"was nominated for Golden Lion at the 43rd Venice International Film Festival. The Beekeeper (film) The Beekeeper (, translit. O Melissokomos) is a 1986 Greek drama art film directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos. The film is the second installment in Angelopoulos's ""trilogy of silence"", preceded by ""Voyage to Cythera"" and followed by ""Landscape in the Mist"". ""The Beekeeper"" was nominated for the Golden Lion in the 43rd Venice International Film Festival. The film was the first of Angelopoulos's to use an already well-known actor, in this case, Marcello Mastroianni, who by the time has won the Best Actor award at the"
"Lions or the major awards of the Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema. The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (the winged lion which had appeared on the flag of"
"Golden Lion The Golden Lion () is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema. The prize was introduced in 1949 as the Golden Lion of Saint Mark (the winged lion which had appeared on the flag of the Republic of Venice). Previously, the equivalent prize was the"
"Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup (Italian: ""Coppa Volpi"") is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the Venice Film Festival. The name and number of prizes have been changed several times since their introduction, ranging from two to four awards per edition and sometimes acknowledging both leading and supporting performances. The festival was officially competitive for the first time in 1934. The acting award was named ""Grande medaglia d'oro dell'Associazione Nazionale Fascista dello Spettacolo per il migliore attore"" (Great"
"""Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia"" (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. Before that, from 1934 until 1942, the highest awards were the ""Coppa Mussolini"" (Mussolini Cup) for Best Italian Film and Best Foreign Film. The prize was first awarded in 1949. Previously, the equivalent prize was the ""Gran Premio Internazionale di Venezia"" (Grand International Prize of Venice), awarded in 1947 and 1948. No Golden Lions were awarded between 1969 and 1979. According to the Biennale's official website, this hiatus was a result of the 1968 Lion being awarded to the radically experimental """"; the website says"
"Volpi Cup for Best Actress The Volpi Cup (Italian: ""Coppa Volpi alla miglior attrice"" or ""Coppa Volpi per la miglior interpretazione femminile"") is the principal award given to actresses at the Venice Film Festival and is named in honor of Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the founder of the festival. The award winner is selected by the festival jury from the films in the competition slate. The official name of the award has changed several times over the course of the years. From 1969 through 1978, there were no awards given at the festival for acting. The main Best Actress"
"to films of the official selection: 72nd Venice International Film Festival The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film ""Amarcord"" was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film ""From Afar"" by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award. ""Everest"" was selected as the festival's opening night film, while Guan Hu's drama film ""Mr. Six"" served as the closing night film. Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the"
"for the coordination of the events and is chosen by the President of the Venice Biennale and its delegates. The current Director is Alberto Barbera, appointed in 2012, who has previously held the position between 1999 and 2002. His current term will end in 2020. The Film Festival's current awards are: This section is open to all ""custom-format"" works, with a wider view towards new trends in the expressive languages that converge in film. Starting from the 67th edition of the festival, four awards of the Orizzonti section have been established: Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award, organized in collaboration"
"7th Venice International Film Festival (1946) The annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 15 September 1946. It is the first edition after the suspension, from 1943 to 1945, for the Second World War. This edition is regarded as a second foundation of Venice Film Festival. The prizes for the Best actor and other official prizes were not awarded: The prize for the Best film has lost the name of Mussolini Cup and above were unified into a single premium of the two (Best Foreign Film and Best Italian Film). This edition marks the return of"
"Silver Lion The Silver Lion (or Leone d'Argento) refers to a number of awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. The prize is awarded irregularly and has gone through several changes of purpose. Until 1995, the award was infrequently given to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the Golden Lion. At various times, the ""Silver Lion"" has also been awarded for debut films, short films, and direction. Since 1998, Silver Lion for Best Direction has begun to become an annual award presented for best directing achievements in a feature film at official competition section. From"
"Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, ""International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale"") is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the ""Big Three"" film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. These three film festivals are nationally acclaimed, and give creators the artistic freedom to express themselves through film. Founded in Venice, Italy, in August 1932, the festival is part of the Venice Biennale, an exhibition of Italian art founded by the Venice City Council on 19 April 1893. The Venice Biennale, founded"
"the films of the United States that were absent since 1939. 7th Venice International Film Festival (1946) The annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 15 September 1946. It is the first edition after the suspension, from 1943 to 1945, for the Second World War. This edition is regarded as a second foundation of Venice Film Festival. The prizes for the Best actor and other official prizes were not awarded: The prize for the Best film has lost the name of Mussolini Cup and above were unified into a single premium of the two (Best Foreign"
"60th Venice International Film Festival The 60th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 6 September 2003. The festival opened with Woody Allen's Out of Competition film ""Anything Else"". The following people comprised the 2003 jury for the feature films of the main competition and for the short films of the official selection: Main Competition (Venezia 60) Upstream (""Controcorrente"") The following people were selected to confer the San Marco Prize for best film, the Special Director's Award, an Upstream Prize for Best Actor, and one for Best Actress: ""Luigi De Laurentiis"" Award for a First Feature"
"Land"" (2016) and ""The Shape of Water"" (2017). In 2017 a new section for virtual-reality (VR) films was introduced. In 2018 ""Roma"" by Alfonso Cuarón won the Golden Lion and became the first ever movie produced by Netflix to be awarded in a major film festival. The President of the Venice Biennale represents the festival in front of its financial partner, the public authorities and the media. He is chosen by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage. The current President is Paolo Baratta, appointed in 2008, who has previously held the position between 1998 and 2002. The Director is responsible"
"in the festival history since the Second World War. The international juries of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition (""Venezia 63"") Horizons (""Orizzonti"") Opera Prima (""Luigi de Laurentiis"" Award for a Debut Film) Short Film Competition (""Corto Cortissimo"") The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition of feature films in 35mm and digital HD format, running for the Golden Lion. Works by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, and films deemed appropriate for a midnight screening. A section aiming to provide a picture of the new trends in"
"63rd Venice International Film Festival The 63rd annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 30 August 2006 with Brian De Palma's ""The Black Dahlia"" and was closed on 9 September 2006. Host of the event was Italian actress Isabella Ferrari. During the festival, retrospectives were held on the one hundredth anniversary of the births of three major Italian directors: Roberto Rossellini, Mario Soldati and Luchino Visconti. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director David Lynch. All the films running the contest were shown for the first time as world premiere"
"Brian Award The Brian Award (in Italian: ""Premio Brian"" ) is the trophy awarded from 2006 to “A film that highlights and enhances the values of rationality, respect for human rights, democracy, pluralism, promotion of individuality, freedom of conscience, expression and research, the principle of equal opportunities in public institutions for all citizens, without the frequent distinctions based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious or philosophical” among those presented during the Venice International Film Festival. The ""Brian Award"" was inspired by the name of the Monty Python's satire movie ""Life of Brian"". The prize consists of a golden globe"
"64th Venice International Film Festival The 64th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, opened on August 29, 2007, with Joe Wright's ""Atonement"" and closed September 8, 2007. Host of the event was Italian actress Ambra Angiolini. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director Tim Burton. Once again all the films running the contest were shown for the first time as world premieres in keeping with the festival tradition since the Second World War. The international juries of the 64th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition (""Venezia 64"") Horizons"
"In Competition (Venezia 71) Horizons (Orizzonti) Lion of the Future Venice Classics Awards Special Awards The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: 29th Venice International Critics' Week Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: 71st Venice International Film Festival The 71st annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy between 27 August to 6 September 2014. The festival opened with Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film ""Birdman"", and closed with Ann Hui's drama film ""The Golden Era"". Italian actress Luisa Ranieri hosted the"
"1953 to 1957, the Silver Lion was awarded to a number of films nominated for the Golden Lion as a second prize. Since 1988, the Silver Lion has been given to one or more films nominated for the Golden Lion. Silver Lion The Silver Lion (or Leone d'Argento) refers to a number of awards presented at the Venice Film Festival. The prize is awarded irregularly and has gone through several changes of purpose. Until 1995, the award was infrequently given to a number of films as second prize for those nominated for the Golden Lion. At various times, the ""Silver"
"receive cup-shaped awards but were instead given rectangular plaques. In 1988, for the first time in 20 years, the most recognizable prizes of the festival were re-established. The two acting award was officially named ""Coppa Volpi per la migliore interpretazione maschile"" (Volpi Cup for the Best Actor). ‡ – indicates the performance was also nominated for an Academy Award The following actors received the Volpi Cup or other major Best Actor Award: 2 wins Volpi Cup for Best Actor The Volpi Cup (Italian: ""Coppa Volpi"") is the principal award given to actors at the Venice Film Festival and is named"
"has been that several films launched in Venice have gone on to garner multiple Academy Award nominations. In 2005, Taiwan-born director Ang Lee's film, ""Brokeback Mountain"" earned its director a Best Director Oscar. Lee has won the top prize at Venice twice in the past few years. The glamour of the Venice Film Festival (attended by many high-profile stars) as well as the link with the upcoming Academy Awards has helped raise the Venice Film Festival's profile. Nonetheless, the event has a long-established reputation for showcasing emerging cinema, including films from Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, and this year's"
"International Critics' Week Venice Days The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: 75th Venice International Film Festival The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018. Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was named as the President of the Jury. ""First Man"", directed by Damien Chazelle, was selected to open the festival. Guillermo del Toro was named as the Jury President for the main competition section, with Michele Riondino hosting the festival. The festival poster is made by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti, who designed it in the way ""that"
"David di Donatello The David di Donatello Awards, named after Donatello's ""David"", are film awards presented each year for cinematic performances and production by ""L'Accademia del Cinema Italiano"" (The Academy of Italian Cinema; ACI). There are 24 award categories as of 2006. It is the Italian equivalent to the American ""Academy Awards"" and ranks among top-tier awards such as the ""Premio Regia Televisiva"" for television; the ""Premio Ubu"" for stage performances; the Sanremo Music Festival for music and the annual Venice Film Festival. Following the same criteria of the Academy Awards, the ""David di Donatello"" Awards (known by the moniker"
"was established among all categories in the competition. A special mention for production was set up inB. In 2016 special prizes were also awarded to Babele and Istess for the Jubilee of Mercy."" Best Film 2007 ""7km da Gerusalemme"" by Claudio Malaponti (Italy) 2008 ""Corazones de mujer"" by Davide Sordella & Paolo Benedetti (Italy-Marocco) 2009 ""Silent Wedding"" by Horatiu Malaele (Romania) 2010 ""Velma"" by Piero Tomaselli (Italy) 2011 ""The mill and the cross"" by Lech Majewski (Poland) 2012 ""When day breaks"" by Goran Paskaljevic (Serbia) 2013 ""The priest’s children"" by Vinko Bresan (Croatia) 2014 ""Il sole dei cattivi"" by Paolo"
"the longest film at this festival (or maybe any) goes to Philippine director Lav Diaz's ""Melancholia"", with a running time of some seven-and-a-half hours, and which is included in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section. A highlight of this year's Italian retrospective is a restored version of Federico Fellini's 1952 comedy ""The White Sheik"" with forty minutes of newly discovered footage. The international juries of the 65th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition (""Venezia 65"") Horizons (""Orizzonti"") Opera Prima (""Luigi de Laurentiis"" Award for a Debut Film) The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition"
"collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: 63rd Venice International Film Festival The 63rd annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 30 August 2006 with Brian De Palma's ""The Black Dahlia"" and was closed on 9 September 2006. Host of the event was Italian actress Isabella Ferrari. During the festival, retrospectives were held on the one hundredth anniversary of the births of three major Italian directors: Roberto Rossellini, Mario Soldati and Luchino Visconti. The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to American director David Lynch. All the films running the"
"Festivals. The Festival lasts one month (between June and July of each year), with the presentation of films in competition and out of competition, allowing the participation of thousands of spectators. The festival is enriched by several smaller festivals each year and is divided into several sections for which prizes are awarded. These include best film, best foreign film, male and female actors, director, photographer, editing, soundtrack, set design and costumes. A special jury prize is awarded, best film of onset and also the premium carriera. The highest award given is the Flaiano gold for the film which is reserved"
"Sergio Fergnachino (Italy-Turkey) 2013 ""Le cose belle"" by Agostino Ferrente and Giovanni Piperno (Italy) 2014 (not assigned) 2015 ""Uomini proibiti"" di Angelita Fiore (Italy) 2016 ""Il papa in versi"" by David Riondino (Italy-Cuba) ""The award for Best Film was created in 2007, and for Best Short Film in 2012. The Award for Best Actor and Best Screenplay in 2014, Awards for Best Director, Best Photography, Best Soundtrack and Best Umbrian Film were established in 2016. From 2008 to 2010 the Prize awarded to Films outside of the competition was awarded by the public, while in 2016 the Jury Grand Prize"
"VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in July in Vienna, capital of Austria. The festival focuses on independent cinema. VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival was held for the first time on 4-7 July 2016 in the cinemas UCI Kinowelt Millenium City and CineCenter. The festival program consisted of 38 films from 14 countries in international competition. Opening film of the festival was ""God of Happiness"" by Dito Tsintsadze who won the Best Director award. Grand Prix of the festival – The Golden Sphinx – was awarded to the Konkani"
"Music Video Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Art Direction Best Cinematography Grand Prix (The Golden Sphinx) Best Feature Film Best Director Best Original Screenplay Best Short Film Best Animated Film Best Documentary Film Best Experimental Film Best Music Film Best Music Video Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Best Art Direction Best Cinematography VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival is an international film festival held annually in July in Vienna, capital of Austria. The festival focuses on independent cinema. VIFF Vienna Independent Film Festival was held for the first time on 4-7 July 2016 in the"
"Queer Lion The Queer Lion is the trophy awarded from 2007 to the “Best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture” among those presented during the Venice International Film Festival. The idea of the Queer Lion comes from a 2003 interview, made by president of CinemArte association Daniel N. Casagrande for monthly magazine Venezia News, to then-Director of the Venice Film Festival Moritz De Hadeln. During that, Casagrande asked Mr. De Hadeln if the Venice Film Festival would have welcomed an award meant to specifically honor gay-themed movies, the same way Berlin International Film Festival had done 20 years earlier"
"Giuseppe Tornatore, Gabriele Salvatores and Roberto Benigni brought critical acclaim back to Italian cinema. The country is also famed for its prestigious Venice Film Festival, the oldest film festival in the world, held annually since 1932 and awarding the Golden Lion. In 2008 the Venice Days (""Giornate degli Autori""), a section held in parallel to the Venice Film Festival, has produced in collaboration with Cinecittà studios and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage a list of 100 films that have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978, the ""100 Italian films to be saved"". The French Lumière"