10th Venice International Film Festival

10th Venice International Film Festival

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Location	Venice, Italy
Founded	1932
Festival date	11 August – 1 September 1949
Website	Website
Venice Film Festival chronology
11th 9th

The 10th annual Venice International Film Festival ^[1] was held from 11 August to 1 September 1949. The Venice Film Festival came back permanently to the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia. The award for the Best film is first called "The Lion of St. Marcus" (instead of Great International Prize of Venice) will maintain this name until 1954, when it became known as Golden Lion permanently.^[2]

Jury[]

• Mario Gromo^[3]
• Ermanno Contini
• Emilio Lavagnino
• Giannino Marescalchi
• Aldo Palazzeschi
• Piero Regnoli
• Gian Luigi Rondi
• Gino Visentini
• Cesare Zavattini

In Competition[]

Awards[]

• Golden Lion of Saint Mark
  • Manon (Henri-Georges Clouzot)^[4]
• Best Italian Film
  • Cielo sulla palude (Augusto Genina)
• Volpi Cup
  • Best Actor - Joseph Cotten (Portrait of Jennie)
  • Best Actress - Olivia de Havilland (The Snake Pit)
  • Best Director - Augusto Genina (Cielo sulla palude)
  • Best Original Screenplay - Jacques Tati (Jour de fête)
  • Best Cinematography - Gabriel Figueroa (La malquerida)
  • Best Production Design - William Kellner (Kind Hearts and Coronets)
• International Award
  • Berliner Ballade (Robert A. Stemmle)
  • The Quiet One (Sidney Meyers)
  • The Snake Pit (Anatole Litvak)
• OICI Award - Cielo sulla palude (Augusto Genina)

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Venice Film Festival 1949 Awards on IMDb