77th Venice International Film Festival
Official festival poster by Lorenzo Mattotti.
Opening filmThe Ties
Closing filmYou Came Back
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Nomadland
Hosted byAnna Foglietta[1]
No. of films66[2][3][4]
Festival date2 – 12 September 2020
Websitelabiennale.org/en/cinema
A barrier built in compliance with the safety directions to enforce social distancing blocks the main red carpet during the Festival

The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020,[5] albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7]

Australian actress Cate Blanchett was Jury President of the main competition.[8] The Ties, directed by Daniele Luchetti, was the opening film, the first Italian film after 11 years to open the festival.[9]

The Golden Lion was awarded to Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao. The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to the Michel Franco's New Order. The Volpi Cup for Best Actor was won by Pierfrancesco Favino for Padrenostro, and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress was won by Vanessa Kirby for Pieces of a Woman. The Silver Lion for Best Direction was awarded to Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the movie Wife of a Spy.[10]

Juries

Main Competition (Venezia 77)

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film

Venice Virtual Reality

  • Céline Tricart, American 3D and virtual reality expert[11]
  • Asif Kapadia, British director
  • Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game author and pioneer

Official Sections

The complete line-up of the Official selection was announced on 28 July 2020.[6][7][13]

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:[13][14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
And Tomorrow the Entire WorldUnd morgen die ganze WeltJulia von HeinzGermany, France
Dear Comrades!Дорогие товарищи!Andrei KonchalovskyRussia, France, Germany
The DiscipleChaitanya TamhaneIndia
In Between DyingSəpələnmiş ölümlər arasındaHilal BaydarovAzerbaijan, Mexico, United States
Laila in HaifaAmos GitaiIsrael, France
LoversAmantsNicole GarciaFrance
The Macaluso SistersLe sorelle MacalusoEmma DanteItaly
Miss MarxSusanna NicchiarelliItaly, France, Belgium
Never Gonna Snow AgainŚniegu już nigdy nie będzieMałgorzata Szumowska and Michał EnglertPoland, Germany
New OrderNuevo OrdenMichel FrancoMexico, France
NomadlandChloé ZhaoUnited States
NotturnoGianfranco RosiItaly, France, Germany
PadrenostroClaudio NoceItaly
Pieces of a WomanKornél MundruczóCanada, Hungary
Quo Vadis, Aida?Jasmila ŽbanićBosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France
Sun ChildrenخورشیدMajid MajidiIran
Wife of a Spyスパイの妻Kiyoshi KurosawaJapan
The World to ComeMona FastvoldUnited States
Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[3][4][9][13][15]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Fiction
AssandiraSalvatore MereuItaly
The DukeRoger MichellUnited Kingdom
The Human Voice La voz humanaPedro AlmodóvarSpain
Love After Love第一炉香Ann HuiChina
Mandibles MandibulesQuentin DupieuxFrance, Belgium
Mosquito State KomarFilip Jan RymszaPoland, United States
Night in Paradise낙원의 밤Park Hoon-jungSouth Korea, France
One Night in Miami...Regina KingUnited States
Run Hide FightKyle Rankin
The Ties (opening film)LacciDaniele LuchettiItaly
You Came Back (closing film)Lasciami andareStefano Mordini
Non Fiction
City Hall Frederick Wiseman United States
Crazy, Not Insane Alex Gibney
Final Account Luke Holland United Kingdom
Fiori, Fiori, Fiori! Luca Guadagnino Italy
I Am Greta Nathan Grossmann Sweden
Hopper/Welles Orson Welles United States
Molecole Andrea Segre Italy
Narciso on Vacation Narciso em férias Renato Terra, Ricardo Calil Brazil
Paolo Conte, via con me Giorgio Verdelli Italy
Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams Luca Guadagnino
Sportin' Life Abel Ferrara
La verità su La Dolce Vita Giuseppe Pedersoli

Special screenings

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
30 Coins (episode 1)30 MonedasÁlex de la IglesiaSpain
Omelia contadinaAlice Rohrwacher, JRItaly
Princesse EuropeCamille LotteauFrance

Horizons (Orizzonti)

In Competition

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:[13][16]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
ApplesμήλαChristos NikouGreece, Poland, Slovenia
The Best Is Yet to Come不止不休Wang JingChina
Careless Crimeجنایت بی‌دقتShahram MokriIran
The FurnaceRoderick MackayAustralia
Gaza mon amourTarzan Nasser, Arab NasserPalestine, France, Germany, Qatar
Genus PanLahi, HayopLav DiazPhilippines
Guerra e paceMassimo D'Anolfi, Martina ParentiItaly, Switzerland
ListenAna Rocha de SousaUnited Kingdom, Portugal
MainstreamGia CoppolaUnited States
The Man Who Sold His Skin الرجل الذي باع ظهرهKaouther Ben HaniaTunisia, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden
Milestoneमील पत्थरIvan AyrIndia
Nowhere SpecialUberto PasoliniUnited Kingdom, Italy, Romania
Night of the KingsLa nuit des roisPhilippe LacôteIvory Coast, France, Canada
The PredatorsI predatoriPietro CastellittoItaly
Selva trágicaYulene OlaizolaMexico, France, Colombia
La troisième guerreGiovanni AloiFrance
The Wastelandدشت خاموشAhmad BahramiIran
Yellow CatZheltaya koshkaAdilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan, France
Zanka ContactIsmaël El IrakiMorocco, France, Belgium

Short Films Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AnitaSushma KhadepaunUnited States
BMM – Being My MomJasmine TrincaItaly
Entre tú y milagrosMariana SaffonColombia, United States
À fleur de peauMeriem MesraouaQatar, Algeria, France
The GameDas SpielRoman HodelSwitzerland
Live in a Cloud Cuckoo LandMây nhưng không mưaNghĩa Vũ Minh & Minh Thy Phạm HoàngVietnam
The Night TrainNattågetJerry CarlssonSweden
PlacesMiegamasis rajonasVytautas KatkusLithuania
The ShiftLaura CarreiraUnited Kingdom
Sogni al campoMagda GuidiItaly, France
Was Wahrscheinlich Passiert Wäre, Wäre Ich Nicht ZuhauseWilly HansGermany
WorkshopJudah FinniganNew Zealand
Out of Competition
The Return Of Tragedy Bertrand Mandico France
Luca Ferri Italy

Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti award winner.

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, from 25 to 31 August:[6][7][17]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Le Cercle Rouge (1970)Jean-Pierre MelvilleFrance
Claudine (1974)John BerryUnited States
Goodfellas (1990)Martin Scorsese
The Last Supper (1976)La última cena Tomás Gutiérrez AleaCuba
Late Season (1966)UtószezonZoltán FábriHungary
Rickshaw Man (1958)無法松の一生Hiroshi InagakiJapan
Seduced and Abandoned (1964)Sedotta e abbandonataPietro GermiItaly
Serpico (1973)Sidney LumetUnited States
Story of a Love Affair (1950)Cronaca di un amoreMichelangelo AntonioniItaly
An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (1977)Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианиноNikita MikhalkovSoviet Union
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)復讐するは我にありShōhei ImamuraJapan
The Young Girl (1975)Den musoSouleymane CisséMali
You Only Live Once (1937)Fritz LangUnited States

Independent Sections

Venice International Critics' Week

In competition

The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week (Italian: Settimana Internazionale della Critica):[18]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
50 or Two Whales Meet at the Beach50 o dos ballenas se encuentran en la playaJorge CuchiMexico
Bad RoadsПогані дорогиNatalya VorozhbytUkraine
The Flood Won't ComeTvano nebusMarat SargsyanLithuania
GhostsHayaletlerAzra Deniz OkyayTurkey, Qatar
Enforcement ShortaAnders Ølholm and Frederik Louis HviidDenmark
Thou Shalt Not HateNon odiareMauro ManciniItaly, Poland
TopsideCeline Held and Logan GeorgeUnited States
Out of Competition
The Book of Vision (opening film) Carlo S. Hintermann Italy, United Kingdom, Belgium
The Rossellinis (closing film) Alessandro Rossellini Italy, Latvia

Giornate degli Autori

The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:[19]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
In Competition
200 MetersAmeen NayfehPalestine
ConferenceКонференцияIvan TverdovskiyRussia, Estonia, Italy, United Kingdom
Honey Cigar (opening film)Cigare au mielKamir AïnouzFrance, Algeria
MamaLi DongmeiChina
My Tender MatadorTengo miedo toreroRodrigo SepúlvedaChile, Argentina, Mexico
OasisOazaIvan IkićSerbia, Slovenia, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of TimeFelkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétreLili HorvátHungary
ResidueMerawi GerimaUnited States
The StonebreakerSpaccapietreGianluca De Serio and Massimiliano De SerioItaly, France, Belgium
The Whaler BoyKitoboyPhilipp YuryevRussia
Out of Competition
Saint-Narcisse (closing film) Bruce LaBruce Canada
Special Events
Extraliscio – Punk da balera Elisabetta Sgarbi Italy
Romantic Guide to Lost Places Guida romantica a posti perduti Giorgia Farina
The New Gospel Das Neue Evangelium Milo Rau Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Samp Flavia Mastrella, Antonio Rezza Italy
Miu Miu Women's Tales
#19 Nightwalk Małgorzata Szumowska Italy, Poland

Official Awards

The following official awards were presented at the 77th edition:[20]

In Competition

Horizons (Orizzonti)

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

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