The eighty -second edition of the Venice Film Festival ended, and finally, Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother’s film was taken home. The Silver Milk Best Director was awarded to Bani Sefidi for The Smashing Machine, and The Voice of Hind Rajab won the jury. Read the full list of the winners of the Venice 2025 Film Festival below.
This year’s competitive jury was chaired by Alexander Payne (director of “Jamandan”) and was formed with a variety of prominent world figures: Oscar -nominated actor and writer Fernanda Torres (“I’m still here”), prominent Iranian filmmaker, Mohammed Rasul. Day “), French director, Stephen Breyze (” Out of the Season “), Italian director, Maura Delpro (” Vermilio “) and Chinese actor and producer, Xao Tao (” Fashionable Tide “)
The ceremony began with the performance of Emanuel Fanley and the honorary awards this year to Werner Hertzog, Gus Van Saint and Julien Sunabel. Then the first award for the “pervasive works” – or the same virtual reality – was awarded to Kate Wout and Victor Mais’s “Long Goodbye”. In a brief and intimate speech, Mais dedicated this award to his grandfather. Negar trustee received a special prize for the film “Less than 5 grams of saffron”, and Singing Chen’s Grand Prix is 2,000m UP.
Following the announcement of the Horizon Awards, the main part began with a tribute to the late Giorgio Armani. Then the Luigi de Laurentis prize for Best Best Film, the Short Summer, was made by Nastia Corcycia. “Today is a total of two hundred and ninety -first day of a full -fledged attack on Ukraine,” he said. I have never seen the war closely, but for 1291 I have felt the effect. I hope we keep our eyes open and find the power to stop the war. “
Subsequently, the International Refereeing Board was staged and awarded the Marcello Mastroianian Prize for Best Emerging Actor to Luna Wowler for the film “Silent Friend” directed by Eldico Enidi. Waller forgot the names of most people he wanted to thank, except for his director’s name!
The Sun Rises on Us All of us was directed by Shin Zili for the film “The Sun rises to all of us”. He delivered his speech in Mandarin and said, “I am very happy and very proud” and then twice ignored the end of the lecture to continue his thanks.
As predicted, the Best Actor Award for Best Actress was awarded to Paulo Sorrentino’s Tony Grazia. An experienced actor, thanked Alexander Payn, the head of the jury, and also referred to Palestine in his talk about human dignity.
French director Valerie Donzli gave a exciting lecture when he received the Best Screenplay Award for “Work”, and in particular appreciated his main actor Bastine Boyon, and concluded his lecture with the sentence that his prize is “a promise” for films.
Former Golden Milk Janfranko Rosie was forced to exceed this year’s jury (Third Award) for its documentary, Below the Clouds. The award was awarded by Stephen Breyz. Payne then announced the Best Director Award, which was awarded to Bani Sefadi for his biography film about Mark Car, “Crushing Car”. Sefidi described the award as “realizing a dream”. “To be here, along with past giants and this year’s giants, is unbelievable,” he added.
The Voice of India Rajab won the Grand Prix. Kosar bin Haniya, director of Tunisia, presented the award to the Palestinian Red Crescent and other “heroes” of relief teams.
And finally, the golden lion reached the “brother of brother’s mother”. The film’s director Jim Jarmusch, with his own sunglasses and a stylish crimson suit, accepted the prize by saying “Oh Damn”.
“Our motivation for filmmakers does not originate from the competition, but that’s what I really appreciate,” he continued. He spoke of his interest in Venice and thanked the jury and spectators for welcoming our quiet film. He also referred to a previous speech and agreed to him that “art should not necessarily deal directly to politics to be political. “It can create empathy, which is the first step to solve our problems.”
The full list of the winners of the Venice Film Festival 2025
The main part
- Golden Milk Best Movie: Jarmush’s “Mother’s Mother’s Father”
- Special Jury Prize: Janfranko Rosie for the documentary “Under the Clouds”
- Large Silver Milk Referee: Kosar bin Haniya’s “Indian Voice of Rajab”
- Silver Milk Best Director: Benny
- Volfi Cup Best Actress: Shin Zilley for “The Sun rises to us all”
- Volepi Cup Best Actress: Tony Carillo for “Mercy”
- Golden Golden Screenplay: Valerie Donzli and Gilles Marshan for “Work”
- Marcello Mastroian Prize for Best Emerging Actor: Luna Wedler for the movie “Silent Friend”
Horizons
- Best Movie: David Pablus’s “on the road”
- Best Director: Anoparna Roy for “Forgotten Trees Songs”
- Special Jury Prize: “Lost Land” (Harà Watan)
- Best Actress: Banda Purcaroli for “Hijab”
- Best male actor: Jacocomo Cuvi for “one year of school” (unno di scuola)
- Best Screenplay: Anna Christina Baragan for “Hiedra” (HIEDRA)
- Best short film: “Without Kelly” (without Kelly)
The classic section of Venice
- Best Documentary About Cinema: “Mata Hari” (MATA HARI)
- Best Restored Movie: Bahram Beyzaie’s “Basho, Little Stranger”
The virtual reality section (Venice IMMERSIVE)
- Great Prize: “Clouds are two thousand meters above
- Special Jury Prize: The movie “less than 5 grams of saffron”
- The Best Achievement Award: “Longevity”
Source: Variety
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