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2016 Venice Film Festival

November 18th, 2016 |

2016 Venice International Film Festival Winners

Venice International Film Festival, known as La Biennale di Venezia takes place annually
in late August, early September and is regarded as the oldest Film Festival in the World

Golden Lion (Best Film): The Woman Who Left by Lav Diaz

Silver Lion (Best Director): shared between –

Amat Escalante for The Untamed (No film poster available)

Andrei Konchalovsky for Paradise

Best Actor: Oscar Martínez for The Distinguished Citizen

Best Actress: Emma Stone for La La Land

Best Screenplay Award: Noah Oppenheim for Jackie

Posted in Amat Escalante, Andrei Konchalovsky, Venice |

Tags: Emma Stone, Oscar Martinez |

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2016 Cannes Film Festival

November 18th, 2016 |

Author: davidrwalker

2016 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS

Winners of the five main prizes at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival were as follows: –

Palm d’Or: I, Daniel Blake directed by Ken Loach

Best Director: shared between :

Cristian Mungiu for Graduation

and

Olivier Assayas for Personal Shopper starring Kristen Stewart

Best Actor: Shahab Hosseini for The Salesman

Best Actress: Jaclyn Jose for Ma’ Rosa

Best Screenplay: Asghar Farhadi for The Salesman

Queer Palm Award: The Lives of Thérèse directed by Sébastien Lifshitz (documentary)

Posted in Cannes, Cristian Mungiu, Ken Loach, Olivier Assayas |

Tags: Jaclyn Jose, Kristen Stewart, Shahab Hosseini |

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2016 Berlin Film Festival

November 18th, 2016 |

Author: davidrwalker

2016 Berlin International

Film Festival Winners

The 66th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 11th to the 21st February, 2016

The Berlin International Film Festival known as the Berlinale takes places annually in February and is regarded as one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.

Opening Night Film: Hail, Caesar! directed by Joel and Ethan Coen starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand and Channing Tatum

Golden Bear for Best Film: Fire at Sea by Gianfranco Rosi

Silver Bear for Best Director: Mia Hansen-Løve for Things to Come

Silver Bear for Best Actor: Majd Mastoura for Hedi

Silver Bear for Best Actress: Trine Dyrholm for The Commune

Silver Bear for Best Script: Tomasz Wasilewski for United States of Love

Posted in Berlin, Ethan Coen, Gianfranco Rosi, Joel Coen, Mia Hansen-Love |

Tags: Alden Ehrenreich, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, Jonah Hill, Josh Brolin, Majd Mastoura, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Trine Dyrholm |

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Reviews and Awards

The 31st Critics’ Choice Awards January 6, 2026
The Marvellous Mr Mauser January 5, 2026
Hostiles at the Perimeter December 29, 2025
Fantasy and Desire December 16, 2025
A Date with Destiny December 7, 2025
The Arrival of Dorothy November 28, 2025
Magicians in a Sandbox November 27, 2025
Optics Versus Proof November 24, 2025
Dystopian Colosseum November 15, 2025
Hiding in Plain Sight October 30, 2025
The Permanence Code October 18, 2025
Searching for Soulmates October 12, 2025
The Invasion On Screen September 28, 2025
Daughter of the Revolution September 27, 2025
The Mechanic and the Drag Queen September 23, 2025
Killing Corsica September 18, 2025
An Elegant Transfer of Power September 12, 2025
The Cat’s Mischief August 31, 2025
Female Frenemies August 17, 2025
Film Noir Parody August 5, 2025

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