The Special Jury Prize is an official award given at the Venice Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition slate since 2013.
Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor were the most recent winners for NAZA (2026), at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival .
History German filmmaker was the first winner, for (2013) at the 70th Venice International Film Festival. Iranian filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour was the first woman to win the award, for (2016) at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival.
Below the Clouds (2025), directed by Gianfranco Rosi, was the first documentary to win the award, at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.
Winners
2010s Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country 2013 Germany 2014 Turkey, Germany 2015 France, Qatar, Turkey 2016 United States 2017 Australia 2018 2019 Italy
2020s Year English Title Original Title Director(s) Production Country 2020 Russia 2021 Italy, France, Germany 2022 Iran2023Green BorderZielona granicaAgnieszka HollandPoland, Czech Republic, France, Belgium2024 April Déa KulumbegashviliGeorgia, Italy, France 2025 Below the Clouds Sotto le nuvole Gianfranco Rosi Italy 2026NAZAYuval Abraham and Rachel SzorUnited Kingdom
See also Golden Lion Grand Jury Prize
References
External links The Venice Film Festival at the IMDb La Bienalle, official awards of the 74th Venice Film Festival