3rd Venice International Film Festival

Jury

• Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata
• Charles Delac
• Ryszard Ordynski
• Fritz Scheuermann
• Luis Villani
• Luigi Freddi
• Antonio Maraini
• Filippo Sacchi
• Ottavio Croze
• Raffaele Calzini
• Gino Damerini
• Giovanni Dettori
• Eugenio Giovannetti
• Mario Gromo
• Giacomo Paolucci de Calboli
• Elio Zorzi

  In-Competition films

• Anna Karenina by Clarence Brown
• Becky Sharp by Rouben Mamoulian
• Casta diva by Carmine Gallone
• Crime et châtiment by Pierre Chenal
• Die ewige Maske by Werner Hochbaum
• Episode by Walter Reisch
• La dame aux camélias by Abel Gance, Fernand Rivers
• Sanders of the River by Zoltán Korda
• The Informer by John Ford
• David Copperfield by George Cukor
• The Wedding Night by King Vidor

  Awards

• Best Foreign Film: Anna Karenina by Clarence Brown
• Best Italian Film: Casta diva by Carmine Gallone
• Volpi Cup:
• * Best Actor: Pierre Blanchar for Crime et châtiment
• * Best Actress: Paula Wessely for Episode
• Golden Medal: The Band Concert by Walt Disney
• Special Mention:
• * Hermine und die sieben Aufrechten by Frank Wisbar
• * Le voyage imprévu by Jean de Limur
• * Maria Chapdelaine by Julien Duvivier
• * Op hoop van zegen by Alex Benno
• * The Private Life of the Gannets by Julian Huxley
• Biennale Cup: Dreams of Love – Liszt by Heinz Hillei
• Best Director: The Wedding Night by King Vidor
• Best Cinematography: The Devil Is a Woman by Josef von Sternberg, Lucien Ballard
• Best Music: Sanders of the River by Mischa Spoliansky
• Best Animation: The Band Concert by Walt Disney
• Jury Special Mention: L'Chayim Hadashim by Judah Leman