May El-Toukhy Triumphs in Venice with 'Woman Unknown', Winning the Golden Lion, Volpi Cup
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Factbox: List of winners at the 2026 Venice Film Festival
VENICE — The 83rd Venice Film Festival ended on Saturday. Here is a list of all the main award winners. GOLDEN LION: “Woman Unknown” directed by May el-Toukhy (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia production) SILVER LION GRAND JURY PRIZE: “Possible Love” directed by Lee Chang-dong (South Korea) BEST DIRECTOR: Ilya Khrzhanovsky for “DAU” (Germany, France, Sweden) BEST ACTRESS: Mathilde Arcel for “Woman Unknown” (Denmark, Sweden, Latvia) BEST […]
The statuette for Best Director went to Ilja Krzanowski for the film "DAU." In the Best Screenplay category, Stéphane Brizé, Coralie Amédéo, and Olivier Gorce were honored for "A Good Little Soldier." Golden Lions: Check out the winners. The main prize for Best Film went to May el-Toukhy's "Woman Unknown." In addition to "Woman Unknown," other films competing for the statuette included "Bunker" by Florian Zeller, "Wild Horse Nine" by Martin McDo…
Woman Unknown, of the Danish May el-Toukhy, won the Golden Lion; the films of Lee Chan-dong, Martin McDonagh and the biography of Borges of Mariano Llinás also shone; there seemed to be a consensus in this 83rd Mostra of Venice, after eleven days and twenty-one films to contest: the winner of the Golden Lion would be Korean cineurge Lee Chang-dong. And yet, the jury chaired by the American director and actress Maggie Gyllenhaal came out for the …
Latin American cinema, scarce in the official selection, triumphed in parallel sections dedicated to new talents.
83rd Venice Film Festival. Who won? There's a Polish touch! The winners of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival have been announced. The top prize, the Golden Lion, went to "Woman Unknown" by Danish director May el-Toukhy. Poland also has a big reason to celebrate. "Possible Love," executive produced by Maciej Musiał, received the Silver Lion – the Grand Jury Prize.
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