Main Competition Winners
Golden lion (Best Film): Father Mother Sister Brother, directed by Jim Jarmusch
Grand Jury Prize: The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania
Silver lion for Best Director: Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine
Special Jury Prize: Sotto le nuvole (Below the Clouds), directed by Gianfranco Rosi
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Xin Zhilei for The sun Rises on Us All
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Toni Servillo for La Grazia
Best Screenplay: À pied d’œuvre by Valérie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand
Marcello Mastroianni Award (best young performer): Luna Wedler for Silent Friend
Lifetime Achievement (Golden Lion): Werner Herzog and Kim Novak
Orizzonti Section Winners (Emerging & Artistic Cinema)
Best Film: En el Camino by David Pablos
Best Director: Anuparna Roy for Songs of Forgotten Trees — a historic win as she becomes the first indian filmmaker to earn this distinction
Special Jury Prize: Hara Watan by Akio Fujimoto
Best Actress: Benedetta Porcaroli for Il Rapimento di Arabella
Best Actor: Giacomo Covi for Un Anno di Scuola
Best Screenplay: Hiedra by Ana Cristina Barragán
Best Short Film: Without Kelly by Lovisa Sirén
Special & audience Recognition
Armani beauty audience Award (Venice Spotlight): Calle Málaga by Maryam Touzani
Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award (Debut Film): Short Summer by Nastia Korkia
Venice Classics
Best Documentary on Cinema: Mata Hari by Joe Beshenkovsky and james Smith
Best Restored Film: Bashu, the Little Stranger by Bahram Beyzaie
Venice Immersive (VR & media Art)
Immersive Achievement Prize: The Long Goodbye by Victor Maes and Kate Voet
Special Jury Prize: Less Than 5 gr of Saffron by Négar Motevalymeidanshah
Grand Prize: The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up by Singing Chen and Shuping Lee
Spotlight: Anuparna Roy’s Landmark Achievement
Anuparna Roy’s recognition in the Orizzonti competition is a milestone for indian cinema. Her debut feature, Songs of Forgotten Trees, earned her the Best director award, making her the first indian woman to win in this category She dedicated her win to women who have been silenced, describing the honor as “surreal”
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