69th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
Closing filmThe Man Who Laughs
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Pietà by Kim Ki-duk
Silver Lion: Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master)
Hosted byKasia Smutniak
Festival date29 August – 8 September 2012
WebsiteWebsite
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The 69th annual Venice International Film Festival, organized by Venice Biennale, took place at Venice Lido from 29 August to 8 September 2012.[1] The festival opened with the Indian director Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist,[2][3] and closed with the Out of Competition film The Man Who Laughs, directed by Jean-Pierre Ameris.[4] Terrence Malick's film To the Wonder was met with both boos and cheers from critics at its premiere.[5]

The Golden Lion for Best Film was won by Pietà, directed by South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk.[6] Paul Thomas Anderson for The Master won the Silver Lion for Best Director. Additionally, American actors Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman shared the prize for Best Actor for that film. Israeli actress Hadas Yaron for her performance in Fill the Void was selected as the Best Actress in the festival.[6]

Juries

The international juries of the 69th Venice International Film Festival included:[7][8]

Main competition (Venezia 69)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)

Official Sections

In Competition

The following eighteen films were selected for the main competition:[9][10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
At Any Price Ramin Bahrani United States
Betrayal Измена Kirill Serebrennikov Russia
Dormant Beauty Bella addormentata Marco Bellocchio Italy, France
The Fifth Season La cinquième saison Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth Belgium, Netherlands, France
Fill the Void למלא את החלל Rama Burshtein Israel
It Was the Son È stato il figlio Daniele Ciprì Italy
Lines of Wellington Linhas de Wellington Valeria Sarmiento Portugal, France
The Master Paul Thomas Anderson United States
Beyond Outrage アウトレイジ ビヨンド Takeshi Kitano Japan
Paradise: Faith Paradies: Glaube Ulrich Seidl Austria, France, Germany
Passion Brian De Palma France, Germany
Pietà 피에타 Kim Ki-duk South Korea
Something in the Air Après mai Olivier Assayas France
A Special Day Un giorno speciale Francesca Comencini Italy
Spring Breakers Harmony Korine United States
Superstar Xavier Giannoli France, Belgium
Thy Womb Sinapupunan Brillante Mendoza Philippines
To the Wonder Terrence Malick United States

Out of Competition

The following films were selected for the out of competition section:[11]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Fiction
Bait 3D Kimble Rendall Australia, Singapore
The Company You Keep Robert Redford United States
Disconnect Henry-Alex Rubin
Forgotten [de] Du hast es versprochen Alex Schmidt Germany
Gebo and the Shadow O Gebo e a Sombra Manoel de Oliveira Portugal, France
The Iceman Ariel Vromen United States
Looking for Hortense Cherchez Hortense Pascal Bonitzer France
Love Is All You Need Den Skaldede Frisør Susanne Bier Denmark, Sweden
The Man Who Laughs (closing film) L’homme qui rit Jean-Pierre Ameris France, Czech Republic
Penance (episodes 1-5) 贖罪 Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (opening film) Mira Nair India, Pakistan, United States
Tai Chi 0 太極：從零開始 Stephen Fung China
Non-fiction
Bad 25 Spike Lee United States
Enzo Avitabile Music Life Jonathan Demme Italy, United States
Lullaby to My Father Amos Gitai Israel, France, Switzerland
Peter Brook: The Tightrope Simon Brook United Kingdom, France, Italy
Special Screenings
Anton’s Right Here Anton tut ryadom Lyubov Arkus Russia
Clarisse Liliana Cavani Italy
Come voglio che sia il mio futuro Maurizio Zaccaro
The Human Cargo La nave dolce Daniele Vicari Italy, Albania
Impenetrable El impenetrable Daniele Incalcaterra, Fausta Quattrini Argentina, France
It Was Better Tomorrow Ya man aach Hinde Boujemaa Tunisia
Medici con l'Africa Carlo Mazzacurati Italy
Sfiorando Il Muro Silvia Giralucci, Luca Ricciardi
Witness: Libya Abdallah Omeish United States

Horizons

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
Araf - Somewhere in Between Araf Yeşim Ustaoğlu Turkey
Balancing Act Gli equilibristi Ivano De Matteo Italy, France
Boxing Day Bernard Rose United Kingdom, United States
The Cutoff Man Menatek Ha-Maim Idan Hubel Israel
Fly with the Crane 告訴他們，我乘白鶴去了 Li Ruijun China
A Hijacking Kapringen Tobias Lindholm Denmark
The Interval L'intervallo Leonardo Di Costanzo Italy, Switzerland, Germany
Lions Leones Jazmin Lopez Argentina, France, Netherlands
Low Tide Roberto Minervini United States, Italy, Belgium
Me Too Ja tozhe hochu Aleksei Balabanov Russia
The Paternal House Khanéh Pedari Kianoosh Ayari Iran
Pretty Butterflies Bellas mariposas Salvatore Mereu Italy
Tango libre Frédéric Fonteyne Belgium, France, Luxembourg
Three Sisters 三姊妹 Wang Bing China, France, Hong Kong
Wadjda وجدة Haifaa al-Mansour Saudi Arabia, Germany
Winter of Discontent الشتا إللى فات Ibrahim El Batout Egypt
Yema Djamila Sahraoui Algeria, France
The Millennial Rapture Sennen no yuraku Koji Wakamatsu Japan
Short Films Competition
Cargo Carlo Sironi Italy
Diamond Sutra Jingang Jing Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan
The Flute Bansulli Min Bham Nepal
Frank-Étienne vers la béatitude Constance Meyer France
I’m the One Paola Morabito Australia
Invitation Cho-De Min-Young Yoo South Korea
Living Still Life Bertrand Mandico France, Belgium, Germany
Luisa no está en casa Celia Rico Clavellino Spain
Out Of Frame Titloi telous Yorgos Zois Greece
Las manos limpias Carlos Armella Mexico
Marla Nick King Australia
Miracle Boy Jake Mahaffy United States
Resistance Resistente Renate Costa Perdomo, Salla Sorri Denmark, Paraguay, Finland
La sala Alessio Giannone Italy
The Tuner O Afinador Fernando Camargo, Matheus Parizi Brazil
Highlighted title indicates the Orizzonti Award for Best Feature Film winner.

Venice Classics

The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section:[13]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Restored Films
The 10th Victim (1965) La decima vittima Elio Petri Italy
American Dreams (1984) James Benning United States
Carmen Comes Home (1951) カルメン故郷に帰る Kinoshita Keisuke Japan
Chimes at Midnight (1965) Campanadas a medianoche Orson Welles Spain
Fanny and Alexander (1982) Fanny och Alexander Ingmar Bergman Sweden
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Howard Hawks United States
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Heaven’s Gate (1980) Michael Cimino
Miracle (1982) Himala Ishmael Bernal Philippines
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970) Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto Elio Petri Italy
The Mattei Affair (1972) Il caso Mattei Francesco Rosi
Pigsty (1969) Porcile Pier Paolo Pasolini
Red Shirts (1952) Camicie rosse Goffredo Alessandrini, Francesco Rosi
Stromboli (1950) Stromboli, terra di Dio Roberto Rossellini
Sunset Boulevard (1950) Billy Wilder United States
Tell Me Lies (1968) Peter Brook United Kingdom
To Be Twenty in the Aures (1972) Avoir 20 ans dans les Aurès René Vautier France
Documentaries about Cinema
Las versiones de campanadas a medianoche de Orson Welles Luciano Berriatúa Spain
Monicelli: La versione di Mario Mario Canale, Felice Farina, Mario Gianni, Wilma Labate, Annarosa Morri Italy
Gli anni delle immagini perdute Adolfo Conti
Dreamers Conteurs d'images Noelle Deschamps France
Dai nostri inviati alla Mostra di Venezia Giuseppe Giannotti, Enrico Salvatori, Davide Savelli Italy
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction Sophie Huber United States, Switzerland
Miradas múltiples (La máquina loca) Emilio Maillé Mexico, France, Spain
La guerra dei vulcani Francesco Patierno Italy
Valentino's Ghost Michael Singh United States, India
Sedia Elettrica: il making of del film Io e Te Monica Strambini Italy

«80!»

The following rare films from the Biennale's Historical Archives were screened for this retrospective section:[14]

English Title Original Title Director(s) Production country
Ahora te vamos a llamar hermano (1971) Raoul Ruiz Chile
A Bagful of Fleas (1963) Pytel blech Vera Chytilová Czechoslovakia
The Brigand (1961) Il brigante Renato Castellani Italy
God Needs Man (1950) Dieu a besoin des hommes Jean Delannoy France
Free at Last (1968) Gregory Shuker, James Desmond, Nicholas Proferes United States
Genghis Khan (1950) Manuel Conde, Salvador Lou Philippines
The Last Night (1936) Poslednjaja noc’ Julij Jakovlevic Rajzman Soviet Union
Mud-Covered City (1963) Zablácené Mesto Václav Táborský Czechoslovakia
Pagine chiuse (1968) Gianni Da Campo Italy
Stress Is Three (1968) Stress-es tres-tres Carlos Saura Spain

Special Screenings

The following films of the Official Selection were presented as Special Screenings:[15]

Original Title Director(s) Production country
Carmel (2009) Amos Gitai Israel, France, Italy
Convitto Falcone Pasquale Scimeca Italy
Hommage to Simone Massi Simone Massi

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the Critics' Week:[16][17]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In competition
Eat Sleep Die Äta sova dö Gabriela Pichler Sweden
The Ideal City La città ideale Luigi Lo Cascio Italy
Mold Küf Ali Aydın Turkey, Germany
A Month in Thailand O luna in Thailandia Paul Negoescu Romania
She Doesn't Want to Sleep Alone No quiero dormir sola Natalia Beristain Mexico
Welcome Home Welcome Home Tom Heene Belgium
Lotus Xiao he Liu Shu China
Out of Competition
Water (Opening film) Nir Sa'ar, Maya Sarfaty, Mohammad Fuad, Yona Rozenkier, Mohammad Bakri, Ahmad Bargouthi, Pini Tavger, Tal Haring Israel, Palestine, France
Kiss of the Damned (closing film) Xan Cassavetes United States

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the Venice Days section:[18][19][20]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In competition
Blondie Jesper Ganslandt Sweden
Crawl Hervé Lasgouttes France
Epilogue Hayuta ve Berl Amir Manor Israel
Il Gemello Vincenzo Marra Italy
Inheritance Héritage Hiam Abbass France, Israel, Turkey
Keep Smiling Gaigimet Rusudan Chkonia France, Georgia, Luxembourg
Kinshasa Kids Marc-Henri Wajnberg Belgium, France
Pinocchio Enzo D'Alò France
Queen of Montreuil Sólveig Anspach
Steel Acciaio Stefano Mordini Italy
Stories We Tell Sarah Polley Canada
The Weight 무게 Jeon Kyu-hwan South Korea
Special Events
Terramatta Costanza Quatriglio Italy
Non mi avete convinto Filippo Vendemmiati
Bob Wilson's Life and Death of Marina Abramović Giada Colagrande
L'uomo che amava il cinema Marco Segato
6 sull'autobus Simone Dante Antonelli, Giacomo Bisordi, Rita de Donato, Irene di Lelio, Antonio Ligas, Emiliano Russo
Venice Nights
Le cose belle Agostino Ferrente, Giovanni Piperno Italy
Francesco De Gregori. Finestre rotte Stefano Pistolini
The Golden Temple Enrico Masi Italy, United Kingdom
My Friend Johnny Alessandra Cardone Italy
Nozze d'Agosto Andrea Parena
Il risveglio del fiume segreto Alessandro Scillitani
Tralala Masbedo
Miu Miu Women's Tales
It’s Getting Late Massy Tadjedin Italy, United States
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) Maya Deren United States
Muta Lucrecia Martel Italy, Argentina, Paraguay
The Powder Room Zoe Cassavetes Italy, United Kingdom
The Woman Dress Giada Colagrande Italy, United States
Special Projects (Cinema Corsaro)
Gli intrepidi Giovanni Cioni Italy
Iolanda tra bimba e corsara Tonino De Bernardi
Games Alessio Di Zio United States
Fame in California
Tacoma
Vers Madrid: The Burning Bright Sylvain George Spain, France
Le tigri di Mompracem (TV Mini-Series 1974) Ugo Gregoretti Italy
Carmela, Saved by the Buccaneers Carmela, salvata dai filibustieri Giovanni Maderna, Mauro Santini
Materiali preparatori inediti per il film: "Altrove" Corso Salani
Egh c'è e non c'è - Carta bianca a Enrico Ghezzi Enrico Ghezzi
Lux Prize
Just the Wind Csak a szél Benedek Fliegauf Hungary
Shun Li and the Poet Io sono Li Andrea Segre Italy
Tabu Miguel Gomes Portugal, Germany, Brazil, France

Official Awards

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 69th edition:[21]

In Competition (Venezia 69)

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Horizons (Orizzonti)

"Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film

Special Awards

Independent Sections Awards

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:

Venice International Film Critics' Week

Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori)

Independent Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:[22]

FIPRESCI Awards

Queer Lion

SIGNIS Award

Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award

Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award

Cinema for UNICEF mention

Brian Award

Arca CinemaGiovani Award - Venezia 69

Biografilm Lancia Award

Bisato d'Oro Award

CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award

CICAE - Cinema d’Arte e d’Essai Award

CinemAvvenire Award

FEDIC Award

Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

Future Film Festival Digital Award

P. Nazareno Taddei Award

Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award

Open Award

La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award

AIF - FORFILMFEST Award

Golden Mouse

UK - Italy Creative Industries Award – Best Innovative Budget Award

Gillo Pontecorvo - Arcobaleno Latino Award

Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award

Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

Giovani Giurati del Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award

Green Drop Award

Controversy over Golden Lion

The jury led by filmmaker Michael Mann originally was to award the top Golden Lion prize to Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, along with the Silver Lion Best Director award and the Best Actor award.[24][25][26] However, because of festival's new rule prohibiting pairing the Golden Lion with any other prizes, the jury was asked "to re-deliberate to remove" one of the awards for The Master, and the Golden Lion was awarded to Kim Ki-duk's Pietà instead.[24][26] On the other hand, the jury was planned to award the Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress prize to Jo Min-su, who acted Jang Mi-sun in Pietà. However, because of the festival's new rule, the jury couldn't award a prize to Jo Min-su.[27] In the official reception which was held after the festival was over, many juries, such as Samantha Morton and Peter Chan met Jo, saying that "Jo's acting was touching that changed my life. I shed tears of Jo's play."[28][29]

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