Golden Lion
Woman Unknown
May el-Toukhy

Venues 1
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
- 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
Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors Lav Diaz
No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman Special Mention:, Halkawt Mustafa
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
Letters from the Silenced Country Andrei Kutsila
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
Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People? Shinya Tsukamoto
- Mention Cinema for UNICEF
NAZA Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Carlo Lizzani Award
Balkan Nicola Sorcinelli
NETPAC Award
Lovers in the Blue Night Anuparna Roy
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
Back to Buenos Aires Marco Bechis
- 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
The Girl with the Leica Alina Marazzi
In Competition (Venezia 83) 21
- Back to Buenos AiresMarco Bechis

- A Bit Before MidnightA Bit Before MidnightNicolas Pariser
- A Bit of LightAli Asgari

- Bucking FastardWerner Herzog

- BunkerFlorian Zeller

- CompanyCasey Affleck

- DAUIlya Khrzhanovsky

- The Echo ChamberAndrea Pallaoro

- The Fire Within YouEdoardo De Angelis

- A Good Little SoldierStéphane Brizé

- InkDanny Boyleopening film

- It Will Happen TonightNanni Moretti

- Look BackHirokazu Kore-eda

- Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?Shinya Tsukamoto

- NAZAYuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

- A Place to HealCédric Kahn

- Possible LoveLee Chang-dong

- PrimetimeLance Oppenheim

- The SpiralPaolo Strippoli

- Wild Horse NineMartin McDonagh

- Woman UnknownMay el-Toukhy

Venice Open — Out of Competition 40
Fiction
- Arrested MemorySabu

- The Basics of PhilosophyPaul Schrader

- Father JoeBarthélémy Grossmann

- God LaughsGiovanni Veronesiclosing film

- The Good LawyerTristan Séguéla

- JupiterAlexandre Smia

- Let Us Through, Dear AncestorsLav Diaz

- No PainGianni Amelio

- No Paradise If You Are Killed by a WomanHalkawt Mustafa

- Place to BeKornél Mundruczó

- TrickMario Martone

Non Fiction
- Be BraveFrancesco Carrozzini

- BoatbuildersLuke Lorentzen

- BurgundyBurgundyMichael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
- Citizen OsamaAhmed Hassouna

- DustTsai Ming-liang

- Everest: The Other SideElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin

- From Inside Out – The Architecture of Peter ZumthorWim Wenders

- Holy Wood DustViktor Kossakovsky

- ImperiumSergei Loznitsa

- Letters from the Silenced CountryAndrei Kutsila

- Life of Jorge Luis BorgesMariano Llinás

- MuskAlex Gibney

- My Undesirable Friends: Part II – ExileJulia Loktev

- Oasis: Don't Look Back in AngerDylan Southern, Will Lovelace

- Queer Edward IITheo Rollason

- The Road to JerichoAmos Gitai

- Shumei. The Living Legacy of KabukiTakashi Miike

- Union TownBarbara Kopple

- What Love BuildsRussell Crowe

Films on Films
- IntermissionYonfan

- Joie de vivreJoie de vivreLuca Guadagnino
- Nino – A Film About Nino RotaNino – A Film About Nino RotaWalter Fasano
- The Pervert's Guide to UtopiasSophie Fiennes

- Twist and Shoot Mister SuzukiTwist and Shoot Mister SuzukiYves Montmayeur
Short Films
Series
- Peccato (3 episodes)Peccato (3 episodes)Valerio Vestoso
Special Events
- Hugo in VeniceHugo in VeniceStefano Knuchel
Orizzonti 34
In Competition
- Big Little ThingsMichelle Zhou

- The Burning GiantsPhuttiphong Aroonpheng

- Children of the MonkeyTommaso Landucci

- The City of the LivingEdoardo Gabbriellini

- The Color of the SunXavier Tera

- A Common StoryAnna Foglietta

- A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter PhaedraJacqueline Lentzou

- Diane in the LoopAnn Sirot, Raphaël Balboni

- The Difficult BrideRubaiyat Hossain

- EklipseManuel Wetscher

- Falling HouseFalling HouseMohsen Gharaei
- The Girl with the LeicaAlina Marazziopening film

- House of the WindHouse of the WindBernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu
- Lovers in the Blue NightAnuparna Roy

- La MoulaLa MoulaJérôme Pierrat
- OasisJannis Lenz

- Too Much SugarRobert Greene

- Until the Day EndsJelena Maksimović

- What Belongs to OthersGrzegorz Dębowski

Short Films Competition
- Angelo azzuroAngelo azzuroTommaso Acquarone
- Distant BlueDistant BlueAmir Houshang Moein
- A Few Moments of HappinessShaden Safieddine Tazi

- A FortressAlba Gaviraghi

- Head of a CamelShannon Lee

- Man-Made LakeAnnie Ning

- MothmamaMothmamaJessica Di Costa
- Paper PlaneSaoirse Ronan

- Los poderesSalim Jaller

- Rock, Paper, ScissorsRock, Paper, ScissorsVirginia Mori
- SilenceSilencePavlo Shpegun
- Test TrackTest TrackLydia Cornett
- Tropic of the Mourning GeckoStavros Markoulakis

Short Films — Out of Competition
Venice Spotlight 8
Venice Classics 19
- Ashes and DiamondsAndrzej Wajda

- The Blue Eyes of YontaFlora Gomes

- The CatchShinji Sōmai

- Cul-de-sacRoman Polanski

- Deadly SweetTinto Brassopening film

- Down and DirtyDown and DirtyEttore Scola
- English, AugustDev Benegal

- Illusion Travels by StreetcarLuis Buñuel

- Journey to ItalyRoberto Rossellini

- Long Night in 1943Long Night in 1943Florestano Vancini
- Minnie and MoskowitzJohn Cassavetes

- On the BeatNing Ying

- The Story of Woo VietAnn Hui

- To Be or Not to BeErnst Lubitsch

- Those at Table 10Those at Table 10Simón Feldman
- The Uncle from BrooklynThe Uncle from BrooklynCiprì, Maresco
- Valerie and Her Week of WondersJaromil Jireš

- The Wild AngelsRoger Corman

- Yesterday GirlAlexander Kluge

Venice Immersive 40
In Competition
- Amsterdam 1652: The Hands of the CityAmsterdam 1652: The Hands of the CityNienke Huitenga-Broeren
- Anokhya: The OriginAnokhya: The OriginAnand Kishore
- ArtouArtouAbderrahmane Sissako
- Back to the ExperienceBack to the ExperienceJessien Huang
- Being in YouBeing in YouMichał Stankiewicz
- Bowie: Unseen UnheardBowie: Unseen UnheardDenis O'Regan, Nick Ryan
- DisneyNature's Wolf: An Immersive ExperienceDisneyNature's Wolf: An Immersive ExperienceJeff Wilson
- Empire at SeaEmpire at SeaPeter Flaherty
- Everest: The First AscentEverest: The First AscentJean Dellac, Benjamin Auriche
- Eyes of ShameEyes of ShameTomas Tamošaitis
- Finding FridaFinding FridaHilde K. Kjøs
- Galapagos: The Last EdenGalapagos: The Last EdenAnthony Geffen
- HauntsHauntsLucy Hammond, Tomos Chetwode-Barton
- HoneyboysTibor de Jong

- Nel BluNel BluFins
- NevatarsAndy Serkis, Josh Youssef

- Nothing to See HereNothing to See HereCeline Daemen
- NoxNoxRio Nakada
- OctopocalypseOctopocalypseMax Sacker, Arite Szadkowski
- The Pigeon RingThe Pigeon RingZhang Yuqi, Shixin Tao
- Out of the AshesOut of the AshesRory Mitchell, Nonny de la Peña
- OutRenoirGordon

- Shifting ConnectionsShifting ConnectionsChou Tung-Yen
- Smithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive ExperienceSmithsonian Starstruck: An Immersive ExperienceElliott Mizroch
- SolwataSolwataFelix Gaedtke, Gayatri Parameswaran
- Sunset MotelSunset MotelGilles Jobin
- TomoriTomoriMisa Haru
- UlricaUlricaHongbo Cai
- We Shall ReturnWe Shall ReturnFaiz Abu Rmeleh, Keren Manor
- Yesterday MaybeMatthieu Van Eeckhout

Out of Competition — Best of Experiences
- The AmusementThe AmusementEike Langbehn, Marc Barnes
- Crafting CrimesCrafting CrimesChloé Rochereuil
- Hotel InfinityHotel InfinityWilliam Chyr
- In 36,000 WaysIn 36,000 WaysKarim Ben Khelifa
- Little Nightmares VR: Altered EchoesLittle Nightmares VR: Altered EchoesLucas Roussel
- Of Woman BornOf Woman BornNalini Malani
- SpomynySpomynySophia Bulgakova
- SpymasterSpymasterJeremy Moirano
- Voooooo---Peeeeee---Voooooo---Peeeeee---Jiyun Park, Hyeunjoo Woo
Special Events
- La Laguna ParlaLa Laguna ParlaSteye Hallema
Biennale College Cinema 7
- Demeter in ExilDemeter in ExilMaria Giovanna Cicciari
- Gu ShiAmie Song

- MoonfishDaniel Zvereff

- Tijuana, TodavíaGabriel Gutierrez Morales

Immersive — Out of Competition
- Desert PalmsTristan Seniuk, John Gerard

- Library of DreamsLibrary of DreamsZhenya Rzheznikova
- The White SaboteurThe White SaboteurBarthelemy Antoine-Loeff, Hugo Arcier
Final Cut 6
- Eldorado: The Taste of the SouthEldorado: The Taste of the SouthAlaa Eddine Aljem
- Madi MakambuMadi MakambuMachérie Ekwa Bahango
- Mehal SefariMehal SefariAbraham Gezahagne
- Occupational HazardsOccupational HazardsBassel Ghandour
- PlaguePlagueYoussef Chebbi
- A Quarter to ThursdayA Quarter to ThursdaySofia Djama
41. Settimana Internazionale della Critica 18
In Competition
Special Events
SIC Short Italian Cinema
23rd Giornate degli Autori 25
In Competition
- Agata the WriterKuba Dorabialski

- BalkanBalkanNicola Sorcinelli
- CamouflageMykyta Gibalenko

- Dear AjayiDamilola Orimogunje

- The IndiesPauline Julier, Nicolas Chapoulier

- I Plant My Hand in the GardenBoris Hadžija, Hoda Taheri

- My Notes on MarsLili Horvátopening film

- Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes RebellionMaría Aparicio

- A Woman TodayRobert Guédiguian

Out of Competition
Special Events
- Al BaraneyaAshgan El-Hamus

- Carla Lonzi, A Feminist StoryFrancesca Archibugi

- Even If Hell CameEven If Hell CameSamuele Rossi
- The MassacreCosimo Messeri

- The PhantomIgnacio Masllorens, David Lamelas

Miu Miu Women's Tales
- #31 Discipline#31 DisciplineMona Fastvold
- #32 Avec Kim#32 Avec KimClaire Denis
Venetian Nights
- Auber 89Auber 89Giuseppe Schillaci
- Anatomy of a PortraitFrancesco Clerici, Mattia Colombo

- Capital Sunday – Sunday GenGiovanna Giuliani

- The Cat Wakes Up and Yawns; Then LoveFederico Francioni, Samuele Sestieri

- The CraftThe CraftBeppe Tufarulo
- The Legend of the DesertElisabetta Giannini

- Memories of LightningRiccardo Giacconi

- Southern PeasantsSouthern PeasantsAlessandra Lancellotti




























