After the 2016 Venice Days Award was bestowed on
The War Show (by
Andreas Dalsgaard and
Obaidah Zytoon) this morning by the
Jury composed of 28 young European cinephiles and chaired by
Bruce LaBruce, Venice Days celebrates its other award-winning entries.
The independent sidebar of the Venice Film Festival wishes to thank all the juries that honored the eleven titles in our 13th edition's lineup, and at 6:30 this evening, at the Villa degli Autori, will be holding its awards ceremony at which the numerous awards will be handed out.
The
Europa Cinemas Label goes to
Sámi Blood by
Amanda Kernell, who will be collecting the award with producer Lars G. Lindström.
The Europa Cinemas Label is devoted to European-produced films and co-productions. The Label was created in 2003 by a network of European exhibitors of independent films (over 2,300 screens in more than 500 European cities), with the support of the European Union's Media Programme, and consists of a cash prize for the distribution and promotion of the winning film, and its release in the cinemas belonging to the network.
The UAAR (Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics) bestows an award on the best film presented at the Venice Film Festival; director Marco Danieli will be on hand to collect the award.
The Queer Lion goes to
Heartstone by
Guğmundur Arnar Guğmundsson.
The Queer Lion is a film prize awarded annually since 2007 to the "Best Film with Homosexual & Queer Culture Themes". Director Guğmundur Arnar Guğmundsson will be on hand to collect the prize.
The
Lina Mangiacapre Prize goes to the film
Indivisible by
Edoardo De Angelis.
Created in 1987 by Lina Mangiacapre and awarded by a jury made up of journalists and film critics (50% men, 50% women), the prize aims to "acknowledge films that honor diversity by showing the changing image of women as a subject of historical and cultural interest." Director Edoardo De Angelis and producer Pierpaolo Verga will be on hand to collect the prize.
The Pasinetti Prizes:
Best Actor:
Michele Riondino for the film
Worldly Girl by
Marco Danieli.
Best Actress:
Sara Serraiocco for the film
Worldly Girl by
Marco Danieli.
Marco Danieli will be collecting the prize on behalf of his actors.
A
Special Mention goes to actresses
Angela and
Marianna Fontana for
Indivisible by
Edoardo De Angelis, who will be collecting the prize on their behalf.
The Pasinetti Prize, named after the director, screenwriter, film critic and photographer Francesco Pasinetti and assigned by the National Syndicate of Italian Film Journalists (SNGCI), is one of the collateral prizes of the Venice Film Festival.
The FEDEORA Prizes (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean):
Best Debut Filmmaker:
Amanda Kernell (for the film
Sámi Blood), also on hand to collect the prize.
Best Actress:
Ashleigh Cummings for the film
Hounds of Love by
Ben Young, who will collect the prize on behalf of the actress.
Best European Film:
Quit Staring at My Plate by
Hana Jušić, on hand to collect the prize along with producer
Ankica Jurić Tilić.
The Lizzani Prize established by ANAC is dedicated to filmmaker Carlo Lizzani, a legendary figure in the Italian film industry and director of the Venice Film Festival from 1979 to 1982. The prize goes to film exhibitors who have shown the most courage in their choices. This year that exhibitor is Sino Accursio Caracappa from Sciacca, who has selected the winning film and will ensure it will be promoted and distributed in his cinemas.
Gianni Astrei Prize goes to the film
Indivisible by
Edoardo De Angelis Director Edoardo De Angelis will be on hand to collect the prize.
Open Prize