In Competition
International competition of full-length films running for Golden Lion for best picture are:
- Achilles and the Tortoise by Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
- L’Autre by Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic (France)
- Birdwatchers by Marco Bechis (Italy)
- The Burning Plain by Guillermo Arriaga (U.S.)
- The Hurt Locker by Kathryn Bigelow (U.S.)
- Inju: The Beast in the Shadow by Barbet Schroeder (France)
- Inland by Tariq Teguia (Algeria, France)
- Jerichow by Christian Petzold (Germany)
- Nuit de Chien by Werner Schroeter (France, Germany, Portugal)
- Giovanna's Father by Pupi Avati (Italy)
- Paper Soldier by Aleksei German (Russia)
- Un giorno perfetto (A Perfect Day) by Ferzan Özpetek (Italy)
- Plastic City by Yu Lik-wai (Brazil, China, Hong Kong/China, Japan)
- Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea by Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
- Rachel Getting Married by Jonathan Demme (U.S.)
- Il seme della discordia by Pappi Corsicato (Italy)
- The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii (Japan)
- Süt by Semih Kaplanoglu (Turkey, France, Germany)
- Teza by Haile Gerima (Ethiopia, Germany, France)
- Vegas: Based on a True Story by Amir Naderi (U.S.)
- The Wrestler by Darren Aronofsky (U.S., France)
Read more about this topic: 65th Venice International Film Festival, 2008 Venice Film Festival List of Films
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