The Marcello Mastroianni prize for the best young actor or actress went to Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna for Y tu Mama Tambien.

BBC: Indian film scoops top Venice prize

The jury awarded Alfonso Cuaron best screenplay for Y tu Mama Tambien, (And Your Mother Too), a box office hit in Mexico about friendship and sensuality.

BBC: Indian film scoops top Venice prize

And it will also boycott forthcoming DVD and video releases of the award-winning Mexican film Y Tu Mama Tambien and Mel Gibson's Vietnam epic We Were Soldiers.

BBC: Y Tu Mama Tambien