What film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and is scheduled for an American release on December 8, 2017, directed by the director known for Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces like the 2001 gothic horror film ndependently produced by Pedro Almodóvar, and filmed in Madrid?
Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Gómez (] ; born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican-American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. In his filmmaking career, del Toro has alternated between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as the gothic horror film "The Devil's Backbone" (2001), and "Pan's Labyrinth" (2006), and more mainstream American action movies, such as the vampire superhero action film "Blade II" (2002), the supernatural superhero film "Hellboy" (2004), its sequel "" (2008), and the science fiction monster film "Pacific Rim" (2013). His latest film, "The Shape of Water", won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and is scheduled for an American release on December 8, 2017.
73rd Venice International Film Festival The 73rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2016. English director Sam Mendes was the President of the Jury for the main competition. The opening night film was Damien Chazelle's musical "La La Land". The Golden Lion was awarded to Lav Diaz's film "The Woman Who Left".