66th Venice International Film Festival
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 Festival poster  | |
| Location | Venice, Italy | 
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 | 
| Awards | 
Golden Lion – Lebanon Silver Lion – Women Without Men  | 
| Festival date | 2–12 September 2009 | 
| Website | Website | 
The 66th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, was opened on 2 September 2009 by Baarìa - La porta del vento. International competition jury, led by Ang Lee, awarded Leone d'Oro to Lebanon.[1] The festival was closed on 12 September 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess.[2][3]
Festival line-up
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66th Venice International Film Festival
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opener | Baarìa - La porta del vento[4] | Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy | |
| Closer | Chengdu, I Love You | Fruit Chan & Cui Jian | China | |
Films in competition
The following 25 films competed for the Leone d'oro.[5]
Films out of competition
The following films were shown out of competition:
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn's Finest | Antoine Fuqua | United States | |
| Chengdu, I Love You | Fruit Chan & Cui Jian | China | |
| Delhi-6 | दिल्ली 6 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | India | 
| Dev.D | Anurag Kashyap | India | |
| Gulaal | गुलाल | Anurag Kashyap | India | 
| L'oro di cuba | Giuliano Montaldo | Italy | |
| Le ombre rosse | Francesco Maselli | Italy | |
| Napoli Napoli Napoli | Abel Ferrara | Italy | |
| Prove per una tragedia siciliana | Roman Paska & John Turturro | Italy | |
| REC 2 | Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza | Spain | |
| Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story | Ehki ya shahrazade | Yousry Nasrallah | Egypt | 
| South of the Border | Oliver Stone | United States | |
| The Hole in 3D | Joe Dante | United States | |
| The Informant! | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| The Men Who Stare at Goats | Grant Heslov | United States | |
| Toy Story 3D | John Lasseter | United States | |
| Toy Story 2 3D | John Lasseter, Ash Brannon & Lee Unkrich | United States | |
| Valhalla Rising | Nicolas Winding Refn | Denmark, United Kingdom | |
| Yona Yona Penguin | Yonayona pengin | Rintaro | Japan, France | 
Jury
The international juries of the 66th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows:[6][7][8]
Official Competition Jury
- Ang Lee (head of jury)
 - Sergei Bodrov
 - Sandrine Bonnaire
 - Liliana Cavani
 - Joe Dante
 - Anurag Kashyap
 - Luciano Ligabue
 
Orizzonti / Horizons Jury
- Pere Portabella (head of jury)
 - Bady Minck
 - Gina Kim
 - Garin Nugroho
 - Gianfranco Rosi
 
Premio Luigi De Laurentiis for Best Debut Feature Jury
- Haile Gerima (head of jury)
 - Ramin Bahrani
 - Gianni De Gregorio
 - Antoine Fuqua
 - Sam Taylor-Wood
 
Corto-Cortissimo jury
- Stuart Gordon (head of jury)
 - Steve Ricci
 - Alieva Sitora
 
Prizes
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- Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion) for the best film: Lebanon
 - Leone d'Argento (Silver Lion) for the best director: Shirin Neshat, for Women Without Men
 - Special Jury Prize: Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akın
 - Coppa Volpi for the Best Actor: Colin Firth, for A Single Man
 - Coppa Volpi for the Best Actress: Kseniya Rappoport, for The Double Hour
 - Premio Marcello Mastroianni, for the best emerging actor or actress: Jasmine Trinca for The Big Dream
 - Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution: Sylvie Olivé for Mr. Nobody
 - Osella for Best Screenplay: Todd Solondz for Life During Wartime
 - "Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film: Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno
 - Controcampo italiano prize (Feature film): to Cosmonaut by Susanna Nicchiarelli
 
Orizzonti
- Premio Orizzonti (Orizzonti prize): Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno (Philippines)
 - Premio Orizzonti awards for documentary film: 1428 by Haibin Du (China)
 -  Special Mentions: 
- The Man's Woman and Other Stories by Amit Dutta (India)
 
 
Collateral Prizes
- Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola: Capitalism: A Love Story by Michael Moore;
 - 32/a segnalazione Cinema for UNICEF: Women Without Men by Shirin Neshat;
 - Premio Label by Europa Cinemas for best European film in Venice Days section: The Last Days of Emma Blank by Alex van Warmerdam;
 - Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best film: Lo spazio bianco by Francesca Comencini;
 - Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best actor: The Double Hour by Filippo Timi;
 - Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best actress: Lo spazio bianco by Margherita Buy;
 - Premio 'Francesco Pasinetti' by Sngci for best director: Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore;
 - Future Film Festival Digital Award: Metropia by Tarik Saleh and special mention for Up by Pete Docter;
 - Queer Lion for the best Movie with LGBT Themes & Queer Culture: A Single Man by Tom Ford;
 - Brian Prize by UAAR: Lourdes by Jessica Hausner.
 
References
- ↑ "Official Awards". la Biennale di Venezia. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
 - ↑ "BBC News: Ang Lee to head Venice festival". BBC News. 2009-02-27. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
 - ↑ "Cinema". la Biennale di Venezia. 2009-08-18. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
 - ↑ "BBC News:Venice announces Italian opener". BBC News. 2009-06-11. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
 - ↑ 66th Venice Film Festival Line Up
 - ↑ "66TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – THE JURY". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
 - ↑ "Anurag Kashyap on Venice Film Festival jury". The Times Of India. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
 - ↑ "Venice jurors to include Gina Kim, Ramin Bahrani, Stuart Gordon". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
 
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