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The main award at the Venice Film Festival goes to a film with Oscar winner Frances McDormand: With the Golden Lions will be the American drama “Nomadland” from Chinese-born director Chloé Zhao.
The play tells of a woman who packs her things after the economic collapse of a small town and lives as a modern nomad.
Of the German contribution “And tomorrow the whole world” Julia von Heinz was left empty-handed at the award ceremony.
Of the Grand jury prize, the second most important award of the festival, went to “New Order”. Mexican director Michel Franco outlines a bleak picture of his country in the near future and of the gap between rich and poor.
How best actress the jury honored 32-year-old British Vanessa Kirby for “Pieces of a Woman.” In the Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó’s drama, he plays a woman who loses her son moments after birth.
The award for best Actor he turned to Italian Pierfrancesco Favino for his performance in “Padrenostro”, which recounts a traumatic childhood in Italy in the 1970s.
This year, 18 entries competed for the top prizes. The awards were presented by an international jury chaired by Australian actress Cate Blanchett.
The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world.
