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After providing coverage all week on everything from the opener Birdman to yesterday’s Good Kill (see it all here), the 71st Venice International Film Festival has come to an end. To cap things off, jury president Alexandre Desplat and his team of Joan Chen, Philip Gröning, Jessica Hausner, Jhumpa Lahiri, Sandy Powell, Tim Roth, Elia Suleiman and Carlo Verdone have selected their winners.

As one might expect, coming in on top with the Golden Lion for Best Film is Roy Andersson‘s first work in seven years, his trilogy capper A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence (review). Also among the winners are Joshua Oppenheimer‘s The Look of Silence (review), which picked up the jury prize, and Hungry Hearts dominated the acting field with Alba Rohrwacher and Adam Driver taking respective top prizes in their field. Check out the full list below and, again, see all of our reviews here.

VENICE COMPETITION

Golden Lion, Best Film:
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, dir: Roy Andersson (Sweden)

Silver Lion, Best Director:
Andrei Konchalovsky, The Postman’s White Nights (Russia)

Grand Jury Prize:
The Look Of Silence, dir: Joshua Oppenheimer

Volpi Cup, Best Actress:
Alba Rohrwacher, Hungry Hearts

Volpi Cup, Best Actor:
Adam Driver, Hungry Hearts

Marcello Mastroianni Award for for Best New Young Actor or Actress:
Romain Paul, Le Dernier Coup De Marteau (France)

Best Screenplay:
Ghesseha; dir: Rakshan Banietemad (Iran)

Special Jury Prize:
Sivas, dir: Kaan Mujdeci (Turkey, Germany)

Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a debut film:
Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane

VENICE HORIZONS

Best Film:
Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane

Best Director:
Naji Abu Nowar, Theeb

Special Jury Prize
Berlusconi, dir: Franco Moresco

Best Actor:
Emir Hadzihafizbegovic, These Are The Rules

Best Short Film:
Maryam, dir: Sidi Saleh

VENICE CLASSICS

Best Restoration:
Una Giornata Particolare, dir: Ettore Scola

Which of the winners are you most looking forward to seeing?

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