74th Venice International Film Festival
The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017. The jury president was announced as the actress Annette Bening on 5 July 2017. Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne, was selected to open the festival. The Golden Lion, the highest prize given by the festival, was awarded to The Shape of Water, directed by Guillermo del Toro.
A new section for virtual-reality films was introduced in this edition of the festival, as part of the Official Selection. 22 films were selected for the first-ever competition for films made in VR, while several more were presented in out-of-competition subsections.
Jury
The following people formed the 2017 juries:Main Competition
- Annette Bening, American actress
- Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian film director and screenwriter
- Michel Franco, Mexican film director, producer and screenwriter
- Rebecca Hall, English actress
- Anna Mouglalis, French actress
- David Stratton, Anglo-Australian film critic
- Jasmine Trinca, Italian actress
- Edgar Wright, English film director and screenwriter
- Yonfan, Taiwanese-Hong Kong film director, producer and screenwriter
- Gianni Amelio, Italian director
- Rakhshan Bani Etemad, Iranian director
- Ami Canaan Mann, American director
- Mark Cousins, Irish-Scottish director, screenwriter and curator
- Andrés Duprat, Argentinian screenwriter, architect and artistic curator
- Fien Troch, Belgian director and screenwriter
- Rebecca Zlotowski, French screenwriter and director
- Benoît Jacquot, French director and screenwriter
- Geoff Andrew, British writer and lecturer on film
- Albert Lee, Hong Kong producer
- Greta Scarano, Italian television, stage and film actress
- Yorgos Zois, Greek director
- Giuseppe Piccioni, Italian director and screenwriter
- 26 students of Cinema History
- John Landis, American director, screenwriter, actor and producer
- Cécile Sciamma, French screenwriter and director
- Ricky Tognazzi, Italian actor and film director
Official selection
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:Horizons
The following films were selected for the Horizons section:Venice Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:Biennale College - Cinema
The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section.| Title | Director | Production Country |
| Beautiful Things | Giorgio Ferrero | Italy |
| Martyr | Mazen Khaled | Lebanon |
| Strange Colours | Alena Lodkina | Australia |
Il Cinema nel Giardino
The following films were selected for the Il Cinema nel Giardino section:Special screenings
The following films were presented as Special screening of the Official Selection:Autonomous sections
International Critics' Week
The following films were selected for the 32nd Venice International Critics' Week:Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 14th edition of the Venice Days section:Awards
Official selection
The following official awards were presented at the 74th edition:In Competition
- Golden Lion: The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro
- Grand Jury Prize: Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz
- Silver Lion: Custody by Xavier Legrand
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Charlotte Rampling for Hannah
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Kamel El Basha for The Insult
- Best Screenplay Award: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri by Martin McDonagh
- Special Jury Prize: Sweet Country by Warwick Thornton
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Charlie Plummer for Lean on Pete
- Best Film: Nico, 1988 by Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Best Director: No Date, No Signature by Vahid Jalilvand
- Special Jury Prize: Caniba by Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor
- Best Actress: Lyna Khoudri for Les Bienheureux
- Best Actor: Navid Mohammadzadeh for No Date, No Signature
- Best Screenplay: Oblivion Verses by Alireza Khatami
- Horizons Prize for Best Short: Gros Chagrin by Céline Devaux
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film: Custody by Xavier Legrand
- Best Documentary on Cinema: The Prince and the Dybbuk by Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosolowski
- Best Restored Film: Come and See by Elem Klimov
- Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement: Robert Redford and Jane Fonda
Autonomous sections
Venice International Critics' Week
- SIAE Audience Award: Hunting Season by Natalia Garagiola
- Verona Film Club Award: Team Hurricane by Annika Berg
- Mario Serandrei – Hotel Saturnia Award for the Best Technical Contribution: The Wild Boys by Bertrand Mandico
- SIAE Award: Saverio Costanzo
- Mention FEDIC - Il giornale del cibo: Le Visite by Elio Di Pace
- GdA Director's Award: Candelaria by Jhonny Hendrix Hinestroza
- BNL People's Choice Award: Longing by Savi Gabizon
- Label Europa Cinema Award: M by Sara Forestier
- Fedeora Awards:
- *Best Film: Eye on Juliet by Kim Nguyen
- *Best Director of a Debut Film: Sara Forestier for M
- *Best Actor: Redouanne Harjane for M
- Nuovo Imaie Talent Award:
- *Federica Rosellini for her role in Where the Shadows Fall
- *Mimmo Borrelli for his role in Equilibrium
- Edipo Re Award: Valentina Pedicini for Where the Shadows Fall
- Lanterna Magica Award: Equilibrium by Vincenzo Marra
Other collateral awards
- Arca CinemaGiovani Award
- *Venezia 74 Best Film: Foxtrot by Samuel Maoz
- *Best Italian Film: Beautiful Things by Giorgio Ferrero
- Brian Award: Les Bienheureux by Sofia Djama
- "Civitas Vitae prossima" Award: Il colore nascosto delle cose by Silvio Soldini
- Fair Play Cinema Award: ' by Frederick Wiseman
- FEDIC Award: La Vita in Comune by Edoardo Winspeare
- FIPRESCI Awards:
- *Best Film : Ex Libris: The New York Public Library by Frederick Wiseman
- *Best Film : Oblivion Verses by Alireza Khatami
- Fondazione Mimmo Rotella Award
- *George Clooney for Suburbicon
- *Ai Weiwei for Human Flow
- *Michael Caine for My Generation
- Enrico Fulchignoni – CICT-UNESCO Award: Human Flow by Ai Weiwei
- Future Film Festival Digital Award: The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro
- Green Drop Award: First Reformed by Paul Schrader
- HRNs Award – Special Prize for Human Rights: The Rape of Recy Taylor by Nancy Buirski
- Interfilm Award: Oblivion Verses by Alireza Khatami
- Lanterna Magica Award : Equilibrium by Vincenzo Marra
- La Pellicola d’Oro Award:
- *Best Production Manager in an Italian Film: Daniele Spinozzi for Ammore e Malavita
- *Best Production Manager in an International Film: Riccardo Marchegiani for '
- *Best Stagehand: Roberto Di Pietro for Hannah
- Leoncino d'Oro Agiscuola per il Cinema Award: The Leisure Seeker by Paolo Virzì
- *Cinema for UNICEF Award: Human Flow by Ai Weiwei
- Lizzani Award: Il colore nascosto delle cose by Silvio Soldini
- Lina Mangiacapre Award: Les Bienheureux by Sofia Djama
- Golden Mouse: by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Silver Mouse: Gatta Cenerentola by Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone
- NuovoImaie Talent Award:
- *Best Actress: Federica Rosellini for Where the Shadows Fall
- *Best Actor: Mimmo Borrelli for Equilibrium
- Open Award: Gatta Cenerentola by Alessandro Rak, Ivan Cappiello, Marino Guarnieri, Dario Sansone
- Francesco Pasinetti Awards:
- *Best film: Ammore e malavita by Antonio Manetti, Marco Manetti
- *Best Cast: Giampaolo Morelli, Serena Rossi, Claudia Gerini, Carlo Buccirosso, Raiz, Franco Ricciardi, Antonio Buonomo for Ammore e malavita
- Queer Lion: Marvin by Anne Fontaine
- Sfera 1932 Award: La mélodie by Rachid Hami
- SIGNIS Award: The House by the Sea by Robert Guédiguian
- C. Smithers Foundation Award – CICT-UNESCO: The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro
- Sorriso Diverso Venezia 2017 Award - Ass Ucl: Il colore nascosto delle cose by Silvio Soldini
- Soundtrack Stars Award: Alexandre Desplat for The Shape of Water
- UNIMED Award: The House by the Sea by Robert Guédiguian
- Fragiacomo Award
- *George Clooney for Suburbicon
- *Ai Weiwei for Human Flow
- *Michael Caine for My Generation
- Robert Bresson Award: Gianni Amelio
- Franca Sozzani Award: Julianne Moore for Suburbicon