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The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film Amarcord was shown at the festival. The Venezuelan film From Afar by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award.
Contents
- Juries
- In Competition
- Out of Competition
- Horizons
- Il Cinema nel Giardino
- International Critics Week
- Venice Days
- Venice Classics
- Awards
- Official selection
- Autonomous sections
- Collateral Awards
- References
Everest was selected as the festival's opening night film, while Guan Hu's drama film Mr. Six served as the closing night film. Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival.
The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's Paris, Texas, while in background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows, which also appeared in 71st Venice International Film Festival poster.
The festival honoured Brian De Palma with Glory to the Filmmaker Award and a documentary film titled De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow also screened at the festival. Jonathan Demme received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of Horizons (Orizzonti) section jury.
Juries
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Horizons
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
Il Cinema nel Giardino
The following films were selected for the Il Cinema nel Giardino section:
International Critics’ Week
The following films were selected for the 29th Venice International Film Critics' Week:
Venice Days
The following films were selected for the 12th edition of the Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori) section:
Venice Classics
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:
Awards
The following awards were presented at the 72nd edition: