Lebanon (2009 film) date. Maoz says many Israeli figures were against "Lebanon" even being featured at the Venice International Film Festival. The Venice jury was chaired by Ang Lee, who had won the Golden Lion award in Venice in 2005 with "Brokeback Mountain" and in 2007 with "Lust, Caution". "Lebanon" competed against 24 other entries. The win in Venice caused a boost in the film's popularity at the Toronto International Film Festival. "The New York Times" described "Lebanon" as "an astonishing piece of cinema". "Variety" magazine said "Lebanon" is "the boldest and best" of recent Israeli films based upon the Lebanon wars. Lebanon
63rd Venice International Film Festival in the festival history since the Second World War. The international juries of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition ("Venezia 63") Horizons ("Orizzonti") Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) Short Film Competition ("Corto Cortissimo") The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition of feature films in 35mm and digital HD format, running for the Golden Lion. Works by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, and films deemed appropriate for a midnight screening. A section aiming to provide a picture of the new trends in