Anuparna Roy, Indian filmmaker, won Best Director in the Orizzonti section at the 82nd Venice Film Festival (6 Sept 2025) for her indie film Songs of Forgotten Trees, the only Indian entry in this category.
- Golden Lion (Best Film): Father Mother Sister Brother by veteran U.S. director Jim Jarmusch.
- Silver Lion (Runner-up): The Voice of Hind Rajab by Tunisia’s Kaouther Ben Hania.
- Best Actor: Toni Servillo (La Grazia, Italy).
- Best Actress: Xin Zhilei (The Sun Rises On Us All, China).
- Best Director (Main Competition): Benny Safdie (The Smashing Machine).
- Special Jury Prize: Gianfranco Rosi (Below the Clouds, Italy).
