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10th Venice International Film Festival

Italian film festival in 1949

Field	Value
name	10th Venice International Film Festival
image	VeniceFilmFestival10poster.jpg
caption	Festival poster
location	Venice, Italy
founded	1932
awards	Golden Lion of Saint Mark: Manon
date	11 August – 1 September 1949
website	Website
chronology	Venice Film Festival
preceded_by	9th
followed_by	11th

The 10th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 11 August to 1 September 1949. The Venice Film Festival came back permanently to the Palazzo del Cinema on the Venice Lido.

The award for the Best Film in competition was renamed to Golden Lion of Saint Mark (an allusion to the Lion of Saint Mark, which is one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice). Manon, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot was awarded with the Golden Lion.

Jury

Mario Gromo, Italian writer and film critic - Jury President
Ermanno Contini
Emilio Lavagnino
Giannino Marescalchi
Aldo Palazzeschi
Piero Regnoli
Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian screenwriter
Gino Visentini
Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter

Official Sections

Main Competition

English title	Original title	Director(s)	Production country
The Berliner	Berliner Ballade	Robert A. Stemmle	West Germany
The Big Day	Jour de fête	Jacques Tati	France
The Blue Lagoon	Frank Launder	United Kingdom
Champion	Mark Robson	United States
The Elusive Pimpernel	Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger	United Kingdom
Eva	Gustaf Molander	Sweden
The Fool and the Princess	William C. Hammond	United Kingdom
The Forgotten Village	Alexandr Hackenschmied	United States
Heaven Over the Marshes	Cielo sulla palude	Augusto Genina	Italy
Johnny Belinda	Jean Negulesco	United States
Kind Hearts and Coronets	Robert Hamer	United Kingdom
The Last Days of Dolwyn	Emlyn Williams
Look for the Silver Lining		David Butler	United States
Manon	Henri-Georges Clouzot	France
Portrait of Jennie	William Dieterle	United States
The Quiet One	Sidney Meyers
The Sinners	Au royaume des cieux	Julien Duvivier	France
The Snake Pit	Anatole Litvak	United States
The Three Caballeros	Walt Disney
Norman Ferguson
To the Eyes of Memory	Aux yeux du souvenir	Jean Delannoy	France
The Unloved Woman	La malquerida	Emilio Fernández	Mexico

Official Awards

Main Competition

Golden Lion of Saint Mark: Manon by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Best Italian Film: Heaven Over the Marshes by Augusto Genina
Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Joseph Cotten for Portrait of Jennie
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland fpr The Snake Pit
Best Director: Augusto Genina for Heaven Over the Marshes
Best Original Screenplay: Jacques Tati for Jour de fête
Best Cinematography: Gabriel Figueroa for The Unloved Woman
Best Production Design: William Kellner for Kind Hearts and Coronets

Independent Awards

International Award

The Berliner by Robert A. Stemmle
The Quiet One by Sidney Meyers
The Snake Pit by Anatole Litvak

OICI Award

Heaven Over the Marshes by Augusto Genina

References

"Venice Film Festival". IMDb.
"The 1940s".
(2017-04-07). "History".
"Juries for the 1940s".
"Venice Film Festival: 10th". bfi.org.uk.

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