62nd Venice International Film Festival
The 62nd annual Venice International Film Festival opened on 31 August 2005 with Tsui Hark's Seven Swords and closed on 10 September 2005 with a screening of Peter Ho-sun Chan's musical Perhaps Love. The lineups were announced by the festival director Marco Müller on 28 July 2005 in Rome. The digital films competed in all categories for the first time of the festival history.
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| Opening film | Seven Swords by Tsui Hark |
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| Closing film | Perhaps Love by Peter Chan |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Brokeback Mountain |
| Hosted by | Inés Sastre |
| Festival date | 31 August – 10 September 2005 |
| Website | Website |
Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and Italian actress Stefania Sandrelli were both awarded a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The Golden Lion was won by Brokeback Mountain.
During this edition of the festival, an International Design Competition of the new Palazzo del Cinema took place. The winner of the competition was 5+1 & Rudy Ricciotti. The purpose of the new building is to house the main headquarters of the Film Festival, as well as congresses and cultural events.