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    Golden Lion

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      Vera Drake

      7.6 (28K)
      Mike Leigh
    • [object Object]

      Five Times Two

      6.6 (11K)
      François Ozon
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      3-Iron

      7.9 (60K)
      Kim Ki-duk
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      Birth

      6.3 (43K)
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      Café Lumière

      6.8 (3.5K)
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      The Keys to the House

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      Delivery

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      The Intruder

      6.6 (2.2K)
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      Land of Plenty

      6.4 (4.2K)
      Wim Wenders
    • [object Object]

      Working Slowly (Radio Alice)

      6.7 (663)
      Guido Chiesa
    • [object Object]

      The Sea Inside

      8.0 (87K)
      Alejandro Amenábar
    • [object Object]

      Another Life

      4.4 (344)
      Michele Placido
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      Palindromes

      6.7 (13K)
      Todd Solondz
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      Promised Land

      5.5 (633)
      Amos Gitai
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      Kings & Queen

      7.0 (4.1K)
      Arnaud Desplechin
    • [object Object]

      The World

      7.1 (3.7K)
      Jia Zhang-ke
    • [object Object]

      Stray Dogs

      7.1 (732)
      Marzieh Makhmalbaf
    • [object Object]

      Tout un hiver sans feu

      6.8 (377)
      Greg Zglinski
    • [object Object]

      Remote Access

      6.3 (48)
      Svetlana Proskurina
    • [object Object]

      Vanity Fair

      6.2 (24K)
      Mira Nair

    Grand Special Jury Prize

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      The Sea Inside

      8.0 (87K)
      Alejandro Amenábar

    Silver Lion

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    Best Director

    • Kim Ki-duk in Arirang (2011)
      Winner
      • Kim Ki-duk
      • 3-Iron

    Golden Osella

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      Howl's Moving Castle

      8.2 (489K)
      Studio Ghibli
      For the animation.

    Volpi Cup

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    Best Actor

    • Javier Bardem
      Winner
      • Javier Bardem
      • The Sea Inside

    Best Actress

    • Imelda Staunton at an event for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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      • Imelda Staunton
      • Vera Drake

    Marcello Mastroianni Award

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    Best Young Actor or Actress

    • Marco Luisi in Working Slowly (Radio Alice) (2004)
      Tommaso Ramenghi
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      • Marco Luisi
      • Tommaso Ramenghi
      • Working Slowly (Radio Alice)

    Luigi De Laurentiis Award

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    Best Debut Film

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      The Great Journey

      7.2 (2.6K)
      Ismaël Ferroukhi

    Luigi De Laurentiis Award - Special Mention

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      Saimir

      6.5 (262)
      Francesco Munzi

    Venice Horizons Award

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      Les petits fils

      6.1 (176)
      Ilan Duran Cohen
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      Agnes and His Brothers

      6.6 (1.8K)
      Oskar Roehler
    • [object Object]

      A Love Song for Bobby Long

      7.1 (28K)
      Shainee Gabel
    • [object Object]

      Ambasadori, cautam patrie

      5.5 (93)
      Mircea Daneliuc
    • [object Object]

      Criminal

      6.4 (11K)
      Gregory Jacobs
    • [object Object]

      Rolling Family

      6.6 (1.4K)
      Pablo Trapero
    • [object Object]

      Izo

      6.0 (4.9K)
      Takashi Miike
    • [object Object]

      Gilles' Wife

      6.7 (911)
      Frédéric Fonteyne
    • [object Object]

      L'enfant endormi

      6.5 (154)
      Yasmine Kassari
    • [object Object]

      They Came Back

      5.8 (3K)
      Robin Campillo
    • [object Object]

      Lettre d'amour zoulou

      6.4 (86)
      Ramadan Suleman
    • [object Object]

      Melancholian 3 huonetta

      7.1 (716)
      Pirjo Honkasalo
    • [object Object]

      Mysterious Skin

      7.6 (81K)
      Gregg Araki
    • [object Object]

      Saimir

      6.5 (262)
      Francesco Munzi
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      Stryker

      5.2 (210)
      Noam Gonick
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      Te lo leggo negli occhi

      5.6 (103)
      Valia Santella
    • [object Object]

      A Less Bad World

      6.9 (600)
      Alejandro Agresti
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      Vento di terra

      6.1 (242)
      Vincenzo Marra
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      Vitâru

      6.7 (3.6K)
      Shin'ya Tsukamoto
    • [object Object]

      Yesterday

      7.5 (2.6K)
      Darrell Roodt

    Venice Horizons Award - Special Mention

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      Vento di terra

      6.1 (242)
      Vincenzo Marra

    Digital Cinema Award

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      20 Fingers

      6.7 (500)
      Mania Akbari

    Digital Cinema Award - Special Mention

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      La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima

      Gianni Zanasi
      Lucio Pellegrini

    Career Golden Lion

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    • Manoel de Oliveira
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      • Manoel de Oliveira
    • Stanley Donen
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      • Stanley Donen

    Best Short Film

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      Sous le bleu

      6.4 (29)
      David Oelhoffen(director)
    • [object Object]

      Il dio della pioggia

      Silvana Leonardi
      Angelo Amoroso D'Aragona
      Samantha Cito
      Artimagiche

    Prix UIP Venice (European Short Film)

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      Goodbye

      7.6 (54)
      Steve Hudson

    FIPRESCI Prize

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    Competition

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      3-Iron

      7.9 (60K)
      Kim Ki-duk

    Parallel Sections

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      Vento di terra

      6.1 (242)
      Vincenzo Marra

    SIGNIS Award

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      Tout un hiver sans feu

      6.8 (377)
      Greg Zglinski

    SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention

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      3-Iron

      7.9 (60K)
      Kim Ki-duk

    C.I.C.A.E. Award

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      Gilles' Wife

      6.7 (911)
      Frédéric Fonteyne

    UNESCO Award

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      Land of Plenty

      6.4 (4.2K)
      Wim Wenders

    Pasinetti Award

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    Best Actor

    • Kim Rossi Stuart
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      • Kim Rossi Stuart
      • The Keys to the House

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    • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
      Winner
      • Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
      • Five Times Two

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      The Keys to the House

      7.1 (2.5K)
      Gianni Amelio

    Pasinetti Award - Special Mention

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      La vita è breve ma la giornata è lunghissima

      Dino Abbrescia
      Paolo Briguglia
      Carla Buttarazzi
      Pierfrancesco Favino
      Sabrina Impacciatore
      Giuseppe Loconsole
      Maddalena Maggi
      Carlotta Natoli
      Marit Nissen
      Totò Onnis
      Vittoria Puccini
      Paolo Sassanelli
      Luciano Scarpa
      Thomas Trabacchi
      Emanuele Trevi
      To the ensemble cast.
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      How We Got the Italian Movie Business Into Trouble: The True Story of Franco and Ciccio

      7.4 (213)
      Daniele Ciprì
      Franco Maresco

    Audience Award (Critics' Week)

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      Ve'Lakhta Lehe Isha

      7.1 (673)
      Ronit Elkabetz
      Shlomi Elkabetz

    Isvema Award

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      Ve'Lakhta Lehe Isha

      7.1 (673)
      Ronit Elkabetz
      Shlomi Elkabetz

    FEDIC Award

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      To Sleep Next to Her

      6.7 (365)
      Eugenio Cappuccio

    FEDIC Award - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
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      Un silenzio particolare

      6.6 (23)
      Stefano Rulli

    Little Golden Lion

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    • [object Object]
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      3-Iron

      7.9 (60K)
      Kim Ki-duk

    Label Europa Cinemas Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Darwin's Nightmare

      7.4 (5.7K)
      Hubert Sauper

    Young Cinema Award

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    Best Digital Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Un silenzio particolare

      6.6 (23)
      Stefano Rulli

    Best International Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Sea Inside

      8.0 (87K)
      Alejandro Amenábar

    Best Italian Film

    • [object Object]
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      Nemmeno il destino

      7.0 (197)
      Daniele Gaglianone

    "Lino Miccichè" First Feature Award

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      Nemmeno il destino

      7.0 (197)
      Daniele Gaglianone

    Open Prize

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      Stray Dogs

      7.1 (732)
      Marzieh Makhmalbaf

    Lina Mangiacapre Award

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      Melancholian 3 huonetta

      7.1 (716)
      Pirjo Honkasalo

    Future Film Festival Digital Award

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      Collateral

      7.5 (454K)
      Michael Mann

    Laterna Magica Prize

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      Finding Neverland

      7.6 (215K)
      Marc Forster

    Sergio Trasatti Award

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      The Keys to the House

      7.1 (2.5K)
      Gianni Amelio

    'CinemAvvenire' Award

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      Winner

      The Keys to the House

      7.1 (2.5K)
      Gianni Amelio

    Best First Work

    • [object Object]
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      Tout un hiver sans feu

      6.8 (377)
      Greg Zglinski

    Cinema for Peace

    • [object Object]
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      Promised Land

      5.5 (633)
      Amos Gitai

    Award of the City of Rome

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    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      A Less Bad World

      6.9 (600)
      Alejandro Agresti

    International Peace Award

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      Jerusalemski sindrom

      3.7 (263)
      Jakov Sedlar
      Dominik Sedlar

    Human Rights Film Network Award

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      Melancholian 3 huonetta

      7.1 (716)
      Pirjo Honkasalo

    Human Rights Film Network Award - Special Mention

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      Yizo yizo

      8.1 (99)
      Angus Gibson
      Andrew Dosunmu
      Teboho Mahlatsi
      For the third season.

    EIUC Award

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      Yesterday

      7.5 (2.6K)
      Darrell Roodt

    EIUC Award - Special Mention

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    • [object Object]
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      Melancholian 3 huonetta

      7.1 (716)
      Pirjo Honkasalo

    Special Pasinetti Award

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      Vento di terra

      6.1 (242)
      Vincenzo Marra
      For an innovative film.

    Silver Lion - Short Film

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      Signe d'appartenance

      8.2 (19)
      Kamel Cherif
    • [object Object]

      The Arsonist

      7.9 (42)
      Myles Sorensen

    Best Short Film - Special Mention

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      The Carpenter and His Clumsy Wife

      7.1 (52)
      Peter Foott

    Short Film

    • [object Object]

      Close

      8.2 (8)
      Tom Hopkins

    Fedeora Award

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    Best Film (Venice Days)

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      Winner

      Darwin's Nightmare

      7.4 (5.7K)
      Hubert Sauper
    • [object Object]

      4

      6.5 (2.3K)
      Ilya Khrzhanovskiy
    • [object Object]

      The Murmuring Coast

      6.4 (339)
      Margarida Cardoso

    • Caro Vittorio

      Marco Risi
    • [object Object]

      Confituur

      6.6 (299)
      Lieven Debrauwer
    • [object Object]

      Dead Man's Shoes

      7.5 (61K)
      Shane Meadows
    • [object Object]

      Il giorno del falco

      7.4 (14)
      Rodolfo Bisatti
    • [object Object]

      L'oeil de l'autre

      5.5 (38)
      John Lvoff
    • [object Object]

      Nemmeno il destino

      7.0 (197)
      Daniele Gaglianone
    • [object Object]

      Suburbs

      6.3 (106)
      Vinko Moderndorfer
    • [object Object]

      Strings

      6.9 (4.5K)
      Anders Rønnow Klarlund
    • [object Object]

      Tartarughe sul dorso

      7.0 (96)
      Stefano Pasetto

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

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    Event date

    September 1, 2004 - September 11, 2004

    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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