Saturday, September 06, 2008

Who won what at the Venice film festival

U.S. film "The Wrestler", directed by Darren Aronofsky, won the top prize at the Venice film festival on Saturday.

GOLDEN LION FOR BEST FILM:
"The Wrestler" (U.S.) by Darren Aronofsky
SILVER LION FOR BEST DIRECTOR:
Alexei German Jr. (Russia) for "Paper Soldier"
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE:
"Teza" by Ethiopian director Haile Gerima
SPECIAL LION FOR BODY OF WORK:
German director Werner Schroeter
BEST ACTOR:
Italian actor Silvio Orlando for "Il papa' di Giovanna" (Giovanna's Father)
BEST ACTRESS:
French actress Dominique Blanc for "L'autre" (The Other One)
BEST EMERGING ACTRESS:
U.S. actress Jennifer Lawrence for "The Burning Plain"
BEST SCREENPLAY:
Ethiopian director Haile Gerima for "Teza"
BEST FIRST FILM:
"Pranzo di Ferragosto" (Ferragosto's Lunch) by Italian director Gianni Di Gregorio.

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