Archive for the ‘Venice’ Category

2010 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is known as the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2010 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film): Somewhere directed by Sofia Coppola

Silver Lion (Best Director): Álex de la Iglesia for A Sad Trumpet Ballad  (also known as The Last Circus)

Best Actor: Vincent Gallo – Essential Killing

Best Actress: Ariane Labed – Attenberg

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2009 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is known as the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2009 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film): Lebanon directed by Samuel Maoz

Silver Lion (Best Director): Shirin Neshat for Women Without Men

Best Actor: Colin Firth – A Single Man

Best Actress: Kseniya Rappoport – The Double Hour

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2008 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is known as the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2008 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

The Golden Lion (Best Film): – The Wrestler directed by Darren Aronofsky

The Silver Lion (Best Director): Aleksei German Jr. for Paper Soldier

Best Actor: Silvio Orlando – Giovanna’s Father

Best Actress: Dominique Blanc – L’Autre

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2007 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2007 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film): Lust, Caution directed by Ang Lee

Silver Lion (Best Director): Brian de Palma – Redacted

Best Actor: Brad Pitt – The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – I’m Not There

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2006 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2006 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film): Still Life directed by Jia Zhangke

Silver Lion (Best Director): Alain Resnais for Coeurs (also known as Private Fears in Public Places)

Best Actor: Ben Affleck – Hollywoodland

Best Actress: Helen Mirren – The Queen

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2005 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2005 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film): Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee

Silver Lion (Best Director): Philippe Garrel – Regular Lovers (Les Amants Réguliers)

Best Actor: David Strathairn – Good Night and Good Luck

Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno – The Beast in the Heart (also released as Don’t Tell)

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2004 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2004 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film): Vera Drake directed by Mike Leigh

Silver Lion (Best Director): Kim Ki-Duk – 3-Iron

Best Actor – Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside

Best Actress – Imelda Staunton – Vera Drake

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2003 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2003 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Picture) – The Return directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

Silver Lion (Best Director) – Takeshi Kitano for Zatōichi

Best Actor – Sean Penn – 21 Grams

Best Actress – Katja Riemann – Rosenstrasse

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2002 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is the oldest Film Festival in the World.

Winners of the 2002 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film) – The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan

Silver Lion (Best Director) Peter Mullan – The Magdalene Sisters

Best Actor – Stefano Acorsi – A Journey Called Love

Best Actress – Julianne Moore – Far From Heaven

Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

2001 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as the Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is the oldest Film Festival in the World.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_International_Film_Festival

Winners of the 2001 Venice International Film Festival are as follows: –

Golden Lion (Best Film) – Monsoon Wedding directed by Mira Nair

Silver Lion (Best Director) – Mira Nair for Monsoon Wedding

Best Actor:  Luigo Lo Cascio – Light of My Eyes

Best Actress: Sandra Ceccarelli – Light of My Eyes

Light of My Eyes film poster courtesy of  the Film Movement http://www.filmmovement.com