Collateral Awards and Events of the 83rd Venice Film Festival

1964 POP ART AWARD | Cineteca della Calabria
Winner: LA RAGAZZA CON LA LEICA (THE GIRL WITH THE LEICA) by Alina Marazzi

Airone della Laguna Award | Cinetour e Cinit
Best film: MORAGHEB (FALLING HOUSE) by Mohsen Gharaei
Best short film: SILENCE by Pavlo Shpegun
Special mention: IL SENSO DELLA TERRA by Alessandro Ingaria, Simone Massi and LOS PODERES by Salim Jaller

Arca CinemaGiovani Award | ARCA (Associazione Ricreativa, Culturale e Sportiva per i dipendenti del gruppo Enel e delle aziende associate)
Best Film of Venezia 83: POSSIBLE LOVE by Lee Chang-dong
Best Italian Film in Venice: L’ESTRANEA (THE SPIRAL) by Paolo Strippoli

Authors under 40 Award dedicated to Valentina Pedicini | Parallelo 41 Produzioni
Best director (ex aequo): MICHELLE ZHOU for Huangyan Shenghuo (Big Little Things) and MARÍA APARICIO for A Veces Me Entra Tristeza, Otra Veces Rebelion
Special mention for best direction and screenplay: SHALINI ADNANI for Our Share Of Sand
Special mention for cinematography: SIMONE HART for Eklipse by Manuel Wetscher

BookCiak Award | Associazione Calipso
Winner:  IL FUOCO CHE TI PORTI DENTRO (THE FIRE WITHIN YOU) by Edoardo De Angelis

Brian Award | UAAR - Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti
Winner: MAKIKIRAAN PO (LET US THROUGH, DEAR ANCESTORS) by Lav Diaz
Special mention: NO PARADISE IF YOU’RE KILLED BY A WOMAN by Halkawt Mustafa

Fundacion Casa Wabi – Mantarraya Award | Fundaciòn Casa Wabi and Mantarraya Production to the director who won the Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film.

XXXVIII Prix CICT-UNESCO Enrico Fulchignoni – Medaglia Fellini 2026 | Consiglio Internazionale del Cinema e della Televisione CICT UNESCO – Comitato Italiano
Winner: DEAR AJAYI by Damilola Orimogunje

Cinema & Arts Award | Associazione Kalambur in collaboration with Ateatro e Centro Sperimentale Accademia Eleonora Duse
Best Film (ex-aequo): LOOK BACK by Hirokazu Koreeda and SHUMEI: THE LIVING LEGACY OF KABUKI by Takashi Miike
Best multidisciplinary artist: ANATOLIJ VASIL’EV for DAU by Ilya Khrzhanovsky

CinemaSarà Award | Fondazione Cineteca Italiana di Milano
Winner: LOOK BACK by Hirokazu Koreeda

CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA Award | Croce Rossa Italiana
Winner: 15/18 (A PLACE TO HEAL) by Cédric Kahn

Edipo Re Award | Edipo Re Srl Sociale in collaboration with Università degli Studi di Padova and Università Ca’ Foscari
Award presented by the official jury: A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA by Jacqueline Lentzou
Award presented by Ca’ Foscari student jury: NAZA by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Fanheart3 Award | Associazione Fanheart3
Golden Clip for best film: PEAU D’HOMME by Léa Domenach
Silver Ship for Best OTP - One True Pairing: to CHRIS & LEE, the characters of Wild Horse Nine by Martin McDonagh
XR Fan Experience: EMPIRE AT SEA by Peter Flaherty
Special mention: LOOK BACK di Hirokazu Koreeda

FEDIC Award | Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub
Best Film: SERPENTI by Roberto De Paolis Maino
Best Short Film: SE MAI LE COSE by Giulia Cosentino
 

Premio Speciale Film Impresa | Unindustria – Unione degli Industriali e delle imprese Roma-Frosinone-Latina-Rieti-Viterbo
Winner: UN BON PETIT SOLDAT by Stéphane Brizé

The International Critics Prize (FIPRESCI Prize) | FIPRESCI - International Federation of Film Critics
Best Film from Venezia 83: GA-NEUNG-HAN SA-RANG (POSSIBLE LOVE) by Lee Chang-dong
Best Film from Orizzonti: THE COLOR OF THE SUN by Xavier Tera

Premio Giornate degli Autori (GDA Director's Award) | Giornate degli Autori 
Winner: A VECES ME ENTRA TRISTEZA, OTRAS VECES REBELIÓN (SOMETIMES SADNESS, SOMETIMES REBELLION) by María Aparicio

Premio Europa Cinemas Label | Giornate degli Autori
Winner: UNE FEMME AUJOURD’HUI by Robért Guediguian

Premio del Pubblico/People Choice’s Award | Giornate degli Autori
Winner: BALCANICA by Nicola Sorcinelli

The Impact Golden Globes Prize for Documentary presented by Artemis Rising Foundation | Artemis Rising con il supporto di Think-Impact Production 
Winner: LISTY (LETTERS FROM THE SILENCED COUNTRY) by Andrei Kutsila

Green Drop Award | Green Cross Italia
Winners: NAZA by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor and L’ESTRANEA (THE SPIRAL) by Paolo Strippoli

Interfilm Award for Promoting Interreligious Dialogue | International Interchurch Film Organisation
Winner: UN BON PETIT SOLDAT by Stéphane Brizé

Lanterna Magica Award | Associazione Nazionale C.G.S.
Winner: 15/18 (A PLACE TO HEAL) by Cédric Kahn

Leoncino d'Oro Award | Agiscuola/UNICEF
Winner: NELSON SAN, ANATA WA HITO WO KOROSHIMASHITAKA? (MR. NELSON, DID YOU KILL PEOPLE?) by Shinya Tsukamoto
Mention Cinema for UNICEF: NAZA by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Carlo Lizzani Award | ANAC - Associazione Nazionale Autori Cinematografici
Winner: BALCANICA by Nicola Sorcinelli

NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film | Netpac - Network for the Promotion of Asia Pacific Cinema
Winner: LOVERS IN THE BLUE NIGHT by Anuparna Roy

NUOVOIMAIE TALENT AWARD – PREMIO FABIO SARTOR | NUOVOIMAIE – (Nuovo Istituto Mutualistico Artisti Interpreti Esecutori) in collaborazione con il Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani e il Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani
Best actress: GAIA MERLONGHI for La città dei vivi
Best actor: PIERO USBERTI for Prima della Guerra (Before the war)

Award Francesco Pasinetti | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani
Winner: RITORNO A BUENOS AIRES (BACK TO BUENOS AIRES) by Marco Bechis
Best actress: VANESSA SCALERA for Il fuoco che ti porti dentro (The Fire Within You)
Best actor: ADRIANO GIANNINI for Ritorno A Buenos Aires (Back To Buenos Aires)
Pasinetti Special prize: LA RAGAZZA CON LA LEICA (THE GIRL WITH THE LEICA) by Alina Marazzi

La Pellicola d'Oro Award | Associazione Culturale S.A.S.
Best chief engineer: ROBERTO DI PIETRO for The Echo Chamber by Andrea Pallaoro
Best machine operator: LUIGI ANDREI for Succederà questa notte (It Will Happen Tonigt) by Nanni Moretti
Special mention: LAURA DELLI COLLI (for her cultural and artistic activity on the professions and craftsmanship of cinema)

Queer Lion Award | Queer Lion Association
Best Picture with LGBT and Queer Culture themes: QUEER EDWARD II by Theo Rollason and LONDON by Victor Di Marco, Márcio Picoli

RB Casting Award | RB Casting
Winner: EMANUELE MARIA DI STEFANO for the film La città dei vivi

"Roma Film Award – Il Lazio per il cinema” Award | Fondazione Roma Lazio Film Commission
Winner: ADRIANO GIANNINI

Grand Prize IWONDERFULL - Settimana Internazionale della Critica | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Winner: PRIMA DELLA GUERRA (BEFORE THE WAR) by Tommaso Usberti
Special mention: THE END OF TIMES (EL FIN DE LOS TIEMPOS) by Bibiana Rojas Gómez, Juan David Cárdenas

People Choice’s Award | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Winner: OUR SHARE OF SAND by Shalini Adnani

Luciano Sovena Award conferred to the best independent producer | Settimana Internazionale della critica
Winner: PRIMA DELLA GUERRA (BEFORE THE WAR) by Tommaso Usberti

Mario Serandrei - Hotel Saturnia Award for Best Technical Contribution | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Winner: EL FIN DE LOS TIEMPOS (THE END OF TIMES) by Bibiana Rojas Gómez, Juan David Cárdenas

Award for Best Short Film SIC@SIC – Frame by Frame| Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Winner: E-I-E-I-O by Noemi Arfuso
Special mention: DOVE LE LACRIME ASPETTANO (WHERE THE TEARS AWAIT) by Caterina Bertini, Blu Diego Fasoli

Award for Best Director – Stadion Video SIC@SIC | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Winner: REVOLVER by Paoli De Luca

Award for Best Technical Contribution – Advista | Settimana Internazionale della Critica
Winner: SE MAI LE COSE (IF THINGS COULD EVER TALK) by Giulia Cosentino

SIGNIS Award | SIGNIS International (World Catholic Association for Communication)
Winner: LOOK BACK by Hirokazu Koreeda

“Sorriso Diverso Venezia Award” | Dream On SRL
Best Foreign Film: UN BON PETIT SOLDAT by Stéphane Brizé
Best Italian Film: RIDER by Roan Johnson, Davide Pavanello
Best Director Under 35: NAZA by Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Soundtrack Stars Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani e Free Event
Best Soundtrack: LA NIÑA and ALFREDO MADDALUNO for Il fuoco che ti porti dentro (The Fire Within You) by Edoardo De Angelis
Special prize: DANIEL PEMBERTON for INK by Danny Boyle
Soundtrack Stars Special Award 2026: Daniel Blumberg and Tredici Pietro

UNIMED Award | UNIMED (Mediterranean University Union)
Winner: LOOK BACK by Hirokazu Koreeda

Pietro Bianchi Award | Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani
Winner: TINTO BRASS

Robert Bresson Award | Fondazione Ente dello Spettacolo e Rivista del Cinematografo
Winner: PEDRO COSTA

• Award | Associazione Culturale Kinéo
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