Venice film festival 2008 winners

September 07, 2008 11:16:17 AM

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The Venice film festival jury led by German director Wim Wenders bestowed the following awards on Saturday:

Golden Lion for best film: "The Wrestler," by Darren Aronofsky starring Mickey Rourke (US)

Silver Lion for best director: Aleksei German jr., for "Paper Soldier" (Russia)

Special jury prize: "Teza," by Haile Gerima (Ethiopia)

Coppa Volpi for best actor: Silvio Orlando, "Il Papa di Giovanna" (Italy)

Coppa Volpi for best actress: Dominique Blanc, "L'Autre" (France)

Marcello Mastroianni award for best young actor or actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "The Burning Plain" (US)

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