83rd Venice International Film Festival

Main Competition (Venezia 83)

• Maggie Gyllenhaal, American actress and filmmaker – Jury President^[17]
• Kaouther Ben Hania, Tunisian filmmaker
• Daniel Blumberg, English artist, musician and composer
• Francesco Casetti, Italian-American film theorist
• Xavier Giannoli, French filmmaker
• Shahrbanoo Sadat, Afghan filmmaker
• Johnnie To, Hong Kong filmmaker

Orizzonti

• Valérie Donzelli, French actress and filmmaker – Jury President^[18]
• Peter Becker, American film executive, and CEO of The Criterion Collection and Janus Films
• Elizabeth Lo, Hong Kong filmmaker
• David Pablos, Mexican filmmaker
• Barbara Ronchi, Italian actress

Lion of the Future (Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film)

• Carolina Cavalli, Italian filmmaker – Jury President^[18]
• Akinola Davies Jr., British-Nigerian filmmaker and visual artist
• Ted Hope, American producer

Venice Classics

• Daniele Vicari, Italian filmmaker and producer – Jury President^[19]

Venice Immersive

• Paul Raphaël, Canadian artist and virtual reality creator – Jury President^[20]
• Négar Motevalymeidanshah, Iranian director, animator, and visual artist
• Kate Voet, Belgian artist and director

Giornate degli Autori

• Carla Simón, Spanish filmmaker – Jury President^[21]
• Hania Mroué, Lebanese programmer and distributor
• Sara Fgaier, Italian filmmaker, editor, archival researcher, and producer

Queer Lion

• Daniel N. Casagrande, Italian journalist and film critic^[22]
• Marco Busato, Italian actor
• Jani Kuštrin, Italian programmer
• Adriano Virone, Italian programmer and activist

In Competition (Venezia 83)

The following twenty-one films were selected to the main competition for the Golden Lion:^[6][23]

Venice Open — Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:^[6][23]

Orizzonti

The section usually features a feature film competition of upcoming filmmakers, usually first or second works, with focus on global independent cinema. The Girl with the Leica, directed by Alina Marazzi, was the section's opening film on 2 September. The following films were selected:^[6][23][24]

Venice Spotlight

Formerly called Orizzonti Extra, the section was officially renamed Venice Spotlight in the last edition. This collateral section programs independent films with commercial appeal from newcomers filmmakers or internationally established ones. It is also the only section where the audience votes to decide its winner. The following films were selected to compete for the Audience Award:^[6][23]

Venice Classics

In a tribute to the Italian filmmaker Tinto Brass, the festival's pre-opening film was the restored 4K print of Col cuore in gola (1967), originally presented out of competition at the 28th edition.^[25] The section is curated by Alberto Barbera in collaboration of Federico Gironi, and showcases new restorations of celebrated feature films.

Italian filmmaker Daniele Vicari will serve as Jury President over 24 students recommended by professors of film studies from various Italian universities and institutions, the group will award the prize for Best Restored Film. The following films were selected to the Venice Classics section:^[26][27]

Venice Immersive

The section is entirely devoted to immersive media and includes all XR means of creative expression, from 360° videos to XR works of any length, including installations and virtual worlds. The following projects were selected for the 10th edition of Venice Immersive:^[20][28]

Biennale College Cinema

The following films were selected for the Biennale College Cinema section:^[20]

Final Cut

The section is providing since 2013 support for independent filmmakers from Africa and the Middle East. The following six work-in-progress films have been selected for the 14th edition of Final Cut in Venice:^[29]

41. Settimana Internazionale della Critica

The following films were selected to the International Critics’ Week sections:^[30]

23rd Giornate degli Autori

The lineup was selected from 1,036 submissions from 114 countries, featuring 25 world premieres, with a record 14 productions directed by women selected. Ten films are in competition for the GdA Director's Award, and nine Italian titles were selected for the Venetian Nights program. Alongside the usual focus on newcomers, veteran French filmmaker Robert Guédiguian's 25th feature film A Woman Today marks his first feature film selected for the section. My Notes on Mars, directed by Hungarian filmmaker Lili Horvát, was the section's opening film on 2 September. While A Man's Skin, directed by French filmmaker Léa Domenach, will be the section's closing film on 11 September.^[31]

The following films were selected for the 23rd edition of the Giornate degli Autori:

Main Competition (Venezia 83)

• Golden Lion: Woman Unknown by May el-Toukhy^[3][32]
• Grand Jury Prize: Possible Love by Lee Chang-dong
• Special Jury Prize: NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor
• Silver Lion: Ilya Khrzhanovsky for DAU
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Mathilde Arcel for Woman Unknown
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: John Malkovich for Wild Horse Nine
• Best Screenplay: Coralie Amedeo, Stéphane Brizé and Olivier Gorce for A Good Little Soldier
• Marcello Mastroianni Award: Malou Khebizi for A Place to Heal

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

• Ellen Burstyn^[4]
• George Clooney^[5]

Orizzonti

• Best Film: Diane in the Loop by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni^[32]
• Best Director: Jacqueline Lentzou for A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra
• Special Jury Prize: House of the Wind by Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu
• Best Actress: Laleh Marzban for Falling House
• Best Actor: Riccardo Scamarcio for Children of the Monkey
• Best Screenplay: Tommaso Landucci and Damiano Femfert for Children of the Monkey
• Best Short Film: A Few Moments of Happiness by Shaden Safieddine Tazi

Venice Spotlight

• Audience Award: I Matter by Alina Șerban^[32]

Lion of the Future

• Luigi De Laurentiis Award: House of the Wind by Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu^[32]

Venice Classics

• Best Restored Film: Long Night in 1943 (1960) by Florestano Vancini^[32]

Venice Immersive

• Grand Prize: The Pigeon Ring by Zhang Yuqi and Shixin Tao^[32]
• Special Jury Prize: Out of the Ashes by Rory Mitchell and Nonny de la Peña
• Achievement Prize: Empire at Sea by Peter Flaherty

Glory to the Filmmaker

• Luca Guadagnino^[33]

Final Cut in Venice

• Madi Makambu by Machérie Ekwa Bahango^[34]

International Critics' Week

• Grand Prize: Before the War by Tommaso Usberti^[35]
  • Special Mention: The End of Times by Bibiana Rojas Gómez and Juan David Cárdenas
• Audience Award: Our Share of Sand by Shalini Adnani
• Best Technical Contribution: The End of Times by Bibiana Rojas Gómez and Juan David Cárdenas
• Luciano Sovena Award for Best Independent Producer: Before the War
• Best Short Film SIC@SIC: E-I-E-I-O by Noemi Arfuso
  • Special Mention: Where the Tears Await by Caterina Bertini and Blu Diego Fasoli
• Best Short Film Director SIC@SIC: Revolver by Paoli De Luca

Giornate degli Autori

• GdA Director's Award: Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion by María Aparicio^[36]
• Europa Cinemas Label Award: A Woman Today by Robert Guédiguian
• People's Award: Balkan by Nicola Sorcinelli
• Carlo Lizzani Award: Balkan by Nicola Sorcinelli

Queer Lion

• London by Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli^[37]
• Queer Edward II by Theo Rollason

FIPRESCI Prizes

• Best Film from Venezia 83: Possible Love by Lee Chang-dong^[38][39]
• Best Film from Orizzonti or parallel sections: The Color of the Sun by Xavier Tera

ARCA CinemaGiovani Award

• Best Film of Venezia 83: Possible Love by Lee Chang-dong^[39]
• Best Italian Film in Venice: The Spiral by Paolo Strippoli

Airone della Laguna Award

• Best Film: Falling House by Mohsen Gharaei^[39]
• Best Short Film: Silence by Pavlo Shpegun
  • Special Mention:
    • The Sense of Earth by Alessandro Ingaria and Simone Massi
    • Los poderes by Salim Jaller

Authors under 40 Award dedicated to Valentina Pedicini

• Best Director:
  • Michelle Zhou for Big Little Things^[39]
  • María Aparicio for Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion
• Special Mention for Direction and Screenplay: Shalini Adnani for Our Share of Sand
• Special Mention for Cinematography: Simone Hart for Eklipse

BookCiak Award

• The Fire Within You by Edoardo De Angelis^[39]

Brian Award

• Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors by Lav Diaz^[39]
  • Special Mention: No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman by Halkawt Mustafa

XXXVIII Prix CICT-UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni – Medaglia Fellini 2026

• Dear Ajayi by Damilola Orimogunje^[39]

Cinema & Arts Award

• Best Film:
  • Look Back by Hirokazu Kore-eda^[39]
  • Shumei. The Living Legacy of Kabuki by Takashi Miike

• Best Multidisciplinary Artist: Anatoly Vasiliev for DAU

CinemaSarà Award

• Look Back by Hirokazu Kore-eda^[39]

CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA Award

• A Place to Heal by Cédric Kahn^[39]

Edipo Re Award

• Award presented by the official jury: A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra by Jacqueline Lentzou^[39]
• Award presented by Ca' Foscari student jury: NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

Fanheart3 Award

• Golden Clip for Best Film: A Man's Skin by Léa Domenach^[39]

• Silver Ship for Best OTP - One True Pairing: Chris and Lee, the characters of Wild Horse Nine by Martin McDonagh

• XR Fan Experience: Empire at Sea by Peter Flaherty
• Special Mention: Look Back by Hirokazu Kore-eda

FEDIC Award

• Best Film: Serpenti by Roberto De Paolis^[39]
• Best Short Film: If Things Could Ever Talk by Giulia Cosentino

Premio Speciale Film Impresa

• A Good Little Soldier by Stéphane Brizé^[39]

The Impact Golden Globes Prize for Documentary

• Letters from the Silenced Country by Andrei Kutsila^[39]

Green Drop Award

• NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor^[39]
• The Spiral by Paolo Strippoli

Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

• A Good Little Soldier by Stéphane Brizé^[39]

Lanterna Magica Award

• A Place to Heal by Cédric Kahn^[39]

Leoncino d'Oro Award

• Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? by Shinya Tsukamoto^[39][40]
• Mention Cinema for UNICEF: NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

Carlo Lizzani Award

• Balkan by Nicola Sorcinelli^[39]

NETPAC Award

• Lovers in the Blue Night by Anuparna Roy

NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD – PREMIO FABIO SARTOR

• Best Actress: Gaia Merlonghi for The City of the Living^[39]
• Best Actor: Piero Usberti for Before the War

Award Francesco Pasinetti

• Back to Buenos Aires by Marco Bechis^[39]
• Best Actress: Vanessa Scalera for The Fire Within You
• Best Actor: Adriano Giannini for Back to Buenos Aires
• Pasinetti Special prize: The Girl with the Leica by Alina Marazzi

La Pellicola d'Oro Award

• Best Chief Engineer: Roberto Di Pietro for The Echo Chamber^[39]
• Best Machine Operator: Luigi Andrei for It Will Happen Tonight
  • Special Mention: Laura Delli Colli

RB Casting Award

• Emanuelle Maria Di Stefano for The City of the Living^[39]

"Roma Film Award – Il Lazio per il cinema"

• Adriano Giannini^[39]

SIGNIS Award

• Look Back by Hirokazu Kore-eda^[39]

Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award

• Best Foreign Film: A Good Little Soldier by Stéphane Brizé^[39]
• Best Italian Film: Rider by Roan Johnson and Davide Pavanello
• Best Director Under 35: NAZA by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor

Soundtrack Stars Award

• Best Soundtrack: La Niña and Alfredo Maddaluno for The Fire Within You^[39]
• Special Prize: Daniel Pemberton for Ink
• Soundtrack Stars Special Award 2026:
  • Daniel Blumberg
  • Tredici Pietro

UNIMED Award

• Look Back by Hirokazu Kore-eda^[39]

Robert Bresson Award

• Pedro Costa^[39]

Campari Passion for Film Award

• Serena Rossi^[41]

1964 Pop Art Award

• The Girl with the Leica by Alina Marazzi

Bisato d'Oro

• Grand Jury Prize: Oase by Jannis Lenz^[42]