67th Venice International Film Festival jury made in awarding prizes, and singled out Tarantino, accusing him of favoritism. He denied the charge. The international juries of the 67th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition (Venezia 67) Horizons (Orizzonti) Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) Controcampo Italiano Persol 3-D The Leone d'oro (Golden Lion) award was won by "Somewhere", directed by Sofia Coppola, a film based in part on Coppola's childhood as the daughter of acclaimed American director Francis Ford Coppola. Quentin Tarantino, the president of the jury that awarded the prize, hailed the film saying, "it grew
Francis Ford Coppola the movie. He had been friends with Robin Williams for many years and had always wanted to work with him as an actor. When Williams was offered the screenplay for "Jack", he said he would only agree to do it if Coppola agreed to sign on as director. The last film Coppola directed in the 90s, "The Rainmaker", was based on the 1995 novel of the same name by John Grisham. An ensemble courtroom drama, the film was well received by critics, earning an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave "The Rainmaker" three stars out of four, remarking: