19th May 2012
Nepotism Claim Tarnishes Sofia Coppola’s Venice Festival Golden Lion
16th September 2010
Somewhere, the film by Sofia Coppola, Oscar-winner and daughter
of the legendary Francis Ford Coppola, clinched the 67th Venice
Film Festival's Golden Lion for best movie.
But no sooner was the announcement made when Jury president
Quentin Tarantino found himself accused of nepotism. Coppola has
been romantically linked to Tarantino.
However, the bickering did not detract from the jury's unanimous
selection of Somewhere. The movie, about an actor's relationship
with his young daughter, stars Stephen Dorff and Elle
Fanning.
Spain's Alex de la Iglesia clinched the Silver Lion for best
director for his movie Balada Triste De Trompeta (A Sad Trumpet
Ballad). The film also clinched the Osella prize for best
screenplay.
US actor Vincent Gallo's performance in Essential Killing clinched
the Coppa Volpi prize for best actor. This multinational film's
director is Poland's Jerzy Skolimowski. The best actress Coppa
Volpi went to Ariane Labed in the Greek drama comedy/comic drama
Attenberg.
Other prize winners:
Golden Osella for Best Cinematography - Mikhail
Krichman for Russian movie Silent Souls
Lion Of The Future (for debut film) - Cogunluk
(Majority) by Turkish director Seren Yuce
Orizzonti Prize (full-length films) - Verano De
Goliat (Summer Of Goliath) by Nicolas Pereda
Special Orizzonti Jury Prize (full-length films)
- The Forgotten Space by Noel Burch and Allan Sekula
Orizzonti Award (short films) - Coming
Attractions by Peter Tscherkassky
Orizzonti Award (medium-length films) -Tse (Out)
by Roee Rosen.