83rd Venice International Film Festival closes in Italy

Director Ilya Khrzhanovsky of the film DAU poses with the trophy of the Best Director award at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 12, 2026. The 83rd Venice International Film Festival closed on Saturday on Venice's Lido. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Director Johnnie To (L) from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, also a member of the 83rd International Venice Film Festival Jury, gives the trophy of the Grand Jury Prize to South Korean director Lee Chang-dong of the film Possible Love at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 12, 2026. The 83rd Venice International Film Festival closed on Saturday on Venice's Lido. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Danish director May el-Toukhy of the film Woman Unknown poses with the trophy of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 12, 2026. The 83rd Venice International Film Festival closed on Saturday on Venice's Lido. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Mathilde Arcel of the film Woman Unknown poses with the trophy of the Best Actress at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 12, 2026. The 83rd Venice International Film Festival closed on Saturday on Venice's Lido. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

Danish director May el-Toukhy (R) of the film Woman Unknown, also the winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film, and Mathilde Arcel, winner of the Best Actress for Woman Unknown, pose together with their trophies at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Sept. 12, 2026. The 83rd Venice International Film Festival closed on Saturday on Venice's Lido. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)