Who were the winners of the Venice International Film Festival 2025?

The official awards of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival have been announced by the five international Juries during the Awards Ceremony that was held on Saturday, 6th September, covered by cinema journalist Mansour Jahani.

The International Jury for the main Competition of the 82nd Venice Film Festival, consisted of 7 international film personalities including; French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé; Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero; Romanian director, writer and producer Cristian Mungiu; Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof; Brazilian actress, writer and screenwriter Fernanda Torres; and Chinese actress Zhao Tao, announced their opinions as follows:

Golden Lion for Best Film, to: “Father Mother Sister Brother” by Jim Jarmusch (USA, Ireland, France)

Silver Lion - Grand Jury Prize to: “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia, France)

Silver Lion for Best Director to: Benny Safdie for the film “The Smashing Machine” (USA)

Coppa Volpi for Best Actress to: Xin Zhilei in the film “The sun rises on us all” by Cai Shangjun (China)

Coppa Volpi for Best Actor to: Toni Servillo in the film “La grazia” by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)

Award for Best Screenplay to: Valérie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand for the film “At work” by Valérie Donzelli (France)

Special Jury Prize to: “Below the Clouds” by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy)

“Marcello Mastroianni” Award for Best Young Actor or Actress to: Luna Wedler in the film “Silent Friend” by Ildikó Enyedi (Germany, Hungary, France)

ORIZZONTI COMPETITION

The international jury of Orizzonti included Chaired by French director and screenwriter Julia Ducournau, the international jury of Orizzonti will also include: Italian director and videoartist Yuri Ancarani; Argentine film critic Fernando Enrique Juan Lima; Australian director Shannon Murphy; American artist and filmmaker RaMell Ross, announced their opinions as follows:

Orizzonti Award for Best Film to: “On the Road” by David Pablos (Mexico)

Orizzonti Award for Best Director to: Anuparna Roy for the film “Songs of Forgotten Trees” (India)

Special Orizzonti Jury Prize to: “Lost Land” by Akio Fujimoto (Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany)

Orizzonti Award for Best Actress to: Benedetta Porcaroli in the film “The Kidnapping of Arabella” by Carolina Cavalli (Italy)

Orizzonti Award for Best Actor to: Giacomo Covi in the film “A Year of School” by Laura Samani (Italy, France)

Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay to: Ana Cristina Barragán for the film “The Ivy” (Ecuador)

Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film to: “Without Kelly” by Lovisa Sirén (Sweden)

VENICE AWARD FOR A DEBUT FILM

Chaired by Scottish filmmaker Charlotte Wells, the international jury of the “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film will also include French-Tunisian director and producer Erige Sehiri and Italian director and screenwriter Silvio Soldini, has decided to award:

Lion of the feature “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film to: “Short Summer” by Nastia Korkia (Germany, France, Serbia)

The Armani Beauty Audience Award to: “Calle Málaga” by Maryam Touzani (Morocco, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium)

VENICE CLASSICS AWARD

The Venice Classics Jury, chaired by Tommaso Santambrogio and comprised of 23 students of Cinema, chosen from the professors of Italian University Cinema programmes, has decided to award:

Venice Classics Award for the Best Documentary on Cinema to: “Mata Hari” by Joe Beshenkovsky and James A. Smith (USA)

Venice Classics Award for Best Restored Film to: “Bashu, the Little Strangera” by Bahram Beyzaie (Iran, 1985)

VENICE IMMERSIVE

The Venice Immersive Jury, chaired by Eliza McNitt and comprised of Gwenael François and Boris Labbé, after viewing the 30 projects in competition has decided to award:

Venice Immersive Grand Prize to: “The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up” by Singing Chen (Taipei, Germany)

Venice Immersive Special Prize to: “Less than 5gr of Saffron” by Négar Motevalymeidanshah (France)

Venice Immersive Achievement Prize to: “A Long Goodbye” by Kate Voet and Victor Maes (Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands).

The 82nd Venice Film Festival, as the world's oldest film event, is chaired by Alberto Barbera and with the screening of works by directors from different countries in the Competition, including; Main Competition, Orizzonti Competition, Immersive competition, as well as the out of competition; Special Screening, Orizzonti Extra, Venice Classics, College Cinema nad Best of Experiences in Best of Worlds, was held from August 27 to September 7, 2025, in Venice, Italy.