83rd Venice International Film Festival

Venice International Film Festival

2–12 September 2026 · Venice, Italy

218 films across 10 sections · 87 prizes

  • Opened with Ink
  • Closed with God Laughs
Late August into September

Golden Lion

Woman Unknown

May el-Toukhy

Venues 1

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The festival's main hall. Its programme names the films, not the rooms.

The prizes

Main Competition (Venezia 83)

Golden Lion

Woman Unknown May el-Toukhy

Grand Jury Prize

Possible Love Lee Chang-dong

Special Jury Prize

NAZA Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Silver Lion

DAU Ilya Khrzhanovsky

Volpi Cup for Best Actress

Woman Unknown Mathilde Arcel

Volpi Cup for Best Actor

Wild Horse Nine John Malkovich

Best Screenplay

A Good Little Soldier Coralie Amedeo, Stéphane Brizé, Olivier Gorce

Marcello Mastroianni Award

A Place to Heal Malou Khebizi

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Ellen Burstyn

George Clooney

Orizzonti

Best Film

Diane in the Loop Ann Sirot, Raphaël Balboni

Best Director

A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra Jacqueline Lentzou

Special Jury Prize

House of the Wind Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu

Best Actress

Falling House Laleh Marzban

Best Actor

Children of the Monkey Riccardo Scamarcio

Best Screenplay

Children of the Monkey Tommaso Landucci, Damiano Femfert

Best Short Film

A Few Moments of Happiness Shaden Safieddine Tazi

Venice Spotlight

Audience Award

I Matter Alina Șerban

Lion of the Future

Luigi De Laurentiis Award

House of the Wind Bernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu

Venice Classics

Best Restored Film

Long Night in 1943 (1960) by Florestano Vancini

Venice Immersive

Grand Prize

The Pigeon Ring Zhang Yuqi, Shixin Tao

Special Jury Prize

Out of the Ashes Rory Mitchell, Nonny de la Peña

Achievement Prize

Empire at Sea Peter Flaherty

Glory to the Filmmaker

Luca Guadagnino

Final Cut in Venice

Madi Makambu Machérie Ekwa Bahango

International Critics' Week

Grand Prize

Before the War Tommaso Usberti

The End of Times Special Mention:, Bibiana Rojas Gómez, Juan David Cárdenas

Audience Award

Our Share of Sand Shalini Adnani

Best Technical Contribution

The End of Times Bibiana Rojas Gómez, Juan David Cárdenas

Luciano Sovena Award for Best Independent Producer

Before the War

Best Short Film SIC@SIC

E-I-E-I-O Noemi Arfuso

Where the Tears Await Special Mention:, Caterina Bertini, Blu Diego Fasoli

Best Short Film Director SIC@SIC

Revolver Paoli De Luca

Giornate degli Autori

'GdA Director's Award ': Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion by María Aparicio

Europa Cinemas Label Award

A Woman Today Robert Guédiguian

'People's Award ': Balkan by Nicola Sorcinelli

Carlo Lizzani Award

Balkan Nicola Sorcinelli

Queer Lion

London Victor Di Marco, Márcio Picoli

Queer Edward II Theo Rollason

FIPRESCI Prizes

Best Film from Venezia 83

Possible Love Lee Chang-dong

Best Film from Orizzonti or parallel sections

The Color of the Sun Xavier Tera

ARCA CinemaGiovani Award

Best Film of Venezia 83

Possible Love Lee Chang-dong

Best Italian Film in Venice

The Spiral Paolo Strippoli

Airone della Laguna Award

Best Film

Falling House Mohsen Gharaei

Best Short Film

Silence Pavlo Shpegun

Special Mention:

The Sense of Earth Alessandro Ingaria, Simone Massi

Los poderes Salim Jaller

Authors under 40 Award dedicated to Valentina Pedicini

Best Director

Big Little Things Michelle Zhou

Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion María Aparicio

Special Mention for Direction and Screenplay

Our Share of Sand Shalini Adnani

Special Mention for Cinematography

Eklipse Simone Hart

BookCiak Award

The Fire Within You Edoardo De Angelis

Brian Award

XXXVIII Prix CICT-UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni – Medaglia Fellini 2026

Dear Ajayi Damilola Orimogunje

Cinema & Arts Award

Best Film

Look Back Hirokazu Kore-eda

Shumei. The Living Legacy of Kabuki Takashi Miike

Best Multidisciplinary Artist

DAU Anatoly Vasiliev

CinemaSarà Award

Look Back Hirokazu Kore-eda

CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA Award

A Place to Heal Cédric Kahn

Edipo Re Award

Award presented by the official jury

A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra Jacqueline Lentzou

'Award presented by Ca' Foscari student jury ': NAZA by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Fanheart3 Award

Golden Clip for Best Film

A Man's Skin Léa Domenach

Silver Ship for Best OTP - One True Pairing

Wild Horse Nine Chris, Lee, the characters, Martin McDonagh

XR Fan Experience

Empire at Sea Peter Flaherty

Special Mention

Look Back Hirokazu Kore-eda

FEDIC Award

Best Film

Serpenti Roberto De Paolis

Best Short Film

If Things Could Ever Talk Giulia Cosentino

Premio Speciale Film Impresa

A Good Little Soldier Stéphane Brizé

The Impact Golden Globes Prize for Documentary presented by Artemis Rising Foundation

Green Drop Award

NAZA Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

The Spiral Paolo Strippoli

Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue

A Good Little Soldier Stéphane Brizé

Lanterna Magica Award

A Place to Heal Cédric Kahn

Leoncino d'Oro Award

Mention Cinema for UNICEF

NAZA Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Carlo Lizzani Award

Balkan Nicola Sorcinelli

NETPAC Award

NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD – PREMIO FABIO SARTOR

Best Actress

The City of the Living Gaia Merlonghi

Best Actor

Before the War Piero Usberti

Award Francesco Pasinetti

Best Actress

The Fire Within You Vanessa Scalera

Best Actor

Back to Buenos Aires Adriano Giannini

Pasinetti Special prize

The Girl with the Leica Alina Marazzi

La Pellicola d'Oro Award

Best Chief Engineer

The Echo Chamber Roberto Di Pietro

Best Machine Operator

It Will Happen Tonight Luigi Andrei

Special Mention: Laura Delli Colli

RB Casting Award

The City of the Living Emanuelle Maria Di Stefano

"Roma Film Award – Il Lazio per il cinema” Award

Adriano Giannini

SIGNIS Award

Look Back Hirokazu Kore-eda

Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award

Best Foreign Film

A Good Little Soldier Stéphane Brizé

Best Italian Film

Rider Roan Johnson, Davide Pavanello

Best Director Under 35

NAZA Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Soundtrack Stars Award

Best Soundtrack

The Fire Within You La Niña, Alfredo Maddaluno

Special Prize

Ink Daniel Pemberton

Soundtrack Stars Special Award 2026

Daniel Blumberg

Tredici Pietro

UNIMED Award

Look Back Hirokazu Kore-eda

Robert Bresson Award

Pedro Costa

Campari Passion for Film Award

Serena Rossi

1964 Pop Art Award

In Competition (Venezia 83) 21

Venice Open — Out of Competition 40

Non Fiction

Films on Films

Series

  • Peccato (3 episodes)
    Peccato (3 episodes)Valerio VestosoItaly

Special Events

  • Hugo in Venice
    Hugo in VeniceStefano KnuchelSwitzerland

Orizzonti 34

In Competition

Short Films Competition

Venice Spotlight 8

Venice Classics 19

Venice Immersive 40

In Competition

  • Amsterdam 1652: The Hands of the City
    Amsterdam 1652: The Hands of the CityNienke Huitenga-BroerenNetherlands · France
  • Anokhya: The Origin
    Anokhya: The OriginAnand KishoreIndia
  • Artou
    ArtouAbderrahmane SissakoFrance · Mauritania · Luxembourg
  • Back to the Experience
    Back to the ExperienceJessien HuangChina
  • Being in You
    Being in YouMichał StankiewiczPoland
  • Bowie: Unseen Unheard
    Bowie: Unseen UnheardDenis O'Regan, Nick RyanUnited Kingdom
  • DisneyNature's Wolf: An Immersive Experience
    DisneyNature's Wolf: An Immersive ExperienceJeff WilsonUnited Kingdom · United States · Canada
  • Empire at Sea
    Empire at SeaPeter FlahertyUnited States
  • Everest: The First Ascent
    Everest: The First AscentJean Dellac, Benjamin AuricheFrance
  • Eyes of Shame
    Eyes of ShameTomas TamošaitisLithuania · France · Croatia
  • Finding Frida
    Finding FridaHilde K. KjøsNorway · Netherlands
  • Galapagos: The Last Eden
    Galapagos: The Last EdenAnthony GeffenUnited Kingdom
  • Haunts
    HauntsLucy Hammond, Tomos Chetwode-BartonUnited Kingdom
  • HoneyboysTibor de JongNetherlands · Belgium
  • Nel Blu
    Nel BluFinsUnited States
  • NevatarsAndy Serkis, Josh YoussefUnited Kingdom · United States · Argentina
  • Nothing to See Here
    Nothing to See HereCeline DaemenNetherlands
  • Nox
    NoxRio NakadaJapan
  • Octopocalypse
    OctopocalypseMax Sacker, Arite SzadkowskiGermany
  • The Pigeon Ring
    The Pigeon RingZhang Yuqi, Shixin TaoChina
  • Out of the Ashes
    Out of the AshesRory Mitchell, Nonny de la PeñaUnited States
  • OutRenoirGordonFrance
  • Shifting Connections
    Shifting ConnectionsChou Tung-YenTaiwan
  • Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive Experience
    Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive ExperienceElliott MizrochUnited Kingdom · United States
  • Solwata
    SolwataFelix Gaedtke, Gayatri ParameswaranUnited States · Germany · Australia
  • Sunset Motel
    Sunset MotelGilles JobinSwitzerland · France
  • Tomori
    TomoriMisa HaruJapan
  • Ulrica
    UlricaHongbo CaiUnited States · Mexico · Micronesia
  • We Shall Return
    We Shall ReturnFaiz Abu Rmeleh, Keren ManorGermany · Palestina
  • Yesterday MaybeMatthieu Van EeckhoutFrance

Out of Competition — Best of Experiences

  • The Amusement
    The AmusementEike Langbehn, Marc BarnesGermany · France
  • Crafting Crimes
    Crafting CrimesChloé RochereuilFrance · United States
  • Hotel Infinity
    Hotel InfinityWilliam ChyrUnited States
  • In 36,000 Ways
    In 36,000 WaysKarim Ben KhelifaGermany
  • Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes
    Little Nightmares VR: Altered EchoesLucas RousselFrance
  • Of Woman Born
    Of Woman BornNalini MalaniIndia
  • Spomyny
    SpomynySophia BulgakovaNetherlands · Ukraine
  • Spymaster
    SpymasterJeremy MoiranoFrance
  • Voooooo---Peeeeee---
    Voooooo---Peeeeee---Jiyun Park, Hyeunjoo WooSouth Korea

Special Events

  • La Laguna Parla
    La Laguna ParlaSteye HallemaNetherlands

Biennale College Cinema 7

Immersive — Out of Competition

Final Cut 6

41. Settimana Internazionale della Critica 18

23rd Giornate degli Autori 25

Out of Competition

Special Events

Miu Miu Women's Tales

  • #31 Discipline
    #31 DisciplineMona Fastvold
  • #32 Avec Kim
    #32 Avec KimClaire Denis