The 64th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 29 August to 8 September 2007, at Venice Lido in Italy.
Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Ambra Angiolini was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to Lust, Caution by Ang Lee, marking his second win after Brokeback Mountain (2005).
American filmmaker Tim Burton received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival.
Once again all the films running the contest were shown for the first time as world premieres in keeping with the festival tradition since the Second World War.
The festival opened with Atonement by Joe Wright, and the closed with Blood Brothers by Alexi Tan.
Juries
Main Competition (Venezia 64)
- Zhang Yimou, Chinese filmmaker, producer and actor - Jury President
- Catherine Breillat, French filmmaker, novelist and professor of auteur cinema
- Jane Campion, New Zealand filmmaker and producer
- Emanuele Crialese, Italian filmmaker
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexican filmmaker and producer
- Ferzan Özpetek, Turkish-Italian filmmaker
- Paul Verhoeven, Dutch filmmaker and producer
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Gregg Araki, American filmmaker - Jury President
- Giorgia Fiorio, Italian photographer
- Ulrich Gregor, German critic
- Frederick Wiseman, American filmmaker and theatre director
- Hala Alabdalla Yakoub, Syrian director and producer
Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)
- Bill Mechanic, American film producer - Jury President
- Randa Chahal, Lebanese filmmaker and producer
- Rupert Everett, English actor and writer
- Liu Jie, Chinese director
- Valeria Solarino, Italian actress
Short Films Competition (Corto Cortissimo)
- F. J. Ossang, French director- Jury President
- Yasmine Kassari, Moroccan director
- Roberto Perpignani, Italian film editor
Official Sections
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Special Events and Homages
Orizzonti
The following films were selected to the Orizzonti main competition:
Short Films Competition (Corto Cortissimo)
The following films in 35mm, whose length does not exceed 30 minutes, were selected for the short film competition (Corto Cortissimo):
Retrospective - Secret History of Italian Cinema 4
Special mono-graphic sessions dedicated to the secret story of Italian cinema. This is the fourth part of the retrospective, initiated at the 61st edition of the festival; the patron of this edition, focused on Italian Spaghetti Western, was the director Quentin Tarantino.
New Versions Restored
As a pre-opening event of this future section, the restored Digital Cinema version of David Wark Griffith’s Intolerance (1916) was screened as a world premiere, in collaboration with the Le Giornate del Cinema Muto di Pordenone. "Venice Classics" which features restored classic films and documentaries on cinema, started as a new section in 2012, at the 69th Venice International Film Festival.
Independents Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for the 22nd Venice International Film Critics’ Week:
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 4th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:
Official Awards
In Competition (Venezia 64)
- Golden Lion: Lust, Caution by Ang Lee
- Silver Lion for Best Director: Brian De Palma for Redacted
- Special Jury Prize:
- I'm Not There by Todd Haynes
- The Secret of the Grain by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Brad Pitt for The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Cate Blanchett for I'm Not There
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Hafsia Herzi for The Secret of the Grain
- Golden Osella for Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto for Lust, Caution
- Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Paul Laverty for It's a Free World...
- Special Lion: Nikita Mikhalkov
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
- Tim Burton
- Bernardo Bertolucci
Horizons (Orizzonti)
- Best Film: Autumn Ball by Veiko Õunpuu
- Best Documentary: Useless by Jia Zhangke
- Special Mention: Death in the Land of Encantos by Lav Diaz
Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo)
- Silver Lion for Best Short Film: Dog Altogether by Paddy Considine
- UIP Award for the Best European Short Film: Lightborne by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson
- Special Mention: Stone People by Leonid Rybakov
Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film
- La Zona by Rodrigo Plá
Independent Sections Awards
Venice International Film Critics' Week
- Critics' Week Award: The Most Distant Course by Lin Jing-jie
- Isvema Award: The Girl by the Lake by Andrea Molaioli
Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori)
- Label Europa Cinemas: Tricks by Andrzej Jakimowski
- FEDIC Award: Don't Think About It by Gianni Zanasi
- Brian Award: Sympathy for the Lobster by Sabina Guzzanti
- Laterna Magica Prize: Tricks by Andrzej Jakimowski
- CinemaAvvenire Award: The Zone by Rodrigo Plá
- Award of the City of Rome: The Zone by Rodrigo Plá
- EIUC Award (Venice Days): Under the Bombs by Philippe Aractingi
Independent Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:
FIPRESCI Awards
- Best Film (Main competition): The Secret of the Grain by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Best Film (Horizons): Jimmy Carter Man from Plains by Jonathan Demme
SIGNIS Award
- In the Valley of Elah by Paul Haggis
- Special Mention: The Secret of the Grain by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Special Mention: It's a Free World... by Ken Loach
Francesco Pasinetti Awards
- Best Film: Don't Think About It by Gianni Zanasi
- Special Mention: Valzer by Salvatore Maira
- Best Actor: Toni Servillo for The Girl by the Lake
- Best Actress: Valeria Solarino for Valzer
C.I.C.A.E. Award
- With the Girl of Black Soil by Soo-il Jeon
Prize of the Forum for Cinema and Literature
- Atonement by Joe Wright
Little Golden Lion
- The Darjeeling Limited by Wes Anderson
Queer Lion
- The Speed of Life by Ed Radtke
- Special Mention: Sleuth by Kenneth Branagh
Young Cinema Award
- Best Film in Competition: The Secret of the Grain by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Best Film in Parallel Sections: Under the Bombs by Philippe Aractingi
- Best Italian Film: Don't Think About It by Gianni Zanasi
Open Prize
- Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway
Doc/It Award
- The Beloved by Arnaud Desplechin
- Special Mention: Crossing the Line by Pietro Marcello
Lina Mangiacapre Award
- With the Girl of Black Soil by Soo-il Jeon
Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
- A Girl Cut in Two by Claude Chabrol
Future Film Festival Digital Award
- Redacted by Brian De Palma
Biografilm Award
- Jimmy Carter Man from Plains by Jonathan Demme
'CinemAvvenire' Award
- I'm Not There by Todd Haynes
EIUC Award
- Main competition: It's a Free World... by Ken Loach
- Horizons: Jimmy Carter Man from Plains by Jonathan Demme
Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
- Nightwatching by Peter Greenaway
Notes
The prize awarded to Cate Blanchett was received by Heath Ledger on behalf of the actress, who could not be present.
References
External links
- Official website
- Venice Film Festival 2007 Awards on IMDb
