72nd Venice International Film Festival

The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015.[1] Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition.[2] A restored version of Federico Fellini's film Amarcord was shown at the festival.[3] The Venezuelan film From Afar by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award.[4]

72nd Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmEverest
Closing filmMr. Six
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: From Afar
Silver Lion: Pablo Trapero
Hosted byElisa Sednaoui
Festival date2 – 12 September 2015
WebsiteWebsite
72nd Venice International Film Festival

Everest was selected as the festival's opening night film,[5] while Guan Hu's drama film Mr. Six served as the closing night film.[6] Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival.[7]

The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's Paris, Texas, while in background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows, which also appeared in 71st Venice International Film Festival poster.[8]

The festival honoured Brian De Palma with Glory to the Filmmaker Award and a documentary film titled De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow also screened at the festival.[9] Jonathan Demme received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of Horizons (Orizzonti) section jury.[10]

Juries

The following people formed the 2015 juries:[11][12]

Main competition (Venezia 72)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)

Official selection

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:[13][14][15]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
11 Minutes11 minutJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
AnomalisaCharlie Kaufman, Duke JohnsonUnited States
Beasts of No NationCary FukunagaUnited States
BehemothBei xi mo shou ( 悲兮魔兽 )Zhao LiangChina, France
A Bigger SplashLuca GuadagninoItaly, France
Blood of My BloodSangue del mio sangueMarco BellocchioItaly
The ClanEl ClanPablo TraperoArgentina, Spain
CourtedL'HermineChristian VincentFrance
The Danish GirlTom HooperUnited Kingdom, United States
The Endless RiverOliver HermanusSouth Africa, France
EqualsDrake DoremusUnited States
For Your LovePer amor vostroGiuseppe M. GaudinoItaly, France
FrancofoniaAlexander SokurovFrance, Germany, Netherlands
FrenzyAblukaEmin AlperTurkey, France, Qatar
From AfarDesde alláLorenzo VigasVenezuela, Mexico
Heart of a DogLaurie AndersonUnited States
Looking for GraceSue BrooksAustralia
MargueriteXavier GiannoliFrance, Czech Republic, Belgium
Rabin, the Last DayAmos GitaiIsrael, France
RememberAtom EgoyanCanada, Germany
The WaitL'attesaPiero MessinaItaly, France
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[16][14][15]

Fiction films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AfternoonNa ri xia wu ( 那日下午 )Tsai Ming-liangTaiwan
Black MassScott CooperUnited States
Bleak StreetLa calle de la AmarguraArturo RipsteinMexico Spain
Don't Be BadNon essere cattivoClaudio CaligariItaly
EverestBaltasar KormákurUnited States
Go With MeDaniel AlfredsonUnited States, Canada, Sweden
Mr. SixLao Pao Er ( 老炮儿 )Guan HuChina
SpotlightTom McCarthyUnited States
Documentaries
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
De PalmaNoah Baumbach, Jake PaltrowUnited States
N/AL'esercito piu piccolo del mondoGianfranco PannoneVatican City State
The EventSobytieSergei LoznitsaNetherlands, Belgium
Human (special screening)[17]Yann Arthus-BertrandFrance
In Jackson HeightsFrederick WisemanUnited States
JanisAmy J. BergUnited States
N/AI ricordi del fiumeFranco MarescoItaly
N/AGli uomini di questa città io non li conoscoFranco MarescoItaly
Winter on FireZyma y vohni (Зима у вогні)Evgeny AfineevskyUkraine

Horizons

The following feature films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[18][14][15]

Feature films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Burning LovePecore In ErbaAlberto CavigliaItaly
The Childhood of a LeaderBrady CorbetUnited Kingdom, Hungary, Belgium, France
A Copy of My MindJoko AnwarIndonesia, South Korea
A WarKrigenTobias LindholmDenmark
Neon BullBoi NeonGabriel MascaroBrazil, Uruguay, Netherlands
Wednesday, 9 MayChaharshanbeh, 19 OrdibeheshtVahid JalilvandIran
Free in DeedJake MahaffyUnited States, New Zealand
InterrogationVisaranai ( விசாரணை )VetrimaaranIndia
InterruptionYorgos ZoisGreece, France, Croatia
Italian GangstersRenato De MariaItaly
Kill Me PleaseMate-Me Por FavorAnita Rocha Da SilveiraBrazil, Argentina
Land LegsTempêteSamuel CollardeyFrance
Madame CourageMerzak AllouacheAlgeria, France, UAE
Man DownDito MontielUnited States
A Monster with a Thousand HeadsUn monstruo de mil cabezasRodrigo PláMexico
MountainHa'harYaelle KayamIsrael
Taj MahalNicolas SaadaFrance, Belgium
TharloPema TsedenChina
Why Hast Thou Forsaken MeLama AzavtaniHadar MoragIsrael, France
Short films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
55 Pills55 PastillasSebastián MuroArgentina
BackyardsDvorištaIvan SalaticMontenegro
BelladonnaDubravka TuricCroatia
Champ des possiblesCristina PicchiCanada
N/AEn defensa PropiaMariana ArriagaMexico
E.T.E.R.N.I.T.Giovanni AloiFrance
It Seems to Hang onKevin Jerome EversonUnited States
MonkeyHouJie ShenChina
New EyesHiwot Admasu GetanehFrance, Germany, UK
Oh Gallow LayJulian WayserUnited States
TarântulaAly Muritiba, Marja CalafanjeBrazil
N/AViolences en RéunionKarim BoukerchaFrance
The Young Man Who Came from the Chee RiverJer gun muer rao jer gunWichanon SomunjarnThailand
Zero - (Out of competition)David VictoriUSA, UK, Spain, Mexico
Highlighted title indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

Venice Classics

The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section:[19]

Restored classic films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Alexander Nevsky (1938)Александр НевскийSergei EisensteinSoviet Union
Amarcord (1973)Federico FelliniItaly
Bitter Reunion (1958)Le Beau SergeClaude ChabrolFrance
The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)風櫃來的人 / Fēngguì lái de rénHou Hsiao-hsienTaiwan
Hardly a Criminal (1949)Apenas un delincuenteHugo FregoneseArgentina
Heaven Can Wait (1943)Ernst LubitschUnited States
Hope (1970)UmutYilmaz GüneyTurkey
Léon Morin, Priest (1961)Léon Morin, prêtreJean-Pierre MelvilleFrance
La lupa (aka She Wolf, 1953)Alberto LattuadaItaly
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Michael Powell & Emeric PressburgerUnited Kingdom
The Merchant of Venice (1969 short)Orson WellesUnited States
I Mostri (aka Opiate '67, 1963)Dino RisiItaly
Othello (1951)OtelloOrson WellesItaly, France, United States
The Power and the Glory (1933)William K. HowardUnited States
Ray of Sunshine (1933)SonnenstrahlPaul FejosGermany, Austria
Red Beard (1965)赤ひげ / AkahigeAkira KurosawaJapan
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975)Salò o le 120 giornate di SodomaPier Paolo PasoliniItaly
The Thirsty One (1957)प्यासा / PyaasaGuru DuttIndia
To Sleep with Anger (1990)Charles BurnettUnited States
The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932)William K. HowardUnited States
We Want the Colonels (1973)Vogliamo i colonnelliMario MonicelliItaly
White Paws (1949)Pattes blanchesJean GrémillonFrance
Documentaries on cinema
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The 1000 Eyes of Dr. MaddinYves MontmayeurFrance
Alfredo Bini, the Unexpected GuestAlfredo Bini, ospite inattesoSimone IsolaItaly
Behind the White GlassesDietro gli occhiali bianchiValerio RuizItaly
A Flickering TruthPietra BrettkellyNew Zealand, Afghanistan
For the Love of a ManRinku KalsyIndia
Helmut Berger, ActorAndreas HorvathAustria
N/AJacques Tourneur le médium: filmer l'invisibleAlain MazarsFrance
Mifune: The Last SamuraiSteven OkazakiJapan
Venise (1912)unknown (Gaumont)France
Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films:[20]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Baby BumpKuba CzekajPoland
BlankaKohki HaseiJapan, Italy
The FitsAnna Rose HolmerUnited States

Final Cut in Venice

The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:[21]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Ali, the Goat, and IbrahimAli Mea'za We IbrahimSherif ElbendaryEgypt
House in the FieldsTigmi NigrenTala HadidMorocco
Path of ParadiseTarik Al-JenahAtia Al-DaradjiIraq
Rooster of BeirutDeek BeirutZiad KalthoumSyria
SeparationHavibonHakar AbdulqadirIraq
Zaineb Hates the SnowZaineb Takrahou EtheljKaouther Ben HaniaTunisia

Il Cinema nel Giardino

The following feature films were selected for the Il Cinema nel Giardino section:[22]

Title Screening Director(s) Production country
Al centro del cinema6 SepGianandrea Caruso, Chiara Dainese, Davide Minotti, Bernardo Pellegrini, Maria TilliItaly
Carlo Lizzani, Il mio cinema3 SepRoberto Torelli, Cristina Torelli, Paolo LucianiItaly
Il decalogo di Vasco11 SepFabio MasiItaly
Torn (Torn - Strappati)9 SepAlessandro GassmannItaly
Where is the Goldfish? (Il pesce rosso dov'è?)10 SepElisabetta SgarbiItaly
ZAC - I Fiori del MALE8 SepMassimo DenaroItaly

Autonomous sections

International Critics’ Week

The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:[23][24]

In competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Banat (The Journey)BanatAdriano ValerioItaly, Romania, Bulgaria, Macedonia
The Black HenKalo PothiMin Bahadur BhamNepal, France, Germany
Light YearsEsther May CampbellUnited Kingdom
MountainMontanhaJoão SalavizaPortugal, France
MotherlandAna YurduSenem TüzenTurkey, Greece
The ReturnGreen ZengSingapore
TannaMartin ButlerAustralia
Special Events - Out of competition
Occasion Title Director(s) Production country
Pre-OpeningThe Family (Jia)Shumin LiuChina, Australia
Opening FilmOrphanPeter MullanUnited Kingdom
Closing FilmBagnoli JungleAntonio CapuanoItaly

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 12th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:[25][26]

Official selection
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AriannaCarlo LavagnaItaly
As I Open My EyesÀ peine j'ouvre les yeuxLeyla BouzidFrance, Tunisia, Belgium, United Arab Emirates
The DaughterSimon StoneAustralia
Early WinterMichael RoweAustralia, Canada
First LightLa prima luceVincenzo MarraItaly
Island CityRuchika OberoiIndia
KlezmerPiotr ChrzanPoland
LoloJulie DelpyFrance
Long Live the BrideViva la sposaAscanio CelestiniItaly, France, Belgium
The Memory of WaterLa memoria del aguaMatías BizeChile, Spain, Argentina, Germany
RetributionEl desconocidoDani de la TorreSpain
Underground FragrancePengfeiFrance, China
Special events
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
ArgentinaZonda, folclore argentinoCarlos SauraArgentina, Spain, France
Harry's BarCarlotta CerquettiItaly
Innocence of Memories - Orhan Pamuk's Museum and IstanbulGrant GeeUK, Ireland, Italy
MaCelia Rowlson-HallUnited States
Milano 2015Elio, Roberto Bolle, Silvio Soldini, Walter Veltroni, Cristiana Capotondi, Giorgio DirittiItaly
Viva Ingrid!Alessandro RosselliniItaly
Miu Miu Women's Tales
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
N/ALes 3 BoutonsAgnès VardaFrance, Italy
N/ADe DjessAlice RohrwacherItaly
Special projects
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
BanglandLorenzo BerghellaItaly
The Country Where Trees Fly. Eugenio Barba and the Days of OdinIl paese dove gli alberi volano. Eugenio Barba e i giorni dell'OdinDavide Barletti, Jacopo QuadriItaly
Dreams of the Salt LakeI sogni del lago salatoAndrea SegreItaly
Lux Prize
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
MediterraneaJonas CarpignanoItaly, United States, Germany, France, Qatar
MustangDeniz Gamze ErgüvenFrance, Germany, Turkey, Qatar
The LessonUrokKristina Grozeva, Petar ValchanovBulgaria, Greece
Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.

Awards

Official selection

The following Official Awards were presented at the 72nd edition:[27][4]

In Competition (Venezia 72)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Lion of the Future

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: The Childhood of a Leader by Brady Corbet (Horizons)[28]

Venice Classics Awards

Special Awards

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:[32]

30th Venice International Critics' Week[33]

Venice Days[34]

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[32]

Special mention: The Childhood of a Leader by Brady Corbet
Special mention: The Wait (L'attesa) by Piero Messina
Special mention: Baby Bump by Kuba Czekaj
  • Arca CinemaGiovani Award:
  • FEDIC Award: Don't Be Bad directed by Claudio Caligari (Out of competition)
Special mention: The Wait directed by Piero Messina
Special Award: Johnny Depp and Terry Gilliam
Special mention: 11 Minutes directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Special mention: Heart of a Dog by Laurie Anderson

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