53rd Venice International Film Festival

Jury

• Roman Polanski
• Paul Auster
• Souleymane Cissé
• Mrinal Sen
• Callisto Cosulich
• Anjelica Huston
• Miriam Mifai
• Antonio Skármeta
• Hulya Ucansu

  Official selection

In competition

Awards

• Golden Lion:
• *Michael Collins by Neil Jordan
• 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:
• *Ken Loach for Carla's Song
• Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
• *Chronicle of a Disappearance by Elia Suleiman
• Career Golden Lion:
• *Robert Altman
• *Michèle Morgan
• *Vittorio Gassman
• *Dustin Hoffman
• FIPRESCI Prize:
• *Alex van Warmerdam for De jurk
• *Pascale Ferran for L'âge des possibles
• *Jacques Doillon for Ponette
• OCIC Award:
• *Jacques Doillon for Ponette
• *Abel Ferrara for The Funeral
• 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:
• *Small Wonders by Allan Miller
• 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 - Tereza Zajickova for Vesna va veloce
• Pietro Bianchi Award:
• *Roberto Perpignani
• *Carlo Lizzani
• FEDIC Award:
• *Voci nel tempo by Franco Piavoli
• Little Golden Lion:
• *Claude Lelouch for Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi
• Elvira Notari Prize:
• *Monica Pellizzari for Fistful of Flies
• Sergio Trasatti Award:
• *Jacques Doillon for Ponette
• 'CinemAvvenire' Award:
• *Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature - Jacques Deschamps for Still Waters Run Deep
• *Best First Work - Jacques Deschamps for Still Waters Run Deep
• Kodak Award:
• *Ugo Chiti for Albergo Roma
• AIACA Award:
• *Stefano Gigli for Il fratello minore