71st_Venice_International_Film_Festival
71st Venice International Film Festival
Film festival
The 71st annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy between 27 August to 6 September 2014.[1] The festival opened with Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film Birdman,[2][3] and closed with Ann Hui's drama film The Golden Era.[4] Italian actress Luisa Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.[5] The Swedish film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, directed by Roy Andersson, won the Golden Lion,[6] and Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence won the Grand Jury Prize.
Quick Facts Opening film, Closing film ...
Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Golden Era |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence |
| Hosted by | Luisa Ranieri |
| Festival date | 27 August – 6 September 2014 |
| Website | Website |
| Venice Film Festival chronology | |
Close
American filmmakers Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman were the recipients of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.[7] French composer Alexandre Desplat was the head of the jury for the main competition section.[8]
The festival poster paid tribute to François Truffaut, as it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows.[9][10]
Main Competition (Venezia 71)
- Alexandre Desplat, French composer - Jury President[8][11]
- Joan Chen, Chinese actress and director
- Philip Gröning, German director
- Jessica Hausner, Austrian filmmaker
- Jhumpa Lahiri, Indian novelist
- Sandy Powell, English costume designer
- Tim Roth, British actor
- Elia Suleiman, Palestinian filmmaker
- Carlo Verdone, Italian actor and director
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Ann Hui, Hong Kong director - Jury President[12]
- Moran Atias, Israeli actress
- Pernilla August, Swedish actress and director
- David Chase, American writer and director
- Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Chadian director
- Roberto Minervini, Italian director
- Alin Taşçıyan, Turkish critic
Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)
- Alice Rohrwacher, Italian filmmaker - Jury President[13]
- Lisandro Alonso: Argentine filmmaker
- Ron Mann, Canadian filmmaker
- Vivian Qu, Chinese filmmaker
- Răzvan Rădulescu, Romanian novelist and filmmaker
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:[14][15][16]
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.
More information English title, Original title ...
Close
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[17][15]
More information English title, Original title ...
Close
Horizons
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[18][8]
Highlighted titles indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.
More information English title, Original title ...
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Competition | |||
| Belluscone: A Sicilian Story | Belluscone, una storia siciliana | Franco Maresco | Italy |
| Bypass | Duane Hopkins | United Kingdom | |
| Court | Chaitanya Tamhane | India | |
| Cymbeline | Michael Almereyda | United States | |
| Goodnight Mommy | Ich seh, Ich seh | Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala | Austria |
| Heaven Knows What | Josh Safdie, Ben Safdie | United States, France | |
| Hill of Freedom | 자유의 언덕 | Hong Sangsoo | South Korea |
| Jackie & Ryan | Ami Canaan Mann | United States | |
| Line of Credit | Kreditis Limiti | Salome Alexi | Georgia, Germany, France |
| Nabat | Elchin Musaoglu | Azerbaijan | |
| Near Death Experience | Benoit Delepine, Gustave Kervern | France | |
| The President | پرزیدنت | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Georgia, France, United Kingdom, Germany |
| Reality | Réalité | Quentin Dupieux | France, Belgium |
| Theeb | ذيب | Naji Abu Nowar | Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, United Kingdom |
| These Are the Rules | Takva Su Pravila | Ognjen Svilicic | Croatia, France, Serbia, Macedonia |
| La vita oscena | Renato De Maria | Italy | |
| Without Pity | Senza nessuna pietà | Michele Alhaique | |
| Short Films - Competition | |||
| 3/105 | Avelina Prat, Diego Opazo | Spain | |
| Art | Arta | Adrian Sitaru | Romania |
| The Baby | Bacheh | Ali Asgari | Italy, Iran |
| Cams | Carl-Johan Westregård | Sweden | |
| Castillo y el Armado | Pedro Harres | Brazil | |
| Daily Bread | Pat-Lehem | Idan Hubel | Israel |
| Era Apocrypha | Brendan Sweeny | United States | |
| Ferdinand Knapp | Andrea Baldini | France | |
| Great Heat | 大暑 | Chen Tao | China |
| In Overtime | Fi Al Waqt Al Dae'a | Rami Yasin | Jordan, Palestine |
| Mademoiselle | Guillaume Gouix | France | |
| Maryam | Sidi Saleh | Indonesia | |
| Out of competition | |||
| L'attesa del maggio | Simone Massi | Italy | |
| Lift You Up | Ramin Bahrani | United States | |
| On the Bride's Side | Io sto con la sposa | Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry | Italy, Palestine |
Close
Venice Classics
The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section:[19]
More information English title, Original title ...
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restored Films | |||
| The Audience (aka Papal Audience) | L'udienza (1971) | Marco Ferreri | Italy |
| The Bride (1973) | Gelin | Ömer Lütfi Akad | Turkey |
| China is Near (1967) | La Cina è vicina | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| Guys and Dolls (1955) | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | United States | |
| The Innocents (1961) | Jack Clayton | United Kingdom | |
| The Iron Mask (1929) | Allan Dwan | United States | |
| Love Exists | L'Amour existe (1960) | Maurice Pialat | France |
| Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth) (1971) | Roman Polanski | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The Man from Laramie (1955) | Anthony Mann | United States | |
| Mouchette (1967) | Robert Bresson | France | |
| No End (1985) | Bez końca | Krzysztof Kieślowski | Poland |
| Of Wayward Love (Sex Can Be Difficult) (1962) | L'amore difficile (L'avventura di un soldato) | Nino Manfredi | Italy |
| One Way or Another | Todo modo (1976) | Elio Petri | |
| Only She Knows (1960) | 彼女だけが知っている | Osamu Takahashi | Japan |
| A Special Day (1977) | Una giornata particolare | Ettore Scola | Italy |
| Stolen Kisses (1968) | Baisers volés | François Truffaut | France |
| The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | United Kingdom | |
| Umberto D. (1952) | Vittorio De Sica | Italy | |
| Walking the Streets of Moscow (1963) | Ya shagayu po Moskve | Georgiy Daneliya | Soviet Union |
| The Warrior (1916) | Maciste alpino | Luigi Maggi, Luigi Romano Borgnetto | Italy |
| Without Pity (1948) | Senza pietà | Alberto Lattuada | |
| Documentaries about Cinema | |||
| Animata resistenza | Francesco Montagner & Alberto Girotto | Italy | |
| Flowers of Taipei – Taiwan New Cinema | Guangyin de gushi – Taiwan Xin Dianying | Chinlin Hsieh | Taiwan |
| Red Chairs - Parma and the Cinema | Poltrone Rosse - Parma e il Cinema | Francesco Barilli | Italy |
| Altman | Ron Mann | Canada | |
| Red Chairs, Parma and the Cinema | Poltrone rosse, parma e il cinema | Francesco Barilli | Italy |
Close
- Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.
Biennale College - Cinema
The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films:[20]
More information English title, Original title ...
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. | Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia | United States, Argentina | |
| Blood Cells | Joseph Bull and Luke Seomore | United Kingdom | |
| Short Skin | Short Skin - I dolori del giovane Edo | Duccio Chiarini[21] | Italy, Iran, United Kingdom |
Close
Final Cut in Venice
The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:[22]
More information English title, Original title ...
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Council | Al majlis | Yahya Alabdallah[23] | Jordan, United Arab Emirates |
| I Have a Picture | Mohamed Zedan[24] | Egypt | |
| A Maid For Each | Makhdoumin | Maher Abi Samra[25] | Lebanon, France |
| Possessed by Djinn | Dalia Al Kury[26] | Jordan, Germany | |
| Rollaball | Eddie Edwards | South Africa, Ghana | |
| Tee Shirt Man | Tovoniaina Rasoanaivo | Madagascar | |
Close
Special Screenings
The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection:[27]
- 9x10 novanta, by various Italian directors. A film composed of footages from the Luce Archives, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Luce Institute. It was presented in collaboration with Venice Days (see also section below).[28]
- Taipei Factory II by Hou Chi-Jan, Cho Li, and Hsieh Chun-Yi (Chinese Taipei)[29]
International Critics’ Week
The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:[30][31]
More information English title, Original title ...
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In competition | |||
| 40-Love | Terre battue | Stéphane Demoustier | France |
| The Coffin in the Mountain | 殡棺 | Xin Yukun | China |
| The Council of Birds | Zerrumpelt Herz | Timm Kröger | Germany |
| Dancing with Maria | Ivan Gergolet | Italy, Argentina, Slovenia | |
| Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere | Đập cánh giữa không trung | Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp | Vietnam, France, Norway, Germany |
| No One's Child | Ничије дете | Vuk Ršumović | Serbia |
| Villa Touma | Suha Arraf | Israel, Germany[32][33][34] | |
| Out of competition | |||
| Melbourne (Opening Film) | Nima Javidi | Iran | |
| The Market (Closing Film) | Arance e Martello | Diego Bianchi | Italy |
Close
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 11th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:[35]
More information English title, Original title ...
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Competition | |||
| Before I Disappear | Shawn Christensen | United States | |
| Between 10 and 12 | Tussen 10 en 12 | Peter Hoogendoorn | Netherlands |
| El Cinco | El 5 de Talleres | Adrián Biniez | Argentina, Uruguay |
| The Dinner | I nostri ragazzi | Ivano De Matteo | Italy |
| The Farewell Party | Mita Tova | Tal Granit, Sharon Maymon | Israel, Germany |
| The Goob | Guy Myhill | United Kingdom | |
| Labour of Love | Asha jaoar majhe | Aditya Vikram Sengupta | India |
| Messi | Álex de la Iglesia | Spain | |
| Métamorphoses | Christophe Honoré | France | |
| One on One | 일대일 | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Patria | Felice Farina | Italy | |
| Return to Ithaca | Retour à Ithaque | Laurent Cantet | France |
| The Smell of Us | Larry Clark | France | |
| Summer Nights | Les nuits d'été | Mario Fanfani | |
| They Have Escaped | He ovat paenneet | JP Valkepää | Finland, Netherlands |
| Special events | |||
| 9x10 novanta | Marco Bonfanti, Sara Fgaier, Claudio Giovannesi, Alina Marazzi, Pietro Marcello, Giovanni Piperno, Costanza Quatriglio, Paola Randi, Alice Rohrwacher, Roland Sejko | Italy | |
| Five Star | Keith Miller | United States | |
| The Lack | Masbedo | Italy | |
| The Show MAS Go On | Rä di Martino | ||
| Miu Miu Women's Tales | |||
| Somebody | Nanimono | Miranda July | Italy, United States |
| Spark and Light | So Yong Kim | ||
| Premio Lux | |||
| Class Enemy | Razredni sovražnik | Rok Biček | Slovenia |
| Ida | Paweł Pawlikowski | Poland, Denmark | |
| Girlhood | Bande de filles | Céline Sciamma | France |
Close
- Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.
In Competition (Venezia 71)
The following official awards were presented at the 71st edition:[36][37]
- Golden Lion: A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence by Roy Andersson
- Silver Lion for Best Director: Andrei Konchalovsky for The Postman's White Nights
- Grand Jury Prize: The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Adam Driver for Hungry Hearts
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Alba Rohrwacher for Hungry Hearts
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Romain Paul for The Last Hammer Blow
- Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Rakhshan Banietemad & Farid Mostafavi for Tales
- Special Jury Prize: Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Best Film: Court by Chaitanya Tamhane
- Best Director: Theeb by Naji Abu Nowar
- Special Jury Prize: Belluscone, una storia siciliana by Franco Maresco
- Special Award for Best Actor or Actress: Emir Hadžihafizbegović for These Are the Rules
- Horizons Award for Best Short Film: Maryam by Sidi Saleh
Lion of the Future
- Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film: Court by Chaitanya Tamhane
Venice Classics
- Best Restored Film: A Special Day by Ettore Scola
- Best Documentary on Cinema: Animata Resistenza by Francesco Montagner and Alberto Girotto
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
29th Venice International Critics' Week
- RaroVideo Audience Award for Best Film: No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
- FEDEORA awards
- Best Film: Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere by Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp
- Best Screenplay: No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
- "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award: Ivan Gergolet for Dancing with Maria
Giornate degli Autori
Source:[41]
- Venice Days Award: Return to Ithaca by Laurent Cantet[42]
- BNL People's Choice Award: The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon[43]
- Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo[44]
- FEDEORA Awards
- Best Film: One on One by Kim Ki-duk
- Best Director of a Debut Film: Aditya Vikram Sengupta for Labour of Love
- Brian Award - UAAR: The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon
Queer Lion
- Summer Nights by Mario Fanfani
Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award
Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award
L’Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award
- Valentina Corti
Gillo Pontecorvo Arcobaleno Latino Award
- The Show MAS Go On by Rä di Martino
Cinecibo Award
- The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
Pasinetti Special Award
- The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
Open Award
- Rä di Martino for The Show MAS Go On
FIPRESCI Awards
- Best Film (Main competition): The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer[47]
- Best Film (Venice International Critics' Week): No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović[47]
SIGNIS Award
- Far from Men by David Oelhoffen
- Special mention: 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani
Francesco Pasinetti - SNGCI Award
- Best Film: Black Souls by Francesco Munzi
- Best Actor: Elio Germano for Leopardi
- Best Actress: Alba Rohrwacher for Hungry Hearts
- Special Award: Saverio Costanzo for Hungry Hearts
- Special Award: Pierfrancesco Favino for Without Pity
Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award
Cinema for UNICEF mention
Arca CinemaGiovani Award
- Best Film of Venezia 71: Far from Men by David Oelhoffen
- Best Italian film: Belluscone: A Sicilian Story by Franco Maresco
CICAE - Cinema d’Arte e d’Essai Award
Fedeora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean film
FEDIC Award
- On the Bride's Side by Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry
- Special mention: Italy in a Day by Gabriele Salvatores
Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award
- Luigi Musini (producer) for Black Souls
Future Film Festival Digital Award
- Birdman by Alejandro González Iñárritu
- Special mention: Italy in a day by Gabriele Salvatores
P. Nazareno Taddei Award
- Birdman by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award
Golden Mouse
- The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
- Silver Mouse: Olive Kitteridge by Lisa Cholodenko
The Most Innovative Budget
- Italy in a Day by Gabriele Salvatores
Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue
- Far from Men by David Oelhoffen
Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival
- Best film: 99 Homes by Ramin Bahrani
- Best actor: Elio Germano for Leopardi
- Special mention: Fatih Akin for The Cut
Green Drop Award
Soundtrack Stars Award
- Critic's Choice Award: Alexandre Desplat
- Best Soundtrack Award: Birdman by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Schermi di Qualità Award – Carlo Mazzacurati
- Black Souls by Francesco Munzi
Human Rights Nights Award
- On the Bride's Side by Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry
- The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Piccioni Award
- soundtrack of Leopardi, music by Sascha Ring
AssoMusica “Ho visto una Canzone” Award
- song Just One Day, from the film Italy in a day
"Sorriso diverso Venezia 2014" Award
- On the Bride's Side by Antonio Augugliaro, Gabriele Del Grande, Khaled Soliman Al Nassiry
1st Akai International Film Festival
Source:[48]
- Best Revelation: Xin Yukun for The Coffin in the Mountain
- Best Direction: Francesco Munzi for Black Souls
- Best Actress: Iaia Forte for Leopardi, The Show MAS Go On & La vita oscena
- Best Actor: Jacopo Olmo Antinori for The Dinner
- "71st Venice International Film Festival Line-Up". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014.
- "Birdman to hatch on opening night of Venice film festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- "Venice Film Festival kicks off with Birdman". BBC News. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Ann Hui's The Golden Era to Close Venice Film Festival". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Luisa Ranieri to be the host of the 71st Venice Film Festival". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Roy Andersson film scoops Venice Golden Lion award". BBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- "Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman Golden Lions for Lifetime Achievement". labiennale. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- "French Film Composer Alexandre Desplat To Head Venice Film Festival Jury". Variety. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- "Venice Film Fest Unveils Poster for 71st Edition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Venice Film Festival 2014: What we know so far". Swide. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "International Juries of the 71st Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014.
- "Venice Film Festival Reveals Lineup for Its 71st Edition". Variety. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- "Alice Rohrwacher President of the International Jury for the Venice Award for a Debut Film". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
- "Venezia 71 International competition of feature films". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- "Venice Film Festival Lineup Announced". Deadline. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- "Birdman world premiere to open 71st Venice Film Festival". 10 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
- "Out of Competition". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014.
- "Orizzonti". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- "Venice Classics". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- "Biennale College - Cinema". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Final Cut in Venice". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Special Screenings". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Special Events, 9x10 NOVANTA". venice-days.com. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Taipei Factory II - Alla scoperta di Taipei by Hou Chi-jan, Cho Li, Hsieh Chun-yi". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "29th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "Venice Film Fest Critics' Week Unveils Lineup Of Nine Promising First Works". Variety. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- "Villa Touma. Un film di Suha Arraf. 71° Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia. Settimana Internazionale della critica" (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "Films from Israel at the Venice Film Festival: The Farewell Party and Vila Touma". Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "A guide for the perplexed: What's the story with 'Villa Touma'?". Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- "Giornate degli Autori - Venice Days". Giornate degli Autori. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "Official Awards of the 71st Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- "'Pigeon' Soars, 'Birdman' Snubbed at Venice Awards". Variety. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- "Collateral Awards of the 71st Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014.
- "NO ONE'S CHILD di Vuk Ršumović vince la 29. Settimana Internazionale della Critica (Premio del Pubblico RaroVideo)" (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "RaroVideo Audience Award to No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović". SNCCI (in Italian). Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- "Collateral awards". venice-days.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Retour a Ithaque wins the Venice Days Award". venice-days.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "BNL People's Choice Award goes to The Farewell Party". venice-days.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "The Dinner wins Europa Cinemas Label". venice-days.com. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Frances McDormand honoured at Venice Film Festival". BBC News. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- "FIPRESCI Awards 2014". fipresci.org. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Venezia71, Anime Nere vince il Premio Akai, migliori attori Antonori e Forte". La Nuova di Venezia. 5 September 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2014 Venice Film Festival.