74th Venice International Film Festival

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74th Venice International Film Festival
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Festival poster
Opening film Downsizing
Closing film Outrage Coda
Location Venice, Italy
Founded1932
Awards Golden Lion:
The Shape of Water
Hosted by Alessandro Borghi
Festival date30 August – 9 September 2017
Website Website
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The main entrance of the Cinema Palace during the festival. 74 Venice Film Festival - 2 September 2017 (36586985330).jpg
The main entrance of the Cinema Palace during the festival.

The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017, at Venice Lido in Italy. [1]

Contents

American actress Annette Bening was the jury president for the main competition. [2] Italian actor Alessandro Borghi hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. [3] The Golden Lion was awarded to The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro. [4]

A new section for virtual-reality (VR) films was introduced in this edition of the festival, as part of the Official Selection. 22 films were selected for the first-ever competition for films made in VR, while several more were presented in out-of-competition subsections. [5]

The festival opened with Downsizing by Alexander Payne, and closed with Outrage Coda by Takeshi Kitano. [6]

Juries

Main Competition (Venezia 74)

Orizzonti

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film

Venice Classics

Venice Virtual Reality

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition: [9] [10]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Angels Wear White 嘉年华 Vivian Qu China, France
Custody Jusqu'à la garde Xavier Legrand France
Downsizing (opening film) Alexander Payne United States
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library Frederick Wiseman
A Family Una famigliaSebastiano RisoItaly
First Reformed Paul Schrader United States
Foxtrot פוֹקְסטְרוֹט Samuel Maoz Israel, Germany, France, Switzerland
Hannah Andrea Pallaoro Italy, Belgium, France
The House by the Sea La villa Robert Guédiguian France
Human Flow Ai Weiwei Germany
The Insult قضية رقم ٢٣ Ziad Doueiri France, Lebanon
Lean on Pete Andrew Haigh United Kingdom
The Leisure Seeker Paolo Virzì Italy, France
Love and Bullets Ammore e malavita Antonio Manetti and Marco Manetti Italy
Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno Abdellatif Kechiche France, Italy
Mother! Darren Aronofsky United States
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro United States
Suburbicon George Clooney United States
Sweet Country Warwick Thornton Australia
The Third Murder 三度目の殺人 Hirokazu Kore-eda Japan
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh United Kingdom

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: [10] [11] [12]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Fiction
Brawl in Cell Block 99 S. Craig Zahler United States
Il colore nascosto delle cose Silvio Soldini Italy
Diva! Francesco Patierno
Loving Pablo Fernando León de Aranoa Spain, Bulgaria
Manhunt 追捕 John Woo Hong Kong, China
Orchestra Class La mélodieRachid HamiFrance
Mr RotpeterIl signor Rotpeter Antonietta De Lillo Italy
Our Souls at Night Ritesh Batra United States
Outrage Coda (closing film)アウトレイジ 最終章 Takeshi Kitano Japan
An Imperfect Murder The Private Life of a Modern Woman James Toback United States
Racer and the Jailbird Le Fidèle Michaël R. Roskam Belgium, France, Netherlands
Victoria & Abdul Stephen Frears United Kingdom
Wormwood (miniseries) Errol Morris United States
Zama Lucrecia Martel Argentina, Brazil
Non Fiction
Cuba and the Cameraman Jon Alpert United States
The Devil and Father Amorth William Friedkin
Happy WinterBuon invernoGiovanni TotaroItaly
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond Chris Smith United States, Canada
My Generation David BattyUnited Kingdom
Piazza Vittorio Abel Ferrara Italy
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda Stephen Nomura SchibleUnited States, Japan
This Is Congo Daniel McCabeDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Special Events
Casa d’altri Gianni Amelio Italy
Michael Jackson’s Thriller 3D John Landis United States
Making of Michael Jackson’s ThrillerJerry Kramer

Orizzonti

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: [10] [13]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
In Competition
The Blessed Les Bienheureux Sofia Djama France, Belgium
Caniba Véréna Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor France
Cinderella the Cat Gatta Cenerentola Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri and Dario SansoneItaly
The Cousinהבן דוד Tzahi Grad Israel
Disappearance ناپدید شدن Ali Asgari Iran, Qatar
Endangered Species Espèces menacées Gilles Bourdos France, Belgium
Invisible Pablo GiorgelliArgentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Germany, France
KriegRick OstermannGermany
Nico, 1988 Susanna Nicchiarelli Italy, Belgium
The Night I Swam 泳ぎすぎた夜Damien Manivel and Igarashi KoheiFrance, Japan
No Date, No Signature بدون تاریخ، بدون امضاء Vahid Jalilvand Iran
Oblivion Verses Los Versos del Olvido Alireza Khatami France, Germany, Netherlands, Chile
The Rape of Recy Taylor Nancy Buirski United States
Reinventing Marvin Marvin ou la belle éducation Anne Fontaine France
The Testament העדותAmichai GreenbergIsrael, Austria
Ugly Nasty People Brutti e cattiviCosimo GomezItaly, France
Under the Tree Undir trénu Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson Iceland, Denmark, Poland, Germany
La Vita in Comune Edoardo Winspeare Italy
West of Sunshine Jason Raftopoulos Australia
Short Films Competition
Aria Myrsini Aristidou Cyprus, France
AstrometalEfthimis Kosemund SanidisGreece
By the PoolLaurynas BareišaLithuania
Death Of The Sound ManAwasarn Sound ManSorayos PrapapanThailand, Myanmar
Gros ChagrinCéline DevauxFrance
Himinn OpinnGabriel Sanson, Clyde GatesBelgium
It’s Easier to Raise CattleLagi senang jaga sekandang lembuAmanda Nell EuMalaysia
The Knife SalesmanMichael Leonard and Jamie HelmerAustralia
Meninas FormicidaJoão Paulo Miranda MaríaFrance, Brazil
Mon Amour, Mon AmiAdriano ValerioItaly
The Shadow of the BrideL’ombra della sposaAlessandra PescettaItaly
Tierra MojadaJuan Sebastián Mesa BedoyaColombia
Short films - Out of Competition
8th ContinentYorgos ZoisGreece
Futuro prossimo Salvatore Mereu Italy

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section: [14] [15]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Restored films
1900 (1976)Novecento Bernardo Bertolucci Italy
The Ape Woman (1964)La donna scimmia Marco Ferreri Italy, France
Batch '81 (1982)Alpha Kappa Omega Batch '81 Mike De Leon Philippines
Black Peter (1963)Černý Petr Miloš Forman Czechoslovakia
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Steven Spielberg United States
Come and See (1985)Иди и смотри Elem Klimov Soviet Union
Cousin, Cousine (1987) Jean Rouch France
The Crucified Lovers (1954)近松物語 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
Daïnah la métisse (1931) Jean Grémillon France
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice (1952)お茶漬けの味 Yasujirō Ozu Japan
El Haimoune (1984)الهائمون Nacer Khemir Tunisia, France
Into the Night (1985) John Landis United States
The Old Dark House (1932) James Whale
Red Desert (1964)Il deserto rosso Michelangelo Antonioni Italy
The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) Raoul Walsh United States
Rosita (1923) Ernst Lubitsch
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)山椒大夫 Kenji Mizoguchi Japan
The Third Lover (1962)L'Œil du malin Claude Chabrol France
Two or Three Things I Know About Her (1967)Deux ou trois choses que je sais d’elle Jean-Luc Godard
Under the Olive Tree (1950)Non c’è pace tra gli ulivi Giuseppe De Santis Italy
Zero for Conduct (1933)Zéro de conduite Jean Vigo France
Documentaries on cinema
Dangerous But NecessaryLa Lucida Follia Di Marco FerreriAnselma Dell’OlioItaly, France
Evviva GiuseppeStefano ConsiglioSwitzerland, Italy
Light YearsAños LuzManuel AbramovichArgentina, Brazil, Spain
L’enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino - Cronaca di un film ratéMarco Di Castri, Paolo Favaro, Daniele PianciolaItaly, France
The Russian Revolution Through Its FilmsL’utopie des images de la Révolution RusseEmmanuel HamonFrance
The Prince and the DybbukElwira Niewiera, Piotr RosołowskiPoland, Germany
This Is The War Room!Boris Hars-TschachotinGermany
La Voce Di FantozziMario SestiItaly

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section. [16]

TitleDirector(s)Production Country
Beautiful ThingsGiorgio FerreroItaly
Martyr Mazen Khaled Lebanon
Strange Colours Alena LodkinaAustralia

Il Cinema nel Giardino

The following films were selected for the Il Cinema nel Giardino section: [17]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
ControfiguraRä di MartinoItaly, France, Switzerland, Morocco
Manuel Dario AlbertiniItaly
Nato a Casal di PrincipeBruno OlivieroItaly, Spain
Suburra: Blood on Rome Suburra - La serie Michele Placido, Andrea Molaioli and Giuseppe Capotondi Italy
Above the Law TueursFrançois Troukens and Jean-François HensgensBelgium, France
Woodshock Kate and Laura Mulleavy United States

Special Screenings

The following films were presented as Special screening of the Official Selection: [18]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Barbiana '65: La lezione di Don MilaniAlessandro G.A. D’AlessandroItaly
The Electric Horseman (1979) Sydney Pollack United States
Lievito madre: Le ragazze del secolo scorso Concita De Gregorio, Esmeralda CalabriaItaly
La lunga strada del ritorno (1962) Alessandro Blasetti
The Order of ThingsL’ordine delle cose Andrea Segre Italy, France

Independent Sections

Venice International Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 32nd Venice International Critics' Week: [19] [20] [21]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
In competition
CraterIl CratereLuca Bellino and Silvia LuziItaly
Drift Helena WittmannGermany
The GulfKörfezEmre YeksanTurkey, Germany, Greece
Hunting Season Temporada de cazaNatalia GaragiolaArgentina, United States, Germany, France, Qatar
Sarah Plays a WerewolfSarah joue un loup garouKatharina WyssSwitzerland, Germany
Team HurricaneTeam HurricaneAnnika BergDenmark
The Wild Boys Les garçons sauvages Bertrand Mandico France
Special Events - Out of competition
Pin Cushion (Opening film)Deborah HaywoodUnited Kingdom
Poison  [ it ](Closing film)VelenoDiego OlivaresItaly
SIC@SIC 2017 (Short Italian Cinema @ Settimana Internazionale della Critica)
AdavedeAlain ParroniItaly
TwoDueRiccardo Giacconi
Ghosts of YesterdayLes fantômes de la veilleManuel Billi
The LegionnaireIl legionarioHleb Papou
MeanMindsMalaMènti Francesco Di Leva
Little Italian GirlsPiccole italiane Letizia Lamartire
Visiting DayLe visiteElio Di Pace
SIC@SIC 2017 (Short Italian Cinema @ Settimana Internazionale della Critica) - Special Events
Nausicaa - The Other Odyssey(Opening Short Film)Nausicaa L'altra odisseaBepi VignaItaly
The Last Miracle(Closing Short Film)L’ultimo miracolo' Enrico Pau

Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected for the 14th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section: [22] [23]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
In Competition
Candelaria Jhonny Hendrix HinestrozaColombia, Germany, Norway, Argentina, Cuba
EquilibriumL'equilibrio Vincenzo Marra Italy
Eye on Juliet Kim Nguyen Canada
Life Guidance Ruth Mader Austria
Longing געגוע Savi Gabizon Israel
Looking for Oum Kulthum Shirin Neshat Germany, Austria, Italy, Lebanon, Qatar
M Sara Forestier France
Samui Song ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ Pen-ek Ratanaruang Thailand, Germany, Norway
Tainted Souls Il contagioMatteo Botrugno and Daniele ColucciniItaly
The Taste of Rice Flower 米花之味PengfeiChina
Volubilis Faouzi Bensaïdi Morocco, France, Qatar
Where the Shadows FallDove cadono le ombre Valentina Pedicini Italy
Special events
AgnelliNick HookerUnited States
Getting Naked: A Burlesque StoryJames Lester
La legge del numero uno Alessandro D'Alatri Italy
The ResoluteIl risolutoGiovanni DonfrancescoItaly, France
Il tentato suicidio nell'adolescenza (T.S. Giovanile) Ermanno Olmi Italy
Thirst Street Nathan SilverFrance, United States
Miu Miu Women's Tales
Carmen Chloë Sevigny United States
(The [end) of history illusion] Celia Rowlson-Hall
Special Screenings
Aquagranda in crescendoGiovanni PellegriniItaly
Buried Seeds Andrei Severny United States
I'm (Endless Like the Space)Anne-Riitta CicconeItaly
The Millionairs Claudio Santamaria
Raccontare Venezia Wilma Labate Italy, France
Lux Award
BPM (Beats per Minute) 120 battements par minute Robin Campillo France
Sami Blood Sameblod Amanda Kernell Sweden
Western Valeska Grisebach Germany, Austria, Bulgaria

Official Awards

In Competition (Venezia 74)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film (Lion of the Future)

Venice Classics (Venezia Classici)

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Independent Sections Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: [25]

Venice International Critics' Week

Giornate degli Autori

Independent Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: [25]

Queer Lion

Arca CinemaGiovani Award

Brian Award

"Civitas Vitae prossima" Award

Fair Play Cinema Award

FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award

FIPRESCI Awards

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award

Future Film Festival Digital Award

Green Drop Award

HRNs Award – Special Prize for Human Rights

Interfilm Award

Lanterna Magica Award (CGS)

La Pellicola d’Oro Award

Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award

Cinema for UNICEF Award

Lizzani Award

Lina Mangiacapre Award

Golden Mouse

NuovoImaie Talent Award

Open Award

Francesco Pasinetti Awards

Sfera 1932 Award

SIGNIS Award

C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO

Sorriso Diverso Venezia 2017 Award - Ass Ucl

Soundtrack Stars Award

UNIMED Award

Fragiacomo Award

Robert Bresson Award

Franca Sozzani Award

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