53rd Venice International Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 28 August – 7 September 1996 |
| Website | Website |
The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996.[1][2]
Jury[]
The following people comprised the 1996 jury:[3]
- Roman Polanski (head of jury)
- Paul Auster
- Souleymane Cissé
- Mrinal Sen
- Callisto Cosulich
- Anjelica Huston
- Miriam Mifai
- Antonio Skármeta
- Hulya Ucansu
Official selection[]
In competition[]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basquiat | Julian Schnabel | United States | |
| Brigands | Brigands, chapitre VII | Otar Iosseliani | France, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Georgia |
| Buddha Bless America (aka) | Wu Nien-jen | Taiwan | |
| Carla's Song | Ken Loach | United Kingdom | |
| Chronicle of a Disappearance | Elia Suleiman | Israel, Palestine | |
| Deep Crimson | Profundo carmesí | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| For Ever Mozart | Jean-Luc Godard | France, Switzerland | |
| The Funeral | Abel Ferrara | United States | |
| Ilona Arrives with the Rain | Ilona llega con la lluvia | Sergio Cabrera | Colombia, Italy, Spain |
| Men, Women: A User's Manual | Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi | Claude Lelouch | France |
| Michael Collins | Neil Jordan | United States | |
| The Ogre | Der Unhold | Volker Schlöndorff | France, Germany, United Kingdom |
| Party | Manoel de Oliveira | France, Portugal | |
| Ponette | Jacques Doillon | France | |
| Sacred Silence | Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio | Antonio Capuano | Italy |
| Vesna Goes Fast | Vesna va veloce | Carlo Mazzacurati | Italy, France |
Awards[]
- Golden Lion:
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Brigands, chapitre VII by Otar Iosseliani
- Golden Osella:
- Best Original Screenplay - Profundo carmesí by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Best Original Music - David Mansfield for Profundo carmesí
- Best Set Design - Profundo carmesí by Paz Alicia Garciadiego
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor - Liam Neeson for Michael Collins
- Best Actress - Victoire Thivisol for Ponette
- Best Supporting Performer - Chris Penn for The Funeral
- Honorable Mention:
- Jan Sverák for Kolya
- The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
- Career Golden Lion:
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Alex van Warmerdam for De jurk
- Pascale Ferran for
- Jacques Doillon for Ponette
- OCIC Award:
- OCIC Special Award:
- La porta del cielo
- OCIC Award - Honorable Mention:
- Ivan Fila for Lea
- UNICEF Award:
- Volker Schlöndorff for Der Unhold
- CICT-IFTC Award:
- Pasinetti Award:
- Best Film - The Portrait of a Lady by Jane Campion
- Best Actor - Fabrizio Bentivoglio for Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio
- Best Actress - for Vesna va veloce
- Pietro Bianchi Award:
- FEDIC Award:
- Little Golden Lion:
- Elvira Notari Prize:
- for Fistful of Flies
- Sergio Trasatti Award:
- 'CinemAvvenire' Award:
- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature - Jacques Deschamps for
- Best First Work - Jacques Deschamps for
- Kodak Award:
- for Albergo Roma
- AIACA Award:
- for
References[]
- ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1996". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 2 April 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1996 film festivals
- 1996 in Italian cinema
- Venice Film Festival
- 1990s in Venice
- 1996 festivals in Europe
- August 1996 events in Europe
- September 1996 events in Europe