Film festival
The 68th annual Venice International Film Festival was held in Venice, Italy between 31 August and 10 September 2011. American film director Darren Aronofsky was announced as the Head of the Jury. American actor and film director Al Pacino was presented with the Glory to the Film-maker award on 4 September, prior to the premiere of his upcoming film "Wilde Salomé". Marco Bellocchio was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in September. The festival opened with the American film "The Ides of March", directed by George Clooney, and closed with "Damsels in Distress" by Whit Stillman.
Juries.
The international juries of the 68th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows:
Official Sections.
In Competition.
The following films were selected to compete for the Golden Lion:
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.
Out of Competition.
The following films were shown out of competition:
Horizons ("Orizzonti").
The following films were selected for the Horizons ("Orizzonti") section:
Highlighted title indicates the Orizzonti Award for Best Feature Film winner.
Controcampo Italiano.
The following films, representing "new trends in Italian cinema", were screened in this section:
In competition
Italian avant-garde retrospective.
The following films were shown as part of a retrospective section on Italian avant-garde films, titled "Orizzonti 1961-1978", spanning the years 1961 to 1978.
Independent Sections.
Venice International Film Critics' Week.
The following films were screened for this section:
Venice Days.
The following films were screened as part of the Venice Days section The three nominees for the European Parliament's 2011 Lux Prize received screenings as part of this section.
Official Awards.
The following Official selection awards were conferred at the festival:
Independent Sections Awards.
The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:
Independent Awards.
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:
References.
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