# 70th Venice International Film Festival

The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the president of the jury. He was previously the president of the jury at the 40th edition in 1983. Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The Golden Lion was awarded to the Italian documentary film Sacro GRA. It was the first documentary film to win the award at the Venice Festival.

## Juries

The following people were selected for the main competition jury:

### Main competition (Venezia 70)

* Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
* Andrea Arnold, English filmmaker
* Renato Berta, Swiss-France director of photography
* Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter and novelist
* Martina Gedeck, German actress
* Jiang Wen, Chinese actor and director
* Pablo Larraín, Chilean filmmaker
* Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
* Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer

### Horizons (Orizzonti)

* Paul Schrader, American screenwriter, film director and critic - Jury President
* Catherine Corsini, French filmmaker, screenwriter and actress
* Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italian director, screenwriter and cinematographer
* Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian actress, musician and singer
* Frédéric Fonteyne, Belgian film director
* Kseniya Rappoport, Russian actress
* Amr Waked, Egyptian actor

### Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)

* Haifaa Al Mansour, Saudi Arabian filmmaker - Jury President
* Amat Escalante, Mexican filmmaker, producer
* Alexej German Jr., Russian filmmaker
* Geoffrey Gilmore, director of Tribeca Film Festival
* Ariane Labed, Greek-French actress
* Maria Sole Tognazzi, Italian film director

## Official Sections
### In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Ana Arabia | Ana Arabia | Amos Gitai | Israel, France |
| Child of God | Child of God | James Franco | United States |
| L'intrepido | L'intrepido | Gianni Amelio | Italy |
| Jealousy | La Jalousie | Philippe Garrel | France |
| Joe | Joe | David Gordon Green | United States |
| Miss Violence | Miss Violence | Alexandros Avranas | Greece |
| Night Moves | Night Moves | Kelly Reichardt | United States |
| Parkland | Parkland | Peter Landesman | United States |
| Philomena | Philomena | Stephen Frears | United Kingdom |
| The Police Officer's Wife | Die Frau des Polizisten | Philip Gröning | Germany |
| The Rooftops | لسطوح | Merzak Allouache | Algeria, France |
| Sacro GRA | Sacro GRA | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy |
| Stray Dogs | 郊遊 | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan, France |
| A Street in Palermo | Via Castellana Bandiera | Emma Dante | Italy, Switzerland, France |
| Tom at the Farm | Tom à la ferme | Xavier Dolan | Canada, France |
| Tracks | Tracks | John Curran | United Kingdom, Australia |
| Under the Skin | Under the Skin | Jonathan Glazer | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Unknown Known | The Unknown Known | Errol Morris | United States |
| The Wind Rises | 風立ちぬ | Hayao Miyazaki | Japan |
| The Zero Theorem | The Zero Theorem | Terry Gilliam | United Kingdom, United States |

### Out of Competition

The following films were selected for the out of competition section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Amazonia (closing film) | Amazonia (closing film) | Thierry Ragobert | France, Brazil |
| The Canyons | The Canyons | Paul Schrader | United States |
| Con il fiato sospeso | Con il fiato sospeso | Costanza Quatriglio | Italy |
| Disney Mickey Mouse - O' Sole Minnie (Season 1, Episode 12) | Disney Mickey Mouse - O' Sole Minnie (Season 1, Episode 12) | Paul Rudish, Aaron Springer, Clay Morrow | United States |
| Gravity (opening film) | Gravity (opening film) | Alfonso Cuarón | United States |
| Home from Home | Die andere Heimat — Chronik einer Sehnsucht | Edgar Reitz | Germany |
| Locke | Locke | Steven Knight | United Kingdom |
| Moebius | 뫼비우스 | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| A Promise | Une promesse | Patrice Leconte | France |
| Redemption | Redemption | Miguel Gomes | Portugal, France, Germany, Italy |
| Harlock: Space Pirate | 宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック | Aramaki Shinji | Japan |
| Unforgiven | 許されざる者 | Lee Sang-Il | Japan |
| Walesa: Man of Hope | Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei | Andrzej Wajda | Poland |
| Wolf Creek 2 | Wolf Creek 2 | Greg McLean | Australia |
| Non Fiction ||||
| The Armstrong Lie | The Armstrong Lie | Alex Gibney | United States |
| At Berkeley | At Berkeley | Frederick Wiseman | United States |
| How Strange to Be Named Federico | Che strano chiamarsi Federico - Scola racconta Fellini | Ettore Scola | Italy |
| Pine Ridge | Pine Ridge | Anna Eborn | Denmark |
| Summer 82 When Zappa Came to Sicily | Summer 82 When Zappa Came to Sicily | Salvo Cuccia | Italy, United States |
| 'Til Madness Do Us Part | 瘋愛 | Wang Bing | Hong Kong, France |
| Ukraine Is Not a Brothel | Ukraina ne Bordel | Kitty Green | Australia |
| The Voice of Berliguer | La voce di Berlinguer | Mario Sesti, Teho Teardo | Italy |

### Horizons (Orizzonti)

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| Feature films ||||
| Eastern Boys | Eastern Boys | Robin Campillo | France |
| First Snowfall | La prima neve | Andrea Segre | Italy |
| Fish & Cat | Mahi Va Gorbeh | Shahram Mokri | Iran |
| The Life After | La vida después | David Pablos | Mexico |
| Little Brother | Bauyr | Serik Aprymov | Kazakhstan |
| Medeas | Medeas | Andrea Pallaoro | United States, Italy |
| My Name Is Hmmm... | Je m'appelle Hmmm... | Agnès B. | France |
| Palo Alto | Palo Alto | Gia Coppola | United States |
| Ruin | Ruin | Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Michael Cody | Australia |
| The Sacrament | The Sacrament | Ti West | United States |
| Small Homeland | Piccola patria | Alessandro Rossetto | Italy |
| Some Girls | Algunas chicas | Santiago Palavecino | Argentina |
| Still Life | Still Life | Uberto Pasolini | United Kingdom, Italy |
| The Third Half | Il terzo tempo | Enrico Maria Artale | Italy |
| We Are the Best! | Vi Är Bäst! | Lukas Moodysson | Sweden, Denmark |
| Why Don't You Play in Hell? | Jigoku de naze warui | Sion Sono | Japan |
| Wolf Children [de] | Wolfskinder | Rick Ostermann [de] | Germany |
| Short Films Competition ||||
| Aningaaq | Aningaaq | Jonas Cuarón | United States |
| The Audition | The Audition | Michael Haussman | Italy |
| Ballkoni | Ballkoni | Lendita Zeqiraj | Kosovo |
| Blanco | Blanco | Ignacio Gatica | Argentina |
| Cold Snap | Cold Snap | Leo Woodhead | New Zealand |
| Death For a Unicorn | Death For a Unicorn | Riccardo Bernasconi, Francesca Reverdito | Switzerland |
| La gallina | La gallina | Manel Raga | Spain |
| Houses With Small Windows | Houses With Small Windows | Bülent Öztürk | Belgium |
| Kush | Kush | Shubhashish Bhutiani | India |
| Minesh | Minesh | Shalin Sirkar | South Africa, Germany, Denmark |
| Un pensiero Kalašnikov | Un pensiero Kalašnikov | Giorgio Bosisio | Italy, United Kingdom |
| Quello Che Resta | Quello Che Resta | Valeria Allievi | Italy |
| Sishui (Stagnant Water) | Sishui (Stagnant Water) | Xiaowei Wang | China |
| Toutes les belles choses | Toutes les belles choses | Cécile Bicler | France |
    Highlighted titles indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.

### 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 ||||
| Le 15/8 (1973) | Le 15/8 (1973) | Chantal Akerman, Samy Szlingerbaum | Belgium |
| The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954) | The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1954) | Don Weis | United States |
| Il Bacio di Tosca (aka Tosca's Kiss) (1984) | Il Bacio di Tosca (aka Tosca's Kiss) (1984) | Daniel Schmid | Switzerland |
| La Bête humaine (aka The Human Beast) (1938) | La Bête humaine (aka The Human Beast) (1938) | Jean Renoir | France |
| Bread and Chocolate (1974) | Pane e cioccolata | Franco Brusati | Italy |
| A Bullet For The General (1966) | Quién Sabe? | Damiano Damiani | Italy |
| Comrades: Almost a Love Story (1996) | 甜蜜蜜 | Peter Ho-Sun Chan | Hong Kong |
| Do You Remember Dolly Bell? (1981) | Сјећаш ли се Доли Бел? | Emir Kusturica | Yugoslavia |
| Equinox Flower (1958) | 彼岸花 | Yasujirō Ozu | Japan |
| Hands Over the City (1963) | Le mani sulla città | Francesco Rosi | Italy, France |
| Hotel Monterey (1972) | Hotel Monterey (1972) | Chantal Akerman | Belgium, United States |
| In the Heat of the Sun (1993) | 陽光燦爛的日子 | Jiang Wen | China, Hong Kong |
| Kapurush (1965) | কাপুরুষ | Satyajit Ray | India |
| Let's Get Lost (1988) | Let's Get Lost (1988) | Bruce Weber | United States |
| Little Fugitive (1953) | Little Fugitive (1953) | Morris Engel, Ruth Orkin, Ray Ashley | United States |
| Mahapurush (1965) | Mahapurush (1965) | Satyajit Ray | India |
| Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) | 戦場のメリークリスマス | Nagisa Ôshima | United Kingdom, Japan |
| The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | The Most Dangerous Game (1932) | Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack | United States |
| My Darling Clementine (1946) | My Darling Clementine (1946) | John Ford | United States |
| My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1984) | Мой друг Иван Лапшин | Aleksey German Sr. | Soviet Union |
| Mysterious Object at Noon (2000) | ดอกฟ้าในมือมาร | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Thailand |
| Nidhanaya (1970) | Nidhanaya (1970) | Lester James Peries | Sri Lanka |
| Paisan (1946) | Paisà | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
| Property Is No Longer a Theft (1973) | La proprietà non è più un furto | Elio Petri | Italy |
| Providence (1977) | Providence (1977) | Alain Resnais | France, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| Sandra (1965) | Vaghe stelle dell'orsa... | Luchino Visconti | Italy |
| The Shape of Night (1964) | 夜の片鱗 | Noboru Nakamura | Japan |
| Sorcerer (1977) | Sorcerer (1977) | William Friedkin | United States |
| White Rock (1977) | White Rock (1977) | Tony Maylam | United Kingdom |
| Documentaries about cinema ||||
| Il Bacio di Tosca, Une restauration numérique | Il Bacio di Tosca, Une restauration numérique | Richard Szotyori | Switzerland |
| Bertolucci on Bertolucci | Bertolucci on Bertolucci | Luca Guadagnino, Walter Fasano | Italy |
| Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater | Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater | Gabe Klinger | United States, Portugal, France |
| A Fuller Life | A Fuller Life | Samantha Fuller | United States |
| Istintobrass | Istintobrass | Massimiliano Zanin | Italy |
| Lino Micciché, Mio padre. Una visione del mondo | Lino Micciché, Mio padre. Una visione del mondo | Francesco Micciché | Italy |
| Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast | Bruce Weber | United States |
| Non Eravamo Solo... Ladri Di Biciclette. Il Neorealismo | Non Eravamo Solo... Ladri Di Biciclette. Il Neorealismo | Gianni Bozzacchi | Italy |
| Trespassing Bergman | Trespassing Bergman | Jane Magnusson, Hynek Pallas | Sweden, France |
    Highlighted titles indicate the Venice Classics Awards for Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema 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) | Production country |
| Yuri Esposito | Yuri Esposito | Alessio Fava | Italy |
| Memphis | Memphis | Tim Sutton | United States |
| Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand |

### 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) | Production country |
| Challatt Tunes | Le Challat de Tunis | Kaouther Ben Hania | Tunisia |
| The Cat | El Ott | Ibrahim El-Batout | Egypt |
| With Almost Nothing | Avec presque rien... | Nantenaina Lova | Madagascar |
| Territorial Pissings | Territorial Pissings | Sibs Shongwe-La Mer | South Africa |

### Special Screenings

The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection:
* Dietro le quinte di otto e 1/2 by Gideon Bachmann (Italy)
* Dai Nostri Inviati – La RAI racconta la mostra del cinema di Venezia 1980-1989 by Enrico Salvatori, Giuseppe Giannotti, Davide Savelli (Italy)

## Venice 70 - Future Reloaded

Under the project title Venice 70 - Future Reloaded, 70 top film directors were each invited to make a 60-90 second short film, as "both a collective tribute to the Festival (the first festival in the world to reach the milestone of 70 editions) and a reflection on the future of cinema".

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

The following films were selected for the Critics' Week:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In competition ||||
| Salvation Army | L’armée du salut | Abdellah Taïa | France, Morocco |
| The Reunion | Återträffen | Anna Odell | Sweden |
| The Quispe Girls | Las niñas Quispe | Sebastián Sepúlveda | Chile, France, Argentina |
| Class Enemy | Razredni Sovražnik | Rok Biček | Slovenia |
| White Shadow | White Shadow | Noaz Deshe | Italy, Germany, Tanzania |
| Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot | Zoran, il mio nipote scemo | Matteo Oleotto | Italy, Slovenia |
| Trap Street | Shuiyin jie | Vivian Qu | China |
| Special Events - Out of competition ||||
| The Art of Happiness (opening film) | L’arte della felicità | Alessandro Rak | Italy |
| Illiterate (closing film) | Las analfabetas | Moisés Sepúlveda | Chile |

### Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 10th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section: Starting from this edition, Venice Days has created its own international award "for a film from the entire Official Selection".
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
| In Competition ||||
| Alienation | Otchuzhdenie | Milko Lazarov | Bulgaria |
| Bethlehem | Bethlehem | Yuval Adler | Israel, Germany, Belgium |
| Gerontophilia | Gerontophilia | Bruce LaBruce | Canada |
| The Good Life | La belle vie | Jean Denizot | France |
| Kill Your Darlings | Kill Your Darlings | John Krokidas | United States |
| May in the Summer | May in the Summer | Cherien Dabis | Jordan, Qatar, United States |
| My Class | La mia classe | Daniele Gaglianone | Italy |
| Nobody's Home | Köksüz | Deniz Akçay | Turkey |
| The Reconstruction | La reconstrucción | Juan Taratuto | Argentina |
| Rigor Mortis | Geung si | Juno Mak | Hong Kong |
| Siddharth | Siddharth | Richie Mehta | Canada, India |
| Traitors | Traitors | Sean Gullette | Morocco, United States |
| Special Events ||||
| Julia | Julia | J. Jackie Baier | Germany, Lithuania |
| Lenny Cooke | Lenny Cooke | Benny and Josh Safdie | United States |
| Lino Miccichè, mio padre - Una visione del mondo | Lino Miccichè, mio padre - Una visione del mondo | Francesco Miccichè | Italy |
| The Referee | L'arbitro | Paolo Zucca | Italy, Argentina |
| Secchi | Secchi | Edo Natoli | Italy |
| Three Many Weddings | 3 bodas de más | Javier Ruiz Caldera | Spain |
| Venezia Salva | Venezia Salva | Serena Nono | Italy |
| Miu Miu Women's Tales ||||
| Le Donne della Vucciria | Le Donne della Vucciria | Hiam Abbass | Italy |
| The Door | The Door | Ava DuVernay | United States, Italy |
| Lux Prize ||||
| The Selfish Giant | The Selfish Giant | Clio Barnard | United Kingdom |
| Honey | Miele | Valeria Golino | Italy |
| The Broken Circle Breakdown | The Broken Circle Breakdown | Felix Van Groeningen | Belgium |
    Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.

## Official Awards

The following Official Awards were conferred at the 70th edition:

### In Competition (Venezia 70)

* Golden Lion: Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi
* Silver Lion for Best Director: Alexandros Avranas for Miss Violence
* Grand Jury Prize: Stray Dogs by Tsai Ming-liang
* Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Themis Panou for Miss Violence
* Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Elena Cotta for Via Castellana Bandiera
* Marcello Mastroianni Award: Tye Sheridan for Joe
* Best Screenplay: Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope for Philomena
* Special Jury Prize: The Police Officer's Wife by Philip Gröning

### Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

* William Friedkin

### Horizons (Orizzonti)

* Best Film: Eastern Boys by Robin Campillo
* Best Director: Uberto Pasolini for Still Life
* Special Jury Prize: Ruin by Amiel Courtin-Wilson & Michael Cody
* Special Award for Innovative Content: Shahram Mokri for Fish & Cat
* Horizons Award for Best Short Film: Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani

### Venice Classics Awards

* Best Restored Film: Property Is No Longer a Theft by Elio Petri
* Best Documentary on Cinema: Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater by Gabe Klinger

### Luigi De Laurentis Venice Award For A Debut Film

* White Shadow by Noaz Deshe

### Special Awards

* Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award: Andrzej Wajda
* Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Ettore Scola
* L’Oréal Paris per il Cinema Award: Eugenia Costantini

## Independent Sections Awards

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

### Venice International Film Critics' Week

* Arca CinemaGiovani Award – Best Italian film: The Art of Happiness by Alessandro Rak
* FEDIC Award: Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot by Matteo Oleotto
** Special mention: The Art of Happiness by Alessandro Rak
* Fedeora Awards
** Best Film: Class Enemy by Rok Bicek
** Award for Best Cinematography: Inti Briones for The Quispe Girls by Sebastián Sepúlveda
*** Special mention: Giuseppe Battiston for his role in Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot
*** Special mention: Anna Odell for complete author’s work in the film The Reunion
* "RaroVideo" Audience Award: Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot by Matteo Oleotto
* Schermi di Qualità Award: Zoran, My Nephew the Idiot by Matteo Oleotto

### Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori)

* Venice Days Award: Kill Your Darlings by John Krokidas
* Label Europa Cinemas Award: The Good Life by Jean Denizot
** Special mention: Alienation by Milko Lazarov
* Lina Mangiacapre Award – Special mention: Traitors by Sean Gullette
* Fedeora Awards:
** Best Film: Bethlehem by Yuval Adler
** Best director of a debut film: Milko Lazarov for Alienation
*** Special mention: The Good Life by Jean Denizo

## Independent Awards

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

### FIPRESCI Awards

* Best Film (Main competition): Tom at the Farm by Xavier Dolan
* Best Film (Critics' Week): The Reunion by Anna Odell

### Queer Lion

* Philomena by Stephen Frears

### SIGNIS Award

* Philomena by Stephen Frears
** Special mention: Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai

### Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award

* Best Film: Still Life by Uberto Pasolini
* Best Actors: Elena Cotta, Alba Rohrwacher, Antonio Albanese
** Special mention: Maria Rosaria Omaggio in Walesa. Man of Hope
** Special mention: The Third Half by Enrico Maria Artale

### Open Award

* Serena Nono for directing Venezia salva

### Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award

* Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi

### Cinema for UNICEF mention

* Philomena by Stephen Frears

### Brian Award

* Philomena by Stephen Frears

### Arca CinemaGiovani Award - Venezia 70

* Miss Violence by Alexandros Avranas

### Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award

* Joe by David Gordon Green

### CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award

* At Berkeley by Frederick Wiseman

### CICAE - Cinema d’Arte e d’Essai Award

* Still Life by Uberto Pasolini

### Fedeora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean film

* Miss Violence by Alexandros Avranas

### Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award

* L'intrepido by Gianni Amelio

### Future Film Festival Digital Award

* Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón
** Special mention: The Zero Theorem by Terry Gilliam

### P. Nazareno Taddei Award

* Philomena by Stephen Frears

### Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award

* L'intrepido by Gianni Amelio

### Lina Mangiacapre Award

* Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante
** Special mention: Femen’s activists of Ukraine Is Not a Brothel by Kitty Green

### Golden Mouse

* Philomena by Stephen Frears
** Special mention: Stray Dogs by Tsai Ming-liang
* Silvier Mouse: At Berkeley by Frederick Wiseman
* Special mention: Home from Home by Edgar Reitz

### UK-ITALY Creative Industries Award – Best Innovative Budget

* The Third Half by Enrico Maria Artale
* Medeas by Andrea Pallaoro
* Kush by Shubhashish Bhutiani

### Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

* Philomena by Stephen Frears

### Gillo Pontecorvo Award

* Con il fiato sospeso by Costanza Quatriglio

### Green Drop Award

* Ana Arabia by Amos Gitai

### Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival

* Philomena by Stephen Frears
** Special mention for a debut film: Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante

### "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award

* Still Life by Uberto Pasolini

### Soundtrack Stars Award

* Best Soundtrack Award: Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante
** Special mention for Best Contemporary Actor: Ryuchi Sakamoto (Venezia 70 Jury member)

### Ambiente WWF Award

* Amazonia by Thierry Ragobert

### Bianchi Award

* Enzo d’Aló