Overview
- Father Mother Sister Brother by Jim Jarmusch won the Leone d’Oro for best film at the 82nd Venice Film Festival.
- The Grand Jury Prize went to Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab, a Gaza-centered feature that blends staged scenes with real audio recordings.
- Bennie Safdie received the Silver Lion for best direction for The Smashing Machine.
- Toni Servillo won the Coppa Volpi for best actor for Paolo Sorrentino’s La Grazia, and Xin Zhilei took best actress for Cai Shangjun’s The Sun Rises on Us All.
- The jury also honored Gianfranco Rosi’s Sotto le nuvole with the Special Jury Prize, awarded Luna Wedler the Marcello Mastroianni prize, and recognized Valérie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand for best screenplay for À pied d’œuvre.