The official awards of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival have been announced, and “Father Mother Sister Brother,” directed by Jim Jarmusch (USA, Ireland, France), won the Golden Lion Award.
According to the report of Mansour Jahani, an independent and international cinema journalist, at the closing ceremony of the 82nd Venice international film festival, the winners were announced by the five international Juries during the Awards Ceremony that was held on Saturday 6th September at 7:00 pm 2025 at the Sala Grande movie theater in the city of Venice, Italy, and the winners of various competition, including; The Main Competition, the Orizzonti competition, the Immersive competition and the Orizzonti Extra were introduced and the prestigious Golden Lion award for the best film and other awards of this film event were awarded to the winners.
The winners of the International Competition
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 award
Golden Lion for Best Film, to: “Father Mother Sister Brother” by Jim Jarmusch (USA, Ireland, France)
Grand Jury Prize
Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize to: “The Voice of Hind Rajab” by Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia, France)
Best Director
Silver Lion for Best Director to: Benny Safdie for the film “The Smashing Machine” (USA)
Best Actress
Coppa Volpi for Best Actress to: Xin Zhilei in the film “The Sun Rises on Us All” by Cai Shangjun (China)
Best Actor
Coppa Volpi for Best Actor to: Toni Servillo in the film “La grazia” by Paolo Sorrentino (Italy)
Best Screenplay
Award for Best Screenplay to: Valérie Donzelli and Gilles Marchand for the film “At work” by Valérie Donzelli (France)
Special Jury Prize
Special Jury Prize to: “Below the Clouds” by Gianfranco Rosi (Italy)
“Marcello Mastroianni” Award
“Marcello Mastroianni” Award for Best Young Actor or Actress to: Luna Wedler in the film “Silent Friend” by Ildikó Enyedi (Germany, Hungary, France)
The winners of the Orizzonti competition
The international jury of Orizzonti, chaired by French director and screenwriter Julia Ducournau, the international jury of Orizzonti will also include: Italian director and video artist Yuri Ancarani; Argentine film critic Fernando Enrique Juan Lima; Australian director Shannon Murphy; and American artist and filmmaker RaMell Ross. They announced their opinions as follows:
Best Film
Orizzonti Award for Best Film to: “On the Road” by David Pablos (Mexico)
Best Director
Orizzonti Award for Best Director to: Anuparna Roy for the film “Songs of Forgotten Trees” (India)
Special Orizzonti Jury Prize
Special Orizzonti Jury Prize to: “Lost Land” by Akio Fujimoto (Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany)
Best Actress
Orizzonti Award for Best Actress to: Benedetta Porcaroli in the film “The Kidnapping of Arabella” by Carolina Cavalli (Italy)
Best Actor
Orizzonti Award for Best Actor to: Giacomo Covi in the film “A Year of School” by Laura Samani (Italy, France)
Best Screenplay
Orizzonti Award for Best Screenplay to: Ana Cristina Barragán for the film “The Ivy” (Ecuador)
Best Short Film
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:
Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award
Lion of the feature “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film to: “Short Summer” by Nastia Korkia (Germany, France, Serbia)
Venezia Spotlight Award
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:
Best Documentary on Cinema
Venice Classics Award for the Best Documentary on Cinema to: “Mata Hari” by Joe Beshenkovsky and James A. Smith (USA)
Best Restored Film
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:
Grand Prize
Venice Immersive Grand Prize to: “The Clouds Are Two Thousand Meters Up” by Singing Chen (Taipei, Germany)
Special Prize
Venice Immersive Special Prize to: “Less than 5gr of Saffron” by Négar Motevalymeidanshah (France)
Achievement Prize
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.
