The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 28 August to 7 September 2013, at Venice Lido in Italy.
Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was the jury president for the main competition. He was previously the president of the jury at the 40th edition in 1983. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The Golden Lion was awarded to Sacro GRA by Gianfranco Rosi, marking the first documentary film to ever win it.
American filmmaker William Friedkin received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival.
The festival opened with Gravity by Alfonso Cuarón, and closed with Amazonia by Thierry Ragobert.
Juries
Main competition (Venezia 70)
- Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
- Andrea Arnold, English filmmaker
- Renato Berta, Swiss-France director of photography
- Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter and novelist
- Martina Gedeck, German actress
- Jiang Wen, Chinese actor and director
- Pablo LarraÃÂn, Chilean filmmaker
- Virginie Ledoyen, French actress
- Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer
- Paul Schrader, American screenwriter, film director and critic - Jury President
- Catherine Corsini, French filmmaker, screenwriter and actress
- Leonardo Di Costanzo, Italian director, screenwriter and cinematographer
- Golshifteh Farahani, Iranian actress, musician and singer
- Frédéric Fonteyne, Belgian film director
- Kseniya Rappoport, Russian actress
- Amr Waked, Egyptian actor
Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film)
Official Sections
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected for the out of competition section:
Horizons (Orizzonti)
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
Venice Classics
The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section:
Biennale College - Cinema
The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films:
Final Cut in Venice
The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:
Special Screenings
The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection:
- Dietro le quinte di otto e 1/2 by Gideon Bachmann (Italy)
- Dai Nostri Inviati â La RAI racconta la mostra del cinema di Venezia 1980-1989 by Enrico Salvatori, Giuseppe Giannotti, Davide Savelli (Italy)
Venice 70 - Future Reloaded
Under the project title Venice 70 - Future Reloaded, 70 top film directors were each invited to make a 60-90 second short film, as "both a collective tribute to the Festival (the first festival in the world to reach the milestone of 70 editions) and a reflection on the future of cinema".
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following films were selected for the Critics' Week:
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 10th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section: Starting from this edition, Venice Days has created its own international award "for a film from the entire Official Selection".
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Official Awards
In Competition (Venezia 70)
Venice Classics Awards
Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award For A Debut Film
Special Awards
- Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award: Andrzej Wajda
- Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Ettore Scola
- LâÂÂOréal Paris per il Cinema Award: Eugenia Costantini
Independent Sections Awards
Venice International Film Critics' Week
- Venice Days Award: Kill Your Darlings by John Krokidas
- Label Europa Cinemas Award: The Good Life by Jean Denizot
- Special mention: Alienation by Milko Lazarov
- Lina Mangiacapre Award â Special mention: Traitors by Sean Gullette
- Fedeora Awards:
- Best Film: Bethlehem by Yuval Adler
- Best director of a debut film: Milko Lazarov for Alienation
- Special mention: The Good Life by Jean Denizo
Independent Awards
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:
Francesco Pasinetti (SNGCI) Award
Open Award
- Serena Nono for directing Venezia salva
Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola Award
Cinema for UNICEF mention
- Philomena by Stephen Frears
Brian Award
- Philomena by Stephen Frears
Arca CinemaGiovani Award - Venezia 70
Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Award
CICT - UNESCO "Enrico Fulchignoni" Award
CICAE - Cinema dâÂÂArte e dâÂÂEssai Award
- Still Life by Uberto Pasolini
Fedeora Award for Best Euro-Mediterranean film
Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award
Future Film Festival Digital Award
P. Nazareno Taddei Award
- Philomena by Stephen Frears
Lanterna Magica (CGS) Award
- L'intrepido by Gianni Amelio
Lina Mangiacapre Award
Golden Mouse
UK-ITALY Creative Industries Award â Best Innovative Budget
Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue
- Philomena by Stephen Frears
Gillo Pontecorvo Award
Green Drop Award
Young Jury Members of the Vittorio Veneto Film Festival
- Philomena by Stephen Frears
- Special mention for a debut film: Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante
"Civitas Vitae prossima" Award
- Still Life by Uberto Pasolini
Soundtrack Stars Award
- Best Soundtrack Award: Via Castellana Bandiera by Emma Dante
- Special mention for Best Contemporary Actor: Ryuchi Sakamoto (Venezia 70 Jury member)
Ambiente WWF Award
- Amazonia by Thierry Ragobert
Bianchi Award
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