Venice 2026: The Awards
May el-Toukhy’s dark period piece ‘Woman Unknown’, set at the end of WWII in Denmark, took home the Venice Golden Lion, while protagonist Mathilde Arcel carried off the best actress award.
Read MorePosted by The Film Verdict | Sep 14, 2026 | Festivals, VENICE 2026 |
May el-Toukhy’s dark period piece ‘Woman Unknown’, set at the end of WWII in Denmark, took home the Venice Golden Lion, while protagonist Mathilde Arcel carried off the best actress award.
Read MorePosted by The Film Verdict | Sep 7, 2025 | Festivals, Spotlight, VENICE 2025 |
Golden Lion goes to Jim Jarmusch; Grand Jury Award to Gaza drama ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’
Read MorePosted by TFV Staff | Sep 7, 2024 | Festivals, Venice 2024 |
Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature ‘The Room Next Door’ was a dignified winner of the Golden Lion: a quietly profound meditation on love and death, pain and glory, buoyed by knockout performances from TIlda Swinton and Julianne Moore.
Read MorePosted by Max Borg | Aug 27, 2024 | Festivals, Venice 2024 |
Marvel Studios makes it VR debut with ‘What If…? An Immersive Story’, based on the animated series dealing with alternate realities.
Read MoreThe Awards: Yorgos Lanthimos took home the Golden Lion with his wildly inventive feminist portrait ‘Poor Things’, the most popular film in the festival.
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