79th Venice International Film Festival
Official festival poster by Lorenzo Mattotti
Opening filmWhite Noise
Closing filmThe Hanging Sun
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Hosted byRocío Muñoz Morales
Artistic directorAlberto Barbera
Festival date31 August – 10 September 2022
Websitewww.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2022

The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2022.[1][2][3] Noah Baumbach's White Noise was the festival's opening film, and Francesco Carrozzini's The Hanging Sun was the closing film.

American actress Julianne Moore was the Jury President of the Main Competition. Laura Poitras' All the Beauty and the Bloodshed was the winner of the Golden Lion, making it the second documentary, following Gianfranco Rosi's Sacro GRA in 2013, to win the festival's top prize.[4]

American filmmaker Paul Schrader and French actress Catherine Deneuve were awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.[5][6]

Juries

Main Competition (Venezia 79)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Luigi de Laurentis Award

Venice Immersive

Official Selection

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
All the Beauty and the BloodshedLaura PoitrasUnited States
Argentina, 1985Santiago MitreArgentina, United States
AthenaRomain GavrasFrance
The Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonaghIreland, United Kingdom, United States
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsBardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdadesAlejandro G. IñárrituMexico
Beyond the Wallشب، داخلی، دیوارVahid JalilvandIran
BlondeAndrew DominikUnited States
Bones and AllLuca GuadagninoItaly, United States
ChiaraSusanna NicchiarelliBelgium, Italy
A CoupleUn CoupleFrederick WisemanFrance, United States
The Eternal DaughterJoanna HoggUnited Kingdom, United States
L'immensitàEmanuele CrialeseFrance, Italy
Lord of the AntsIl signore delle formicheGianni AmelioItaly
Love LifeKōji FukadaJapan, France
MonicaAndrea PallaoroItaly, United States
No Bearsخرس نیستJafar PanahiIran
Other People's ChildrenLes Enfants des AutresRebecca ZlotowskiFrance
Our TiesLes MiensRoschdy Zem
Saint OmerAlice Diop
The SonFlorian ZellerUnited Kingdom, United States
TárTodd FieldGermany, United States
The WhaleDarren AronofskyUnited States
White Noise (opening film)Noah BaumbachUnited Kingdom, United States
Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Fiction
Call of GodKõne taevastKim Ki-dukEstonia, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan
Dead for a DollarWalter HillUnited States
Don't Worry DarlingOlivia Wilde
Dreamin' WildBill Pohlad
DrySiccitàPaolo VirzìItaly
The Hanging Sun (closing film)Francesco Carrozzini
LivingOliver HermanusUnited Kingdom
Master GardenerPaul SchraderUnited States
PearlTi West
When the Waves Are GoneKapag Wala Na Ang Mga AlonLav DiazPhilippines, France, Portugal, Denmark
Non Fiction
Bobi Wine: Ghetto PresidentChristopher Sharp, Moses BwayoUganda, United Kingdom, United States
A Compassionate SpySteve JamesUnited States
Freedom on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for FreedomEvgeny AfineevskyUkraine, United Kingdom, United States
Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanitàEnrico Ghezzi, Alessandro GagliardoItaly
In ViaggioGianfranco Rosi
The Kiev TrialSergei LoznitsaNetherland, Ukraine
The MatchmakerBenedetta ArgentieriItaly
Music for Black PigeonsJørgen Leth, Andreas KoefoedDenmark
NuclearOliver StoneUnited States
Series
Copenhagen CowboyNicolas Winding RefnDenmark
The Kingdom Exodus Riget ExodusLars von Trier

Horizons (Orizzonti)

The lineup of films selected for the Horizons section is as follows:[11]

In Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Princess (opening film)Roberto De PaolisItaly
VictimMichal BlaskoSlovakia, Czech Republic, Germany
On the FringeEn los márgenesJuan Diego BottoSpain
Trenque LauquenLaura CitarellaArgentina, Germany
VeraTizza Covi, Rainer FrimmelAustria
InnocenceGuy DavidiDenmark, Israel, Finland, Iceland
BlanquitaFernando GuzzoniChile, Mexico
For My CountryPour la FranceRachid HamiFrance, Taiwan
A Manある男Kei IshikawaJapan
Bread and SaltChleb i sólDamian KocurPoland
Luxembourg, LuxembourgAntonio LukichUkraine
Burning HeartsTi mangio il cuorePippo MezzapesaItaly
To the NorthMihai MincanRomania, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Czech Republic
AutobiographyMakbul MubarakIndonesia, France, Singapore, The Philippines, Germany, Qatar
The Sitting DuckLa SyndicalisteJean-Paul SaloméFrance
World War IIIجنگ جهانی سومHouman SeyyediIran
The Happiest Man in the WorldTeona Strugar MitevskaBosnia, Belgium, Denmark
The BrideSergio TrefautPortugal
Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti award winner.

Horizons Extra

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
The Origin of EvilL'Origine du malSébastien MarnierFrance, Canada
Hanging GardensJanain mualaqaAhmed Yassin Al DaradjiIraq, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Kingdom
AmandaCarolina CavalliItaly
Red ShoesCarlos Eichelmann KaiserMexico, Italy
NezouhSoudade KaadanUnited Kingdom, Syria, France
Notte fantasmaFulvio RisuleoItaly
Without Herبی رویاArian VazirdaftariIran
Valeria Is Getting MarriedValeria MithatenetMichal VinikIsrael
GoliathAdilkhan Yerzhanov

Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti Extra award winner.

Venice Immersive

The lineup of films selected for the Venice Immersive section is as follows:[12]

In competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AscendersJonathan Astruc and Jonathana TameneFrance
Stay Alive My SonTu Vivras, Mon FilsVoctira BousisGreece, United States
Reimagined Volume 1: NyssaJulia Cavaliere and Michaele HollandUnited States
Rencontre(s)Mathias ChelebourgFrance
The Man Who Couldn't LeaveChen SingingTaipei
All Unsaved Progress Will Be LostMélanie CourtinatFrance
Eurydice, A Descent into InfinityEurydice, Een Afdaling in OneindigheidCeline DaemenNetherlands
OkawariLandia Egal and Amaury BurthieFrance, Canada
Dazzle: A Re-Assembly of BodiesRuth Gibson, Bruno Martelli, Alexa Pollmann, and Bine RothUnited Kingdom
Peaky Blinders: The King's RansomRussell Harding, Tim Jones, and Marcus Moresby
Treasure HeistLuan TrinhUnited States
From the Main SquarePedro HarresGermany
Sorella's StoryPeter HegedusAustralia, Hungary, Sweden
EggscapeGerman Heller, Jorge Tereso, and Federico HellerArgentina
TypemanKeisuke ItohJapan
KindredBambou KennethUnited Kingdom
Poet's RoomShineui BangBomsok KuSouth Korea
Gumball DreamsDeirdre V. Lyons and Christopher DavisUnited States
NamuankiKevin Mack
DarkeningTmáníOndrej MoravecCzech Republic, Germany
Eternelle, Notre DameBruno SeillierFrance
All That RemainsQuintero CraigTaipei
Rock Paper ScissorsAlex RuhlUnited Kingdom
Thank You for Sharing Your WorldYu Sakudo and Toshiaki HanzakiJapan
Framerate: Pulse of the EarthMatthew Shaw and William TrossellUnited Kingdom
Mrs. Benz: Voyage of DiscoveryEloise Singer
Uncanny AlleyRick TreweekSouth Africa
Fight BackCeline TricartFrance, United States
Mandala: A Brief Moment in TimeThomse VillepouxChina, France

Biennale College Cinema VR – Out of competition

Original Title Director(s) Production country
EleleSjoerd van AckerNetherlands
MonoChiara TroisiItaly
Chroma 11Tsang Tsui-ShanHong Kong

Best of Immersive – Out of competition

Original title Director(s) Production country
On the Morning You Wake (to the End of the World)Mike Brett, Steve Jamison, Pierre Zandrowicz, and Arnaud ColinartFrance, United Kingdom, United States
(Hi)story of a Painting: The Light in the ShadowQuentin Darras and Gaelle MourreUnited Kingdom
Area Man LivesAmy Green and Ryan GreenUnited States
LustrationRyan GriffenAustralia, United States
Alex Honnold: The Soloist VRJonathan GriffithFrance, United States
Space Explorers: The ISS Experience: Episode 3, UniteFélix Lajeunesse and Paul RaphaelCanada
Space Explorers: The ISS Experience: SpacewalkersFélix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphael
Kingdom of Plants with David AttenboroughIona McEwanUnited Kingdom, United States
The Miracle BasketAbner PreisNetherlands
Shores of LociEllen Utrecht, James Sundra, Dani Bittman, and Daisy BernsUnited States

Special Screening Event – Out of competition

Original Title Director(s) Production country
We Met in Virtual RealityJoe HuntingUnited Kingdom

Independent Sections

Venice International Critics' Week

The lineup of films selected for the 37th Venice International Critics' Week is as follows:[13]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
Anhell69Theo MontoyaColombia
Beating SunTant que le soleil frappePhilippe PetitFrance
DogbornIsabella CarbonellSweden
EismayerDavid WagnerAustria
Have You Seen This Woman?Да ли сте видели ову жену?Dušan Zorić, Matija GluščevićSerbia, Croatia
MarginiNiccolò FalsettiItaly
Skin DeepAus meiner HautAlex SchaadGermany
Out of Competition
Three Nights a Week (opening film) Florent Gouelou France
Blood Pedro Costa Portugal
Queens (closing film) Yasmine Benkiran Morocco
SIC@SIC Short Italian Cinema
Albertine Where Are You? Maria Guidone Italy
Like Snails Come le lumache Margherita Panizon
Nostos Mauro Zingarelli
Sapling Puiet Lorenzo Fabbro, Bronte Stahl Italy, United States, Romania
Reginetta Federico Russotto Italy
Remains Resti Federico Fadiga
Lucid Room La stanza lucida Chiara Caterina

Giornate degli Autori

In competition

English title[14] Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
Bentu Bentu Salvatore Mereu Italy
Ordinary Failures Běžná selhání Cristina Groșan Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Slovakia
Blue Jean Georgia Oakley United Kingdom
Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous (opening film) Wissam Charaf France, Italy, Lebanon
The Last Queen Adila Bendimerad, Damien Ounouri Algeria, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Taiwan
The Damned Don’t Cry Fyzal Boulifa France, Belgium, Morocco
Wolf and Dog Cláudia Varejão Portugal, France
Padre PioAbel FerraraItaly, Germany, United Kingdom
Stonewalling Huang Ji, Otsuka Ryuji Japan
The Maiden Graham Foy Canada, United States
Special events – Out of competition
Olimpia’s Way Corrado Ceron Italy
Alone تنها Jafar Najafi Iran
We’re Here to Try Greta De Lazzaris, Jacopo Quadri Italy
Casa Susanna Sebastien Lifshitz
March on Rome Mark Cousins
La fornace Daniele Ciprì
The Listener (closing film) Steve Buscemi United States
Venice Nights
Land of Upright People Christian Carmosino Mereu Italy
Kristos, the Last Child Giulia Amati
The Crown Shyness Valentina Bertani
Las leonas Isabel Achával, Chiara Biondi
Le favolose Roberta Torre
Pablo from Neanderthal Antonello Matarazzo
Se fate i bravi Stefano Collizzoli, Daniele Gaglianone
The Bone Breakers Vincenzo Pirrotta
An Invisible Enemy Riccardo Campagna, Federico Savonitto
Women's Tales Project
Carta a mi madre para mi hijo Carla Simón Italy
House Comes with a Bird Janicza Bravo

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 79th Edition:[4]

Laura Poitras, Golden Lion winner

In Competition

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Horizons Extra

  • Audience Award: Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan

Lion of the Future

Venice Immersive

  • Best Experience: The Man Who Couldn't Leave by Chen Singing
  • Grand Jury Prize: From the Main Square by Pedro Harres
  • Special Jury Prize: Eggscape by German Heller

Independent Sections Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:[15]

Venice International Critics' Week

  • Grand Prize: Eismayer by David Wagner
    • Jury special mention: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
  • The Film Club Audience award: Margini by Niccolò Falsetti
  • Verona Film Club Award: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
  • Mario Serandrei: Anhell69 by Theo Montoya
  • Best Short Film: Sapling by Lorenzo Fabbro and Bronte Stahl
  • Best Director: Albertine Where Are You? by Maria Guidone
  • Best Technical Contribution: Reginetta by Federico Russotto

Giornate degli Autori

  • Europa Cinemas Label Award: Dirty, Difficult, Dangerous by Wissam Charaf
  • GdA Director's Award: Wolf and Dog by Cláudia Varejão
  • People Choice's Award: Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley
  • BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award: The Maiden by Graham Foy

Independent Awards

Queer Lion

  • Skin Deep by Alex Schaad

ARCA CinemaGiovani Award

Authors under 40 Award

  • Best Directing: Dogborn by Isabella Carbonell
  • Best Directing: Ordinary Failures by Cristina Grosan
    • Special Mention: The Last Queen by Adila Bendimerad and Damien Ounouri
    • Special Mention: Have You Seen This Woman? by Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluščević
    • Special Mention: Blue Jean by Georgia Oakley

Brain Award

Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award

CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award

Cinema & Arts Award

Premio CinemaSarà

Edipo Re Award

Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente

  • The Sitting Duck by Jean-Paul Salomé
    • Special Mention: Princess by Roberto De Paolis (treatment of issues related to environment)
    • Special Mention: Hanging Gardens by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji (treatment of issues related to work)

Fanheart3 Award

  • Graffetta d'Oro for Best Film: Don't Worry Darling by Olivia Wilde
  • Nave d'Argento for Best OTP: to the characters Charles Eismayer and Mario Falak in Eismayer by David Wagner
  • XR Fan Experience: Lustration by Ryan Griffen
  • XR Special Mention: Fight Back by Celine Tricart

FEDIC Award

  • Gli ultimi giorni dell'umanità by Enrico Ghezzi and Alessandro Gagliardo
    • Special Mention for Best Film: Burning Hearts by Pippo Mezzapesa
    • Special Mention for Best Short Film: Albertine Where Are You? by Maria Guidone

FIPRESCI Awards

  • Best Film (main competition): Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre
  • Best Film (other sections): Autobiography by Makbul Mubarak

Francesco Pasinetti Award

Green Drop Award

10th INTERFILM Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

Lanterna Magica Award

  • Nezouh by Soudade Kaadan

Leoncino d'Oro Award

Lizzani Award

NUOVOIMAIE Talent Awards

La Pellicola d'Oro Award

RB Casting Award

SIGNIS Award

Smithers Foundation Award "Ambassador of Hope"

“Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” XI edition

Premio Soundtrack Stars Award

Premio UNIMED

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