Venice Film Festival Ends with Golden Lion at Stake After 'NAZA' Draws Record Ovation
The documentary drew a 25-minute ovation, the longest on record, before settling for the Silver Lion as Jim Jarmusch won Venice’s top prize.
- On Saturday, the late festival addition NAZA received a 25-minute standing ovation, the longest on record at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. Directed by Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, the documentary is the only film in competition.
- Other films received enthusiastic ovations stretching into the mid-teens, including Wild Horse Nine and Bunker, where audiences clapped for over 14 minutes. This surpassed the 24-minute record set last year by The Voice of Hind Rajab.
- South Korean auteur Lee Chang-dong's Possible Love became an immediate critical favorite, marking his first film in eight years following acclaimed Burning. The international slate also featured May El Toukhy's Woman Unknown and Hirokazu Koreeda's Look Back.
- The 83rd Venice Film Festival concludes Saturday with the Golden Lion presentation, decided by a jury led by Maggie Gyllenhaal. The panel includes English composer Daniel Blumberg, French filmmaker Xavier Giannoli, Afghan filmmaker Shahrbanoo Sadat, and Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To.
- Martin McDonagh's previous Venice premieres, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin, earned screenplay prizes and acting wins for Colin Farrell, Frances McDormand, and Sam Rockwell. Those films went on to receive multiple Oscar nominations.
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Venice Film Festival ends with Golden Lion at stake after ‘NAZA’ draws record ovation – WTOP News
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 83rd Venice Film Festival ends Saturday with the presentation of jury awards including the Golden Lion for best film. There is no telling how the Maggie Gyllenhaal -led jury might swing when it comes to the big prizes for film, direction and acting. But some of the 21 entrants have...
Venice Film Festival ends with Golden Lion at stake after 'NAZA&#
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The 83rd Venice Film Festival ends Saturday with the presentation of jury awards including the Golden Lion for best film. There is no telling how the Maggie Gyllenhaal -led jury might swing when
We will find out tomorrow evening who will be the winner of the 83rd International Film Festival in Venice.
The 83rd edition of the Venice Festival comes to an end, these were the most acclaimed films during the show. On the night of September 11th the film will be released to the Golden Lion.
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