The Brian Award (in Italian: Premio Brian) is the award given since 2006 to “a film that highlights and enhances the values of rationality, respect for human rights, democracy, pluralism, promotion of individuality, freedom of conscience, expression and research, the principle of equal opportunities in public institutions for all citizens, without the frequent distinctions based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious or philosophical stands” among those presented during the Venice International Film Festival.
History The "Brian Award" was inspired by the name of the Monty Python's satire movie Life of Brian. The award initially took the form of a golden globe with glass balls inside, created by the Italian jeweler-artist Giovanni Corvaja. Later, it was a transparent plaque bearing the award's logo. The award was established by the Italian Union of Rationalist Atheists and Agnostics (member of Humanists International).
Awards YearWinnerDirectorCountry2006<br/ >Dark Blue Almost BlackDaniel Sánchez ArévaloSpain2007<br/ >Sympathy for the LobsterSabina GuzzantiItaly2008<br/ >KhastegiBahman MotamedianIran2009<br/ >LourdesJessica HausnerAustria2010<br/ >Lost KissesRoberta TorreItaly2011<br/ >The Ides of MarchGeorge ClooneyUnited States2012<br/ >Dormant BeautyMarco BellocchioItaly2013<br/ >PhilomenaStephen FrearsUnited Kingdom2014<br/ >The Farewell PartyTal GranitSharon MaymonIsrael2015<br/ >SpotlightTom McCarthyUnited States2016<br/ >Worldly GirlMarco DanieliItaly2017The BlessedSofia DjamaFrance2018<br/ >On My SkinAlessio CremoniniItaly2019<br/ >The Perfect CandidateHaifaa Al MansourSaudi Arabia2020<br/ >Quo Vadis, Aida?Jasmila ŽbanićBosnia and Herzegovina2021<br/ >HappeningAudrey DiwanFrance2022<br/ >The Lord of the AntsGianni AmelioItaly2023<br/ >TatamiGuy Nattiv, Zar Amir EbrahimiGeorgia, United States2024<br/ >The Room Next DoorPedro AlmodóvarSpain2025<br/ >La graziaPaolo SorrentinoItaly2026<br/ >Let Us Through, Dear AncestorsLav DiazPhilippines
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