Elsewhere, the Europa Cinemas Label has gone to Robert Guediguian's 'A Woman Today,' and Nicola Sorcinelli's 'Balcanica' stormed the People's Choice Award.
Release schedules, box office and industry deals show where audience attention and studio money are moving next.
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Venice Parallel Section Giornate Degli Autori Unveils 2026 Winners
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Read the full report at Hollywood ReporterThe Audience Award has been given to 'Our Share of Sand' by Shalini Adnani and Dong Jie's 'Zoom In, Zoom Out' has claimed the Circolo del Cinema di Verona Award.
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WorldPingItalian-French director Tommaso Usberti’s Before the War, a coming-of-age tale exploring contemporary masculinity, has scooped the Grand Prize at the 41st Venice International Film Critics’ Week.
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WorldPingParis-based Italian director Tommaso Usberti’s romance “Before the War,” a reflection on racism and toxic masculinity set in the Northern Italian plains, is the big winner of the Venice Critics’ Week where it scooped the grand prize and the award for…
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Three students from the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, and Texas A&M shined at this year’s awards…
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WorldPingArgentinian director María Aparicio’s third feature Sadness Sometimes, Other Times Revolt has scooped the top prize at the 2026 edition of Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori, the GDA Director’s Award.
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