Festival’s top award goes to romantic fantasy starring Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon, with Israeli film Foxtrot taking the runner up prizeGuillermo del Toro’s monster thriller The Shape of Water has won the Venice Film Festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion. The Shape of Water beat contenders including George Clooney’s Suburbicon and Alexander Payne’s Downsizing. The runner-up Grand Jury Prize on Saturday went to Israeli director Samuel Maoz’s Foxtrot. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sally Hawkins in The Shape of Water. The world’s oldest film festival wrapped up on Saturday after 11 days that brought stars including Clooney, Matt Damon and Jennifer Lawrence to the canal-crossed Italian city.

Source: The Guardian September 09, 2017 18:56 UTC