65th Venice International Film Festival Week: The following films were selected for the 5th edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section: The following Official Awards were conferred at the 65th edition: In Competition (Venezia 65) Special Awards Horizons awards (Premi Orizzonti) Short Film awards (Corto Cortissimo Lion) The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: 65th Venice International Film Festival The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on August
Encounters at the End of the World following: "Encounters at the End of the World" won the award for Best Documentary at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Special Prize at Planet Doc Review Festival in Warsaw (both in 2008). Encounters at the End of the World Encounters at the End of the World is a 2007 American documentary film by Werner Herzog. The film studies people and places in Antarctica. It was released in North America on June 11, 2008, and distributed by THINKFilm. Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there and to capture footage of the