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Venice Film Festival Awards 2015: Winners: FROM AFAR, THE CLAN, ANOMALISA

Lorenzo Vigas From Afar Desde Alla

From Afar, The Clan, Anomalisa, and the other winners of the 2015 Venice Film Festival Awards have been announced. The 72th Annual Venice Film Festival “is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932 as the “Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica”, the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale, a major biennial exhibition and festival for contemporary art.”

The full listing of the 2015 Venice Film Festival Award winners:

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GOLDEN LION
“From Afar” Lorenzo Vigas

SILVER LION
“The Clan” (Pablo Trapero)

JURY GRAND PRIZE
“Anomalisa,” Charlie Kaufman Duke Johnson

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
“Frenzy” Emin Alper

ACTOR
Fabrice Luchini (“Courted”)

ACTRESS
Valeria Golino (“Per amor vostro”)

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI PRIZE FOR YOUNG PERFORMER –
Abraham Attah (“Beasts of No Nation)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Christian Vincent (“Courted”)

LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS LION OF THE FUTURE
“The Childhood of a Leader,” Brady Corbett (U.S.)

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HORIZONS JURY

BEST FILM
“Free in Deed” (Jake Mahaffi)

BEST DIRECTOR
Brady Corbet ”Childhood of a Leader”

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
“ Neon Bull” (Gabriel Mascaro)

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SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEST ACTOR OR ACTRESS
Dominique Leborne (“Tempete”) by Samuel Collardey

BEST SHORT
“Belladonna,” Dubravna Turic

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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