Venice Film Festival 2011

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The 68th edition Venice Film Festival concluded Saturday, with "Faust," the Goethe's tragedy directed by Russian director Aleksander Sokurov, taking home the top prize, while Chinese films won the honors for Best Director and Best Actress.

The 11-day festival concluded with a formal award ceremony in the Venice Lido's Sala Grande, that included the Best Director honor to Shangjun Cai for "Ren Shan Ren Hai" (People Mountain People Sea) and the Coppa Volpi prize for Best Actress to Deanie Yip for her role in "Tai jie" (A Simple Life), directred by Ann Hui. (Full story)

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News

·Shangjun Cai wins Best Director in Venice

·Knightley stars in film on birth of psychoanalysis

· Clooney kicks off star-powered Venice film fest

· Three Chinese films to compete for Golden Lion 

·Jet Li to walk Venice red carpet

·Polanski, Madonna films to air at Venice festival

·Three Chinese movies to vie for crown at Venice

·Johnnie To's film joins Golden Lion competition

·George Clooney's political thriller movie to open festival

·Jia Zhangke to chair Orizzonti jury at Venice

Chinese nominees

   

Ann Hui - Taojie (A Simple Life)

Johnnie To - Duo MingJin (Life Without Principle) 

Wei Te-sheng - Saideke Balai (Seediq Bale)

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