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VENICE FILM FESTIVAL

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    Golden Lion

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Ivan's Childhood

      8.0 (42K)
      Andrei Tarkovsky
      Tied with Family Diary (1962).
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Family Diary

      7.2 (1.3K)
      Valerio Zurlini
      Tied with Ivan's Childhood (1962).
    • [object Object]

      Smog

      7.3 (125)
      Franco Rossi
    • [object Object]

      Men and Beasts

      7.2 (124)
      Sergey Gerasimov
    • [object Object]

      Homenaje a la hora de la siesta

      5.9 (46)
      Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
    • [object Object]

      Love, Thy Name Be Sorrow

      7.2 (523)
      Tomu Uchida
    • [object Object]

      Birdman of Alcatraz

      7.8 (21K)
      John Frankenheimer
    • [object Object]

      Lolita

      7.5 (113K)
      Stanley Kubrick
    • [object Object]

      Mamma Roma

      7.8 (11K)
      Pier Paolo Pasolini
    • [object Object]

      Term of Trial

      7.1 (925)
      Peter Glenville
    • [object Object]

      Therese

      7.1 (680)
      Georges Franju
    • [object Object]

      Vivre sa vie

      7.8 (37K)
      Jean-Luc Godard

    Best Film

    • [object Object]

      The Trial

      7.6 (26K)
      Orson Welles(director)
    • [object Object]

      Eva

      6.4 (2.2K)
      Joseph Losey(director)

    Special Jury Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vivre sa vie

      7.8 (37K)
      Jean-Luc Godard

    Volpi Cup

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    Best Actor

    • Burt Lancaster
      Winner
      • Burt Lancaster
      • Birdman of Alcatraz

    Best Actress

    • Emmanuelle Riva at an event for Amour (2012)
      Winner
      • Emmanuelle Riva
      • Therese
      Unanimously.

    Best First Work

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      David and Lisa

      7.2 (3.5K)
      Frank Perry
      The film was shown out of competition.
    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Los inundados

      7.3 (152)
      Fernando Birri
      The film was shown out of competition.

    New Cinema Award

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    Best Actor

    • Philippe Noiret in Cinema Paradiso (1988)
      Winner
      • Philippe Noiret
      • Therese

    Best Actress

    • Anna Magnani
      Winner
      • Anna Magnani
      • Mamma Roma

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Man for Burning

      6.6 (209)
      Paolo Taviani
      Vittorio Taviani
      Valentino Orsini

    San Giorgio Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Birdman of Alcatraz

      7.8 (21K)
      John Frankenheimer

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Knife in the Water

      7.4 (25K)
      Roman Polanski

    OCIC Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Term of Trial

      7.1 (925)
      Peter Glenville

    Pasinetti Award

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    Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Vivre sa vie

      7.8 (37K)
      Jean-Luc Godard

    Parallel Sections

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Man for Burning

      6.6 (209)
      Valentino Orsini
      Paolo Taviani
      Vittorio Taviani

    Italian Cinema Clubs Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Mamma Roma

      7.8 (11K)
      Pier Paolo Pasolini

    Award of the City of Imola

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Una storia milanese

      6.3 (33)
      Eriprando Visconti

    Award of the City of Imola - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Pelle viva

      7.2 (25)
      Giuseppe Fina

    Cinema 60 Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Man for Burning

      6.6 (209)
      Paolo Taviani
      Vittorio Taviani
      Valentino Orsini

    Award of the City of Venice

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Family Diary

      7.2 (1.3K)
      Valerio Zurlini

    Catholic Cinema Clubs Award

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    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Family Diary

      7.2 (1.3K)
      Valerio Zurlini

    Also known as

    • Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica
    • Manifestazione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica
    • Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica

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    Academy Awards, USABAFTA AwardsBerlin International Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalCritics Choice AwardsDirectors Guild of America, USAFilm Independent Spirit AwardsGolden Globes, USAGrammy AwardsMumbai Film FestivalPGA AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsSundance Film FestivalSXSW Film FestivalToronto International Film FestivalTribeca Film FestivalVenice Film FestivalWriters Guild of America, USA

    Event date

    August 25, 1962 - September 8, 1962

    Event location

    Venice, Italy

    Event links

    • http://www.labiennale.org/
    • http://www.fipresci.org/
    • http://www.signis.net/
    • http://www.filmklubb.no/ficc/introdu.htm
    • http://www.cinegiornalisti.it/
    • http://www.cinegiornalisti.it/
    • http://www.queerlion.it/
    • http://www.eurofilmfest.org/ecff/projects/index.html
    • http://uaar.it/
    • http://uaar.it/
    • http://www.eiuc.org/
    • http://www.jameson.ie/cinema/short_film.asp

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