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In the early morning of September 12, Beijing time, the 78th Venice International Film Festival came to an end. In the end, the French film "Happening" directed by Audrey Divan won the Golden Lion Award for Best Picture, which is the second consecutive year that the Venice Film Festival has awarded the highest award to female directors, and Audrey Divan has become the second female director to win the highest award at the three major European film festivals this year.
Audrey Divan and Anna Maria Watrume embraced each other affectionately
Prior to this, "Happening" had been confirmed to have won the Fibisi International Film Critics Award in the main competition unit and ranked first in the ICS field magazine (3.79 points). The film is based on the autobiography of French writer Anne Aino, which tells the story of Anne, who was a student in the 1960s, and suffered from the psychological and physical trauma caused by abortion.
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie Gyllenhaal won Best Screenplay for the film Daughter in the Shadows; Penelope Cruz won Best Actress for her outstanding acting in "Parallel Mothers."
Penelope Cruz
The best actor was won by Actor John Akira from the Philippines for his brilliant performance in the movie "Doomsday 2", unfortunately he did not arrive on the scene that day, and the award was won by Eric Mattie. In terms of Chinese films, the film "Deep Space" directed by Chen Guan won the Venice Day Special Mention Award.
Paulo Sorrentino
The Silver Lion was won by Italian director Paolo Sorrentino ("The City of Beauty", "Youthful", "New Pope") for "The Hand of God". Set in the turbulent city of Naples in the 1980s, Hand of God is characterd by a teenager named Fabeto Hisa. The plot is full of unexpected joys, such as the arrival of football legend Diego Maradona, but also a sudden tragedy, but isn't that the fate? Life is full of tragedies and joys, and Fabeto moves step by step towards the future in the process. In addition, the film's lead actor, Filippo Scotty, also won the Best New Actor Award this year.
Jane Campion
Best director was won by veteran Jane Campion of New Zealand for "The Power of a Dog," the second time she has won a Venice Award since she won the Grand Jury Prize for Angels at The Table with Me in 1990 and the Pasinettia Award for Lady's Nature in 1996.
In the Horizon unit, Piseth Chhun, the lead actor in the Cambodian film "White Mansion," won Best Actor, which tells the story of a Cambodian youth who demolished a building. Produced by Jia Zhangke, the film will represent Cambodia in the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and is expected to be screened domestically.
Winners of the 78th Venice Film Festival
Main competition unit
Best Film: L'évènement
Silver Lion Award: "The Hand of God"
Silver Lion for Best Director: Jane Campion
Best Actress: Penelope Cruz
Best Actor: John Arcilla
Best Screenplay: Maggie Gyllenhaal, "Daughter in the Shadows"
Special Jury Prize: "Il buco"
Best New Actor: Filippo Scotty