WorldPingMaggie Gyllenhaal kicked off her term as Venice jury president by calling out the lack of women filmmakers in the running for the prestigious Golden Lion.
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All eyes were on the Lido as John Malkovich ('Wild Horse Nine') and Mathilde Arcel ('Woman Unknown') won best actor and best actress, and Venice sensation 'NAZA' claimed the Special Jury Prize.
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WorldPingDanish director May El-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown has won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. The post-World War Two psychological thriller was one of just two female directors in the running for the Golden Lion this year.
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WorldPingMay el-Toukhy becomes eighth female director to take Golden Lion as Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love and Guardian-produced exposé of Israel’s Gaza killings also awarded Bold and bravura choices as Venice celebrates A Woman Unknown, Possible Love – and…
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WorldPingJohn Malkovich named best actor; Israeli-made Gaza documentary wins special jury prize…
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WorldPingBelarusian director Andrei Kutsila’s “Letters from the Silenced Country,” a portrayal of contemporary Belarus seen through the lives of five individuals whose existence has been upended by state violence and political repression, is the winner of The…
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WorldPingA Danish WWII drama about a woman trying to hide a wartime relationship with a Nazi was awared top prize on Saturday at The Venice Film Festival, while Gaza documentary NAZA snagged the special jury prize.
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