Back Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia de 2015 AST Венецыянскі кінафестываль 2015 Byelorussian 72a Mostra Internacional de Cinema de Venècia Catalan Internationale Filmfestspiele von Venedig 2015 German Festival Internacional de Cine de Venecia de 2015 Spanish هفتاد و دومین جشنواره فیلم ونیز Persian Mostra de Venise 2015 French Festival Film Internasional Venesia ke-72 ID 72ª Mostra internazionale d'arte cinematografica di Venezia Italian 第72回ヴェネツィア国際映画祭 Japanese
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Everest |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Mr. Six |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: From Afar |
| Hosted by | Elisa Sednaoui |
| Festival date | 2 – 12 September 2015 |
| Website | Website |
The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015.[1] Alfonso Cuarón served as the president of the jury for the main competition.[2] A restored version of Federico Fellini's film Amarcord was shown at the festival.[3] The Venezuelan film From Afar by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award.[4]
Everest was selected as the festival's opening night film,[5] while Guan Hu's drama film Mr. Six served as the closing night film.[6] Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival.[7]
The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's Faraway, So Close!,[8] while in the background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows, which also appeared on the 71st Venice International Film Festival poster.[9]
The festival honoured Brian De Palma with Glory to the Filmmaker Award and a documentary film titled De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow also screened at the festival.[10] Jonathan Demme received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of Horizons (Orizzonti) section jury.[11]
- ^ "72nd Venice International Film Festival, Line-up". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Director Alfonso Cuarón President of the International Jury for the Venezia 72 Competition". Venice Biennale. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Venice Fest To Bow Freshly Restored Copy Of Federico Fellini's 'Amarcord'". Variety. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Venice Film Festival Unveils Star-Studded Lineup for 72nd Edition". Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Elisa Sednaoui to host the opening and closing nights of Venezia 72". Venice Biennale. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Faraway, So Close! (1993)". IMDb. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Venice: 2015 Film Festival Poster Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
- ^ "Brian De Palma to receive award at the Venice Film Festival". Entertainment Weekly. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ "Jonathan Demme to Receive Visionary Talent Award in Venice". Variety. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.