# 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 the Jury President of the main competition. First Man, directed by Damien Chazelle, was the festival's opening film. Michele Riondino was the host of the festival.
The festival poster was made by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti, who designed it in the way "that attracts the eye, that attracts thought, but without revealing too much."
The Golden Lion was awarded to Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.

## Juries
### Main Competition (Venezia 75)

* Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President
* Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director
* Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer and songwriter
* Nicole Garcia, French actress, film director and screenwriter
* Paolo Genovese, Italian director and screenwriter
* Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer
* Taika Waititi, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and actor
* Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor
* Naomi Watts, British actress

## Official Sections
### In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| The Accused | Acusada | Gonzalo Tobal | Argentina, Mexico |
| At Eternity's Gate | At Eternity's Gate | Julian Schnabel | United States, France |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | United States |
| Capri-Revolution | Capri-Revolution | Mario Martone | Italy, France |
| Close Enemies | Frères ennemis | David Oelhoffen | France, Belgium |
| The Favourite | The Favourite | Yorgos Lanthimos | United Kingdom, Ireland, United States |
| First Man (opening film) | First Man (opening film) | Damien Chazelle | United States |
| Killing | 斬 | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| The Mountain | The Mountain | Rick Alverson | United States |
| Our Time | Our Time | Carlos Reygadas | Mexico, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden |
| Never Look Away | Werk ohne Autor | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Germany |
| The Nightingale | The Nightingale | Jennifer Kent | Australia |
| Non-Fiction | Doubles vies | Olivier Assayas | France |
| Peterloo | Peterloo | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom, United States |
| Roma | Roma | Alfonso Cuarón | Mexico |
| The Sisters Brothers | The Sisters Brothers | Jacques Audiard | France, Belgium, Romania, Spain |
| Sunset | Napszállta | László Nemes | Hungary, France |
| Suspiria | Suspiria | Luca Guadagnino | Italy |
| 22 July | 22 July | Paul Greengrass | United States |
| Vox Lux | Vox Lux | Brady Corbet | United States |
| What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? | What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? | Roberto Minervini | Italy, United States, France |
    Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

### Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Fiction ||||
| A Star Is Born | A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper | United States |
| A Story With No Name | Una Storia Senza Nome | Roberto Andò | Italy, France |
| Dragged Across Concrete | Dragged Across Concrete | S. Craig Zahler | Canada, United States |
| Driven (closing film) | Driven (closing film) | Nick Hamm | United Kingdom, United States, Puerto Rico |
| The Summer House | Les Estivants | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France, Italy |
| L’amica geniale | L’amica geniale | Saverio Costanzo | Italy, Belgium |
| My Masterpiece | Mi Obra Maestra | Gastón Duprat | Argentina, Spain |
| A Tramway in Jerusalem | A Tramway in Jerusalem | Amos Gitai | Israel, France |
| A People and His King | Un Peuple et Son Roi | Pierre Schoeller | France, Belgium |
| The Quietude | La Quietud | Pablo Trapero | Argentina |
| Shadow | Ying | Zhang Yimou | China |
| Non Fiction ||||
| 1938 Different | 1938 Diversi | Giorgio Treves | Italy |
| A Letter to a Friend in Gaza | A Letter to a Friend in Gaza | Amos Gitai | Israel |
| American Dharma | American Dharma | Errol Morris | United States, United Kingdom |
| Aquarela | Aquarela | Victor Kossakovsky | United Kingdom, Germany |
| Carmine Street Guitars | Carmine Street Guitars | Ron Mann | Canada |
| El Pepe: A Supreme Life | El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema | Emir Kusturica | Argentina, Uruguay, Serbia |
| Introduction to the Dark | Introduzione All'Oscuro | Gastón Solnicki | Argentina, Austria |
| ISIS, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul | ISIS, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul | Francesca Mannocchi Alessio Romenzi | Italy, Germany |
| Monrovia, Indiana | Monrovia, Indiana | Frederick Wiseman | United States |
| Process | Process | Sergei Loznitsa | Netherlands |
| Your Face | Ni De Lian | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Special Events ||||
| I diari di Angela - Noi due cineasti | I diari di Angela - Noi due cineasti | Yervant Gianikian | Italy |
| The Other Side of the Wind | The Other Side of the Wind | Orson Welles | United States, Iran, France |
| They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | They'll Love Me When I'm Dead | Morgan Neville | United States |

### Horizons (Orizzonti)

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In Competition ||||
| On My Skin | Sulla mia pelle | Alessio Cremonini | Italy |
| Manta Ray | Kraben Rahu | Phuttiphong Aroonpheng | Thailand, France, China |
| Soni | Soni | Ivan Ayr | India |
| The River | Ózen | Emir Baigazin | Kazakhstan, Poland, Norway |
| A Twelve-Year Night | La noche de 12 años | Álvaro Brechner | Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, France |
| Deslembro | Deslembro | Flavia Castro | Brazil, France, Qatar |
| The Announcement | Anons | Mahmut Fazil Coşkun | Turkey, Bulgaria |
| If Life Gives You Lemons | Un giorno all'improvviso | Ciro D'Emilio | Italy |
| Charlie Says | Charlie Says | Mary Harron | United States |
| Amanda | Amanda | Mikhaël Hers | France |
| The Day I Lost My Shadow | Yom Adaatou Zouli | Soudade Kaadan | Syria, Lebanon, France, Qatar |
| L'Enkas | L'Enkas | Sarah Marx | France |
| The Man Who Surprised Everyone | Человек, который удивил всех | Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov | Russia, Estonia, France |
| Memories of My Body | Kucumbu Tubuh Indahku | Garin Nugroho | Indonesia, Australia |
| As I Lay Dying | Hamchenan ke mimordam | Mostafa Sayari | Iran |
| La profezia dell'armadillo | La profezia dell'armadillo | Emanuele Scaringi | Italy |
| Stripped | Erom (The Love Trilogy: Stripped) | Yaron Shani | Israel, Germany |
| Jinpa | 撞死了一只羊 | Pema Tseden | China |
| Tel Aviv On Fire | תל אביב על האש | Same Zoabi | Luxembourg, France, Israel, Belgium |
| Short Films Competition ||||
| A Gift | Kado | Aditya Ahmad | Indonesia |
| Staircase | Staircase | Mohsen Banihashemi | Iran |
| L'été et tout le reste | L'été et tout le reste | Sven Bresser | Netherlands |
| Gli anni | Gli anni | Sara Fgaier | Italy, France |
| Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy | Manila Is Full of Men Named Boy | Andrew Stephen Lee | Philippines, United States |
| Patision Avenue | Leoforos Patision | Thanasis Neofotistos | Greece |
| Los bastardos | Los bastardos | Tomas Posse | Argentina |
| All Inclusive | All Inclusive | Corina Schwingruber Ilić | Switzerland |
| Sex, Fear, and Hamburgers | Sex, strakh i gamburgery | Eldar Shibanov | Kazakhstan |
| Ninfe | Ninfe | Isabella Torre | Italy |
| Down There | Na li | Yang Zhengfan | China, France |
| Foreign Body | Strano telo | Dušan Zorić | Serbia |
| Short Films – Out of Competition ||||
| Blu | Blu | Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina Parenti | Italy |
    Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prizes for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

### Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Restored films ||||
| Adieu Philippine (1962) | Adieu Philippine (1962) | Jacques Rozier | France, Italy |
| The Ascent (1976) | Восхождение | Larisa Shepitko | Soviet Union |
| Brick and Mirror (1964) | خشت و آینه | Ebrahim Golestan | Iran |
| Death in Venice (1971) | Morte a Venezia | Luchino Visconti | Italy, France, United States |
| The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920) | Der Golem – Wie er in die Welt kam | Paul Wegener | Germany |
| Il posto (1962) | Il posto (1962) | Ermanno Olmi | Italy |
| The Killers (1946) | The Killers (1946) | Robert Siodmak | United States |
| The Killers (1964) | The Killers (1964) | Don Siegel | United States |
| Last Year at Marienbad (1961) | L'année dernière à marienbad | Alain Resnais | France, Italy |
| Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow aka The Mad Fox (1962) | 恋や恋なすな恋 | Tomu Uchida | Japan |
| The Naked City (1948) | The Naked City (1948) | Jules Dassin | United States |
| The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982) | La notte di San Lorenzo | Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani | Italy |
| The Night Porter (1974) | Il portiere di notte | Liliana Cavani | Italy |
| Nothing Sacred (1937) | Nothing Sacred (1937) | William A. Wellman | United States |
| The Place Without Limits (1977) | El lugar sin límites | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| Some Like It Hot (1959) | Some Like It Hot (1959) | Billy Wilder | United States |
| Street of Shame (1956) | 赤線地帯 | Kenji Mizoguchi | Japan |
| They Live (1988) | They Live (1988) | John Carpenter | United States |
| Documentaries about Cinema ||||
| The Great Buster: A Celebration | The Great Buster: A Celebration | Peter Bogdanovich | United States |
| Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema | Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema | Mark Cousins | United Kingdom |
| Humberto Mauro | Humberto Mauro | André Di Mauro | Brazil |
| Living the Light – Robby Müller | Living the Light – Robby Müller | Claire Pijman | Netherlands, Germany |
| 24/25 Il fotogramma in più | 24/25 Il fotogramma in più | Giancarlo Rolandi, Federico Pontiggia | Italy |
| Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast | Nice Girls Don't Stay For Breakfast | Bruce Weber | United States |
| Friedkin Uncut | Friedkin Uncut | Francesco Zippel | Italy |
    Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.

### Sconfini

The following films were selected for the Sconfini section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Blood Kin | Blood Kin | Ramin Bahrani | United States |
| Il banchiere anarchico | Il banchiere anarchico | Giulio Base | Italy |
| Il ragazzo più felice del mondo | Il ragazzo più felice del mondo | Gipi | Italy |
| Arrivederci Saigon | Arrivederci Saigon | Wilma Labate | Italy |
| The Tree of Life | The Tree of Life | Terrence Malick | United States |
| School's Out | L'heure de la sortie | Sébastien Marnier | France |
| Magic Lantern | Magic Lantern | Amir Naderi | United States |
| Camorra | Camorra | Francesco Patierno | Italy |

## Independent Sections
### Venice International Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 33th Venice International Critics' Week (Italian: Settimana Internazionale della Critica):
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In competition ||||
| Adam & Evelyn | Adam und Evelyn | Andreas Goldstein | Germany |
| Akasha | Akasha | Hajooj Kuka | Sudan, South Africa, Qatar, Germany |
| Blonde Animals | Bêtes blondes | Alexia Walther, Maxime Matray | France |
| M | M | Anna Eriksson | Finland |
| Still Recording | Still Recording | Saaed Al Batal, Ghiath Ayoub | Syria, Lebanon, Qatar, France |
| We'll Be Young And Beautiful | Saremo giovani e bellissimi | Letizia Lamartire | Italy |
| You Have the Night | Ti imas noc | Ivan Salatic | Montenegro, Serbia |
| Special events – Out of competition ||||
| Dachra | Dachra | Abdelhamid Bouchnak | Tunisia |
| Tumbbad | Tumbbad | Rahi Anil Barve, Adesh Prasad | India, Sweden |

### Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected for the 15th edition of the Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In Competition ||||
| Domingo | Domingo | Clara Linhart, Fellipe Barbosa | Brazil, France |
| Graves Without a Name (opening film) | Les tombeaux sans noms | Rithy Panh | Cambodia, France |
| José | José | Li Cheng | Guatemala, United States |
| Joy | Joy | Sudabeh Mortezai | Austria |
| Keep Going | Continuer | Joachim Lafosse | Belgium, France |
| Pearl | Pearl | Elsa Amiel | France, Switzerland |
| Real Love | C'est ça l'amour | Claire Burger | France |
| Remember? | Ricordi? | Valerio Mieli | Italy, France |
| Screwdriver | Mafax | Bassam Jarbawi | Palestine, United States, Qatar |
| Three Adventures of Brooke | 星溪的三次奇遇 | Yuan Qing | China, Malaysia |
| Ville Neuve | Ville Neuve | Félix Dufour-Laperrière | Canada |
| Out of competition ||||
| Emma Peeters (closing film) | Emma Peeters (closing film) | Nicole Palo | Belgium, Canada |
| Special events ||||
| As We Were Tunas | As We Were Tunas | Francesco Zizola | United States, Italy |
| Dead Women Walking | Dead Women Walking | Hagar Ben-Asher | United States |
| Goodbye Marilyn | Goodbye Marilyn | Maria Di Razza | Italy |
| Happy Lamento | Happy Lamento | Alexander Kluge | Germany |
| My Own Good | Il bene mio | Pippo Mezzapesa | Italy |
| The Ghost of Peter Sellers | The Ghost of Peter Sellers | Peter Medak | Cyprus |
| Why Are We Creative? | Why Are We Creative? | Hermann Vaske | Germany |
| Miu Miu Women's Tales ||||
| #15 Hello Apartment | #15 Hello Apartment | Dakota Fanning | Italy, United States |
| #16 The Wedding Singer’s Daughter | #16 The Wedding Singer’s Daughter | Haifaa Al-Mansour | Italy, United States |

## Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 75th edition:

### In Competition (Venezia 75)

* Golden Lion: Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
* Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos
* Silver Lion: The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard
* Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia Colman for The Favourite
* Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate
* Best Screenplay: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen
* Special Jury Prize: The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent
* Marcello Mastroianni Award: Baykali Ganambarr for The Nightingale

### Horizons (Orizzonti)

* Best Film: Manta Ray by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
* Best Director: The River by Emir Baigazin
* Special Jury Prize: The Announcement by Mahmut Fazil Coşkun
* Best Actress: Natalia Kudryashova for The Man Who Surprised Everyone
* Best Actor: Kais Nashef for Tel Aviv On Fire
* Best Screenplay: Jinpa by Pema Tseden
* Horizons Prize for Best Short: A Gift by Aditya Ahmad

### Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film (Lion of the Future)

* The Day I Lost My Shadow by Soudade Kaadan

### Venice Classics (Venezia Classici)

* Best Documentary on Cinema: The Great Buster: A Celebration by Peter Bogdanovich
* Best Restored Film: The Night of the Shooting Stars by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani

### Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

* David Cronenberg
* Vanessa Redgrave

## Independent Sections Awards

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

### Venice International Critics' Week

* Sun Film Group Audience Award: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub
* Verona Film Club Award: Blonde Animals by Maxime Matray and Alexia Walther
* Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for the Best Technical Contribution: Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub

### Giornate degli Autori

* SIAE Award: Mario Martone for his artistic career and for his last picture, Capri-Revolution
* GdA Director's Award: Real Love by Claire Burger
* BNL People's Choice Award: Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli
* Europa Cinemas Label Award: Joy by Sudabeh Mortezai
* Hearst Film Award: Joy by Sudabeh Mortezai

## Independent Awards

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

### Arca CinemaGiovani Award

* Best Italian Film: Capri-Revolution by Mario Martone
* Venezia 75 Best Film: Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

### Brian Award

* On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini

### Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award

* El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema by Emir Kusturica

### FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award

* On My Skin by Alessio Cremonini
** Special mention: Ricordi? by Valerio Mieli
* Mention FEDIC Il Giornale del Cibo: I villani by Daniele De Michele

### FIPRESCI Awards

* Best Film (main competition): Sunset by László Nemes
* Best Film (other sections): Still Recording by Saeed Al Batal and Ghiath Ayoub

### Gillo Pontecorvo Award (Best co-production for a debut film)

* The Road Not Taken by Tang Gaopeng

### Green Drop Award

* At Eternity's Gate by Julian Schnabel

### Lanterna Magica Award (CGS)

* Amanda by Mikhael Hers

### Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award

* Never Look Away by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

### Cinema for UNICEF Award

* What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? by Roberto Minervini

### Queer Lion

* Josè by Li Cheng

### SIGNIS Award

* Roma by Alfonso Cuarón
** Special mention: 22 July by Paul Greengrass

### C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO

* A Star Is Born by Bradley Cooper
** Special mention: The Mountain by Rick Alverson

### Robert Bresson Award

* Liliana Cavani

### Franca Sozzani Award

* Salma Hayek

### Campari Passion for the Cinema Award

* Bob Murawski for The Other Side of the Wind

### Pietro Bianchi Award

* Carlo Verdone

### Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

* Julian Schnabel and Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate