59th Venice International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 27 August–6 September 2002 |
| Website | Website |
The 59th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 2002. The Golden Lion was awarded to The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan.[1][2]
Jury[]
The following people comprised the 2002 jury:[3]
- Li Gong (China) (head of jury)
- Jacques Audiard (France)
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko (Russia)
- Ulrich Felsberg (Germany)
- László Kovács (Hungary)
- Francesca Neri (Italy)
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu (Turkey)
Official selection[]
In competition[]
The following films were nominated to compete for the Golden Lion of the 59th edition of the festival:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almost Peaceful | Un monde presque paisible | Michel Deville | France |
| Bear's Kiss | Sergei Bodrov | Germany, Sweden, Russia, Spain, France, Italy | |
| The Best of Times | Měilì Shíguāng | Chang Tso-chi | Taiwan |
| Dirty Pretty Things | Stephen Frears | United Kingdom | |
| Dolls | Dōruzu | Takeshi Kitano | Japan |
| Far from Heaven | Todd Haynes | United States | |
| Frida | Julie Taymor | United States | |
| Führer Ex | [5] | Germany, Italy | |
| House of Fools | Dom durakov | Andrei Konchalovsky | Russia |
| A Journey Called Love | Un viaggio chiamato amore | Michele Placido | Italy |
| Julie Walking Home | Agnieszka Holland | Germany | |
| The Magdalene Sisters | Peter Mullan | United Kingdom, Ireland | |
| The Man on the Train | L'Homme du train | Patrice Leconte | France |
| Maximum Velocity (V-Max) | Velocità massima | Daniele Vicari | Italy |
| My Voice | Nha fala | Flora Gomes | Portugal, France, Luxembourg |
| Naked | Nackt | Doris Dörrie | Germany |
| Nearest to Heaven | Au plus près du paradis | Tonie Marshall | France, Spain, Canada |
| Oasis | Oasiseu | Lee Chang-dong | South Korea |
| The Power of the Past | La forza del passato | Italy | |
| Road to Perdition | Sam Mendes | United States | |
| The Tracker | Rolf de Heer | Australia | |
- Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.
Out of competition[]
The following films were screened as Out of Competition:[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Between Strangers | Edoardo Ponti | Canada, Italy | |
| Blood Work | Clint Eastwood | United States | |
| N/A | La boîte magique | Ridha Behi | France, Tunisia |
| The Dancer Upstairs | Pasos de baile (festival title) | John Malkovich | Spain, USA |
| Venetian Rascal Goes to America | Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe | Italy, France | |
| K-19: The Widowmaker | Kathryn Bigelow | UK, Germany, Canada, USA | |
| My Name Is Tanino | Paolo Virzì | Italy, Canada | |
| Naqoyqatsi | Godfrey Reggio | United States | |
| Ripley's Game | Liliana Cavani | Italy, UK, USA | |
| Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Mike Figgis, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jiří Menzel, István Szabó, Claire Denis, Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Radford, Jean-Luc Godard | UK, Germany, France | |
Autonomous sections[]
Venice International Film Critics' Week[]
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[7]
- Two Friends (Due Amici) by , (Italy)
- The Exam (Emtehan) by (Iran)[8]
- Woman of Water (Mizu no onna) by (Japan)[9]
- Mon Huan Bu Luo / Somewhere Over the Dreamland (Meng huan bu luo) by Cheng Wen-tang (Taiwan)[10]
- Roger Dodger by Dylan Kidd (United States)
- Step by Step (Un honnête commerçant) by Philippe Blasband (France)
- The Kite (Zmej) by (Russia)[11]
Awards[]
- Golden Lion:
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Silver Lion for Best Direction:
- Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution:
- Edward Lachman, director of photography for Far from Heaven
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor: Stefano Accorsi Un viaggio chiamato amore
- Best Actress: Julianne Moore Far from Heaven
- Special Mention Best Short Film:
- Marcello Mastroianni Award:
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
- Due amici ( and )
- Roger Dodger (Dylan Kidd)
- San Marco Prize:
- Tian Zhuangzhuang Springtime in a Small Town
- Special Jury Award: Shinya Tsukamoto A Snake of June
- Special Mention: Arturo Ripstein La virgen de la lujuria
- Special Mention: Fruit Chan Public Toilet
- Career Golden Lion:
- Audience Award:
- Best Film: Patrice Leconte L'Homme du train
- Best Actor: Jean Rochefort L'Homme du train
- Best Actress: Julianne Moore Far from Heaven
- Silver Lion for Best Short Film
- Clown (Irina Efteeva)
- Prix UIP Venice (European Short Film):
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Competition: Oasis (Lee Chang-dong)
- Parallel Sections: Roger Dodger (Dylan Kidd)
- Best Short Film: 11'09"01 September 11 (Ken Loach)
- SIGNIS Award:
- Oasis (Lee Chang-dong)
- Honorable Mention: Far from Heaven (Todd Haynes)
- Honorable Mention: The Tracker (Rolf de Heer)
- Don Quixote Award:
- UNICEF Award:
- UNESCO Award:
- 11'09"01 September 11 (Samira Makhmalbaf, Claude Lelouch, Youssef Chahine, Danis Tanović, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Ken Loach, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amos Gitaï, Mira Nair, Sean Penn and Shōhei Imamura)
- Pasinetti Award:
- Best Film: Velocità massima (Daniele Vicari)
- Special Mention: Velocità massima (Valerio Mastandrea)
- Pietro Bianchi Award:
- Isvema Award:
- Due amici ( and )
- FEDIC Award:
- Little Golden Lion:
- Wella Prize:
- Future Film Festival Digital Award:
- Blood Work (Clint Eastwood)
- Special Mention: My Name Is Tanino (Paolo Virzì)
- Laterna Magica Prize:
- Nha Fala (Flora Gomes)
- Sergio Trasatti Award:
- Rota Soundtrack Award:
- Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award:
- Kinematrix Film Award:
- Feature Films: (Jan Lauwers)
- Other Formats: A Snake of June (Shinya Tsukamoto)
- Special Director's Award:
References[]
- ^ "LIONS, LIONS EVERYWHERE". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 2000s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 2000s". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "59. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Venezia 59. Concorso". asac.labiennale.org (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ Winfried Bonengel on IMDb
- ^ "59. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Fuori Concorso". asac.labiennale.org (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "17th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Nasser Refaie on IMDb
- ^ Hidenori Sugimori on IMDb
- ^ Wen-tang Cheng on IMDb
- ^ Aleksej Muradov on IMDb
External links[]
Categories:
- 2002 film festivals
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