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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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Grand Sons | Les petits fils |  Ilan Duran Cohen | |
| 2005 | First on the Moon | Первые на Луне |  Aleksei Fedorchenko | |
| 2006 | Courthouse on the Horseback | 马背上的法庭 |  Liu Jie | |
| 2007 | Autumn Ball | Sügisball |  Veiko Õunpuu | |
| 2008 | Melancholia |  Lav Diaz | ||
| 2009 | Clash | Engkwentro | Pepe Diokno | |
| 2010 | Summer of Goliath | Verano de Goliat |  Nicolás Pereda | |
| 2011 | Kotoko |  Shinya Tsukamoto | ||
| 2012 | Three Sisters | 三姊妹 | Wang Bing | |
| 2013 | Eastern Boys | Robin Campillo | ||
| 2014 | Court |  Chaitanya Tamhane | ||
| 2015 | Free in Deed |  Jake Mahaffy | ||
| 2016 | Libera Nos | Liberami |  Federica Di Giacomo | |
| 2017 | Nico, 1988 | Susanna Nicchiarelli | [1] | |
| 2018 | Manta Ray | กระเบนราหู |  Phuttiphong Aroonpheng | [2] |
| 2019 | Atlantis | Атлантида |  Valentyn Vasyanovych | [3] |
| 2020 | The Wasteland | دشت خاموش |  Ahmad Bahrami | [4] |
| 2021 | Pilgrims | Piligrimai |  Laurynas Bareiša | [5] |
| 2022 | World War III | جنگ جهانی سوم | Houman Seyyedi | [6] |
| 2023 | Explanation for Everything | Magyarázat mindenre |  Gábor Reisz | [7] |
| 2024 | The New Year That Never Came | Anul Nou care n-a fost |  Bogdan Mureșanu | [8] |
| Year | Award | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Best Documentary | East of Paradise | Lech Kowalski | ||
| 2006 | When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts | Spike Lee | |||
| 2007 | Useless | 無用 | Jia Zhangke | ||
| 2008 | Below Sea Level | Gianfranco Rosi | |||
| 2009 | 1428 | Du Haibin | |||
| 2010 | Special Jury Prize | The Forgotten Space | Noël Burch Allan Sekula | ||
| Best Medium-Length Film | Out | צא |  Roee Rosen | ||
| Best Short | Coming Attractions |  Peter Tscherkassky | |||
| 2011 | Special Jury Prize | Whores' Glory | Michael Glawogger | ||
| Best Medium-Length Film | Accidentes gloriosos |  Mauro Andrizzi Marcus Lindeen | |||
| Best Short | In attesa dell'avvento | Felice D'Agostino Arturo Lavorato | |||
| 2012 | Special Jury Prize | Tango libre |  Frédéric Fonteyne | ||
| Best Short | Invitation | 초대 |  Yoo Min-young | ||
| 2013 | Best Director | Still Life | Uberto Pasolini | ||
| Special Jury Prize | Ruin |  Amiel Courtin-Wilson Michael Cody | |||
| Special Award for Innovative Content | Fish & Cat | ماهی و گربه | Shahram Mokri | ||
| Best Short | Kush | Shubhashish Bhutiani | |||
| 2014 | Best Director | Theeb | ذيب |   Naji Abu Nowar | |
| Special Jury Prize | Belluscone: A Sicilian Story | Belluscone, una storia siciliana | Franco Maresco | ||
| Best Actor | These Are the Rules | Takva su pravila |  Emir Hadžihafizbegović | ||
| Best Short | Maryam |  Sidi Saleh | |||
| 2015 | Best Director | The Childhood of a Leader | Brady Corbet | ||
| Special Jury Prize | Neon Bull | Boi Neon |  Gabriel Mascaro | ||
| Best Actress | Land Legs | Tempête | Dominique Leborne | ||
| Best Short | Belladonna |  Dubravka Turić | |||
| 2016 | Best Director | Home | Fien Troch | ||
| Special Jury Prize | Big Big World | Koca Dünya |  Reha Erdem | ||
| Best Actress | The Fury of a Patient Man | Tarde para la ira |  Ruth Díaz | ||
| Best Actor | Saint George | São Jorge |  Nuno Lopes | ||
| Best Screenplay | Bitter Money | 苦钱 | Wang Bing | ||
| Best Short | La voz perdida |  Marcelo Martinessi | |||
| 2017 | Best Director | No Date, No Signature | بدون تاریخ، بدون امضا | Vahid Jalilvand | [1] |
| Special Jury Prize | Caniba | Verena Paravel Lucien Castaing-Taylor | |||
| Best Actress | The Blessed |  Lyna Khoudri | |||
| Best Actor | No Date, No Signature | بدون تاریخ، بدون امضا | Navid Mohammadzadeh | ||
| Best Screenplay | Oblivion Verses | Los Versos del Olvido | Alireza Khatami | ||
| Best Short | Gros Chagrin | Céline Devaux | |||
| 2018 | Best Director | The River | Өзен |  Emir Baigazin | [2] |
| Special Jury Prize | The Announcement | Anons | Mahmut Fazil Coşkun | ||
| Best Actress | The Man Who Surprised Everyone | Человек, который удивил всех | Natalia Kudryashova | ||
| Best Actor | Tel Aviv On Fire | תל אביב על האש |  Kais Nashef | ||
| Best Screenplay | Jinpa | ལག་དམར་ |  Pema Tseden | ||
| Best Short | A Gift | Kado | Aditya Ahmad | ||
| 2019 | Best Director | White on White | Blanco en blanco |  Théo Court | [3] |
| Special Jury Prize | Verdict | Raymund Ribay Gutierrez | |||
| Best Actress | Mother | Madre | Marta Nieto | ||
| Best Actor | Bik eneich: Un fils |  Sami Bouajila | |||
| Best Screenplay | Back Home | Revenir | Jessica Palud | ||
| Best Short | Darling |  Saim Sadiq | |||
| 2020 | Best Director | Genus Pan | Lahi, Hayop | Lav Diaz | [4] |
| Special Jury Prize | Listen | Ana Rocha de Sousa | |||
| Best Actress | Zanka Contact |  Khansa Batma | |||
| Best Actor | The Man Who Sold His Skin | الرجل الذي باع ظهره |  Yahya Mahayni | ||
| Best Screenplay | The Predators | I predatori | Pietro Castellitto | ||
| Best Short | Entre tú y milagros |  Mariana Saffon | |||
| 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 | ប៊ូឌីញស |  Piseth Chhun | ||
| Best Screenplay | 107 Mothers | Cenzorka |  Péter Kerekes, Ivan Ostrochovský | ||
| Best Short | The Bones | Los Huesos | Cristobal León, Joaquín Cociña | ||
| 2022 | Best Director | Vera | Vera | Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel | [6] |
| Special Jury Prize | Bread and Salt | Chleb i sól |  Damian Kocur | ||
| Best Actress | Vera | Vera Gemma | |||
| Best Actor | World War III | جنگ جهانی سوم | Mohsen Tanabandeh | ||
| Best Screenplay | Blanquita | Fernando Guzzoni | |||
| Best Short | Snow in September | 9-р Сарын Цас |  Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir | ||
| 2023 | Best Director | Paradise Is Burning | Paradiset brinner | Mika Gustafson | [7] |
| Special Jury Prize | An Endless Sunday | Una sterminata domenica | Alain Parroni | ||
| Best Actress | El paraíso | Margarita Rosa de Francisco | |||
| Best Actor | City of Wind | Сэр сэр салхи | Tergel Bold-Erdene | ||
| Best Screenplay | El paraíso | Enrico Maria Artale | |||
| Best Short | A Short Trip |  Erenik Beqiri | |||
| 2024 | Best Director | Familiar Touch | Sarah Friedland | [8] | |
| Special Jury Prize | One of Those Days When Hemme Dies | Hemme’nin öldüğü günlerden biri | Murat Fıratoğlu | ||
| Best Actress | Familiar Touch | Kathleen Chalfant | |||
| Best Actor | Familia | Francesco Gheghi | |||
| Best Screenplay | Happy Holidays | ينعاد عليكو | Scandar Copti | ||
| Best Short | Who Loves the Sun | Arshia Shakiba | |||
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