75th Venice International Film Festival
The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018, at Venice Lido in Italy.
Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actor Michele Riondino hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to Roma by Alfonso Cuarón.
The festival poster was made by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti, who designed it in the way "that attracts the eye, that attracts thought, but without revealing too much."
The festival opened with First Man by Damien Chazelle, and closed with Driven by Nick Hamm.
Juries
The juries of the 75th Venice Festival consist of:Main Competition (''Venezia 75'')
- Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President
- Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director
- Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer and songwriter
- Nicole Garcia, French actress, film director and screenwriter
- Paolo Genovese, Italian director and screenwriter
- Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer
- Taika Waititi, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and actor
- Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor
- Naomi Watts, British actress
Orizzonti
- Athina Rachel Tsangari, Greek filmmaker - Jury President
- Michael Almereyda, American filmmaker
- Frédéric Bonnaud, French journalist and head of the Cinémathèque française
- Mohamed Hefzy, Egyptian film producer
- Alison Maclean, Canadian filmmaker
- Andrea Pallaoro, Italian filmmaker
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
- Ramin Bahrani, American filmmaker - Jury President
- Carolina Crescentini, Italian actress
- Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisian filmmaker
- Hayashi Kanako, Japanese performance and video artist
- Gastón Solnicki, Argentine filmmaker
Venice Virtual Reality
- Susanne Bier, Danish filmmaker - Jury President
- Alessandro Baricco, Italian writer and filmmaker
- Clémence Poésy, French actress
Venice Classics
- Salvatore Mereu, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
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:''Sconfini''
The following films were selected for the Sconfini section:Independent Sections
Venice International Critics' Week
The following films were selected for the 33th Venice International Critics' Week :Giornate degli Autori
The following films were selected for the 15th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:Official Awards
In Competition (''Venezia 75'')
- Golden Lion: Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
- Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos
- Silver Lion: The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia Colman for The Favourite
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate
- Best Screenplay: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen
- Special Jury Prize: The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Baykali Ganambarr for ''The Nightingale''
''[Orizzonti]''
- Best Film: Manta Ray by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
- Best Director: The River by Emir Baigazin
- Special Jury Prize: The Announcement by Mahmut Fazil Coşkun
- Best Actress: Natalia Kudryashova for The Man Who Surprised Everyone
- Best Actor: Kais Nashef for Tel Aviv On Fire
- Best Screenplay: Jinpa by Pema Tseden
- Horizons Prize for Best Short: A Gift by Aditya Ahmad
''Luigi De Laurentiis'' Award for a Debut Film (Lion of the Future)
- The Day I Lost My Shadow by Soudade Kaadan
Venice Classics (''Venezia Classici'')
- Best Documentary on Cinema: The Great Buster: A Celebration by Peter Bogdanovich
- Best Restored Film: The Night of the Shooting Stars by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]
Independent Sections Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:Venice International Critics' Week
- Sun Film Group Audience Award: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub
- Verona Film Club Award: Blonde Animals by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther
- Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for the Best Technical Contribution: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub
''[Giornate degli Autori]''
SIAE Award: Mario Martone for his artistic career and for his last picture, Capri-RevolutionGdA Director's Award: Real Love by Claire BurgerBNL People's Choice Award: Ricordi? by Valerio MieliEuropa Cinemas Label Award: Joy by Sudabeh MortezaiHearst Film Award: Joy by Sudabeh MortezaiIndependent Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:Arca CinemaGiovani Award
- Best Italian Film: Capri-Revolution by Mario Martone
- Venezia 75 Best Film: Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
Brian Award
On My Skin by Alessio CremoniniEnrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award
El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema by Emir KusturicaFEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award
On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini- * Special mention: Ricordi? by Valerio MieliMention FEDIC Il Giornale del Cibo: I villani by Daniele De Michele
FIPRESCI Awards">FIPRESCI">FIPRESCI Awards
- Best Film : Sunset by László Nemes
- Best Film : Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub
Gillo Pontecorvo Award (Best co-production for a debut film)
The Road Not Taken by Tang GaopengGreen Drop Award
At Eternity's Gate by Julian SchnabelLanterna Magica Award (CGS)
Amanda by Mikhael HersLeoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award
Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von DonnersmarckCinema for UNICEF Award
[Queer Lion]
Josè by Li ChengSIGNIS Award
Roma by Alfonso Cuarón- * Special mention: 22 July by Paul Greengrass
C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO
A Star Is Born by Bradley Cooper- * Special mention: The Mountain by Rick Alverson
Robert Bresson Award
Franca Sozzani Award
Campari Passion for the Cinema Award
Pietro Bianchi Award
Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award
- Julian Schnabel and Willem Dafoe for ''At Eternity's Gate''