India, Sept. 7 -- The 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival concluded on Saturday with its awards ceremony. Some of the most acclaimed and celebrated films from around the world competed in the main festival section, as well as the prestigious Orizzonti (Horizons) section.

Indian filmmaker Anuparna Roy created history with a Best Director win for Songs of Forgotten Trees in the Horizons section. It was the only Indian film in contention at the prestigious festival.

In the main competition, where 21 films competed, American indie film Father Mother Sister Brother sprang a surprise by beating favourite The Voice of Hind Rajab for the Golden Lion. The Voice of Hind Rajab, a film about the Gaza crisis, had received a 22-minute standing o...