# 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 opening and closing nights of the festival. The Swedish film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, directed by Roy Andersson, won the Golden Lion, and Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence won the Grand Jury Prize.
American filmmakers Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman were the recipients of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. French composer Alexandre Desplat was the head of the jury for the main competition section.
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.

## Juries
### Main Competition (Venezia 71)

* Alexandre Desplat, French composer - Jury President
* 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
* 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
* Lisandro Alonso: Argentine filmmaker
* Ron Mann, Canadian filmmaker
* Vivian Qu, Chinese filmmaker
* Răzvan Rădulescu, Romanian novelist and filmmaker

## Official Sections
### In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| 99 Homes | 99 Homes | Ramin Bahrani | United States |
| Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (opening film) | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (opening film) | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | United States |
| Black Souls | Anime nere | Francesco Munzi | Italy, France |
| The Cut | The Cut | Fatih Akin | Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Poland, Turkey |
| Far from Men | Loin des hommes | David Oelhoffen | France |
| Fires on the Plain | 野火 | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| Good Kill | Good Kill | Andrew Niccol | United States |
| Hungry Hearts | Hungry Hearts | Saverio Costanzo | Italy |
| The Last Hammer Blow | Le dernier coup de marteau | Alix Delaporte | France |
| Leopardi | Il giovane favoloso | Mario Martone | Italy |
| The Look of Silence | Senyap | Joshua Oppenheimer | Denmark, Finland, Indonesia, Norway, UK |
| Manglehorn | Manglehorn | David Gordon Green | United States |
| Pasolini | Pasolini | Abel Ferrara | France, Belgium, Italy |
| A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | En duva satt på en gren och funderade på tillvaron | Roy Andersson | Sweden, Germany, Norway, France |
| The Postman's White Nights | Белые ночи почтальона Алексея Тряпицына | Andrei Konchalovsky | Russia |
| The Price of Fame | La rançon de la gloire | Xavier Beauvois | France, Belgium, Switzerland |
| Red Amnesia | 闯入者 | Wang Xiaoshuai | China |
| Sivas | Sivas | Kaan Müjdeci | Turkey |
| Tales | قصه ها | Rakhshan Bani-E'temad | Iran |
| Three Hearts | 3 cœurs | Benoît Jacquot | France |

### Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Fiction Films ||||
| The Boxtrolls | The Boxtrolls | Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable | United States |
| Burying the Ex | Burying the Ex | Joe Dante | United States |
| Dearest | 親愛的 | Peter Ho-sun Chan | Hong Kong, China |
| The Golden Era (closing film) | 黃金時代 | Ann Hui | China, Hong Kong |
| The Humbling | The Humbling | Barry Levinson | United States |
| Nymphomaniac Volume II (uncut version) | Nymphomaniac Volume II (uncut version) | Lars Von Trier | Denmark, Germany, France, Belgium |
| The Old Man of Belem | O velho do restelo | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal, France |
| Olive Kitteridge (episodes 1-4) | Olive Kitteridge (episodes 1-4) | Lisa Cholodenko | United States |
| Perez. | Perez. | Edoardo De Angelis | Italy |
| Revivre | 화장 | Im Kwon-taek | South Korea |
| She's Funny That Way | She's Funny That Way | Peter Bogdanovich | United States |
| The Sound and the Fury | The Sound and the Fury | James Franco | United States |
| Tsili | Tsili | Amos Gitai | Israel, Russia, Italy, France |
| Words with Gods | Words with Gods | Guillermo Arriaga, Emir Kusturica, Amos Gitai, Mira Nair, Warwick Thornton, Hector Babenco, Bahman Ghobadi, Hideo Nakata, Alex de la Iglesia | Mexico, United States |
| Non Fiction ||||
| The Devil's Soup | La zuppa del demonio | Davide Ferrario | Italy |
| In the Basement | Im Keller | Ulrich Seidl | Austria |
| Italy in a Day | Un giorno da italiani | Gabriele Salvatores | Italy, United Kingdom |
| The State-Mafia Pact | La trattativa | Sabina Guzzanti | Italy |

### Horizons

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
Highlighted titles indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In Competition ||||
| Belluscone: A Sicilian Story | Belluscone, una storia siciliana | Franco Maresco | Italy |
| Bypass | Bypass | Duane Hopkins | United Kingdom |
| Court | Court | Chaitanya Tamhane | India |
| Cymbeline | Cymbeline | Michael Almereyda | United States |
| Goodnight Mommy | Ich seh, Ich seh | Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala | Austria |
| Heaven Knows What | Heaven Knows What | Josh Safdie, Ben Safdie | United States, France |
| Hill of Freedom | 자유의 언덕 | Hong Sangsoo | South Korea |
| Jackie & Ryan | Jackie & Ryan | Ami Canaan Mann | United States |
| Line of Credit | Kreditis Limiti | Salome Alexi | Georgia, Germany, France |
| Nabat | Nabat | Elchin Musaoglu | Azerbaijan |
| Near Death Experience | 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 | La vita oscena | Renato De Maria | Italy |
| Without Pity | Senza nessuna pietà | Michele Alhaique | Italy |
| Short Films - Competition ||||
| 3/105 | 3/105 | Avelina Prat, Diego Opazo | Spain |
| Art | Arta | Adrian Sitaru | Romania |
| The Baby | Bacheh | Ali Asgari | Italy, Iran |
| Cams | Cams | Carl-Johan Westregård | Sweden |
| Castillo y el Armado | Castillo y el Armado | Pedro Harres | Brazil |
| Daily Bread | Pat-Lehem | Idan Hubel | Israel |
| Era Apocrypha | Era Apocrypha | Brendan Sweeny | United States |
| Ferdinand Knapp | 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 | Mademoiselle | Guillaume Gouix | France |
| Maryam | Maryam | Sidi Saleh | Indonesia |
| Out of competition ||||
| L'attesa del maggio | L'attesa del maggio | Simone Massi | Italy |
| Lift You Up | 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 |

### Venice Classics

The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section:
| 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) | Guys and Dolls (1955) | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | United States |
| The Innocents (1961) | The Innocents (1961) | Jack Clayton | United Kingdom |
| The Iron Mask (1929) | The Iron Mask (1929) | Allan Dwan | United States |
| Love Exists | L'Amour existe (1960) | Maurice Pialat | France |
| Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth) (1971) | Macbeth (The Tragedy of Macbeth) (1971) | Roman Polanski | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Man from Laramie (1955) | The Man from Laramie (1955) | Anthony Mann | United States |
| Mouchette (1967) | 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 | Italy |
| 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) | The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) | Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger | United Kingdom |
| Umberto D. (1952) | 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 | Italy |
| Documentaries about Cinema ||||
| Animata resistenza | 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 | Altman | Ron Mann | Canada |
| Red Chairs, Parma and the Cinema | Poltrone rosse, parma e il cinema | Francesco Barilli | Italy |
    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:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| H. | H. | Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia | United States, Argentina |
| Blood Cells | Blood Cells | Joseph Bull and Luke Seomore | United Kingdom |
| Short Skin | Short Skin - I dolori del giovane Edo | Duccio Chiarini | Italy, Iran, United Kingdom |

### 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:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
| The Council | Al majlis | Yahya Alabdallah | Jordan, United Arab Emirates |
| I Have a Picture | I Have a Picture | Mohamed Zedan | Egypt |
| A Maid For Each | Makhdoumin | Maher Abi Samra | Lebanon, France |
| Possessed by Djinn | Possessed by Djinn | Dalia Al Kury | Jordan, Germany |
| Rollaball | Rollaball | Eddie Edwards | South Africa, Ghana |
| Tee Shirt Man | Tee Shirt Man | Tovoniaina Rasoanaivo | Madagascar |

### Special Screenings

The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection:
* 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).
* Taipei Factory II by Hou Chi-Jan, Cho Li, and Hsieh Chun-Yi (Chinese Taipei)

## Independent Sections
### International Critics’ Week

The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:
| 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 | 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 | Villa Touma | Suha Arraf | Israel, Germany |
| Out of competition ||||
| Melbourne (Opening Film) | Melbourne (Opening Film) | Nima Javidi | Iran |
| The Market (Closing Film) | Arance e Martello | Diego Bianchi | Italy |

### Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 11th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In Competition ||||
| Before I Disappear | 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 | The Goob | Guy Myhill | United Kingdom |
| Labour of Love | Asha jaoar majhe | Aditya Vikram Sengupta | India |
| Messi | Messi | Álex de la Iglesia | Spain |
| Métamorphoses | Métamorphoses | Christophe Honoré | France |
| One on One | 일대일 | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Patria | Patria | Felice Farina | Italy |
| Return to Ithaca | Retour à Ithaque | Laurent Cantet | France |
| The Smell of Us | The Smell of Us | Larry Clark | France |
| Summer Nights | Les nuits d'été | Mario Fanfani | France |
| They Have Escaped | He ovat paenneet | JP Valkepää | Finland, Netherlands |
| Special events ||||
| 9x10 novanta | 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 | Five Star | Keith Miller | United States |
| The Lack | The Lack | Masbedo | Italy |
| The Show MAS Go On | The Show MAS Go On | Rä di Martino | Italy |
| Miu Miu Women's Tales ||||
| Somebody | Nanimono | Miranda July | Italy, United States |
| Spark and Light | Spark and Light | So Yong Kim | Italy, United States |
| Premio Lux ||||
| Class Enemy | Razredni sovražnik | Rok Biček | Slovenia |
| Ida | Ida | Paweł Pawlikowski | Poland, Denmark |
| Girlhood | Bande de filles | Céline Sciamma | France |
    Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.

## Official Awards
### In Competition (Venezia 71)

The following official awards were presented at the 71st edition:
* 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
* 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

* Thelma Schoonmaker
* Frederick Wiseman

## Independent Sections Awards
### 29th Venice International Critics' Week

Sources:
* 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:
* Venice Days Award: Return to Ithaca by Laurent Cantet
* BNL People's Choice Award: The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon
* Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film: The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
* 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

## Independent Awards
### Queer Lion

* Summer Nights by Mario Fanfani

### Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award

* Frances McDormand

### Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award

* James Franco

### 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
* Best Film (Venice International Critics' Week): No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović

### 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

* Birdman by Alejándro G. Iñárritu

### Cinema for UNICEF mention

* Hungry Hearts by Saverio Costanzo

### 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

* Heaven Knows What by Josh and Ben Safdie

### Fedeora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean film

* The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer

### 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

* The Last Hammer Blow by Alix Delaporte

### 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

* The Postman's White Nights by Andrei Konchalovsky

### 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:
* 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