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    Golden Lion

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      Winner

      The Circle

      7.4 (7K)
      Jafar Panahi
    • [object Object]

      Dr. T & the Women

      4.7 (21K)
      Robert Altman
    • [object Object]

      Freedom

      7.0 (375)
      Sharunas Bartas
    • [object Object]

      To Matthieu

      6.4 (365)
      Xavier Beauvois
    • [object Object]

      Durian Durian

      7.1 (840)
      Fruit Chan
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      Il partigiano Johnny

      6.3 (336)
      Guido Chiesa
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      Platform

      7.4 (3.3K)
      Jia Zhang-ke
    • [object Object]

      Uttara

      7.0 (207)
      Buddhadev Dasgupta
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      Liam

      6.9 (2.7K)
      Stephen Frears
    • [object Object]

      One Hundred Steps

      7.5 (6.9K)
      Marco Tullio Giordana
    • [object Object]

      The Isle

      6.9 (15K)
      Kim Ki-duk
    • [object Object]

      The Goddess of 1967

      6.8 (2K)
      Clara Law
    • [object Object]

      La lingua del santo

      6.7 (586)
      Carlo Mazzacurati
    • [object Object]

      Word and Utopia

      6.5 (438)
      Manoel de Oliveira
    • [object Object]

      The Man Who Cried

      6.1 (17K)
      Sally Potter
    • [object Object]

      O Fantasma

      5.7 (4.2K)
      João Pedro Rodrigues
    • [object Object]

      Comedy of Innocence

      6.5 (972)
      Raúl Ruiz
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      Denti

      6.4 (872)
      Gabriele Salvatores
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      Before Night Falls

      7.1 (27K)
      Julian Schnabel
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      Our Lady of the Assassins

      6.8 (4.4K)
      Barbet Schroeder

    Grand Special Jury Prize

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      Before Night Falls

      7.1 (27K)
      Julian Schnabel

    Silver Lion

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    Best Director

    • Buddhadev Dasgupta
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      • Buddhadev Dasgupta
      • Uttara

    Golden Osella

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    Best Screenplay

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      One Hundred Steps

      7.5 (6.9K)
      Claudio Fava
      Marco Tullio Giordana
      Monica Zapelli

    Volpi Cup

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    Best Actor

    • Javier Bardem
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      • Javier Bardem
      • Before Night Falls

    Best Actress

    • Rose Byrne
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      • Rose Byrne
      • The Goddess of 1967

    The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

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      Our Lady of the Assassins

      6.8 (4.4K)
      Barbet Schroeder

    Marcello Mastroianni Award

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    Best Young Actor or Actress

    • Megan Burns
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      • Megan Burns
      • Liam

    Luigi De Laurentiis Award

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    Best Debut Film

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      Poetical Refugee

      6.9 (967)
      Abdellatif Kechiche

    Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year

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      Estate romana

      6.2 (353)
      Matteo Garrone
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      Little Otik

      7.3 (7.2K)
      Jan Svankmajer
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      The State I Am In

      6.9 (2.9K)
      Christian Petzold
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      Memento

      8.4 (1.4M)
      Christopher Nolan
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      Adanggaman

      6.9 (211)
      Roger Gnoan M'Bala
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      Animali che attraversano la strada

      4.6 (25)
      Isabella Sandri
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      Esperando al mesías

      6.5 (737)
      Daniel Burman
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      Everybody's Famous!

      6.9 (3.4K)
      Dominique Deruddere
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      La ville est tranquille

      7.2 (1.4K)
      Robert Guédiguian
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      Last Resort

      7.2 (2.3K)
      Pawel Pawlikowski
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      Moskva

      6.4 (468)
      Alexander Zeldovich
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      My Generation

      7.0 (167)
      Barbara Kopple
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      Placido Rizzotto

      6.8 (241)
      Pasquale Scimeca
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      Pollock

      7.0 (31K)
      Ed Harris
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      Possible Worlds

      6.6 (2.2K)
      Robert Lepage
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      Samia

      6.6 (240)
      Philippe Faucon
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      Suspicious River

      5.7 (881)
      Lynne Stopkewich
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      The Prime Gig

      6.0 (2.4K)
      Gregory Mosher
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      Thomas est amoureux

      7.0 (2.1K)
      Pierre-Paul Renders
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      Together

      7.4 (25K)
      Lukas Moodysson

    Career Golden Lion

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    • Clint Eastwood
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      • Clint Eastwood

    FIPRESCI Prize

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      The Circle

      7.4 (7K)
      Jafar Panahi
      For its imaginative blending of content and form, to deal with the situation of women in any patriarchal society.

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      Thomas est amoureux

      7.0 (2.1K)
      Pierre-Paul Renders
      For its innovative film language and humour, perfectly matching its theme of miscommunication.

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      Liam

      6.9 (2.7K)
      Stephen Frears

    OCIC Award - Honorable Mention

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      Before Night Falls

      7.1 (27K)
      Julian Schnabel
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      The Circle

      7.4 (7K)
      Jafar Panahi

    Netpac Award

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      Platform

      7.4 (3.3K)
      Jia Zhang-ke
      For its poignant and subtle evocation of China's changing social mores and its symbolic treatment of a modern-day Long March.

    Netpac Award - Special Mention

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      The Isle

      6.9 (15K)
      Kim Ki-duk
      For its intense consistent and graphic metaphorical expression of love desire subjugation and sacrifice.

    Don Quixote Award

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      Protagonisti, i diritti del '900

      Daniele Segre

    UNICEF Award

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      The Circle

      7.4 (7K)
      Jafar Panahi

    UNESCO Award

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      The Day I Became a Woman

      7.3 (2.1K)
      Marzieh Makhmalbaf

    Pasinetti Award

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      Antonio Albanese in Intrepido: A Lonely Hero (2013)
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      • Fabrizio Bentivoglio
      • Antonio Albanese
      • La lingua del santo

    Best Actress

    • Nargess Mamizadeh in The Circle (2000)
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      • Nargess Mamizadeh
      • Maryiam Palvin Almani
      • Mojgan Faramarzi
      • Elham Saboktakin
      • Monir Arab
      • Maedeh Tahmasebi
      • Maryam Shayegan
      • Khadijeh Moradi
      • Negar Ghadyani
      • Solmaz Panahi
      • Fereshteh Sadre Orafaiy
      • Fatemeh Naghavi
      • The Circle

    Best Film

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      One Hundred Steps

      7.5 (6.9K)
      Marco Tullio Giordana

    Pietro Bianchi Award

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    • Gillo Pontecorvo at an event for Burn! (1969)
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      • Gillo Pontecorvo

    Isvema Award

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      The Day I Became a Woman

      7.3 (2.1K)
      Marzieh Makhmalbaf

    FEDIC Award

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      Placido Rizzotto

      6.8 (241)
      Pasquale Scimeca

    Little Golden Lion

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      One Hundred Steps

      7.5 (6.9K)
      Marco Tullio Giordana

    Elvira Notari Prize

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      'Cult Network Italia' Prize

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        Noites

        5.1 (44)
        Cláudia Tomaz

      Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

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        Word and Utopia

        6.5 (438)
        Manoel de Oliveira

      Future Film Festival Digital Award

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        Time and Tide

        6.7 (5.3K)
        Hark Tsui

      Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention

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        Denti

        6.4 (872)
        Gabriele Salvatores

      Laterna Magica Prize

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        Thomas est amoureux

        7.0 (2.1K)
        Pierre-Paul Renders

      Sergio Trasatti Award

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        The Circle

        7.4 (7K)
        Jafar Panahi

      'CinemAvvenire' Award

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      Best Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        One Hundred Steps

        7.5 (6.9K)
        Marco Tullio Giordana

      Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        Freedom

        7.0 (375)
        Sharunas Bartas

      Best First Film

      • [object Object]
        Winner

        The Day I Became a Woman

        7.3 (2.1K)
        Marzieh Makhmalbaf

      Cinema for Peace Award

      • [object Object]
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        Poetical Refugee

        6.9 (967)
        Abdellatif Kechiche

      Children and Cinema Award

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        Il partigiano Johnny

        6.3 (336)
        Guido Chiesa

      Rota Soundtrack Award

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        Before Night Falls

        7.1 (27K)
        Carter Burwell

      Silver Lion - Short Film

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        A Telephone Call for Genevieve Snow

        6.5 (26)
        Peter Long

      Corto Cortissimo Short Film Competition

      • [object Object]

        Swamohita

        Sidharth Srinivasan(director)
        Reel Illusion Films

      Best Short Film - Special Mention

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      • Winner

        Trajets

        Faouzi Bensaïdi
      • Winner

        Sem Movimento

        4.5 (19)
        Sandro Aguilar

      Short Film

      • [object Object]

        Money, Fear and Justice

        Tom Hopkins

      Also known as

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

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      Awards and events

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      Event date

      August 30, 2000 - September 9, 2000

      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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