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- ↑ "70. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2013) – Premi" [The 70th Venice International Film Festival (2013) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "71. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2014) – Premi" [The 71st Venice International Film Festival (2014) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "72. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2015) – Premi" [The 72nd Venice International Film Festival (2015) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "73. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2016) – Premi" [The 73rd Venice International Film Festival (2016) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "74. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2017) – Premi" [The 74th Venice International Film Festival (2017) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "75. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2018) – Premi" [The 75th Venice International Film Festival (2018) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ↑ "76. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2019) – Premi" [The 76th Venice International Film Festival (2019) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Archived from the original on 30 October 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "77. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica (2020) – Premi" [The 77th Venice International Film Festival (2020) – Awards] (in Italian). Venice Biennale: Historical Archive of Contemporary Arts (ASAC). Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ↑ "Official Awards of the 78th Venice Film Festival". La Biennale di Venezia. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
