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56th Venice International Film Festival

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The 56th Venice International Film Festival was held between 1–11 September 1999. The Golden Lion was awarded to Yi ge dou bu neng shao directed by Zhang Yimou.

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Jury

  • Emir Kusturica (Serbia) (head of jury)
  • Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
  • Maggie Cheung (Hong Kong)
  • Jonathan Coe (UK) (critic)
  • Jean Douchet (France) (critic)
  • Shozo Ichiyama (Japan) (critic)
  • Arturo Ripstein (Mexico)
  • Cindy Sherman (USA)
  • Erick Zonca (France) (short films) (head of jury)
  • Hilke Doering (festival curator) (short films)
  • Andrea Occhipinti (Italy) (short films)

    • Films in competition

  • A domani by Gianni Zanasi
  • Appassionate by Tonino De Bernardi
  • Bad ma ra khahad bord by Abbas Kiarostami
  • The Cider House Rules by Lasse Hallström
  • Crazy in Alabama by Antonio Banderas
  • Gojitmal by Jang Sun-woo
  • Guo nian hui jia by Zhang Yuan
  • Holy Smoke! by Jane Campion
  • Jesus' Son by Alison Maclean
  • Mal by Alberto Seixas Santos
  • Nordrand by Barbara Albert
  • Pas de scandale by Benoît Jacquot
  • Rien à faire by Marion Vernoux
  • Topsy-Turvy by Mike Leigh
  • Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny by Jerzy Stuhr
  • Une liaison pornographique by Frédéric Fonteyne
  • The Venice Project by Robert Dornhelm
  • Le vent de la nuit by Philippe Garrel
  • Yi ge dou bu neng shao by Zhang Yimou

    • Awards

  • Golden Lion:
  • Yi ge dou bu neng shao (Zhang Yimou)
  • Grand Special Jury Prize:
  • Bad ma ra khahad bord (Abbas Kiarostami)
  • Silver Lion:
  • Portrait of a Young Man Drowning (Teboho Mahlatsi)
  • Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor: Jim Broadbent Topsy-Turvy
  • Best Actress: Nathalie Baye Une liaison pornographique
  • Special Mention: Heng Tang Se-tong
  • The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
  • Empty Days (Marion Vernoux)
  • Marcello Mastroianni Award:
  • Nordrand (Nina Proll)
  • Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
  • Questo è il giardino (Giovanni Maderna)
  • Special Mention: Bye Bye Africa (Mahamat Saleh Haroun)
  • Career Golden Lion:
  • Jerry Lewis
  • FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Competition: Bad ma ra khahad bord (Abbas Kiarostami)
  • Parallel Sections: Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze)
  • OCIC Award:
  • Jesus' Son (Alison Maclean)
  • Special Award: Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny (Jerzy Stuhr)
  • Special Award: Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)
  • UNICEF Award:
  • Yi ge dou bu neng shao (Zhang Yimou)
  • UNESCO Award:
  • Zion, Auto-Emancipation (Amos Gitai)
  • Civilisées (Randa Chahal Sabag)
  • Pasinetti Award:
  • Best Film: Maurizio Zaccaro (Un uomo perbene)
  • Best Actor: (Sergi López i Ayats) Une liaison pornographique
  • Best Actress: (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) Empty Days
  • Special Mention: Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)
  • Pietro Bianchi Award:
  • Dino De Laurentiis
  • Isvema Award:
  • Questo è il giardino (Giovanni Maderna)
  • FEDIC Award:
  • Il dolce rumore della vita (Giuseppe Bertolucci)
  • Special Award: The Protagonists (Carlo Croccolo)
  • Special Mention: The Protagonists (Luca Guadagnino)
  • Special Mention: Típota (Fabrizio Bentivoglio)
  • Special Mention: Enzo, domani a Palermo! (Daniele Ciprì and Franco Maresco)
  • Little Golden Lion:
  • Jesus' Son (Alison Maclean)
  • Anicaflash Prize:
  • Crane World (Pablo Trapero)
  • Elvira Notari Prize:
  • Holy Smoke! (Kate Winslet and Jane Campion)
  • Cult Network Italia Prize:
  • Crane World (Pablo Trapero)
  • FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award:
  • Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick)
  • Future Film Festival Digital Award:
  • Hakuchi: The Innocent (Macoto Tezuka)
  • Special Mention: Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze)
  • Laterna Magica Prize:
  • Yi ge dou bu neng shao (Zhang Yimou)
  • Sergio Trasatti Award:
  • Yi ge dou bu neng shao (Zhang Yimou)
  • CinemAvvenire Award:
  • Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: After the Rain (Takashi Koizumi)
  • Best Film: Bad ma ra khahad bord (Abbas Kiarostami)
  • Best First Film: Bye Bye Africa (Mahamat Saleh Haroun)
  • Cinema for Peace Award: Closed Door (Atef Hetata)
  • Children and Cinema Award:
  • Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)
  • Children and Cinema Award - Special Mention:
  • Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern (Carlo Mazzacurati)
  • Rota Soundtrack Award:
  • But Forever in My Mind (Paolo Buonvino)
  • Special Director's Award:
  • Zhang Yuan

    • References

    56th Venice International Film Festival Wikipedia
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