US EditionJim Jarmusch, Ben Safdie take top honors at Venice Film Festival
Jim Jarmusch received the Golden Lion for his first competing film, an anthology starring Oscar winners and filmed across three countries, with $4.7 million spent in New Jersey.
- On Saturday, Jim Jarmusch won the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival for Father Mother Sister Brother, a three-part anthology slated to open in theaters Dec. 24.
- A long history with the festival explains part of the context, as Jim Jarmusch first premiered a film at Venice more than 20 years ago, and production spanned Dublin, Ireland, Paris, France and New Jersey, starting in Passaic County in 2023 with filming in West Milford.
- After its premiere, the film earned a 22-minute standing ovation, and production filings show $4,689,400 spent in New Jersey, where shooting began in Passaic County with Tom Waits, singer-songwriter and collaborator.
- Benny Safdie won best director for The Smashing Machine, sparking Oscar buzz for its star, Dwayne Johnson, this year.
- The festival's recent history shows Venice International Film Festival anticipates Oscar winners since 2014, yet last year Pedro Almodóvar's The Room Next Door had an 18-minute ovation but no Oscar nods, while Kaouther Ben Hania and Italian filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi also earned honors.
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The Golden Lion of the Venice Film Festival goes to "Father Mother Sister Brother" by American director Jim Jarmusch. This was announced by the jury in the evening.
On Saturday, September 6, the Venice Film Festival awarded the Golden Lion the best film to Father Mother Sister Brother, by Jim Jarmusch, a triptych of three different families and their dynamics.
Jim Jarmusch was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his film "Father Mother Sister Brother". Adam Driver, Cate Blanchett, Tom Waits and more. The "Krone" recently met the cult director at the premiere at Lido. "Krone: Her new film (Kinostart in Austria February 2026) revolves around relationships between parents and children. Why was the topic a concern for you?Jim Jarmusch: I wanted to do something observable, but not somet…
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der Standard DEFinally a real big prize: Jim Jarmusch got the Golden Lion for his movie "Father Mother Brother Sister"
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