69th Venice International Film Festival
The 69th annual Venice International Film Festival, organized by Venice Biennale, took place at Venice Lido from 29 August to 8 September 2012. The festival opened with the Indian director Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and closed with the Out of Competition film The Man Who Laughs, directed by Jean-Pierre Ameris. Terrence Malick's film To the Wonder was met with both boos and cheers from critics at its premiere.
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| Opening film | The Reluctant Fundamentalist |
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| Closing film | The Man Who Laughs |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Pietà by Kim Ki-duk Silver Lion: Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master) |
| Hosted by | Kasia Smutniak |
| Festival date | 29 August – 8 September 2012 |
| Website | Website |
The Golden Lion for Best Film was won by Pietà, directed by South Korean filmmaker Kim Ki-duk. Paul Thomas Anderson for The Master won the Silver Lion for Best Director. Additionally, American actors Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman shared the prize for Best Actor for that film. Israeli actress Hadas Yaron for her performance in Fill the Void was selected as the Best Actress in the festival.