Each year at Venice International Film Festival the section named Venice Classics highlights the importance of restoration by showcasing the work carried out by film archives, cultural institutions and production companies around the world. The restored film classics in the selection are in competition for the Best Restored Film prize, awarded by a jury of film students chaired – this year – by Costanza Quatriglio.

This year, the award went to Extase (Ecstasy, 1932) and the restoration carried out by Národní filmový archiv, thanks to the support of Milada Kučerová and Eduard Kučera and the collaboration of the Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary. The film was chosen as the pre-opening event for the Venice Film Festival. The prize was accepted by Jonáš Kucharský, sound curator and restorer.