62nd Venice International Film Festival

The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 31 August 2005 to 10 September 2005, at Venice Lido in Italy.
Italian production and costume designer Dante Ferretti was the jury president for the main competition. Spanish actress Inés Sastre hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain.
Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli the recipients of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Digital films competed in all categories for the first time in the festival's history.
During this edition of the festival, an International Design Competition of the new Palazzo del Cinema took place. The winner of the competition was 5+1 & Rudy Ricciotti. The purpose of the new building is to house the main headquarters of the Film Festival, as well as congresses and cultural events.
The festival opened with Seven Swords by Tsui Hark, and closed with Perhaps Love by Peter Chan.

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Juries

Main Competition (''Venezia 62'')

Dante Ferretti, Italian production designer, art director and costume designer - Jury President
Ah Cheng, Chinese author and screenwriter
Claire Denis, French filmmaker
Amos Gitai, Israeli filmmaker
Edgar Reitz, German filmmaker and Professor of Film
Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer, songwriter and actress
Christine Vachon, American producer active in independent film sector

Horizons (''Orizzonti'')

Mimmo Rotella, Italian artist, closely related to cinema - Jury President
Isabel Coixet, Spanish filmmaker
Jean-Michel Frodon, French film critic
Valerio Mastandrea, Italian actor
Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese director and actor

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'')

Chema Prado, Spanish film critic - Jury President
Giovanna Gagliardo, Italian filmmaker
Clemens Klopfenstein, Swiss film director

''Opera Prima'' ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)

In a contest that examines all feature-length films that are first works present in the various sections of the Festival, this jury assigns the "Lion of the Future - Luigi De Laurentis award for best debut work" to one film, as well as a prize of Euro 100,000 put forward by Filmauro and of 20,000 metres of film stock offered by Kodak.

Guy Maddin, Canadian screenwriter, director, author, cinematographer and editor - Jury President
Peter Cowie, British film historian and author
Isabella Ferrari, Italian actress
Ismaël Ferroukhi, French-Moroccan film director
Renata Litvinova, Russian actress, director and screenwriter

Official Sections

In competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

''[Orizzonti]''

The following films were selected for the Horizons section:

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'')

The following films were selected for the short films competition :

Retrospective - The Secret History of Asian Cinema

This is a retrospective section on Chinese cinema and Japanese cinema. The films are listed here in chronological order.

Retrospective - The Secret History of Italian Cinema 2

A retrospective section on Italian film. This section is part of a planned 4-year retrospective on some lesser known sides of Italian Cinema that started on the 61st edition of the festival.

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for the 20th Venice International Film Critics' Week:

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 2nd edition of Venice Days autonomous section:

Official Awards

In Competition

Golden Lion: Brokeback Mountain by Ang Lee
Silver Lion for Best Director: Regular Lovers by Philippe Garrel
Grand Special Jury Prize: Mary by Abel Ferrara
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: David Strathairn for Good Night, and Good Luck
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Giovanna Mezzogiorno for The Beast in the Heart
Marcello Mastroianni Award: Ménothy Cesar for Heading South
Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: William Lubtchansky for Regular Lovers
Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: George Clooney and Grant Heslov for Good Night, and Good LuckSpecial Lion: Isabelle Huppert

''[Orizzonti]''

Best Film: First on the Moon by Aleksei FedorchenkoBest Documentary: East of Paradise by Lech Kowalski

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo Lion'')

Citroen Short Super-Short Lion for Best Short Film: Small Station by Lin Chien-ping

* Special Mention: Layla Afel by Leon PrudovskyUIP Prize for Best European Short Film: Butterflies by Max Jacoby

Lion of the Future - "Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film

13 Tzameti by Gela Babluani

Independent Sections Awards

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

Venice International Film Critics' Week

Audience Award: Mother Nature by Massimo AndreiIsvema Award: Mother Nature by Massimo AndreiFEDIC Award: Mother Nature by Massimo Andrei

Venice Days (''Giornate Degli Autori">Giornate degli Autori">Giornate Degli Autori'')

Netpac Award: 13 Tzameti by Gela BabluaniUNESCO Award: La passione di Giosué l'Ebreo by Pasquale ScimecaPasinetti Awards : Elio Petri. Notes on a Filmmaker by Federico Bacci, Stefano Leone, Nicola GuarneriLabel Europa Cinemas: The Young Lieutenant by Xavier Beauvois"Lino Miccichè" First Feature Award: Craj - Domani by Davide MarengoVenice Authors Prize: Love by Vladan Nikolic