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Venice Film Festival: See who lifted the Golden Lion at the glittering event

Prestigious event drew to a close with a star-studded affair that saw celebrities shine

Published: September 12, 2021 12:44 AFP

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Penelope Cruz — The Venice Film Festival wrapped up Saturday after 21 films from around the world competed for the top prize. Here are the winners. Image Credit: AFP

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Golden Lion: ‘Happening’ - The festival’s award for best film went to French director Audrey Diwan’s 'Happening'. The film follows a 23-year-old university student who desperately tries to get an abortion in 1960s France. Image Credit: Reuters

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Copy of Italy_Venice_Film_Festival_2021_Closing_Ceremony_59207.jpg-f9ed3-1631423510386 — Grand Jury Prize: ‘The Hand of God’ - The runner-up prize went to Paolo Sorrentino’s autobiographical film set in the Naples of his youth, when football legend Diego Maradona delivered big hopes to the gritty southern city. Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 2021-09-11T191213Z_1147227922_RC2VNP9CUMKJ_RTRMADP_3_FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE-1631423495425 — Best Actress: Penelope Cruz - Penelope Cruz won for her work in Pedro Almodovar’s “Parallel Mothers”, an uncharacteristically political film that sees the Spanish actress as a single mother who faces a mystery surrounding her baby’s identity. Image Credit: REUTERS

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‘On the Job: The Missing 8’ — Best Actor: John Arcilla - Philippine actor John Arcilla won for his star turn in “On the Job: The Missing 8”, playing a radio host forced to rethink his support for the government after a series of assassinations. Image Credit: Venice Film Festival

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Copy of 720737-01-02-1631423492927 — Best director: Jane Campion - Jane Campion won the top directing prize for “The Power of the Dog”, her first film in more than a decade, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst. Set in Montana in the 1920s the drama follows two brothers who feud after one comes home with a new wife. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of Italy_Venice_Film_Festival_2021_Closing_Ceremony_Photo_Call_87729.jpg-d0631-1631423498265 — Screenplay: Maggie Gyllenhaal - Maggie Gyllenhaal’s screenplay for her directorial debut, “The Lost Daughter” was based on a novel by Elena Ferrante. The film starred Olivia Colman as a woman obsessed with another mother and daughter. Image Credit: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

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