If one were to recall just one image of the festival, it would doubtless be the handing over of the Golden Lion.
What finer distinction could there be for an actor, an actress or a director than to be rewarded for their talent?

Each of the winners was gifted a personalised Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso bearing a lacquered engraving of the lion that symbolises Venice, crafted by hand in the finest tradition of hand workmanship, along with the inscription “69th Mostra”.

Korean director Kim Ki-Duk was awarded the Golden Lion for Best Film (‘Pieta’) and received a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch on stage at the Palazzo del Cinema. Kim Ki-duk is a South Korean filmmaker noted for his idiosyncratic “art-house” cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit. He is not related to the Kim Ki-duk who directed Yonggary in the 1960s. He has given scripts to several of his former assistant directors including Jeon Jae-hong (Beautiful) and Jang Hun (Rough Cut).

American actor Philip Seymour Hoffman wins the Coppa Volpi award for best actor in ‘The Master’
and receives a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch on stage during the Award Ceremony.

Israeli actress Hadas Yaron wins the Coppa Volpi award for best actress for ‘Lemale Et Ha’Chalal’
before receiving a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso watch. ‘)}