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The 82nd Venice International Film Festival concludedin Italy with Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch (USA/Ireland/France)winning the Golden Lion for Best Film.
The closing ceremony, held at the Sala Grande cinemaon September 6, announced the winners across the Main Competition, theOrizzonti section, Venice Immersive, Venice Classics, and the Luigi DeLaurentiis Award for a Debut Film. Prizes included the Golden Lion, SilverLion, acting honors, and audience awards.
Main Competition
The international jury, chaired by French filmmakerStéphane Brizé and including directors Cristian Mungiu, Maura Delpero, MohammadRasoulof, actress Zhao Tao, and others, awarded:
- GoldenLion (Best Film): Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch(USA/Ireland/France).
- GrandJury Prize (Silver Lion): The Voice of Hind Rajab by Kaouther Ben Hania(Tunisia/France).
- BestDirector (Silver Lion): Benny Safdie for The Smashing Machine (USA).
- BestActress (Coppa Volpi): Xin Zhilei in The Sun Rises on Us All by Cai Shangjun(China).
- BestActor (Coppa Volpi): Toni Servillo in La grazia by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy).
- BestScreenplay: Valérie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand for At Work by ValérieDonzelli (France).
- SpecialJury Prize: Below the Clouds by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy).
- MarcelloMastroianni Award (Best Young Actor/Actress): Luna Wedler in Silent Friend byIldikó Enyedi (Germany/Hungary/France).
Orizzonti Competition
The Orizzonti jury, chaired by Julia Ducournau,honored:
- BestFilm: On the Road by David Pablos (Mexico).
- BestDirector: Anuparna Roy for Songs of Forgotten Trees (India).
- SpecialJury Prize: Lost Land by Akio Fujimoto (Japan/France/Malaysia/Germany).
- BestActress: Benedetta Porcaroli in The Kidnapping of Arabella by Carolina Cavalli(Italy).
- BestActor: Giacomo Covi in A Year of School by Laura Samani (Italy/France).
- BestScreenplay: Ana Cristina Barragán for The Ivy (Ecuador).
- BestShort Film: Without Kelly by Lovisa Sirén (Sweden).
Debut Films and Audience Award
The jury for the Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award fora Debut Film, chaired by Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells with members ErigeSehiri (France/Tunisia) and Silvio Soldini (Italy), awarded:
- LuigiDe Laurentiis Award for Best Debut Film: Short Summer by Nastia Korkia(Germany/France/Serbia).
- VeneziaSpotlight (Audience Award): Calle Málaga by Maryam Touzani(Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium).
Venice Classics
The jury, chaired by Italian filmmaker TommasoSantambrogio and composed of 23 cinema students from Italian universities,honored:
- BestDocumentary on Cinema: Mata Hari by Joe Beshenkovsky and James A. Smith (USA).
- BestRestored Film: Bashu, the Little Stranger by Bahram Beyzaie (Iran, 1985).
Venice Immersive
The jury, chaired by American filmmaker Eliza McNittwith members Gwenael François and Boris Labbé, selected:
- GrandPrize: The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up by Singing Chen (Taipei/Germany).
- SpecialPrize: Less than 5gr of Saffron by Négar Motevalymeidanshah (France).
- AchievementPrize: A Long Goodbye by Kate Voet and Victor Maes(Belgium/Luxembourg/Netherlands).
Festival Overview
The festival, chaired by Alberto Barbera, ran fromAugust 27 to September 7, 2025, screening films across the Main Competition,Orizzonti, Immersive, Venice Classics, and special out-of-competition sections.More than 4,500 participants from over 70 countries attended the world’s oldestfilm festival.
For more info: www.labiennale.org/en/news/official-awards-82nd-venice-international-film-festival
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