Silver Lion – Best Director

2016 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerParadiseAndrey KonchalovskiyFollows three people whose paths cross during a terrible time of war: Olga, a Russian aristocratic emigrant and member of the French Resistance; Jules, a French collaborator; and Helmut, a high-ranking German SS officer.AmazonThe UntamedAmat EscalanteA couple in a troubled marriage locate a meteorite, initiating an encounter with a mysterious creature. Their lives are turned upside down by the discovery of the creature, which is a source of both pleasure and destruction.Amazon

2015 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerThe ClanPablo TraperoThe true story of the Puccio Clan, a family who kidnapped and killed people in the 80s.Amazon

2014 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerThe Postman's White NightsAndrey KonchalovskiyThe film represents life in a godforsaken Russian village. The only way to reach the mainland is to cross the lake by boat and a postman became the only connection with the outside world. A...Amazon

2013 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerMiss ViolenceAlexandros AvranasAn unnerving story about a horrid family drama kept behind closed doors, and an elaborate facade where appearances can be deceiving, and nothing is as it seems.Amazon

2012 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerThe MasterPaul Thomas AndersonA Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.Amazon

2011 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerPeople Mountain People SeaShangjun CaiA man is tracking down the murderer of his brother and this journey in many places made him facing his own troubles.Amazon

2019 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerAbout EndlessnessRoy AnderssonWith ABOUT ENDLESSNESS, Roy Andersson adds to his cinematic oeuvre with a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendour and banality.Amazon

2009 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerWomen Without MenShirin NeshatAgainst the tumultuous backdrop of Iran's 1953 CIA-backed coup d'état, the destinies of four women converge in a beautiful orchard garden, where they find independence, solace and companionship.Amazon

2008 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerPaper SoldierAleksey German Jr.In 1961, a Soviet medical officer is conflicted about his position overseeing the health of future cosmonauts.Amazon

2007 Venice Film Festival - Silver Lion - Best Director WinnerRedactedBrian De PalmaThe devastating reconstruction of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl by American soldiers in Samarra in 2006.Amazon