Orizzonti ( 'Horizons') is a section of the Venice Film Festival's official selection. Inspired by Cannes Film Festival sidebar Un Certain Regard, it features a competition of upcoming filmmakers, usually first or second works, with focus on global independent cinema.
History Among the filmmakers who have been part of section are: Luca Guadagnino, Josh Safdie and Ben Safdie, Hong Sang-soo, Karim Aïnouz, Frederick Wiseman, Catherine Breillat, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Quentin Dupieux, Lav Diaz, Wang Bing, Robin Campillo, Jia Zhangke, Gianfranco Rosi, Franco Maresco, Brady Corbet, Pietro Marcello, Kaouther Ben Hania, Saeed Roustayi, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Oliver Hermanus, Andrea Pallaoro, Gia Coppola, Ti West, Haifaa al-Mansour and Paul Morrissey.
The section usually features awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Jury Prizes and acting prizes. Alongside the Best Short Film prize for the parallel Orizzonti Short Films Competition.
Until 2025, the Orizzonti section had the Orizzonti Extra sidebar section, which featured an Audience Award. Since the 82nd edition, the section was renamed Venice Spotlight.
Winners
Best Film Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country2004The Grand SonsLes petits filsIlan Duran CohenFrance2005First on the MoonПервые на ЛунеAleksei FedorchenkoRussia2006Courthouse on the Horseback马背上的法庭Liu JieChina2007Autumn BallSügisballVeiko ÕunpuuEstonia2008MelancholiaLav DiazPhilippines2009ClashEngkwentroPepe Diokno2010Summer of GoliathVerano de GoliatNicolás PeredaCanada, Mexico, Netherlands2011KotokoShinya TsukamotoJapan2012Three Sisters三姊妹Wang BingChina2013Eastern BoysRobin CampilloFrance2014CourtChaitanya TamhaneIndia2015Free in DeedJake MahaffyUnited States, New Zealand2016Libera NosLiberamiFederica Di GiacomoItaly, France2017Nico, 1988Susanna NicchiarelliItaly, Belgium2018Manta RayกระเบนราหูPhuttiphong AroonphengThailand, France, China2019AtlantisАтлантидаValentyn VasyanovychUkraine2020The WastelandAhmad BahramiIran2021PilgrimsPiligrimaiLaurynas BareišaLithuania2022World War IIIHouman SeyyediIran2023Explanation for EverythingMagyarázat mindenreGábor ReiszHungary, Slovakia2024The New Year That Never CameAnul Nou care n-a fostBogdan MureșanuRomania2025On the RoadEn el CaminoDavid PablosMexico2026Diane in the LoopUn détour par DianeAnn Sirot and Raphaël BalboniBelgium, France
Special Jury Prize Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Ref2010The Forgotten SpaceNoël Burch and Allan Sekula2011Whores' GloryMichael Glawogger2012Tango libreFrédéric Fonteyne2013RuinAmiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody2014Belluscone: A Sicilian StoryBelluscone, una storia sicilianaFranco Maresco2015Neon BullBoi neonGabriel Mascaro2016Big Big WorldKoca DünyaReha Erdem2017CanibaVerena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor"'The Shape of Water' wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival. The complete list of winners". WION, September 10, 2017.2018The AnnouncementAnonsMahmut Fazil CoşkunNick Vivarelli, "Venice Film Festival: Alfonso Cuaron’s ‘Roma’ Wins Golden Lion (Complete Winners List)". Variety, September 8, 2018.2019VerdictRaymund Ribay GutierrezRyan Lattanzio, "‘Joker’ Wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Gets Grand Jury Prize". IndieWire, September 7, 2019.2020ListenAna Rocha de SousaKaleem Aftab, "Chloé Zhao's Nomadland wins the Golden Lion at the 77th Venice Film Festival". Cineuropa, September 12, 2020.2021The Great MovementEl Gran MovimientoKiro RussoSheena Scott, "Venice Film Festival 2021: List Of Winners". Forbes, September 11, 2021.2022Bread and SaltChleb i sólDamian KocurAlison Foreman, "‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion: See All the Winners". IndieWire, September 10, 2022.2023An Endless SundayUna sterminata domenicaAlain Parroni2024One of Those Days When Hemme DiesHemme’nin öldüğü günlerden biriMurat Fıratoğlu2025Lost LandHara WatanAkio Fujimoto2026House of the WindLa maison du ventBernard Auguste Kouemo Yanghu
Best Director Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Ref2013 Uberto PasoliniStill Life2014 Naji Abu NowarTheeb2015 Brady CorbetThe Childhood of a Leader2016 Fien TrochHome2017 Vahid JalilvandNo Date, No Signature2018 Emir BaigazinThe RiverӨзен2019 Théo CourtWhite on WhiteBlanco en blanco2020 Lav DiazGenus PanLahi, Hayop2021 Éric GravelFull TimeÀ plein temps2022 Tizza Covi and Rainer FrimmelVera2023 Mika GustafsonParadise Is BurningParadiset brinner2024 Sarah FriedlandFamiliar Touch2025 Anuparna RoySongs of Forgotten Trees2026Jacqueline LentzouA Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter PhaedraMia mera sti zoi tis tzo: kefalaio Faidra
Best Actress Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Ref2016 Ruth DíazThe Fury of a Patient ManTarde para la ira2017 Lyna KhoudriThe Blessed2018 Natalia KudryashovaThe Man Who Surprised EveryoneЧеловек, который удивил всех2019 Marta NietoMotherMadre2020 Khansa BatmaZanka Contact2021 Laure CalamyFull TimeÀ plein temps2022 Vera GemmaVera2023 Margarita Rosa de FranciscoEl paraíso2024 Kathleen ChalfantFamiliar Touch2025 Benedetta PorcaroliThe Kidnapping of ArabellaIl rapimento di Arabella2026Laleh MarzbanFalling Houseمراقب
Best Actor Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Ref2014 Emir HadžihafizbegovićThese Are the RulesTakva su pravila2015 Dominique LeborneLand LegsTempête2016 Nuno LopesSaint GeorgeSão Jorge2017 Navid MohammadzadehNo Date, No Signature2018 Kais NashefTel Aviv On Fireתל אביב על האש2019 Sami BouajilaA SonBik Eneich: Un fils2020 Yahya MahayniThe Man Who Sold His Skin2021 Piseth ChhunWhite Buildingប៊ូឌីញស2022 Mohsen TanabandehWorld War III2023 Tergel Bold-ErdeneCity of WindСэр сэр салхи2024 Francesco GheghiFamilia2025 Giacomo CoviA Year of SchoolUn anno di scuola2026Riccardo ScamarcioChildren of the MonkeyI figli della scimmia
Best Screenplay Year Recipient(s) English Title Original Title Ref2016 Wang BingBitter Money苦钱2017 Alireza KhatamiOblivion VersesLos Versos del Olvido2018 Pema TsedenJinpa2019 Jessica PaludBack HomeRevenir2020 Pietro CastellittoThe PredatorsI predatori2021 Péter Kerekes and Ivan Ostrochovský107 MothersCenzorka2022 Fernando GuzzoniBlanquita2023 Enrico Maria ArtaleEl paraíso2024 Scandar CoptiHappy Holidays2025 Ana Cristina BarragánThe IvyHiedra2026Children of the MonkeyI figli della scimmiaTommaso Landucci and Damiano Femfert
Best Short Film Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Ref2010Coming AttractionsPeter Tscherkassky2011In attesa dell'avventoFelice D'Agostino and Arturo Lavorato2012 Invitation초대Yoo Min-young2013KushShubhashish Bhutiani2014MaryamSidi Saleh2015BelladonnaDubravka Turić2016La voz perdidaMarcelo Martinessi2017Gros ChagrinCéline Devaux2018A GiftKadoAditya Ahmad2019DarlingSaim Sadiq2020Entre tú y milagrosMariana Saffon2021 The Bones Los Huesos Cristobal León and Joaquín Cociña2022 Snow in September 9-р Сарын Цас Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir2023A Short TripErenik Beqiri2024Who Loves the SunArshia Shakiba2025 Without Kelly Lovisa Sirén2026A Few Moments of HappinessQuelques instants de bonheurShaden Safieddine Tazi
Retired Awards
Best Documentary Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Ref2005 East of ParadiseLech Kowalski2006 When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four ActsSpike Lee2007 Useless無用Jia Zhangke2008 Below Sea LevelGianfranco Rosi2009 1428Du Haibin
Special awards Year Award English Title Original Title Director(s) Ref2013Special Award for Innovative ContentFish & CatShahram Mokri
Best Medium-Length Film Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Ref2010 OutצאRoee Rosen2011Accidentes gloriososMauro Andrizzi and Marcus Lindeen
References
External links The Venice Film Festival at the IMDb