolucci Italy
Takadanobaba Duel (1937) Kettô Takadanobaba Masahiro Makino, Hiroshi Inagaki Japan
Tutto è musica (1963) Domenico Modugno Italy
Nel blu dipinto di blu - Volare (1959) Piero Tellini

Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo)

The following films were selected for the Short film competition (Corto Cortissimo) section:[13]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In competition
1937Giacomo Gatti, Francesco CarrozziniUnited States, Italy, France
The AltruistsDe onbaatzuchtigenKoen DejaegherBelgium
Ashes EngagementNoces de cendrePierre Eden SimonBelgium
The Butcher’s ShopPhilip HaasUnited States
Corpus/CorpusChristophe LoizillonFrance
The DinnerVacsoraKarchi PerlmannHungary
Every Breath You TakeVdih (working title)Igor SterkSlovenia
I Don't Dream in GermanIch träume nicht auf DeutschIvana LalovicSwitzerland, Bosnia and Herzegovina
I’m in Away from HereCatriona MacInnesUnited Kingdom
Land and BreadTierra y PanCarlos ArmellaMexico
LiesLögnerJonas OdellSweden
Mine我的Liu HuiChina
SandZandJoost Van GinkelNetherlands
The Second ComingTeine tulemineTanel ToomEstonia
The Stars Don't Twinkle in Outer SpacePeter ThwaitesUnited Kingdom
TenDixBifFrance, United Kingdom
We Who Stayed BehindVi der blev tilbageMartin de ThurahDenmark
When I’m 20Khi toi 20Dang Di PhanVietnam
Out of competition
Eve (Opening film) Natalie Portman United States
Jarred (Closing film) Martin Gaiss
Alba Giorgia Farina Italy
Il colore della Bassa Giuseppe Morandi
Un canto lontano Alberto Momo
Managua Boxing Frediana Fornari
Highlighted title indicates Lion for Best Short Film winner.

Horizons (Orizzonti)

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
The First Day of WinterIl primo giorno d’invernoMirko LocatelliItaly
Goodbye SoloRamin BahraniUnited States
The Herb of the RatA Erva do RatoJulio BressaneBrazil
I'm Gonna ExplodeVoy a explotarGerardo NaranjoMexico
JayFrancis Xavier PasionPhilippines
Un lac Philippe Grandrieux France
MelancholiaLav DiazPhilippines
Pa-ra-daMarco PontecorvoItaly, France, Romania
ParcArnaud des PallièresFrance
Perfect Life完美生活Emily TangChina, China(Hong Kong)
Khastegi خستگیBahman MotamedianIran
Wild FieldДикое полеMikheil KalatozishviliRussia
Zero BridgeTariq TapaIndia, United States
Documentaries
Below Sea Level Gianfranco Rosi Italy, United States
L'Exil et le royaume Andreο Schtakleff, Jonathan Le Fourn France
Los Herederos Eugenio Polgovsky Mexico
In Paraguay Ross McElwee United States
Puisque nous sommes nés Jean-Pierre Duret, Andréa Santana France, Brazil
Women Huang Wenhai China, Switzerland
Z32 Avi Mograbi Israel, France
Horizons Events
Antonioni su Antonioni Carlo Di Carlo Italy
La fabbrica dei tedeschi Mimmo Calopresti
Soltanto un nome nei titoli di testa Daniele Di Biasio
ThyssenKrupp Blues Pietro Balla, Monica Repetto
Valentino: The Last Emperor Matt Tyrnauer United States
Venezia '68 Antonello Sarno, Steve Della Casa Italy
Verso Est Laura Angiulli Italy, Bosnia
Highlighted titles indicate the Horizons Awards for Best Film and Best Documentary respectively.

These Phantoms: Italian Cinema Rediscovered (1946-1975)

Retrospective screenings and restorations. Special mono-graphic sessions dedicated to the "secret story of Italian cinema". This is the fifth part of the retrospective, initiated at the 61st edition of the festival.

English title Original title Director(s)
Fiction
Agostino (1962)Mauro Bolognini
Arcana (1972)Giulio Questi
The Basilisks (1963)I basilischiLina Wertmüller
La bella di Lodi (1963) Mario Missiroli
City of Pain (1949)La città dolenteMario Bonnard
The City Stands Trial (1952)Processo alla cittàLuigi Zampa
Difficult Years (1948)Anni difficiliLuigi Zampa
The Doll That Took the Town (1956)La donna del giornoFrancesco Maselli
The Earth Cries Out (1949)Il grido della terraDuilio Coletti
Fire! (1968)Fuoco!Gian Vittorio Baldi
Flashback (1969)Raffaele Andreassi
A Girl... and a Million (1962)La cuccagnaLuciano Salce
Leoni al sole (1961) Vittorio Caprioli
Letter at Dawn (1948)Una lettera all’albaGiorgio Bianchi
A New World (1964)Un monde nouveauVittorio De Sica
Oh, Grandmother's Dead (1969)Toh è Morta la NonnaMario Monicelli
Opiate '67 (1963)I MostriDino Risi
Our Lady of the Turks (1968)Nostra Signora dei TurchiCarmelo Bene
Paris, My Love (1962)Parigi o caraVittorio Caprioli
Pelle VivaGiuseppe Fina
Revenge (1946)Un uomo ritornaMax Neufeld
The Sky Is Red (1950)Il cielo è rossoClaudio Gora
Smog (1963)Franco Rossi
Violent Life (1962)Una vita violentaPaolo Heusch, Brunello Rondi
The White Sheik (1952)Lo Sceicco BiancoFederico Fellini
Documentaries and shorts
E il Casanova di Fellini? (1975) Gianfranco Angelucci, Liliana Betti
Italia proibitac (1963) Enzo Biagi
La Forza e la Ragione (1971) Roberto Rossellini
Mysteries of Rome (1963) I misteri di Roma (collective film)
Provini per "Il padre selvaggio" (1962)[15] Pier Paolo Pasolini
Spot Banca di Roma (1992) Federico Fellini

Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 23rd International Film Critics' Week:[16]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In competition
The ApprenticeL'apprentiSamuel CollardeyFrance
CucumberHuanggua / Qing guaZhou YaowuChina
Kabuli KidBarmak AkramFrance, Afghanistan
Mid-August LunchPranzo di ferragostoGianni Di GregorioItaly
NightguardsČuvari noćiNamik KabilBosnia and Herzegovina
Sell Out!Yeo JoonhanMalaysia
Two LinesIki ÇizgiSelim EvciTurkey
Out of competition
Cold Lunch (Opening film) Lønsj Eva Sørhaug Norway
Pinuccio Lovero - Sogno di una morte di mezza estate (opening film) Pippo Mezzapesa Italy
Highlighted title indicates the Lion Of The Future winner.

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 5th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:[17][18]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In competition
One Day in a LifeUn altro pianetaStefano TummoliniItaly
Broken LinesSallie AprahamianUnited Kingdom
MachanUberto PasoliniSri Lanka, Italy, Germany
The VisitorMuukalainenJukka-Pekka ValkeapääFinland
Nowhere Man(N)iemandPatrice ToyeBelgium
HookedPescuit sportivAdrian SitaruRomania
Landscape No. 2Pokrajina št. 2Vinko MöderndorferSlovenia
ScratchRysaMichał RosaPoland
A Week AloneUna semana solosCelina MurgaArgentina
StellaSylvie VerheydeFrance
The Country TeacherVenkovský učitelBohdan SlámaCzech Republic
Portraits (documentaries)
Che saccio Camille d'Arcimoles Italy
Il passato è il mio bastone Flavia Mastrella, Antonio Rezza
Villa degli Autori – Open Space
Adius Piero Ciampi e altre storie Ezio Alovisi Italy
Emilia Galotti: dal Settecento ad oggi Alessandro Berdini
Lo stato d’eccezione Germano Maccioni
Un paese diverso Silvio Soldini, Giorgio Garini

Official Awards

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 65th edition:[19]

In Competition (Venezia 65)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo)

  • Lion for Best Short Film: Tierra y Pan by Carlos Armella[20]
    • Special Mention: Vacsora by Karchi Perlmann
  • U.I.P. Award for Best European Short: De onbaatzuchtigen by Koen Dejaegher

Luigi De Laurentis Award For a Debut Film

  • Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio

Independent Sections Awards

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:

Venice International Film Critics' Week

  • Best Film: The Apprentice by Samuel Collardey
  • Isvema Award for a debut or second feature film: Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio
  • Doc/it Award – Special mention: The Apprentice by Samuel Collardey
  • "Altre Visioni" Award: Sell Out! by Yeo Joon Han
  • EIUC Human Rights Film Award: Kabuli Kid by Akram Barmak

Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori)

  • Label Europa Cinemas Award: Machan by Uberto Pasolini
  • Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Awards: Stella by Sylvie Verheyde
  • FEDIC Award: Machan by Uberto Pasolini
  • Lina Mangiacapre Award: Stella by Sylvie Verheyde

Independent Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[21]

FIPRESCI Award

  • Best Film (Main competition): Gabbla by Tariq Teguia[22]
  • Best Film (Out of competition): Goodbye Solo by Ramin Bahrani

SIGNIS Award

  • The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
    • Special mention: Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi & Teza by Haile Gerima

Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)

Doc/it Award – Sicilia Film Commission

Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award

  • Giovanna's Father by Pupi Avati

Queer Lion

UNICEF Award

  • Teza by Haile Gerima

Art Cinema Award

  • Dikoe Pole (Wild Field) by Mikheil Kalatozishvili

La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award

  • The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow

C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award

Biografilm Lancia Award

  • Best Fiction Film: Rachel Getting Married by Jonathan Demme
  • Best Documentary: Below Sea Level by Gianfranco Rosi

Nazareno Taddei Award

  • Giovanna's Father by Pupi Avati

Don Gnocchi Award

  • Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo

Future Film Festival Digital Award

Brian Award

Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs)

  • Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo

CinemAvvenire, Best Film in Competition

  • Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi
    • "The circle is not round. Cinema for peace and the richness of diversity" Award: Teza by Haile Gerima

Bastone Bianco Award (Filmcritica)

Human Rights Film Network Award

  • The Hurt Locker by Kahryn Bigelow

Arca Cinemagiovani Award

  • Best Film: The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow
  • Best Italian Film: Mid-August Lunch by Gianni Di Gregorio

Air For Film Fest Award

  • Pa-ra-da by Marco Pontecorvo

"Poveri ma belli" Award

  • Puccini e la fanciulla by Paolo Benvenuti

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

  • Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki

Open Award 2008

  • The Butcher's Shop by Philip Haas

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