57th Venice International Film Festival
The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000. The Golden Lion was awarded to Dayereh directed by Jafar Panahi.Jury
The following people comprised the 2000 jury:
In competition
Autonomous sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:
- Merry Christmas by Lucho Bender
- Poetical Refugee by Abdellatif Kechiche
- Pictures Deep in One's Eyes by Giuseppe Rocca
- Nights by Cláudia Tomaz
- The Day I Became a Woman by Marzieh Meshkini
- Scoutman by Masato Ishioka
- You Can Count On Me by Kenneth Lonergan
Awards
- Golden Lion:
- * Dayereh
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- *Before Night Falls
- Silver Lion:
- *A Telephone Call for Genevieve Snow
- Golden Osella:
- *Outstanding Technical Contribution: Claudio Fava, Marco Tullio Giordana and Monica Zapelli I cento passi
- Volpi Cup:
- *Best Actor: Javier Bardem Before Night Falls
- *Best Actress: Rose Byrne The Goddess of 1967
- *Special Mention Best Short Film: Faouzi Bensaïdi The Rain Line
- *Special Mention Best Short Film: Sandro Aguilar Sem Movimento
- The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
- *La virgen de los sicarios
- Marcello Mastroianni Award:
- *Liam
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
- *Poetical Refugee
- Career Golden Lion:
- *Clint Eastwood
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- *Best First Feature: Thomas in Love
- *Best Feature: Dayereh
- OCIC Award:
- *Liam
- *Honorable Mention: Before Night Falls
- *Honorable Mention: Dayereh
- Netpac Award:
- *Zhantai
- *Special Mention: Seom
- Don Quixote Award:
- *Protagonisti, i diritti del '900
- UNICEF Award:
- *Dayereh
- UNESCO Award:
- *Roozi ke zan shodam
- Pasinetti Award:
- *Best Film: I cento passi
- *Best Actor: Holy Tongue
- *Best Actress: Dayereh
- Pietro Bianchi Award:
- *Gillo Pontecorvo
- Isvema Award:
- *Roozi ke zan shodam
- FEDIC Award:
- *Placido Rizzotto
- Little Golden Lion:
- *I cento passi
- Cult Network Italia Prize:
- *Noites
- FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award:
- *Word and Utopia
- Future Film Festival Digital Award:
- *Time and Tide
- *Special Mention: Denti
- Laterna Magica Prize:
- *Thomas in Love
- Sergio Trasatti Award:
- *Dayereh
- CinemAvvenire Award:
- *Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: Freedom
- *Best Film: I cento passi
- *Best First Film: Roozi ke zan shodam
- *Cinema for Peace Award: Poetical Refugee
- Children and Cinema Award:
- *Johnny the Partisan
- Rota Soundtrack Award:
- *Before Night Falls
- Special Director's Award:
- *The Wrestlers
