The 80th Venice Film Festival has announced the recipients of this year’s parallel awards. Traditionally, the winners are decided on independently by associations of film critics, clubs and cultural associations, as well as cinema professionals.

Among these are the prizes awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI). The jury, made up of Daniel Kothenschulte (Germany), Kevin Maher (UK), Paola Casella (Italy), Adriana Fernández (Mexico), Ramy Abdelrazek Hassan (Egypt) and Anna Maria Pasetti (Italy), bestowed the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Competition Film upon Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist (Japan).

In the supporting statement, the jury members explained: “The FIPRESCI Prize is awarded to a deeply compassionate film that explores the haunting personal impact of the current global environmental moment. It’s a film of uncommon beauty, complex characterisations and a sweetly, triumphantly enigmatic conclusion.”

Furthermore, the Prize for Best Orizzonti or International Film Critics’ Week Film went to Alain Parroni’s Orizzonti entry An Endless Sunday [+lire aussi :
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Finally, this year’s Queer Lion went to Goran Stolevski’s Housekeeping for Beginners [+lire aussi :
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Here is the list of the main parallel award winners:

FIPRESCI Award – Competition
Evil Does Not Exist – Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Japan)

FIPRESCI Award – Best Film from Orizzonti and the International Film Critics’ Week
An Endless Sunday [+lire aussi :
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Queer Lion
Housekeeping for Beginners [+lire aussi :
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Authors Under 40 Award – In Memory of Valentina Pedicini

Best Directing and Screenwriting
Luna Carmoon - Hoard [+lire aussi :
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Best Directing
Mika Gustafson - Paradise Is Burning [+lire aussi :
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Edipo Re Award
Me Captain [+lire aussi :
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Premio Fondazione FAI Persona Lavoro Ambiente
Evil Does Not Exist - Ryusuke Hamaguchi

FEDIC Award Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub – Best Film
Me Captain – Matteo Garrone

Francesco Pasinetti Award
Me Captain – Matteo Garrone

Leoncino d'Oro Award – Agiscuola, UNICEF
Me Captain – Matteo Garrone

Lizzani Award – ANAC (Associazione Nazionale Autori Cinematografici)
Nowhere [+lire aussi :
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UNIMED Award
Poor Things [+lire aussi :
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Q&A : Yorgos Lanthimos
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