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The Venice Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica) takes place every year in late August/early September on the Lido di Venezia in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi, in Venice, Italy.
Its main award is the "Leone d'Oro" (Golden Lion). Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco[?] Award for the best film in the "controcorrente" section.
The Venice Film Festival is part of the "Biennale".
The Festival in 2003 will be the 60th.
Golden Lion winners
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | The Magdalene Sisters[?] | Peter Mullan[?] |
| 2001 | Monsoon Wedding[?] | Mira Nair |
| 2000 | The Circle (Dayereh) | Jafar Panahi[?] |
| 1999 | Not One Less[?] (Yi ge dou bu neng shao) | Yimou Zhang[?] |
| 1998 | The Way We Laughed[?] (Coś ridevano) | Gianni Amelio[?] |
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