Winners at the 71st Venice film festival

VENICE, Italy – Here is a list of the prizes awarded at the Venice film festival on Saturday (Sunday, September 7, in Manila):

Golden Lion for best film:

“A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence” by Roy Andersson (Sweden)

Silver Lion for best director:

Andrei Konchalovsky for “The Postman’s White Nights” (Russia)

Grand jury prize:

“The Look of Silence” documentary by Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark, Indonesia)

Special jury prize:

“Sivas” by Kaan Mujdeci (Turkey)

Coppa Volpi for best actor:

Adam Driver for Saverio Costanzo’s “Hungry Hearts” (Italy)

Coppa Volpi for best actress:

Alba Rohrwacher for Saverio Costanzo’s “Hungry Hearts” (Italy)

Prize for best screenplay:

Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and Farid Mostafavi for “Tales” (Iran)

Marcello Mastroianni award for best young actor or actress:

Romain Paul in Alex Delaport’s “Le Dernier Coup de Marteau” (France)

Lion of the Future for best debut film:

“Court” by Chaitanya Tamhane (India)

– Rappler.com