81st Venice Film Festival: The Final Ceremony.

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Sep 7, 2024
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Pedro Almodovar wins the Golden Lion with the film "The Room Next Door".

Pedro Almodovar - Credits: Marco Lorè

The 81st Venice Film Festival ended with an exciting ceremony full of surprises and confirmations. Here are the winners in the main categories of the Main Competition and Orizzonti:

"Orizzonti" winners:

Nader Saeivar - Orizzonti Extra, Spectators' Award - Armani Beauty for the film Shaded (The Witness).

Credits: Marco Lorè

Sarah Friedland - Lion of the future, Venice Award first work "Luigi De Laurentiis" and Orizzonti Best Director Award for the film "Familiar Touch".

Credits: Marco Lorè

Bogdan Mureșanu - Orizzonti Best Film Award for the film "The New Year that Never Came".

Credits: Marco Lorè

Murat Fıratoğlu - Orizzonti Special Jury Prize for the film "One of Those Days When Hemme Dies".

Credits: Marco Lorè

Kathleen Chalfant - Orizzonti Award for Best Female Performance for the film "Familiar Touch" by Sarah Friedland.

Credits: Marco Lorè

Francesco Gheghi - Orizzonti Award for Best Male Performance for the film "Familia" by Francesco Costabile.

Credits: Marco Lorè

Scandar Copti - Orizzonti Best screenplay award for the film "Happy Holidays".

Arshia Shakiba - Orizzonti Best Short Film Award for the short film "Who loves the sun".

Credits: Marco Lorè

"Concorso" winners:

Paul Kircher - Marcello Mastroianni Prize for the film "Leurs Enfants Après Eux (And Their Children After Them)" by Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma.

Dea Kulumbegashvili - Jury Special Prize for the film "April"