71st Venice International Film Festival

The 71st annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy between 27 August to 6 September 2014.[1] The festival opened with Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film Birdman,[2][3] and closed with Ann Hui's drama film The Golden Era.[4] Italian actress Luisa Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.[5] The Swedish film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, directed by Roy Andersson, won the Golden Lion,[6] and Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence won the Grand Jury Prize.

71st Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Closing filmThe Golden Era
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence
Silver Lion: Andrei Konchalovsky (The Postman's White Nights)
Hosted byLuisa Ranieri
Festival date27 August – 6 September 2014
WebsiteWebsite

American filmmakers Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman were the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement award.[7] French composer Alexandre Desplat was the head of the jury for the main competition section.[8]

The festival poster paid tribute to François Truffaut, as it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows.[9][10]

Juries

Main Competition (Venezia 71)[11][8]

Horizons (Orizzonti)[12]

Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)[13]

Official selection

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:[14][15]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
99 HomesRamin BahraniUnited States
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)[16]Alejandro G. IñárrituUnited States
Black SoulsAnime nereFrancesco MunziItaly, France
The CutFatih AkinGermany, France, Italy, Canada, Poland, Turkey
Far from MenLoin des hommesDavid OelhoffenFrance
Fires on the PlainNobiShinya TsukamotoJapan
Good KillAndrew NiccolUnited States
Hungry HeartsSaverio CostanzoItaly
The Last Hammer BlowLe dernier coup de marteauAlix DelaporteFrance
LeopardiIl giovane favolosoMario MartoneItaly
The Look of SilenceSenyapJoshua OppenheimerDenmark, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, UK
ManglehornDavid Gordon GreenUnited States
PasoliniAbel FerraraFrance, Belgium, Italy
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on ExistenceEn duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaronRoy AnderssonSweden, Germany, Norway, France
The Postman's White NightsBelye nochi pochtalona Alekseya TryapitsynaAndrei KonchalovskyRussia
The Price of FameLa rançon de la gloireXavier BeauvoisFrance, Belgium, Switzerland
Red AmnesiaChuang ru zhe ( 闯入者 )Wang XiaoshuaiChina
SivasKaan MüjdeciTurkey
TalesGhesse-ha (قصه ها)Rakhshan Bani-E'temadIran
Three Hearts3 cœursBenoît JacquotFrance
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[17][15]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The BoxtrollsAnthony Stacchi, Graham AnnableUnited States
Burying the ExJoe DanteUnited States
DearestCan Oi Dik ( 親愛的 )Peter Ho-sun ChanHong Kong, China
The Golden EraHuang jin shi dai ( 黃金時代 )Ann HuiChina, Hong Kong
The HumblingBarry LevinsonUnited States
In the BasementIm KellerUlrich SeidlAustria
Italy in a DayUn giorno da italianiGabriele SalvatoresItaly, UK
Nymphomaniac Volume II (uncut version)Lars Von TrierDenmark, Germany, France, Belgium
The Old Man of BelemO velho do resteloManoel de OliveiraPortugal, France
Olive KitteridgeLisa CholodenkoUnited States
Perez.Edoardo De AngelisItaly
RevivreHwajang ( 화장 )Im Kwon-taekSouth Korea
She's Funny That WayPeter BogdanovichUnited States
The Sound and the FuryJames FrancoUnited States
The State-Mafia PactLa trattativaSabina GuzzantiItaly
TsiliAmos GitaiIsrael, Russia, Italy, France
Words with GodsGuillermo Arriaga, Emir Kusturica, Amos Gitai, Mira Nair, Warwick Thornton, Hector Babenco, Bahman Ghobadi, Hideo Nakata, Alex de la IglesiaMexico, United States
N/ALa zuppa del demonioDavide FerrarioItaly

Horizons

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[18][8]

Feature films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Belluscone: A Sicilian StoryBelluscone, una storia sicilianaFranco MarescoItaly
BypassDuane HopkinsUnited Kingdom
CourtChaitanya TamhaneIndia
CymbelineMichael AlmereydaUnited States
Goodnight MommyIch seh, Ich sehVeronika Franz, Severin FialaAustria
Heaven Knows WhatJosh Safdie, Ben SafdieUnited States, France
Hill of FreedomJayuui Eondeok ( 자유의 언덕 )Hong SangsooSouth Korea
Jackie & RyanAmi Canaan MannUnited States
Line of CreditKreditis LimitiSalome AlexiGeorgia, Germany, France
NabatNabatElchin MusaogluAzerbaijan
Near Death ExperienceNDE (Near Death Experience)Benoit Delepine, Gustave KervernFrance
The PresidentMohsen MakhmalbafGeorgia, France, UK, Germany
RealityRéalitéQuentin DupieuxFrance, Belgium
Theeb ( ذيب )Naji Abu NowarJordan, UAE, Qatar, UK
These Are the RulesTakva Su PravilaOgnjen SvilicicCroatia, France, Serbia, Macedonia
N/ALa vita oscenaRenato De MariaItaly
Without PitySenza nessuna pietàMichele AlhaiqueItaly
Short films
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
3/105Avelina Prat, Diego OpazoSpain
ArtArtaAdrian SitaruRomania
The BabyBachehAli AsgariItaly, Iran
CamsCarl-Johan WestregårdSweden
Castillo y el ArmadoPedro HarresBrazil
Daily BreadPat-LehemIdan HubelIsrael
Era ApocryphaBrendan SweenyUnited States
Ferdinand KnappAndrea BaldiniFrance
Great HeatDa shu ( 大暑 )Chen TaoChina
In OvertimeFi Al Waqt Al Dae'a[Rami YasinJordan, Palestine
MademoiselleGuillaume GouixFrance
MaryamSidi SalehIndonesia
Out of competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
N/AL'attesa del maggioSimone MassiItaly
Lift You UpRamin BahraniUnited States
On the Bride's SideIo sto con la sposaAntonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al NassiryItaly, Palestine
Highlighted titles indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

Venice Classics

The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section:[19]

Restored Classics
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Audience (aka Papal Audience)L'udienza (1971)Marco FerreriItaly
The Bride (1973)GelinÖmer Lütfi AkadTurkey
China is Near (1967)La Cina è vicinaMarco BellocchioItaly
Guys and Dolls (1955)Joseph L. MankiewiczUnited States
The Innocents (1961)Jack ClaytonUnited Kingdom
The Iron Mask (1929)Allan DwanUnited States
Love ExistsL'Amour existe (1960)Maurice PialatFrance
Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth) (1971)Roman PolanskiUnited Kingdom, United States
The Man from Laramie (1955)Anthony MannUnited States
Mouchette (1967)Robert BressonFrance
No End (1985)Bez końcaKrzysztof KieślowskiPoland
Of Wayward Love (Sex Can Be Difficult) (1962)L'amore difficile (L'avventura di un soldato)Nino ManfrediItaly
One Way or Another (aka)Todo modo (1976)Elio PetriItaly
Only She Knows (1960)彼女だけが知っている / Kanojo dake ga shitte iruOsamu TakahashiJapan
A Special Day (1977)Una giornata particolareEttore ScolaItaly
Stolen Kisses (1968)Baisers volésFrançois TruffautFrance
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)Michael Powell, Emeric PressburgerUnited Kingdom
Umberto D. (1952)Vittorio De SicaItaly
Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963)Ya shagayu po MoskveGeorgiy DaneliyaSoviet Union
The Warrior (1916)Maciste alpinoLuigi Maggi, Luigi Romano BorgnettoItaly
Without Pity (1948)Senza pietàAlberto LattuadaItaly
Documentaries on Cinema
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
N/AAnimata resistenzaFrancesco Montagner & Alberto GirottoItaly
Flowers of Taipei – Taiwan New CinemaGuangyin de gushi – Taiwan Xin DianyingChinlin HsiehTaiwan
Red Chairs - Parma and the CinemaPoltrone Rosse - Parma e il CinemaFrancesco BarilliItaly
AltmanRon MannCanada
Red Chairs, Parma and the CinemaPoltrone rosse, parma e il cinemaFrancesco BarilliItaly
Note: incomplete list
Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films:[20]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
H.Rania Attieh and Daniel GarciaUSA, Argentina
Blood CellsJoseph Bull and Luke SeomoreUnited Kingdom
Short SkinShort Skin - I dolori del giovane EdoDuccio Chiarini[21]Italy, Iran, UK

Final Cut in Venice

The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:[22]

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The CouncilAl majlisYahya Alabdallah[23]Jordan, United Arab Emirates
I Have a PictureMohamed Zedan[24]Egypt
A Maid For EachMakhdouminMaher Abi Samra[25]Lebanon, France
Possessed by DjinnDalia Al Kury[26]Jordan, Germany
RollaballEddie EdwardsSouth Africa, Ghana
Tee Shirt ManTovoniaina RasoanaivoMadagascar

Special Screenings

The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection:[27]

  • 9x10 novanta, by various Italian directors. A film composed of footages from the Luce Archives, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Luce Institute. It was presented in collaboration with Venice Days (see also section below).[28]
  • Taipei Factory II by Hou Chi-Jan, Cho Li, and Hsieh Chun-Yi (Chinese Taipei)[29]

Autonomous sections

International Critics’ Week

The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:[30][31]

In competition
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
40-LoveTerre battueStéphane DemoustierFrance
The Coffin in the MountainXin mi gong ( 殡棺 )Xin YukunChina
The Council of BirdsZerrumpelt HerzTimm KrogerGermany
Dancing with MariaIvan GergoletItaly, Argentina, Slovenia
Flapping in the Middle of NowhereĐập cánh giữa không trungNguyễn Hoàng ĐiệpVietnam, France, Norway, Germany
No One's ChildNičije dete (Ничије дете)Vuk RšumovićSerbia
Villa ToumaSuha ArrafIsrael, Germany[32][33][34]
Special Events - Out of competition
Line-up English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Opening FilmMelbourneNima JavidiIran
Closing FilmThe MarketArance e MartelloDiego BianchiItaly

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 11th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:[35]

Official selection
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Before I DisappearShawn ChristensenUnited States
Between 10 and 12Tussen 10 en 12Peter HoogendoornNetherlands
El Cinco (aka)El 5 de TalleresAdrián BiniezArgentina, Uruguay
The DinnerI nostri ragazziIvano De MatteoItaly
The Farewell PartyMita TovaTal Granit, Sharon MaymonIsrael, Germany
The GoobGuy MyhillUnited Kingdom
Labour of LoveAsha jaoar majheAditya Vikram SenguptaIndia
MessiÁlex de la IglesiaSpain
MétamorphosesChristophe HonoréFrance
One on OneIl-dae-il ( 일대일 )Kim Ki-dukSouth Korea
PatriaFelice FarinaItaly
Return to IthacaRetour à IthaqueLaurent CantetFrance
The Smell of UsLarry ClarkFrance
Summer NightsLes nuits d'étéMario FanfaniFrance
They Have EscapedHe ovat paenneetJP ValkepääFinland, Netherlands
Special events
Title Director(s) Production country
9x10 novantaMarco Bonfanti, Sara Fgaier, Claudio Giovannesi, Alina Marazzi, Pietro Marcello
Giovanni Piperno, Costanza Quatriglio, Paola Randi, Alice Rohrwacher, Roland Sejko		Italy
Five StarKeith MillerUnited States
The LackMasbedoItaly
The Show MAS Go OnRä di MartinoItaly
Miu Miu Women's Tales
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
SomebodyNanimonoMiranda JulyItaly, United States
Spark and LightSo Yong KimItaly, United States
Premio Lux
English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Class EnemyRazredni sovražnikRok BičekSlovenia
IdaPaweł PawlikowskiPoland, Denmark
GirlhoodBande de fillesCéline SciammaFrance
Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.

Awards

Official selection

The following official awards were presented at the 71st edition:[36][37]

In Competition (Venezia 71)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Lion of the Future

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: Court by Chaitanya Tamhane (Horizons)

Venice Classics Awards

  • Best Restored Film: A Special Day (Una giornata particolare) by Ettore Scola
  • Best Documentary on Cinema: Animata Resistenza by Francesco Montagner and Alberto Girotto

Special Awards

Autonomous sections

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:[40]

29th Venice International Critics' Week[41][42]

  • RaroVideo Audience Award for Best Film: No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
  • FEDEORA (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean) Best Screenplay: No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
  • FEDEORA Best Film: Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere by Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp
  • FIPRESCI Awards - Best Film (Critics' Week): No One's Child (Nicije dete) by Vuk Ršumović[43]
  • "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award: Ivan Gergolet (director) for Dancing with Maria

Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)[44]

  • Venice Days Award: Return to Ithaca by Laurent Cantet[45]
  • BNL People's Choice Award: The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon[46]
  • Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo[47]
  • Fedeora Awards:
  • Brian Award - UAAR: The Farewell Party (Mita Tova) by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon
  • Queer Lion Award 2014: Summer Nights (Les nuits d’été') by Mario Fanfani
  • Gillo Pontecorvo Arcobaleno Latino Award: The Show MAS Go On by Rä di Martino
  • Cinecibo Award: The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
  • Pasinetti Special Award: The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
  • Open Award: Rä di Martino for The Show MAS Go On
  • Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Actor: Jacopo Olmo Antinori for The Dinner[48]

Other collateral awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[40]

Special mention 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani
Cinema for UNICEF mention: Hungry Hearts by Saverio Costanzo
  • Arca CinemaGiovani Award:
  • CICAE - Cinema d’Arte e d’Essai Award: Heaven Knows What by Josh and Ben Safdie (Horizons)
  • Fedeora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean film: The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
  • FEDIC Award: On the Bride's Side (Io sto con la sposa) by Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry (Horizons)
Special mention: Italy in a Day by Gabriele Salvatores
  • Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award: Luigi Musini (producer) for Black Souls
  • Future Film Festival Digital Award: Birdman by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Special mention: Italy in a day by Gabriele Salvatores
  • P. Nazareno Taddei Award: Birdman by Alejandro González Iñárritu
  • Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award: The Last Hammer Blow (Le dernier coup de marteau) by Alix Delaporte
  • Golden Mouse: The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
  • Silver Mouse: Olive Kitteridge by Lisa Cholodenko (Out of competition)
  • The Most Innovative Budget: Italy in a Day by Gabriele Salvatores
  • Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue: Far from Men by David Oelhoffen
  • Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival:
    • Best film: 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani
    • Best actor: Elio Germano (actor) for Leopardi
Special mention: Fatih Akin (director) for The Cut
  • Green Drop Award: The Postman's White Nights (Belye nochi pochtalona Alekseya Tryapitsyna) by Andrei Konchalovsky
  • Soundtrack Stars Award
    • Critic's Choice Award: Alexandre Desplat (President of Venezia 71 Jury)
    • Best Soundtrack Award: Birdman by Alejandro González Iñárritu
  • Schermi di Qualità Award – Carlo Mazzacurati: Black Souls by Francesco Munzi
  • Human Rights Nights Award:
    • On the Bride's Side by Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry
    • The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
  • Piccioni Award: soundtrack of Leopardi (music by Sascha Ring)
  • AssoMusica “Ho visto una Canzone” Award: song Just One Day, from the film Italy in a day
  • "Sorriso diverso Venezia 2014" Award: On the Bride's Side by Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry
  • 1st Akai International Film Festival[48]
    • Best Rivelation: Xin Yukun for The Coffin in the Mountain
    • Best Direction: Francesco Munzi for Black Souls
    • Best Actress: Iaia Forte for Leopardi, The Show MAS Go On & La vita oscena

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