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77th Venice Film Festival Award Winners

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Most talk about what many agree,  festival deserves big kudos for daring to gather people in cinemas and events like press conferences and hopefully Not spreading the virus ... sigh. But when considering cinema only, undoubtedly was a "strange" festival as yes, in a regular year many of those participating in official and collateral sections would not have had the chance at all. As a consequence there where actors on Venice that are well-known for their B-movies rather that for great cinema participation. Sigh. But well, these are special times and most of all, uncertain times so let's be positive and congratulate organizers for this festival and let's hope that next year festival will go back more to be what it deserves to be. Post will be in progress until after tonight's Awards Ceremony at 7:00pm local time. Official Selection Golden Lion for Best Film: Nomadland , ChloĆ© Zhao, USA Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize : Nuevo Orden (New Order), Michel Franco, Mexico ...