La maison du vent wins Luigi De Laurentiis Lion of the Future at Venice

The film ‘La maison du vent’, directed by Cameroonian filmmaker Auguste Bernard Kouemo Yangh, has won the Luigi De Laurentiis Lion of the Future Award at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. The film, which explores the solitude of those left behind, also received the Special Jury Prize.

Presented by Gabriella Buontempo, president of the Fondazione Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, the award was established by Aurelio De Laurentiis in memory of his father, Luigi. The prize includes a $100,000 award provided by Filmauro, which is split equally between the director and the producer. This is the only cash prize among the official awards of the festival.