Venice Film Festival 2012 Winners: Golden Lion Goes to Kim Ki Duk's Pieta

The 69th Venice Film Festival in September 2012 featured many films worldwide, and here is a complete list of all the winners.  The Golden Lion Award went to the South Korean film "Pieta" by Director Kim Ki Duk.  He surprisingly accepted the award with a Korean song.  Paul Thomas Anderson took home the Silver Lion award for The Master.

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Ulrich Seidl for Paradies: Glaube (Austria)

BEST FIRST FEATURE
Kuf (Mold) (Turkey)

BEST ACTRESS
Hadas Yaron for Fill the Void (Israel)

BEST ACTOR
Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman for The Master (United States)

BEST SCREENPLAY
Apres Mai (France)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
E Stato Il Figlio (It Was the Son)

Though, anyone who got the opportunity to attend the 2012 international film festival - located in picturesque Italy - should really consider themselves a winner.

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