53rd Venice International Film Festival

53rd Venice International Film Festival
Opening filmSleepers
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Michael Collins
Festival date28 August – 7 September 1996
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996.[1][2][3]

Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Michael Collins directed by Neil Jordan.

Jury

Main Competition

The following people comprised the 1996 jury:[4]

Official Sections

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 太平天國 Wu Nien-jen Taiwan
Carla's Song Ken Loach United Kingdom, Spain, Germany
Chronicle of a Disappearance سجل اختفاء 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 Ireland, United Kingdom, 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

Out of Competition

Venetian Nights

Window on Images

Documentaries

Overtaking Lane

Italian Cinema Week

Special Screenings

Official Awards

Main Competition

Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film

Career Golden Lion

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

OCIC Special Award

UNICEF Award

CICT-IFTC Award

Pasinetti Award

Pietro Bianchi Award

FEDIC Award

Little Golden Lion

Elvira Notari Prize

Sergio Trasatti Award

'CinemAvvenire' Award

Kodak Award

AIACA Award

  • Stefano Gigli for Il fratello minore

References

  1. ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1996". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Da De Niro alla Kidman aspettando il Leone". Corriere della Sera. 25 August 1996. p. 28.
  4. ^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 2 April 2018.