74th Venice International Film Festival


The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017, at Venice Lido in Italy.
American actress Annette Bening was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actor Alessandro Borghi hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro.
A new section for virtual-reality films was introduced in this edition of the festival, as part of the Official Selection. 22 films were selected for the first-ever competition for films made in VR, while several more were presented in out-of-competition subsections.
The festival opened with Downsizing by Alexander Payne, and closed with Outrage Coda by Takeshi Kitano.

Juries

Main Competition (''Venezia 74'')

''[Orizzonti]''

''Luigi De Laurentiis'' Award for a Debut Film

Venice Classics

Venice Virtual Reality

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:

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:

Biennale College - Cinema

The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section.
TitleDirectorProduction Country
Beautiful ThingsGiorgio FerreroItaly
MartyrMazen KhaledLebanon
Strange ColoursAlena LodkinaAustralia

''Il Cinema nel Giardino''

The following films were selected for the Il Cinema nel Giardino section:

Special Screenings

The following films were presented as Special screening of the Official Selection:

Independent Sections

Venice International Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 32nd Venice International Critics' Week:

''Giornate degli Autori''

The following films were selected for the 14th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:

Official Awards

In Competition (''Venezia 74'')

Horizons (''Orizzonti'')

''Luigi De Laurentis'' Award for a Debut Film (Lion of the Future)

Venice Classics (Venezia Classici)

[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]

Independent Sections Awards

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

Venice International Critics' Week

''[Giornate degli Autori]''

GdA Director's Award: Candelaria by Jhonny Hendrix HinestrozaBNL People's Choice Award: Longing by Savi GabizonLabel Europa Cinema Award: M by Sara ForestierFedeora Awards
  • *Best Film: Eye on Juliet by Kim Nguyen
  • *Best Director of a Debut Film: Sara Forestier for M
  • *Best Actor: Redouanne Harjane for MNuovo Imaie Talent Award
  • *Federica Rosellini for her role in Where the Shadows Fall
  • *Mimmo Borrelli for his role in EquilibriumEdipo Re Award: Valentina Pedicini for Where the Shadows FallLanterna Magica Award: Equilibrium by Vincenzo Marra

Independent Awards

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

[Queer Lion]

Reinventing Marvin by Anne Fontaine

Arca CinemaGiovani Award

  • Venezia 74 Best Film: Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz
  • Best Italian Film: Beautiful Things by Giorgio Ferrero

Brian Award

Les Bienheureux by Sofia Djama

"Civitas Vitae prossima" Award

Il colore nascosto delle cose by Silvio Soldini

Fair Play Cinema Award

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library by Frederick Wiseman

FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award

La Vita in Comune by Edoardo Winspeare

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Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award

Human Flow by Ai Weiwei

Future Film Festival Digital Award

The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro
  • * Special mention: Cinderella the Cat by Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone

Green Drop Award

First Reformed by Paul Schrader

HRNs Award – Special Prize for Human Rights

The Rape of Recy Taylor by Nancy Buirski

Interfilm Award

Oblivion Verses by Alireza Khatami

Lanterna Magica Award (CGS)

Equilibrium by Vincenzo Marra

La Pellicola d’Oro Award

Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award

The Leisure Seeker by Paolo Virzì

Cinema for UNICEF Award

Lizzani Award

Il colore nascosto delle cose by Silvio Soldini

Lina Mangiacapre Award

Les Bienheureux by Sofia Djama

Golden Mouse

Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno by Abdellatif KechicheSilver Mouse: Gatta Cenerentola by Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone

NuovoImaie Talent Award

  • Best Actress: Federica Rosellini for Where the Shadows Fall
  • Best Actor: Mimmo Borrelli for ''Equilibrium''

Open Award

Gatta Cenerentola by Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone

Francesco Pasinetti Awards

Sfera 1932 Award

La mélodie by Rachid Hami

SIGNIS Award

The House by the Sea by Robert Guédiguian

C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO

The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro

Sorriso Diverso Venezia 2017 Award - Ass Ucl

Il colore nascosto delle cose by Silvio Soldini

Soundtrack Stars Award

UNIMED Award

The House by the Sea by Robert Guédiguian
  • * Special mention: Ugly Nasty People by Cosimo Gomez

Fragiacomo Award

Robert Bresson Award

Franca Sozzani Award