The 71st annual Venice Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy between 27 August to 6 September 2014. The Swedish film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence won the Golden Lion award. Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence won the Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize.
American filmmakers Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman were the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement award. French composer Alexandre Desplat was the head of the jury for the main competition section.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film Birdman opened the festival. Ann Hui's drama film The Golden Era served as the closing night film. Italian actress Luisa Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The festival poster paid tribute to François Truffaut, as it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows.
Main Competition
Alexandre Desplat: French composer (President of Jury)
Joan Chen: Chinese actress and director
Philip Groning: German director
Jessica Hausner: Austrian director
Jhumpa Lahiri: Indian novelist
Sandy Powell: English costume designer
Tim Roth: British actor
Elia Suleiman: Palestinian director
Carlo Verdone: Italian actor and director
Horizons (Orizzonti)
Ann Hui: Hong Kong director (President of Jury)
Moran Atias: Israeli actress
Pernilla August: Swedish actress and director
David Chase: American writer and director
Mahamat-Saleh Haroun: Chadian director
Roberto Minervini: Italian director
Alin Taşçıyan: Turkish critic
Luigi De Laurentiis
Alice Rohrwacher: Italian director (President of Jury)
Lisandro Alonso: Argentine director
Ron Mann: Canadian filmmaker
Vivian Qu: Chinese filmmaker
Razvan Radulescu: Romanian novelist and film director
The following films were selected for the main competition:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:
The following films were selected for the 11th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:
The following awards were presented at the 71st edition:
In Competition
Golden Lion – A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence by Roy Andersson
Silver Lion – The Postman's White Nights by Andrei Konchalovsky
Grand Jury Prize – The Look of Silence by Joshua Oppenheimer
Volpi Cup:
Best Actor – Adam Driver for Hungry Hearts
Best Actress – Alba Rohrwacher for Hungry Hearts
Marcello Mastroianni Award – Romain Paul for Le Dernier Coup de marteau
Best Screenplay Award – Tales by Rakhshan Bani-E'temad
Special Jury Prize – Sivas by Kaan Mujdeci
Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film - Court by Chaitanya Tamhane
Special Awards
Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement – Thelma Schoonmaker and Frederick Wiseman
Visionary Talent Award: Frances McDormand
Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award: James Franco;
Horizons (Orizzonti)
Best Film - Court by Chaitanya Tamhane
Best Director - Theeb by Naji Abu Nowar
Special Jury Prize – Belluscone, una storia siciliana by Franco Maresco
Special Prize For Best Actor or Actress - Emir Hadžihafizbegović for These Are the Rules
Horizons Prize for Best Short - Maryam by Sidi Saleh
29th Venice International Critics' Week
RaroVideo Audience Award for Best Film - No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
FEDEORA (Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean) Best Screenplay - No One's Child by Vuk Ršumović
FEDEORA Best Film - Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere by Nguyễn Hoàng Điệp
Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)
Venice Days Award - Return to Ithaca by Laurent Cantet
BNL People's Choice Award - The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon
Europa Cinemas Label Award for Best European Film - The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
FEDEORA Best Film - One on One by Kim Ki-duk
FEDEORA Best director of a debut film - Aditya Vikram Sengupta for Labour of Love
Queer Lion Award 2014 - Summer Nights by Mario Fanfani
Premio Brian - UAAR - The Farewell Party by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon
Premio Gillo Pontecorvo Arcobaleno Latino - The Show MAS Go On by Rä di Martino
Premio Cinecibo - The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
Francesco Pasinetti Awards
Pasinetti Award for Best Film - Black Souls by Francesco Munzi
Pasinetti Award for Best Actor - Elio Germano for Leopardi
Pasinetti Award for Best Actress - Alba Rohrwacher for Hungry Hearts
Pasinetti Special Award - The Dinner by Ivano De Matteo
1st Akai International Film Festival
Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Rivelation - Xin Yucun for The Coffin in the Mountain
Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Direction - Francesco Munzi for Black Souls
Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Actor - Jacopo Olmo Antinori for The Dinner
Akai International Film Festival Prize for Best Actress - Iaia Forte for Leopardi, The Show MAS Go On and La vita oscena
