page_title: 72nd Venice International Film Festival
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: 72nd Venice International Film Festival / Awards
caption_attribution_description: Golden Lion for Best Film frim afar
context_page_description: The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film Amarcord was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film From Afar by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award.
  Everest was selected as the festival's opening night film, while Guan Hu's drama film Mr. Six served as the closing night film. Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival.
  The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's Paris, Texas, while in background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows, which also appeared in 71st Venice International Film Festival poster.
  The festival honoured Brian De Palma with Glory to the Filmmaker Award and a documentary film titled De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow also screened at the festival. Jonathan Demme received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of Horizons section jury.
caption: Lorenzo Vigas with the Golden Lion for From Afar
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