Venice International Film Critics’ Week awards go to Tommaso Usberti’s coming-of-age drama “Before the War,” which wins the event’s top prize at the 41st edition. The film centers on contemporary masculinity, according to reporting on its themes and nomination performance.
Other major honours are split between feature and audience recognition. Shalini Adnani’s “Our Share of Sand,” a family drama dealing with inequality and the environmental crisis, receives the Audience Award, with co-director Dong Jie credited in one outlet. Separately, “Zoom In, Zoom Out,” attributed to Dong Jie, wins the Circolo del Cinema di Verona Award, highlighting the range of jury and association prizes at the festival segment.
Across outlets, the main areas of agreement are the top win for “Before the War” and the Audience Award for “Our Share of Sand.” The coverage also consistently points to additional Critics’ Week prizes including the Circolo del Cinema di Verona recognition for “Zoom In, Zoom Out,” reflecting different awarding bodies’ selections rather than one unified jury perspective.
