68th Venice International Film Festival

The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August and 10 September 2011, at Venice Lido in Italy.
American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Vittoria Puccini was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to Faust by Alexander Sokurov.
Italian filmmaker Marco Bellocchio received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival.
The festival opened with The Ides of March by George Clooney, and closed with Damsels in Distress by Whit Stillman.

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Juries

Main competition (''Venezia 68'')

Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker - Jury President
Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Finnish visual artist and filmmaker
David Byrne, British-American musician
Todd Haynes, American filmmaker
Mario Martone, Italian filmmaker
Alba Rohrwacher, Italian actress
André Téchiné, French filmmaker

''[Orizzonti]''

Jia Zhangke, Chinese filmmaker - Jury President
Stuart Comer, British Curator of Film at Tate Modern
Odile Decq, French architect
Marianne Khoury, Egyptian director
Jacopo Quadri, Italian film editor

Controcampo Italiano

Stefano Incerti, Italian author - Jury President
Aureliano Amadei, Italian actor
Cristiana Capotondi, Italian actress

Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)

Carlo Mazzacurati, Italian director - Jury President
Aleksei Fedorchenko, Russian director
Fred Roos, American producer
Charles Tesson, French Artistic Director of the International Critics' Week at the Cannes Film Festival
Serra Yilmaz, Turkish actress

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

Out of Competition

The following films were shown out of competition:

''[Orizzonti]''

The following films were selected for the Horizons section:

Controcampo Italiano

The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section:
'''In competition'''

Italian avant-garde retrospective

The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian avant-garde films, titled Orizzonti 1961-1978, spanning the years 1961 to 1978.

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following films were screened for this section:

Venice Days

The following films were screened as part of the Venice Days section The three nominees for the European Parliament's 2011 Lux Prize received screenings as part of this section.

Official Awards

In Competition (''Venezia 68'')

Golden Lion: Faust by Alexander Sokurov
Silver Lion for Best Director: Cai Shangjun for People Mountain People Sea
Special Jury Prize: Terraferma by Emanuele Crialese
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Michael Fassbender for Shame
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Deanie Ip for A Simple Life
Marcello Mastroianni Award: Shota Sometani and Fumi Nikaido for Himizu
Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: Robbie Ryan for Wuthering Heights
Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthimis Filippou for ''Alps''

''[Orizzonti]''

Horizons Award: Kotoko by Shinya TsukamotoSpecial Horizons jury prize: Whores' Glory by Michael GlawoggerHorizons Award for medium-length film: Accidentes Gloriosos by Mauro Andrizzi and Marcus LindeenHorizons Award for short film: In attesa dell'avvento by Felice D'Agostino and Arturo Lavorato

* Special mentions:
** O Le Tulafale by Tusi Tamasese
** All The Lines Flow Out by Charles LIM Yi Yong

Controcampo Italiano

Best Feature film: Scialla! by Francesco BruniBest Short film: A Chjàna by Jonas CarpignanoBest Documentary: Pugni chiusi by Fiorella Infascelli

* Special Mentions:
* Black Block by Carlo Augusto Bachschmidt
* Franco Di Giacomo for ''Pugni chiusi''

"Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film

Là-bas: A Criminal Education by Guido Lombardi

[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]

Marco Bellocchio

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Al Pacino

Special Awards

Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Al PacinoPersol 3D Award for the Most Creative Stereoscopic Film: Zapruder Filmmakers Group L'Oréal Paris Award for Cinema: Nicole Grimaudo

Independent Sections Awards

Venice International Film Critics' Week

Critics' Week Audience Award: Là-bas by Guido Lombardi

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

Label Europa Cinemas Award: Guilty by Vincent GarenqLina Mangiacapre Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea SegreLaterna Magica Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea SegreFEDIC Award: Shun Li and the Poet by Andrea Segre