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The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess. The opening film of the festival was Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore and the closing film was Chengdu, I Love You by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian. The international competition jury, chaired by Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, awarded the Golden Lion to Lebanon by Samuel Maoz. Juries The international juries of the 66th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main competition (Venezia 66) Ang Lee, Taiwanese filmmaker and producer - Jury President Sergei Bodrov, Russian filmmaker and producer Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and filmmaker Liliana Cavani, Italian filmmaker Joe Dante, American director, producer, editor and actor Anurag Kashyap, Indian director, writer, producer and actor Luciano Ligabue, Italian director, writer and singer-songwriter Horizons (Orizzonti) Pere Portabella, Spanish politician, director, and producer - Jury President Bady Minck, Luxembourger filmmaker and artist Gina Kim, South Korean filmmaker and academic Garin Nugroho, Indonesian director Gianfranco Rosi, Italian director, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentis" Award for a Debut Film) Haile Gerima, Ethiopian filmmaker - Jury President Ramin Bahrani, American director and screenwriter Gianni Di Gregorio, Italian director, screenwriter and actor Antoine Fuqua, American director and producer Sam Taylor-Wood, English filmmaker and photographer Corto-Cortissimo (Short Film Competition) Stuart Gordon American filmmaker, theater director and playwright - Jury President Steve Ricci, Italian cinematographer, screenwriter and editor Sitora Alieva, Russian artistic director of the International Film Festival Kinotav Controcampo Italiano Carlo Lizzani, Italian director, screenwriter and critic - Jury President Giulio Questi, Italian director and screenwriter Marina Sanna, Italian chief editor of cinema magazine Official Sections In Competition The following films competed for the Golden Lion: Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion for best film. Out of Competition The following films were screened as Out of competition: Corto Cortissimo (Short Film Competition) The following films were selected for the Corto Cortissimo (Short film competition) section: Highlighted title indicates Corto Cortissimo Lion winner. Horizons (Orizzonti) The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section: Highlighted title indicates the Lion of the Future winner Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement As part of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement 2009, which was conferred to John Lasseter and the Directors of Disney-Pixar, the following American animation films were presented: The Incredibles by Brad Bird Up by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Toy Story 3-D by John Lasseter Toy Story 2 3-D by John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon Finding Nemo by Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich Cortocampo Italiano The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section: Italian Retrospective: These Phantoms 2 For this retrospective section on Italian cinema, 39 feature and 26 short films were screened, including documentaries. The films were mainly from the period 1946 - 1971, with a few only films going back to the 1930s and reaching up to 2009. Independent Sections Venice International Film Critics' Week The following films were selected for the 24th International Film Critics' Week: Venice Days The following films were selected for the 6th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section: Official Awards The following Official Awards were conferred at the 66th edition of the festival: In competition (Venezia 66) Golden Lion: Lebanon by Samuel Maoz Silver Lion for Best Director: Shirin Neshat for Women Without Men Special Jury Prize: Soul Kitchen by Fatih Akın Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Colin Firth for A Single Man Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Kseniya Rappoport for The Double Hour Marcello Mastroianni Award: Jasmine Trinca for The Big Dream Golden Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution: Sylvie Olivé for Mr. Nobody Golden Osella for Best Screenplay: Todd Solondz for Life During Wartime Horizons (Orizzonti) Best Film: Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno Best Documentary: 1428 by Haibin Du Special mention: The Man's Woman and Other Stories by Amit Dutta Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film Engkwentro by Pepe Diokno Short Film Competition (Corto Cortissimo) Best Short Film: Firstborn by Etienne Kallos Venice Nomination to the European Film Awards 2009: Sinner by Meni Philip Special mention: Felicità by Salomé Aleksi Controcampo Italiano Best Feature Film: Cosmonaut by Susanna Nicchiarelli Special Mention: In the Eyes by Francesco Del Grosso, Daniele Anzellotti Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement John Lasseter Special awards Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: Sylvester Stallone Persol 3-D Award for Best Stereoscopic Film: The Hole by Joe Dante (Out of competition) Independent Sections Awards The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week "Region of Veneto for quality cinema" Award: Tehroun by Takmil Homayoun Nader Future Film Festival Digital Award: Metropia by Tarik Saleh Special Mention: Up by Pete Docter Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori) Label Europa Cinemas Award: The Last Days of Emma Blank by Alex van Warmerdam Independent Awards The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: FIPRESCI Award Best Film (Main competition): Lourdes by Jessica Hausner Best Film (Horizons): Adrift by Bui Thac Chuyen Queer Lion A Single Man by Tom Ford SIGNIS Award Lourdes by Jessica Hausner Special mention: Lebanon by Samuel Maoz Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI) Best Film: The White Space by Francesca Comencini Best Director: Giuseppe Tornatore for Baarìa Best Actor: Filippo Timi for The Double Hour Best Actress: Margherita Buy for The White Space Special award: Riccardo Scamarcio for The Big Dream Special award: Armando Testa – Povero ma moderno by Pappi Corsicato Leoncino d'oro Agiscuola Award Capitalism: A Love Story by Michael Moore La Navicella – Venezia Cinema Award Lourdes by Jessica Hausner C.I.C.T. UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni Award The Traveller by Ahmad Maher UNICEF Award Women Without Men by Shirin Neshat Christopher D. Smithers Foundation Special Award Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans by Werner Herzog Biografilm Lancia Award Best Fiction Film: Mr. Nobody by Jaco Van Dormael Best Documentary: In the Eyes by Francesco Del Grosso & Daniele Anzellotti Brian Prize by UAAR Lourdes by Jessica Hausner Lanterna Magica Award (Cgs) Cosmonauta by Susanna Nicchiarelli FEDIC Award The White Space by Francesca Comencini Special Mention: What Do You Know About Me by Valerio Jalongo Arca Cinemagiovani Awards B.... Discover the Paola Rossi Alessandro Gandini popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Paola Rossi Alessandro Gandini books.