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    Golden Lion

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      Lebanon

      6.9 (12K)
      Samuel Maoz
    • [object Object]

      Around a Small Mountain

      6.0 (801)
      Jacques Rivette
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      A Single Man

      7.5 (121K)
      Tom Ford
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      Ahasin Wetei

      6.3 (120)
      Vimukthi Jayasundara
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      Al Mosafer

      5.9 (319)
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      Baaria

      6.9 (8.3K)
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      Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

      6.6 (83K)
      Werner Herzog
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      Capitalism: A Love Story

      7.4 (44K)
      Michael Moore
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      5.8 (940)
      Michele Placido
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      The Double Hour

      6.6 (4.3K)
      Giuseppe Capotondi
    • [object Object]

      Prince of Tears

      6.4 (260)
      Yonfan
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      Life During Wartime

      6.4 (8.1K)
      Todd Solondz
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      Lo spazio bianco

      6.5 (411)
      Francesca Comencini
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      Lola

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      Brillante Mendoza
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      Lourdes

      6.9 (3.9K)
      Jessica Hausner
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      Mr. Nobody

      7.7 (253K)
      Jaco Van Dormael
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      My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

      6.1 (11K)
      Werner Herzog
    • [object Object]

      Persécution

      5.3 (1.1K)
      Patrice Chéreau
    • [object Object]

      Soul Kitchen

      7.2 (42K)
      Fatih Akin
    • [object Object]

      Survival of the Dead

      4.8 (23K)
      George A. Romero
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      Tetsuo: The Bullet Man

      5.4 (2.4K)
      Shin'ya Tsukamoto
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      The Road

      7.2 (265K)
      John Hillcoat
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      White Material

      6.9 (8.8K)
      Claire Denis
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      Accident

      6.6 (4K)
      Soi Cheang
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      Women Without Men

      6.3 (2.8K)
      Shirin Neshat

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      • Shirin Neshat
      • Women Without Men

    Special Jury Prize

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      Soul Kitchen

      7.2 (42K)
      Fatih Akin

    Golden Osella

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      Life During Wartime

      6.4 (8.1K)
      Todd Solondz

    Outstanding Technical Contribution

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      Mr. Nobody

      7.7 (253K)
      Sylvie Olivé
      For the production design.

    Volpi Cup

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      • Colin Firth
      • A Single Man

    Best Actress

    • Ksenia Rappoport
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      • Ksenia Rappoport
      • The Double Hour

    Marcello Mastroianni Award

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    Best Young Actor or Actress

    • Jasmine Trinca at an event for House of Tolerance (2011)
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      • Jasmine Trinca
      • The Big Dream

    Luigi De Laurentiis Award

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      Engkwentro

      6.3 (115)
      Pepe Diokno
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      Blood and Rain

      6.3 (349)
      Jorge Navas(director)

    Controcampo Italiano Prize

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      Cosmonauta

      6.4 (522)
      Susanna Nicchiarelli

    Controcampo Italiano Prize - Special Mention

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      Negli occhi

      7.7 (17)
      Francesco Del Grosso
      Daniele Anzellotti

    Venice Horizons Award

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    Best Film

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      Engkwentro

      6.3 (115)
      Pepe Diokno
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      Viajo Porque Preciso, Volto Porque te Amo

      7.2 (1.3K)
      Karim Aïnouz
      Marcelo Gomes
    • [object Object]

      Insolação

      5.6 (167)
      Felipe Hirsch(Director)
    • [object Object]

      1428

      6.6 (115)
      Haibin Du
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      Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya

      7.7 (84)
      Amit Dutta
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      Cow

      7.2 (988)
      Guan Hu
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      Buried Secrets

      6.3 (229)
      Raja Amari
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      Il colore delle parole

      8.9 (21)
      Marco Simon Puccioni
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      I Am Love

      7.0 (25K)
      Luca Guadagnino
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      Paraiso

      7.3 (132)
      Héctor Gálvez
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      Pepperminta

      5.9 (263)
      Pipilotti Rist
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      Repo Chick

      3.7 (852)
      Alex Cox
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      Varese: The One All Alone

      5.7 (44)
      Frank Scheffer
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      Totò

      7.0 (26)
      Peter Schreiner
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      Judge

      7.5 (109)
      Jie Liu
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      Bets & Wedding Dresses

      5.8 (137)
      Vincenzo Terracciano
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      Villalobos

      7.8 (52)
      Romuald Karmakar
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      One-Zero

      6.4 (633)
      Kamlah Abu-Zikri
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      Tender Parasites

      6.2 (147)
      Christian Becker
      Oliver Schwabe
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      Women ceng jing de wuchanzhe

      7.4 (40)
      Xiaolu Guo
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      Woman on Fire Looks for Water

      6.7 (144)
      Ming Jin Woo

    Venice Horizons Documentary Award

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      1428

      6.6 (115)
      Haibin Du

    Venice Horizons Award - Special Mention

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      Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya

      7.7 (84)
      Amit Dutta

    3-D Award

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      The Hole

      5.7 (25K)
      Joe Dante

    Career Golden Lion

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    • John Lasseter at an event for Ponyo (2008)
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      • John Lasseter
      and the directors of Disney.Pixar

    Best Short Film

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      6.8 (5)
      Shijie Tan(director)
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      Kingyo

      6.4 (494)
      Edmund Yeo
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      Uerra

      7.0 (48)
      Paolo Sassanelli(director)
      Mood Film
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      7.6 (49)
      Rowland Jobson
      Peter Devonald
      Zoe Webster
      Seefood Film & TV

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      Kasia Skibinska(producer)
      David Lea(director)
      Cassiopeia Pictures
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      Jitensha

      7.9 (55)
      Dean Yamada(director)
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      8.2 (41)
      Gianclaudio Cappai(director)
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      8.5 (16)
      Martin Stitt(Writer/Director)
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      My Heart Laid Bare

      7.0 (69)
      Yi Zhou

    • Alle fugler

      4.4 (17)
      Sara Eliassen

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      Sinner

      7.2 (96)
      Meni Philip

    FIPRESCI Prize

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      Lourdes

      6.9 (3.9K)
      Jessica Hausner

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      Adrift

      6.2 (343)
      Bùi Thac Chuyên

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      Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya

      7.7 (84)
      Amit Dutta(director)

    SIGNIS Award

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      Lourdes

      6.9 (3.9K)
      Jessica Hausner

    SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention

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      Lebanon

      6.9 (12K)
      Samuel Maoz

    UNICEF Award

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      Women Without Men

      6.3 (2.8K)
      Shirin Neshat

    UNESCO Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Al Mosafer

      5.9 (319)
      Ahmed Maher

    International Critics' Week Award

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      Tehran

      6.7 (166)
      Nader T. Homayoun

    Pasinetti Award

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    Best Actor

    • Filippo Timi
      Winner
      • Filippo Timi
      • The Double Hour

    Best Actress

    • Margherita Buy at an event for We Have a Pope (2011)
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      • Margherita Buy
      • Lo spazio bianco

    Best Director

    • Giuseppe Tornatore
      Winner
      • Giuseppe Tornatore
      • Baaria

    Best Film

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Lo spazio bianco

      6.5 (411)
      Francesca Comencini

    Pasinetti Award - Special Mention

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      The Big Dream

      5.8 (940)
      Riccardo Scamarcio
      For his performance.
    • [object Object]
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      Armando Testa - Povero ma moderno

      8.0 (15)
      Pappi Corsicato

    Critics' Week Award

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      Good Morning, Aman

      5.6 (299)
      Claudio Noce(director)
      DNA Cinematografica

    FEDIC Award

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      Lo spazio bianco

      6.5 (411)
      Francesca Comencini

    Little Golden Lion

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    • [object Object]
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      Capitalism: A Love Story

      7.4 (44K)
      Michael Moore
      Francisco La Torre(sound recording)

    Queer Lion Award

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      A Single Man

      7.5 (121K)
      Tom Ford
    • [object Object]

      Persécution

      5.3 (1.1K)
      Patrice Chéreau
    • [object Object]

      Life During Wartime

      6.4 (8.1K)
      Todd Solondz
    • [object Object]

      Prince of Tears

      6.4 (260)
      Yonfan
    • [object Object]

      Great Directors

      6.4 (521)
      Angela Ismailos
    • [object Object]

      L'oro di Cuba

      6.9 (22)
      Giuliano Montaldo
    • [object Object]

      Adrift

      6.2 (343)
      Bùi Thac Chuyên
    • [object Object]

      I Am Love

      7.0 (25K)
      Luca Guadagnino
    • [object Object]

      Villalobos

      7.8 (52)
      Romuald Karmakar
    • [object Object]

      Repo Chick

      3.7 (852)
      Alex Cox
    • [object Object]

      Pepperminta

      5.9 (263)
      Pipilotti Rist
    • [object Object]

      Francesca

      6.0 (595)
      Bobby Paunescu
    • [object Object]

      David's Birthday

      6.6 (2.6K)
      Marco Filiberti
    • [object Object]

      Poeti

      4.8 (30)
      Toni D'Angelo
    • [object Object]

      The Ape

      5.9 (2.1K)
      Jesper Ganslandt
    • [object Object]

      L'amore e basta

      5.9 (18)
      Stefano Consiglio
    • [object Object]

      Fat People

      6.5 (3.1K)
      Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
    • [object Object]

      Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront

      6.6 (338)
      Léa Fehner
    • [object Object]

      Domain

      5.7 (203)
      Patric Chiha

    Label Europa Cinemas Award

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      The Last Days of Emma Blank

      6.8 (2.4K)
      Alex van Warmerdam

    Young Cinema Award

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    Best Film in Competition

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soul Kitchen

      7.2 (42K)
      Fatih Akin

    Best Italian Film

    • [object Object]
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      The Double Hour

      6.6 (4.3K)
      Giuseppe Capotondi

    Gianni Astrei Award

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      Lo spazio bianco

      6.5 (411)
      Francesca Comencini

    Gucci Prize

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      The Hurt Locker

      7.5 (487K)
      Mark Boal

    L'Oreal Paris Award

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    • Carolina Crescentini
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      • Carolina Crescentini

    Open Prize

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      Capitalism: A Love Story

      7.4 (44K)
      Michael Moore
      Francisco La Torre(sound recording)

    Lina Mangiacapre Award

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      Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story

      6.7 (1.6K)
      Yousry Nasrallah

    Brian Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Lourdes

      6.9 (3.9K)
      Jessica Hausner

    Future Film Festival Digital Award

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      Metropia

      6.2 (8.3K)
      Tarik Saleh

    Future Film Festival Digital Award - Special Mention

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      Up

      8.3 (1.2M)
      Pete Docter

    Laterna Magica Prize

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    • [object Object]
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      Cosmonauta

      6.4 (522)
      Susanna Nicchiarelli

    Sergio Trasatti Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Lourdes

      6.9 (3.9K)
      Jessica Hausner

    Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

      6.6 (83K)
      Werner Herzog

    Biografilm Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Negli occhi

      7.7 (17)
      Francesco Del Grosso
      Daniele Anzellotti

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    • [object Object]
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      Mr. Nobody

      7.7 (253K)
      Jaco Van Dormael

    Nazareno Taddei Award

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      Lebanon

      6.9 (12K)
      Samuel Maoz

    AIF - For Film Fest Award

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    • [object Object]
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      Lo spazio bianco

      6.5 (411)
      Francesca Comencini

    Best First Film

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      Blood and Rain

      6.3 (349)
      RCN Cine
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      Aadmi Ki Aurat Aur Anya Kahaniya

      7.7 (84)
      Amit Dutta(producer)

    Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award

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    • Sylvester Stallone at an event for The Oscars (2016)
      Winner
      • Sylvester Stallone

    International Critics Award

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    Best Feature Film

    • [object Object]

      Cafe Noir

      7.0 (257)
      Sung-il Jung
    • [object Object]

      Det enda rationella

      6.1 (674)
      Jörgen Bergmark
    • [object Object]

      Domain

      5.7 (203)
      Patric Chiha
    • [object Object]

      Kakraki

      6.2 (220)
      Ilya Demichev
    • [object Object]

      Little Foxes

      4.9 (123)
      Mira Fornay

    Fedeora Award

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    Best Film (Venice Days)

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      The Last Days of Emma Blank

      6.8 (2.4K)
      Alex van Warmerdam
    • [object Object]

      The Ape

      5.9 (2.1K)
      Jesper Ganslandt
    • [object Object]

      Barking Water

      6.3 (220)
      Sterlin Harjo
    • [object Object]

      Cell 211

      7.6 (73K)
      Daniel Monzón
    • [object Object]

      Desert Flower

      7.3 (15K)
      Sherry Hormann
    • [object Object]

      Di me cosa ne sai

      7.0 (31)
      Valerio Jalongo
    • [object Object]

      Francia

      5.7 (210)
      Israel Adrián Caetano
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      Fat People

      6.5 (3.1K)
      Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
    • [object Object]

      I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive

      6.7 (607)
      Claude Miller
    • [object Object]

      L'amore e basta

      5.9 (18)
      Stefano Consiglio
    • [object Object]

      Blood and Rain

      6.3 (349)
      Jorge Navas
    • [object Object]

      Honeymoons

      6.7 (360)
      Goran Paskaljevic
    • [object Object]

      Qu'un seul tienne et les autres suivront

      6.6 (338)
      Léa Fehner

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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 2, 2009 - September 12, 2009

    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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