Samuel Maoz

You are here: Home » Venice Film Festival » Venice Film Festival 2009 Winners Posted by Fiona 14 September, 2009 Venice Film Festival ’s jury announced the movie “ Lebanon ” was the winner of the Golden Lion on the last day of the 11-day screening of films from around the world. “Lebanon,” tells the story of Israeli paratroopers searching a hostile town. The movie is a look at war from inside a military tank by Israeli helmer Samuel Maoz , based on his personal experience as a young soldier during his country’s 1982 invasion of Lebanon. “I dedicate this award to all those ... Read Full Story

Posted on September 12, 2009 If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed . Thanks for visiting! The 66th annual Venice Film Festival ended with the awards ceremony earlier today. Here are this year’s winners across the categories: GOLDEN LION FOR BEST FILM Lebanon , by Samuel Maoz SILVER LION FOR BEST DIRECTOR Shirin Neshat , for Women Without Men SPECIAL JURY PRIZE Soul Kitchen , Fatih Akin COPPA VOLPI FOR BEST ACTOR Colin Firth , for A Single Man COPPA VOLPI FOR BEST ACTRESS Kseniya Rappoport , for La doppia ora MARCELLO MASTROIANNI AWARD FOR BEST NEW YOUNG ... Read Full Story

VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- "Lebanon" by Israeli Samuel Maoz, the story of the first Lebanon war told from inside an Israeli tank, won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival Saturday. "I know it may be naive, but I like to believe that the film I made will open people's minds and that they will ask themselves who it is that we are," Maoz said. Colin Firth, star of Tom Ford's "A Single Man," picked up the Volpi Cup for best actor, while Russian actress Ksenia Rappoport won best actress for her role in "La Doppia Ora." "I'm here for the gift that ... Read Full Story

VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- "Lebanon" by Israeli Samuel Maoz, the story of the first Lebanon war told from inside an Israeli tank, won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival Saturday. "I know it may be naive, but I like to believe that the film I made will open people's minds and that they will ask themselves who it is that we are," Maoz said. Colin Firth, star of Tom Ford's "A Single Man," picked up the Volpi Cup for best actor, while Russian actress Ksenia Rappoport won best actress for her role in "La Doppia Ora." "I'm here for the gift that ... Read Full Story

VENICE (AFP) -- "Lebanon" by Israeli Samuel Maoz, the story of the first Lebanon war told from inside an Israeli tank, won the Golden Lion at the Venice film festival Saturday. Colin Firth, star of Tom Ford's "A Single Man," picked up the Volpi Cup for best actor, while Russian actress Ksenia Rappoport won best actress for her role in "La Doppia Ora." "I'm here for the gift that Tom Ford gave me," Firth said as he accepted the award. "Tom Ford had a cause that he put in my hands, so it became a very important thing for me as well." Ford's film ... Read Full Story