![]() Festival poster | |
| Opening film | The Ides of March |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Damsels in Distress |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion – Faust Silver Lion – Cai Shangjun (People Mountain People Sea) |
| Hosted by | Vittoria Puccini |
| Festival date | 31 August – 10 September 2011 |
| Website | Website |
The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011.[1] American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury.[2] American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September, prior to the premiere of his upcoming film Wilde Salomé.[3] Marco Bellocchio was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September.[4] The festival opened with the American film The Ides of March, directed by George Clooney,[5] and closed with Damsels in Distress by Whit Stillman.[6]
Juries
The international juries of the 68th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows:[7]
Main competition (Venezia 68)
- Darren Aronofsky, American director - Jury President
- Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Finnish visual artist and filmmaker
- David Byrne, British musician
- Todd Haynes, American filmmaker
- Mario Martone, Italian filmmaker
- Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress
- André Téchiné, French filmmaker
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Jia Zhangke, Chinese filmmaker - Jury President
- Stuart Comer, British Curator of Film at Tate Modern
- Odile Decq, French architect
- Marianne Khoury, Egyptian director
- Jacopo Quadri, Italian film editor
Controcampo Italiano
- Stefano Incerti, Italian author - Jury President
- Aureliano Amadei, Italian actor
- Cristiana Capotondi, Italian actress
Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)
- Carlo Mazzacurati, Italian director - Jury President
- Aleksei Fedorchenko, Russian director
- Fred Roos, American producer
- Charles Tesson, French Artistic Director of the International Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival
- Serra Yilmaz, Turkish actress
Official Sections
In Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the Golden Lion:[8]
- Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.
Out of Competition
The following films were shown out of competition:[9][10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almayer's Folly | La Folie Almayer | Chantal Akerman | France, Belgium |
| Alois Nebel | Tomáš Luňák | Czech Republic, Germany | |
| The Cardboard Village | Il Villaggio di Cartone | Ermanno Olmi | Italy |
| Contagion | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| Damsels in Distress (closing film) | Whit Stillman | ||
| The Disintegration | La Désintégration | Philippe Faucon | Belgium |
| Eva | Kike Maillo | Spain, France | |
| The Field of Enchantment | La clé des champs | Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou | France |
| Long Live the Antipodes! | Vivan las Antipodas! | Victor Kossakovsky | Germany, Argentina, Netherlands, Chile, Russia |
| The Moth Diaries | Mary Harron | Canada, Ireland | |
| Scossa | Francesco Maselli, Carlo Lizzani, Ugo Gregoretti, Nino Russo | Italy | |
| The Sorcerer and the White Snake | 白蛇傳說之法海 | Ching Siu-tung | China, Hong Kong |
| Summer Games | Giochi d'estate | Rolando Colla | Switzerland, Italy |
| Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician | تحرير 2011: الطيب والشرس والسياسي | Tamer Ezzat, Ahmad Abdalla, Ayten Amin, Amr Salama | Egypt |
| Tormented | ラビット・ホラー3D | Takashi Shimizu | Japan |
| W.E | Madonna | United Kingdom | |
| Wilde Salomé | Al Pacino | United States | |
| Short films | |||
| The End | Collectif Abounaddara | Syria | |
| Vanguard | |||
| Evolution (Megaplex) | Marco Brambilla | United States | |
| Marco Bellocchio, Venezia 2011 | Pietro Marcello | Italy | |
| La meditazione di Hayez | Mario Martone | ||
| Joule | David Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi | ||
| Spell. The Hypnotist Dog | |||
| Spell. Suite | |||
| Special Events | |||
| Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel | Lisa Immordino Vreeland | United States | |
| Don't Expect too Much | Susan Ray | ||
| Duvidha | Mani Kaul | India | |
| In the Name of the Father | Nel nome del padre | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| India: Matri Bhumi | Roberto Rossellini | ||
| Mildred Pierce | Todd Haynes | United States | |
| Questa storia qua | Alessandro Paris, Sibylle Righetti | Italy | |
| We Can't Go Home Again (1973) | Nicholas Ray | United States | |
Horizons (Orizzonti)
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[11]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Competition | |||
| Alms of the Blind Horse | Anhe Ghore Da Daan | Gurvinder Singh | India |
| The Bird | L'Oiseau | Yves Caumon | France |
| Cut | Amir Naderi | Japan | |
| The Flock of the Lord | Die Herde des Herrn | Romuald Karmakar | Germany |
| Hail | Amiel Courtin-Wilson | Australia | |
| Hollywood Talkies | Óscar Pérez, Mia de Ribot | Spain | |
| Hop-o'-My-Thumb | Le petit poucet | Marina de Van | France |
| The Invader | L'envahisseur | Nicolas Provost | Belgium |
| Kotoko | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan | |
| Love Flesh | Amore Carne | Pippo Delbono | Italy, Switzerland |
| Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbours | Rirkrit Tiravanija | Thailand, Mexico | |
| Nocturnos | Edgardo Cozarinsky | Argentina | |
| The Orator | O le tulafale | Tusi Tamasese | New Zealand, Samoa |
| P-047 | Tae peang phu deaw | Kongdej Jaturanrasmee | Thailand |
| Photographic Memory | Ross McElwee | United States, France | |
| Sal | James Franco | United States | |
| Shock Head Soul | Simon Pummel | Netherlands, United Kingdom | |
| Stateless Things | Jool-tak-dong-si | Kim Kyung-mook | South Korea |
| Summer | Verano | José Luis Torres Leiva | Chile |
| Swan | Cisne | Teresa Villaverde | Portugal |
| Swirl | Girimunho | Helvécio Marins, Jr., Clarissa Campolina | Brazil, Spain, Germany |
| The Sword Identity | Wokou de zongji | Xu Haofeng | China |
| Two Years at Sea | Ben Rivers | United Kingdom | |
| Whores' Glory | Michael Glawogger | Austria, Germany | |
| Would You Have Sex with an Arab? | Yolande Zauberman | France | |
| Short Films Competition | |||
| 663114 | Isamu Hirabayashi | Japan | |
| Accidentes gloriosos | Mauro Andrizzi, Marcus Lindeen | Sweden, Denmark, Argentina | |
| All the Lines Flow Out | Charles Lim Yi Yong | Singapore | |
| Black Mirror at the National Gallery | Mark Lewis | Canada | |
| Conference: Notes on Film 05 | Norbert Pfaffenbichler | Austria | |
| Dialogical Abrasion | Dialogischer Abrieb | Yves Netzhammer | Switzerland |
| The Golden Bird | Sonchidi | Amit Dutta | India |
| Hypercrisis | Josef Dabernig | Austria | |
| In attesa dell'avvento | Felice D'Agostino, Arturo Lavorato | Italy | |
| From Tokyo | Iz Tokio | Aleksej German, Jr. | Russia |
| Late and Deep | Devin Horan | Norway | |
| Louyre – This Our Still Life | Andrew Kötting | United Kingdom | |
| Meteor | Christoph Girardet, Matthias Müller | Germany | |
| Miss Candace Hilligoss' Flickering Halo | Fabio Scacchioloi, Vincenzo Core | Italy | |
| Modern N° 2 | Mirai Mizue | Japan | |
| Movements of an Impossible Time | Movimenti di un tempo impossible | Flatform | Italy |
| Moving Stories | Nicolas Provost | Belgium | |
| Notes sur nos voyages en Russie 1989–1990 | Yervant Gianikian, Angela Ricci-Lucchi | Italy | |
| Palaces of Pity | Palácios de pena | Gabriel Abrantes, Daniel Schmidt | Portugal |
| Parabeton – Pier Luigi Nervi und Römischer Beton | Heinz Emigholz | Germany | |
| Passing Through the Night | Wattanapume Laisuwanchai | Thailand | |
| Piattaforma Luna | Yuri Ancarani | Italy | |
| River Rites | Ben Russell | United States | |
| Snow Canon | Mati Diop | France | |
| Start | Mattias Gustafsson | Sweden | |
| The Sun's Incubator | Hadinat al shams | Ammar Al-Beik | Syria |
| The Tracks of My Tears 2 | Axel Petersén | Sweden | |
| Special Events | |||
| The Annunciation | Marian Ilmestys | Eija-Liisa Ahtila | Finland |
| Birmingham Ornament | Birmingemskiy ornament | Andrey Silvestrov, Yuri Leiderman | Russia |
| Century of Birthing | Siglo ng pagluluwal | Lav Diaz | Philippines |
| Monkey Sandwich | Wim Vandekeybus | Belgium, France | |
| The Silence of Pelesjan | Il silenzio di Pelesjan | Pietro Marcello | Italy |
- Highlighted title indicates the Orizzonti Award for Best Feature Film winner.
Controcampo Italiano
The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section:[10][12]
In competition
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction | ||
| Easy! | Scialla! | Francesco Bruni |
| Maternity Blues | Fabrizio Cattani | |
| Qualche nuvola | Saverio Di Biagio | |
| The Arrival of Wang | L'arrivo di Wang | Manetti Bros. |
| Things from Another World | Cose dell'altro mondo | Francesco Patierno |
| Horses | Cavalli | Michele Rho |
| Tutta colpa della musica | Ricky Tognazzi | |
| Feature documentaries | ||
| Black Block | Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt | |
| Piazza Garibaldi | Davide Ferrario | |
| Pugni chiusi | Fiorella Infascelli | |
| Out of Tehran | Monica Maggioni | |
| Pasta nera | Alessandro Piva | |
| Quiproquo | Elisabetta Sgarbi | |
| Short films | ||
| Il maestro | Maria Grazia Cucinotta | |
| A chjàna | Jonas Carpignano | |
| Alice | Roberto De Paolis | |
| The Cricket | Stefano Lorenzi | |
| Eco da luogo colpito | Carlo Michele Scririnzi | |
| Prove per un naufragio della parola | Elisabetta Sgarbi | |
| My Name is Sid | Giovanni Virgilio | |
| Out of Competition | ||
| Io Sono. Storie di Schiavitù | Barbara Cupisti | |
| Caldo grigio, caldo nero | Marco Dentici | |
| Rudolf Jacobs, l'uomo che nacque morendo | Luigi M. Faccini | |
| Andata e ritorno | Donatella Finocchiaro | |
| Dai nostri inviati – La RAI racconta la Mostra del cinema 1968 – 1979 | Giuseppe Gianotti, Enrico Salvatori, Davide Savelli | |
| Pivano Blues. Sulla strada di Nanda | Teresa Marchesi | |
| Schuberth – L’atelier della dolce vita | Antonello Sarno | |
| Hollywood Invasion | Marco Spagnoli | |
| Un foglio bianco | Maurizio Zaccaro | |
Italian avant-garde retrospective
The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian avant-garde films, titled Orizzonti 1961-1978, spanning the years 1961 to 1978.[13]
| English Title | Original title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Anna (1975) | Alberto Grifi | |
| Il potere (1972) | Augusto Tretti | |
| On the Point of Death (1971) | In punto di morete | Mario Garriba |
| I parenti tutti (1967) | Fabio Garriba | |
| Voce del verbo morire | Mario Garriba | |
| Sul davanti fioriva una magnolia (1968) | Paolo Breccia | |
| La quieta febbre (1964) | Romano Scavolini | |
| Diario beat (1967) | ||
| Attacco (1970) | ||
| LSD (1970) | ||
| Reflex (1964) | Mario Schifano | |
| Ferreri (1967) | ||
| Souvenir (1967) | ||
| Film (1967) | ||
| Fotografo (1967) | ||
| Vietnam (1967) | ||
| Vieni dolce morte (dell'ego) (1969) | Paolo Brunatto | |
| Bis (1966) | ||
| Hermitage (1967) | Carmelo Bene | |
| Il canto d'amore di Alfred Prufrock (1967) | Nico D'Alessandria | |
| Il respiro (1964) | Alex Rupp | |
| The City (1961) | ||
| Zoommm, Track! (1968) | Mario Carbone | |
| Kappa (1965-1966) | Nato Frascà | |
| Soglie (1978) | ||
| Events of the Retrospective | ||
| Il vetturale del San Gottardo (1941) | Hans Hinrich and Ivo Illuminati | |
| L'Accademia Musicale Chigiana (1950) | Franco Zeffirelli | |
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following films were screened for this section:[14]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In competition | |||
| In The Open | El Campo | Hernán Belón | Argentina |
| Land of Oblivion | La Terre outragée | Michale Boganim | France, Germany, Poland, Ukraine |
| Là-bas: A Criminal Education | Là-bas: Educazione criminale | Guido Lombardi | Italy |
| Louise Wimmer | Cyril Mennegun | France | |
| Machete Language | El Lenguaje de los Machetes | Kyzza Terrazas | Mexico |
| Totem | Jessica Krummacher | Germany | |
| Wetlands | Marécages | Guy Édoin | Canada |
| Out of Competition | |||
| Mission Of Peace | Missione di Pace | Fancesco Lagi | Italy |
| Stockholm East | Stockholm Östra | Simon Kaijser da Silva | Sweden |
| Special Event in collaboration with Venice Days | |||
| You Are Here | Voi Siete Qui | Francesco Matera | Italy |
Venice Days
The following films were screened as part of the Venice Days section[15][16] The three nominees for the European Parliament's 2011 Lux Prize received screenings as part of this section.[17]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In competition | |||
| All Our Desires | Toutes nos envies | Philippe Lioret | France |
| Another Silence | Santiago Amigorena | France, Canada, Brazil, Argentina | |
| Beyond the Glass (short) | Di là del vetro | Andrea di Bari | Italy |
| Café de Flore | Jean-Marc Vallée | Canada, France | |
| Found Memories | Histórias que Só Existem Quando Lembradas | Julia Murat | Brazil, France |
| Guilty | Présumé coupable | Vincent Garenq | France |
| Habibi | Habibi Rasak Kharban | Susan Youssef | Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands |
| Last Winter | Hiver dernier | John Shank | Belgium, France |
| Love and Bruises | Lou Ye | France | |
| My Name Is Ki | Ki | Leszek Dawid | Poland |
| Rust | Ruggine | Daniele Gaglianone | Italy |
| Shun Li and the Poet | Io sono Li | Andrea Segre | Italy, France |
| Twilight Portrait | Portret v sumerkakh | Angelina Nikonova | Russia |
| Special Events | |||
| Crazy Horse | Frederick Wiseman | France, United States | |
| Cuba in the Age of Obama | Cuba Nell'Epoca di Obama | Gianni Minà | Italy |
| The Kaiser of California | Der Kaiser von Kalifornien | Luis Trenker | Germany |
| Testimony | Edut | Shlomi Elkabetz | Israel |
| Open Space | |||
| La Penna di Hemingway | Renzo Carbonera | Italy | |
| Hit the Road, Nonna | Duccio Chiarini | ||
| The Forgotten World Cup | Mundial olvidado | Lorenzo Garzella, Filippo Macelloni | Italy, Argentina |
| Radici | Carlo Luglio | Italy | |
| More as an artist | Più come un artista | Elisabetta Pandimiglio | |
| Dietro il buio | Giorgio Pressburger | ||
| Valdagno, Arizona | Pyoor | Italy, United States | |
| Lux Prize | |||
| Attenberg | Athina Rachel Tsangari | Greece | |
| The Snows of Kilimanjaro | Robert Guédiguian | France | |
| Play | Ruben Östlund | Sweden | |
Official Awards
The following Official selection awards were conferred at the festival:[18]
In Competition (Venezia 68)
- Golden Lion: Faust
- Silver Lion for Best Director: Cai Shangjun, for People Mountain People Sea
- Special Jury Prize: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Michael Fassbender, for Shame
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Deanie Ip, for A Simple Life
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Shōta Sometani and Fumi Nikaidō for Himizu
- Osella for Best Cinematography: Robbie Ryan for Wuthering Heights
- Osella for Best Screenplay: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou for Alps
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Horizons Award: Kotoko by Shinya Tsukamoto
- Special Horizons jury prize: Whores' Glory by Michael Glawogger
- Horizons Award for medium-length film: Accidentes Gloriosos by Mauro Andrizzi and Marcus Lindeen
- Horizons Award for short film: In attesa dell'avvento by Felice D'Agostino and Arturo Lavorato
- Special mentions:
- O Le Tulafale by Tusi Tamasese
- All The Lines Flow Out by Charles LIM Yi Yong
- Special mentions:
Controcampo Italiano
- Best Feature film: Scialla! by Francesco Bruni
- Best Short film: A Chjàna by Jonas Carpignano
- Best Documentary: Pugni chiusi by Fiorella Infascelli
- Special Mentions:
- Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt
- Franco Di Giacomo (cinematography) for Pugni chiusi
"Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film
- Là-bas by Guido Lombardi
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Special Awards
- Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Al Pacino
- Persol 3D Award for the Most Creative Stereoscopic Film: Zapruder Filmmakers Group (David Zamagni, Nadia Ranocchi & Monaldo Moretti)
- L'Oréal Paris Award for Cinema: Nicole Grimaudo
Independent Sections Awards
The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:
Venice International Film Critics' Week
- Critics' Week Audience Award: Là-bas by Guido Lombardi
Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori)
- Label Europa Cinemas Award: Guilty by Vincent Garenq
- Lina Mangiacapre Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
- Laterna Magica Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
- FEDIC Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre
Independent Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:
FIPRESCI Award
- Best Film (Main competition): Shame by Steve McQueen[19]
- Best Film (Horizons): Two Years at Sea by Ben Rivers
Queer Lion
SIGNIS Award
- Faust by Alexander Sokurov
- Special mention: A Simple Life by Ann Hui
Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)
- Best Film: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
- Best Debut (or Special mention): The Last Man on Earth by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
Cicae Prize
Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award
Cinema for UNICEF Award
- Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award
- Tahrir 2011: The Good, the Bad, and the Politician by Tamer Ezzat, Ahmad Abdalla, Ayten Amin, Amr Salama
Nazareno Taddei Award
- A Simple Life by Ann Hui
CinemAvvenire Award – Best Film
- Shame by Steve McQueen
Best Film – Il cerchio non è rotondo Award
- The Orator by Tusi Tamasese
Equal Opportunity Award
- A Simple Life by Ann Hui
Future Film Festival Digital Award
- Faust by Alexander Sokurov
- Special mention: Kotoko by Shinya Tsukamoto
Gianni Astrei Award
- A Simple Life by Ann Hui
Brian Award
Lina Mangiacapre Award – Special mention
- Maternity Blues by Fabrizio Cattani
AIF Forfilmfest Award
- Easy! (Scialla!) by Francesco Bruni
Biografilm Lancia Award
- Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt
Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
- The Last Man on Earth by Gian Alfonso Pacinotti
- Special mention: Pasta nera by Alessandro Piva (Controcampo Italiano)
Golden Mouse
Premio Open
- Marco Müller
References
- ↑ "68th Venice Film Festival Line-up". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "Darren Aronofsky to head Venice film festival jury". BBC News. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Al Pacino to receive special award at Venice Festival". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cannes Film Festival to honour jailed Iranian directors". BBC News. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
- ↑ Vivarelli, Nick (22 June 2011). "Venice confirms 'Ides' as opener". Variety. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "68th Venice Film Festival – Damsels in Distress [Closing Film] – Whit Stillman". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "Juries for the 2010s". carnivalofvenice.com. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "68th Venice Film Festival Venezia 68". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "68th Venice Film Festival Out of Competition". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- 1 2 "68th Venice International Film Festival: all the films in the line-up". cineuropa.org. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "68th Venice Film Festival Orizzonti". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "Venècia 2011: Controcampo italiano". Salvador Montalt (in Catalan). 31 August 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ↑ "Orizzonti 1961-1978". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ "26th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ↑ "Venice Days 2011 – 8th edition". venice-days.it. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "Wiseman strip club docu plays at Venice Days". Variety (magazine. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012.
- ↑ "Venice Days 2011 Sidebars". venice-days.it. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "68th Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "FIPRESCI Awards 2011". fipresci.org. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
