Venice Wins: Father, Mother Wins Golden Lion, Benny Safdie Wins Director for Smashing Machine

From Hollywood Reporter, the winners of the Venice Film Festival. Happy to see Mata Hari win the Documentary prize. This makes me wonder now about The Rock and the Oscars. Good for Benny Safdie.

VENEZIA 82 COMPETITON

Golden Lion — Best Film
Father Mother Sister Brother

Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize
The Voice of Hind Rajab

Silver Lion Best Director
Benny Safdie, The Smashing Machine

Special Jury Prize
Sotte le Nuvole; dir: Gianfranco Rosi

Best Screenplay
Valérie Donzelli, Gilles Marchand; A Pied d’oeuvre

Best Actor
Toni Servillo, La Grazia

Best Actress
Xin Zhilei, The Sun Rises on Un All

Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor or Actress
Luna Wedler, Silent Friend

Lion of the Future – Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
Short Summer, dir: Nastia Korkia

HORIZONS
Best Film
En El Camino, dir: David Pablos

Best Director
Anuparna Roy, Songs of Forgotten Trees

Special Jury Prize
Lost Land, dir: Akio Fujimoto

Best Actor
Giacomo Covi, A Year of School

Best Actress
Benedetta Porcaroli, The Kidnapping of Arabella

Best Screenplay
Ana Cristina Barragan, Hiedra

Best Short Film
Without Kelly, dir: Lovisa Siren

VENICE CLASSICS
Best Documentary On Cinema
Mata Hari, dirs: Joe Beshenkovsky, James A. Smith

Best Restored Film
Bashu, The Little Stranger, dir: Bahram Beyzaie

VENICE IMMERSIVE
Grand Prize
The Clouds are Two Thousand Meters Up, dir: Singing Chen

Special Jury Prize
Less Than 5g of Saffron, dir: Négar Motevalymeidanshah

Achievement Prize
A Long Goodbye, dirs: Kate Voet, Victor Maes

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By: Sasha Stone
Title: Venice Wins: Father, Mother Wins Golden Lion, Benny Safdie Wins Director for Smashing Machine
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Published Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2025 19:08:16 +0000