2011 (68th) Venice Film Festival

Profile

• Film Festival: Venice Film Festival
• Edition: 68th
• Period: August 31-September 10, 2011
• Location: Venice, Italy

Notes

1. Chinese director Jia Zhangke will chair the Jury of Orizzonti section as the Jury President.

Awards

• Silver Lion for Best Director - Shangjun Cai ("People Mountain People Sea")
• Coppa Volpi for Best Actres - Deannie Yip ("A Simple Life")
• Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress - Shota Sometani, Fumi Nikaido ("Himizu")
• Orizzonti Award - "Kotoko" (Shinya Tsukamoto)

East Asian Feature Films @ 68th Venice Film Festival

Venezia 68 (Competition)

• "A Simple Life" - Ann Hui (China/Hong Kong) *World Premiere
• "Himizu" - Sion Sono (Japan) *World Premiere
• "Life Without Principle" - Johnnie To (Hong Kong) *World Premiere
• "People Mountain People Sea" - Shangjun Cai (China/Hong Kong) *World Premiere
• "Seediq Bale" - Te-Sheng Wei (Taiwan) *World Premiere

Out of Competition

• "The Sorcerer and the White Snake" - Siu-Tung Ching (China)
• "Tormented" - Takashi Shimizu (Japan)

Orizzonti

• "CUT" - Amir Naderi (Japan) *World Premiere
• "Kotoko" - Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan) *World Premiere
• "Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbours" - Rirkrit Tiravanija (Thailand/Mexico)
• "Stateless Things" - Kim Kyung-Mook (South Korea)
• "The Sword Identity" - Haofeng Xu (China) *World Premiere
• "Century of Birthing" - Lav Diaz (Philippine) *World Premiere
• "P-047" (Tae Peang Phu Deaw) - Kongdej Jaturanrasamee (Thailand)