74th Venice Film Festival Awards 2017
September 14th, 2017
The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017. The most important award is the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale and considered one of the most prestigious film awards, like the Golden Palm in Cannes and the Golden Bear of Berlin.
The awards are listed below:
- Best Film – Nico, 1988, directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli
- Best Director – Vahid Jalilvand, No Date, No Signature
- Special Jury Prize – Caniba, directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel
- Best Actress – Lyna Khoudri, Les Bienheureux
- Best Actor – Navid Mohammadzadeh, No Date, No Signature
- Best Screenplay – Los Versos Del Olvido, directed by Alireza Khatami
- Best Short Film – Gros Chagrin, directed by Céline Devaux
- Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for a Debut Film Jusqu’à la Garde, directed by Xavier Legrand.