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Orizzonti (lit. 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. It runs as a parallel section to the main competition for the Golden Lion.
Year | English title | Original title | Director | Ref |
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2004 | The Grand Sons | Les petits fils | ![]() | |
2005 | First on the Moon | Первые на Луне | ![]() | |
2006 | Courthouse on the Horseback | 马背上的法庭 | ![]() | |
2007 | Autumn Ball | Sügisball | ![]() | |
2008 | Melancholia | ![]() | ||
2009 | Clash | Engkwentro | ![]() | |
2010 | Summer of Goliath | Verano de Goliat | ![]() | |
2011 | Kotoko | ![]() | ||
2012 | Three Sisters | 三姊妹 | ![]() | |
2013 | Eastern Boys | ![]() | ||
2014 | Court | ![]() | ||
2015 | Free in Deed | ![]() | ||
2016 | Libera Nos | Liberami | ![]() | |
2017 | Nico, 1988 | ![]() | [1] | |
2018 | Manta Ray | กระเบนราหู | ![]() | [2] |
2019 | Atlantis | Атлантида | ![]() | [3] |
2020 | The Wasteland | دشت خاموش | ![]() | [4] |
2021 | Pilgrims | Piligrimai | ![]() | [5] |
2022 | World War III | جنگ جهانی سوم | ![]() | [6] |
2023 | Explanation for Everything | Magyarázat mindenre | ![]() | [7] |
Year | Award | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) | Ref |
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2005 | Best Documentary | East of Paradise | ![]() | ||
2006 | When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts | ![]() | |||
2007 | Useless | 無用 | ![]() | ||
2008 | Below Sea Level | ![]() | |||
2009 | 1428 | ![]() | |||
2010 | Special Jury Prize | The Forgotten Space | ![]() ![]() | ||
Best Medium-Length Film | Out | Tse | ![]() | ||
Best Short | Coming Attractions | ![]() | |||
2011 | Special Jury Prize | Whores' Glory | ![]() | ||
Best Medium-Length Film | Accidentes gloriosos | ![]() ![]() | |||
Best Short | In attesa dell'avvento | ![]() ![]() | |||
2012 | Special Jury Prize | Tango libre | ![]() | ||
Best Short | Invitation | 초대 | ![]() | ||
2013 | Best Director | Still Life | ![]() | ||
Special Jury Prize | Ruin | ![]() ![]() | |||
Special Award for Innovative Content | Fish & Cat | ماهی و گربه | ![]() | ||
Best Short | Kush | ![]() | |||
2014 | Best Director | Theeb | ذيب | ![]() ![]() | |
Special Jury Prize | Belluscone: A Sicilian Story | Belluscone, una storia siciliana | ![]() | ||
Best Actor | These Are the Rules | Takva Su Pravila | ![]() | ||
Best Short | Maryam | ![]() | |||
2015 | Best Director | The Childhood of a Leader | ![]() | ||
Special Jury Prize | Neon Bull | Boi Neon | ![]() | ||
Best Actress | Land Legs | Tempête | ![]() | ||
Best Short | Belladonna | ![]() | |||
2016 | Best Director | Home | ![]() | ||
Special Jury Prize | Big Big World | Koca Dünya | ![]() | ||
Best Actress | The Fury of a Patient Man | Tarde para la ira | ![]() | ||
Best Actor | Saint George | São Jorge | ![]() | ||
Best Screenplay | Bitter Money | 苦钱 | ![]() | ||
Best Short | La voz perdida | ![]() | |||
2017 | Best Director | No Date, No Signature | بدون تاریخ، بدون امضا | ![]() | [1] |
Special Jury Prize | Caniba | ![]() ![]() | |||
Best Actress | The Blessed | ![]() ![]() | |||
Best Actor | No Date, No Signature | بدون تاریخ، بدون امضا | ![]() | ||
Best Screenplay | Oblivion Verses | Los Versos del Olvido | ![]() | ||
Best Short | Gros Chagrin | ![]() | |||
2018 | Best Director | The River | Ózen | ![]() | [2] |
Special Jury Prize | The Announcement | Anons | ![]() | ||
Best Actress | The Man Who Surprised Everyone | Человек, который удивил всех | ![]() | ||
Best Actor | Tel Aviv On Fire | תל אביב על האש | ![]() ![]() | ||
Best Screenplay | Jinpa | ལག་དམར་ | ![]() | ||
Best Short | A Gift | Kado | ![]() | ||
2019 | Best Director | White on White | Blanco en blanco | ![]() | [3] |
Special Jury Prize | Verdict | ![]() | |||
Best Actress | Mother | ![]() | |||
Best Actor | Bik eneich - Un fils | ![]() ![]() | |||
Best Screenplay | Revenir | ![]() | |||
Best Short | Darling | ![]() | |||
2020 | Best Director | Genus Pan | Lahi, Hayop | ![]() | [4] |
Special Jury Prize | Listen | ![]() | |||
Best Actress | Zanka Contact | ![]() | |||
Best Actor | The Man Who Sold His Skin | ![]() | |||
Best Screenplay | The Predators | ![]() | |||
Best Short | Entre tú y milagros | ![]() | |||
2021 | Best Director | Full Time | À plein temps | Éric Gravel | [5] |
Special Jury Prize | The Great Movement | El Gran Movimiento | Kiro Russo | ||
Best Actress | Full Time | À plein temps | Laure Calamy | ||
Best Actor | White Building | Bodeng sar | Piseth Chhun | ||
Best Screenplay | 107 Mothers | Péter Kerekes, Ivan Ostrochovský | |||
Best Short | The Bones | Los Huesos | Cristobal León, Joaquín Cociña | ||
2022 | Best Director | Vera | Vera | ![]() | [6] |
Special Jury Prize | Bread and Salt | Chleb i sól | ![]() | ||
Best Actress | Vera | ![]() | |||
Best Actor | World War III | جنگ جهانی سوم | ![]() | ||
Best Screenplay | Blanquita | ![]() | |||
Best Short | Snow in September | 9-р Сарын Цас | ![]() | ||
2023 | Best Director | Paradise Is Burning | Paradiset brinner | ![]() | [7] |
Special Jury Prize | An Endless Sunday | Una sterminata domenica | ![]() | ||
Best Actress | El paraíso | ![]() | |||
Best Actor | City of Wind | Сэр сэр салхи | ![]() | ||
Best Screenplay | El paraíso | ![]() | |||
Best Short | A Short Trip | ![]() |
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