12/09/2020 - VENICE 2020: The winners have been decided on independently by associations of film critics, clubs and cultural associations, as well as cinema professionals

The 77^th edition of the Venice Film Festival (2-12 September) 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 this year's victors were Chaitanya Tamhane's The Disciple (FIPRESCI Award for Best Film in the Main Competition), Ahmad Bahrami's The Wasteland (FIPRESCI Award for Best Film from Orizzonti and the Parallel Sections) and Susanna Nicchiarelli's Miss Marx [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Susanna Nicchiarelli
film profile] (FEDIC Award for Best Film).

Here is a list of the main parallel award winners:

ARCA Young Cinema Award

Best Film at Venice 77
Pieces of a Woman [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Kornél Mundruczó and Kata W…
film profile] - Kornél Mundruczó (Canada/Hungary)

Best Italian Film at Venice
Notturno [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Gianfranco Rosi
film profile] - Gianfranco Rosi (Italy/Germany/France)

FEDIC (Federazione Italiana dei Cineclub) Award

Best Film
Miss Marx [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Susanna Nicchiarelli
film profile] - Susanna Nicchiarelli (Italy/Belgium)
Special Mention
Assandira [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Salvatore Mereu
film profile] - Salvatore Mereu (Italy)

FEDIC Special Mention for Best Short Film
Finis terrae - Tommaso Frangini (USA/Italy)

FIPRESCI Award – Competition
The Disciple - Chaitanya Tamhane (India)

FIPRESCI Award – Best Film from Orizzonti and the Parallel Sections
The Wasteland - Ahmad Bahrami (Iran)

Francesco Pasinetti Award – National Union of Italian Film Journalists

Best Film
The Macaluso Sisters [+see also:
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trailer
film profile] – Emma Dante (Italy)

Best Actor
Alessandro Gassmann - Thou Shalt Not Hate [+see also:
film review
trailer
interview: Mauro Mancini
film profile] (Italy/Poland)

Best Actress
The cast - The Macaluso Sisters

Leoncino d'Oro Award - Agiscuola, UNICEF
New Order [+see also:
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trailer
film profile] - Michel Franco (Mexico/France)

Lizzani Award - ANAC (Associazione Nazionale Autori Cinematografici)
The Macaluso Sisters - Emma Dante

Queer Lion Award
The World to Come - Mona Fastvold (USA)