Venice 2008 / Awards 5 articles available in total starting from 05/09/2008. Last article published on 08/09/2008. Blanc becomes 11th French actress to scoop Volpi CupBy winning the Volpi Cup for Best Actress on Saturday evening at the 65th Venice Film Festival for her performance in The Other One by Patrick Mario Bernard and Pierre Trividic (see news),... 08/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | AwardsGolden Lion goes to US title but Best Actors are EuropeanAfter the flop came the triumph. Two years after his failure, The Fountain, Darren Aronofsky returns to the Venice Film Festival to see his latest work crowned with the highest honour. Indeed, US... 06/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | AwardsGianfranco Rosi’s Below Sea Level crowned top docGianfranco Rosi’s Below Sea Level won the Horizons Doc prize for Best Documentary. The Italian director’s film – whose screening received a standing ovation – recounts the life stories of a small... 06/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Horizons/AwardsArmella, Perlmann and Van Ginkel pick up prizesThe president of the Corto Cortissimo section, Amos Poe, awarded the Golden Lion for Best Short to Tierra y Pan (“Land and Bread”) by Mexican director Carlos Armella. A special mention went to... 06/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Corto Cortissimo/AwardsFrance’s L'Apprenti scoops Best FilmThe 23. International Critics’ Week jury – composed of international critics Bruno Fornara, Deborah Young and Elisabeth Lequeret – have awarded Best Film to Samuel Collardey’s L'apprenti (“The... 05/09/2008 | Venice 2008 | Awards/Critics’ Week