The first Venice Film Festival was held in 1932 by the dictator Benito Mussolini. Since then, this forum has been held annually on the Lido island in Venice, and its awards are considered one of the most prestigious in the world of cinema.
In total, about 50 films were shown at the 69th Venice Film Festival. However, only 18 paintings fought for the main award.
As a result, the famous “Golden Lion of St. Mark” was received by the famous Korean director Kim Ki Duk, who presented the bloody story “Pieta” to the jury. For the prize, he went upstairs in simple spanking and sang a song from the movie "Ariran".
The directorial talent of Paul Thomas Andersen, manifested in the drama "Master", was awarded the "Silver Lion". The director himself was not present at the festival, so Philip Hoffman, who played one of the main roles in the film, received an award for him. His acting talent was awarded the Volpi Cup for best actor. This award with Hoffman was shared by Joaquin Phoenix, who was his partner in The Master.
The Volpi Cup for the best actress went to a young Israeli woman, Hadas Charon, who embodied the image of a girl from a religious community in the film "Fill the Void." The best acting debut, received a prize to them. Marcello Mastroianni, became the work of Fabrizio Falco in the film "It was a son."
According to Internet critics, the Golden Mouse Prize was awarded to Kim Ki Dook. "Silver Mouse" was given to the Russian woman Lyubov Arkus for the documentary "Anton is nearby." The Fipressi Prize of the International Federation of Film Critics has replenished the collection of “Masters” awards by Paul Anderson.
Ulrich Seidl received the special jury award, usually awarded for his cumulative contribution to the cinema, for the film "Paradise: Faith." Moreover, during the award ceremony there was a confusion: at first Zaidl was awarded the “Silver Lion”, and the jury member Letizia Casta had to explain this mistake right on the stage.
The best debutant of the 69th Venice Film Festival was the Turkish director Ali Aydin with the film "Mold." He received the Luigi di Laurentis Prize, also called the Young Lion.
The Golden Ozells marked Edgar Ramirez’s script for the autobiographical story “Something is in the Air” and cinematography by Daniel Chipri in the film “Sleeping Beauty”.
The program "Horizons" of the film festival is dedicated to films showing new trends in the development of cinema. In 2012, her films were Three Sisters and Free Tango.
The Blue Lion Prize, awarded since 2007 for films on the subject of homosexuality, went to Chinese director Jion Kew-hwan and his film Weight.
