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56th Venice International Film Festival

Italian film festival in 1999


Italian film festival in 1999

FieldValue
name56th Venice International Film Festival
openingEyes Wide Shut
locationVenice, Italy
founded1932
date1 – 11 September 1999
websiteWebsite
chronologyVenice Film Festival
preceded_by55th
followed_by57th
awardsGolden Lion: Not One Less

The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999.

Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut was the festival's opening film. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica was the Jury President for the main competition.

The Golden Lion was awarded to Not One Less directed by Zhang Yimou.

Juries

The following people comprised the 1999 jury:

Main Competition

  • Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavian director - Jury President
  • Marco Bellocchio, Italian director
  • Maggie Cheung, Chinese actress
  • Jonathan Coe, British novelist and film critic
  • Jean Douchet, French film critic
  • Shôzô Ichiyama, Japanese film producer
  • Arturo Ripstein, Mexican director
  • Cindy Sherman, American photographer

Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature

  • Claire Denis - French director, Jury President
  • Férid Boughedir, Tunisian director
  • Kent Jones, American film critic
  • Morando Morandini, Italian film critic
  • Ferzan Ozpetek, Italian director

Short Films Competition

  • Erick Zonca, French director - Jury President
  • Hilke Doering, festival curator
  • Andrea Occhipinti, Italian actor and producer

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:

In Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
AppassionateTonino De BernardiItaly
The Cider House RulesLasse HallströmUnited States
Crazy in AlabamaAntonio Banderas
Empty DaysRien à faireMarion VernouxFrance
Holy Smoke!Jane CampionAustralia
Jesus' SonAlison MacleanCanada, United States
Lies거짓말Jang Sun-wooSouth Korea
MalAlberto Seixas SantosPortugal
Night WindLe vent de la nuitPhilippe GarrelFrance, Italy, Switzerland
No ScandalPas de scandaleBenoît JacquotFrance
Northern SkirtsNordrandBarbara AlbertAustria, Germany, Switzerland
*Not One Less*一個都不能少Zhang YimouChina
A Pornographic AffairUne liaison pornographiqueFrédéric FonteyneBelgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg
See YouA domaniGianni ZanasiItaly
Seventeen Years過年回家Zhang YuanChina
Topsy-TurvyMike LeighUnited Kingdom
A Week in the Life of a ManTydzień z życia mężczyznyJerzy StuhrPoland
The Wind Will Carry Usباد ما را خواهد بردAbbas KiarostamiIran, France

Out of Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrySpecial eventsSpecial screenings
Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom
My Voyage to ItalyIl mio viaggio in ItaliaMartin ScorseseItaly
Sweet and LowdownWoody AllenUnited States
After the Rain雨あがるTakashi KoizumiJapan
Luchino ViscontiCarlo LizzaniItaly
A Respectable ManUn uomo perbeneMaurizio Zaccaro
TípotaFabrizio Bentivoglio
The Venice ProjectRobert DornhelmUnited States, Austria

Cinema del Presente

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Autumn AutunnoNina di MajoItaly
Barren Illusion大いなる幻影Kiyoshi KurosawaJapan
Beau TravailClaire DenisFrance
BleederNicolas Winding RefnDenmark
But Forever in My MindCome te nessuno maiGabriele MuccinoItaly
Boys Don't CryKimberly PeirceUnited States
Buddy BoyMark Hanlon
A Civilized PeopleCiviliséesRanda Chahal SabagFrance
Closed Doorsالأبواب المغلقةAtef HetataEgypt
Gemini双生児Shinya TsukamotoJapan
The Idiot ReturnsNávrat idiotaSasa GedeonCzech Republic
Julien Donkey-BoyHarmony KorineUnited States
Libero BurroSergio CastellittoItaly
Nightfall Abendland Fred KelemenGermany
Ratas, ratones, raterosSebastián CorderoEcuador
Red DustCrvena prasinaZrinko OgrestaCroatia
Split Wide OpenDev BenegalIndia
The Sweet Sounds of LifeIl dolce rumore della vitaGiuseppe BertolucciItaly
With or Without YouMichael WinterbottomUnited Kingdom

Dreams and Visions

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Being John MalkovichSpike JonzeUnited States
Criminal LoversLes amants criminelsFrançois OzonFrance
Eye of the BeholderStephan ElliottCanada
Fight ClubDavid FincherUnited States
GuardamiDavide FerrarioItaly
Hakuchi白痴Macoto TezukaJapan
Luna PapaЛунный папаBakhtyar KhudojnazarovTayikistan
Music of the HeartWes CravenUnited States
October SkyJoe Johnston

New Territories

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryNon-fiction
AdwaአድዋHaile GerimaEthiopia
The Bird Who Stops in the Air 년 새는 폐곡선을 그린다Soo-il JeonSouth Korea
Bye Bye AfricaMahamat-Saleh HarounChad
Cold LandsLes terres froidesSébastien LifshitzFrance
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse DramaPeter GreenawayUnited Kingdom
Diva DolorosaPeter DelpeutNetherlands
Italian ConversationConversazione italianaAlberto Arbasino, Fiorella InfascelliItaly
The Love of Three Oranges 3 ju zhi lianHung HungTaiwan
Nasty NeighboursDebbie IsittUnited Kingdom
Non con un bangMariano LambertiItaly
The ProtagonistsLuca GuadagninoItaly
Public EnemyJens MeurerFrance
Ray Goutam GhoseIndia
São JerônimoJúlio BressaneBrasil
La voleuse de Saint-LubinClaire DeversFrance
Wisconsin Death TripJames TripUnited Kingdom
Il denaro non esisteErmanno OlmiItaly
Zion, Auto-EmancipationAmos GitaiIsrael

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
A Texas FuneralWilliam Blake HerronUnited States
Franck SpadoneRichard BeanFrance
Getting to Know YouLisanne SkylerUnited States
Shadows in the DarkKarvaanPankaj ButaliaIndia, France
Crane WorldMundo grúaPablo TraperoArgentina
This Is the GardenQuesto è il giardinoGiovanni MadernaItaly
Millennium Traveler千年旅人Hitonari TsujiJapan

Official Awards

Main Competition

  • Golden Lion: Not One Less by Zhang Yimou
  • Grand Special Jury Prize: The Wind Will Carry Us by Abbas Kiarostami
  • Silver Lion: Seventeen Years by Zhang Yuan
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jim Broadbent for Topsy-Turvy
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Nathalie Baye for Une liaison pornographique
    • Special Mention: Se-tong by Heng Tang
  • Marcello Mastroianni Award: Nina Proll for Nordrand

''Luigi De Laurentis'' Award

  • Questo è il giardino by Giovanni Maderna
    • Special Mention: Bye Bye Africa by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

[[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]]

  • Jerry Lewis

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal

  • Empty Days by Marion Vernoux

FIPRESCI Prize

  • Competition: The Wind Will Carry Us for Abbas Kiarostami
  • Parallel Sections: Being John Malkovich for Spike Jonze

OCIC Award

  • Jesus' Son by Alison Maclean
    • Special Award: A Week in the Life of a Man by Jerzy Stuhr
    • Special Award: Seventeen Years by Zhang Yuan

UNICEF Award

  • Not One Less by Zhang Yimou

UNESCO Award

  • Zion, Auto-Emancipation by Amos Gitai
  • Civilisées by Randa Chahal Sabag

Pasinetti Award

  • Best Film: Maurizio Zaccaro by Un uomo perbene
  • Best Actor: Sergi López i Ayats for Une liaison pornographique
  • Best Actress: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for Empty Days
    • Special Mention: Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)

Pietro Bianchi Award

  • Dino De Laurentiis

Isvema Award

  • Questo è il giardino by Giovanni Maderna

FEDIC Award

  • The Sweet Sounds of Life by Giuseppe Bertolucci
    • Special Award: Carlo Croccolo for The Protagonists
    • Special Mention: The Protagonists by Luca Guadagnino
    • Special Mention: Típota by Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    • Special Mention: Enzo, domani a Palermo! by Daniele Ciprì and Franco Maresco

Little Golden Lion

  • Jesus' Son by Alison Maclean

Anicaflash Prize

  • Crane World by Pablo Trapero

Elvira Notari Prize

  • Kate Winslet and Jane Campion for Holy Smoke!

Cult Network Italia Prize

  • Crane World by Pablo Trapero

FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

  • Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick

Future Film Festival Digital Award

  • Hakuchi: The Innocent by Macoto Tezuka
    • Special Mention: Being John Malkovich by Spike Jonze

Laterna Magica Prize

  • Yi ge dou bu neng shao by Zhang Yimou

Sergio Trasatti Award

  • Yi ge dou bu neng shao by Zhang Yimou

CinemAvvenire Award

  • Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: After the Rain by Takashi Koizumi
  • Best Film: Bad ma ra khahad bord by Abbas Kiarostami
  • Best First Film: Bye Bye Africa by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
  • Cinema for Peace Award: Closed Door by Atef Hetata

Children and Cinema Award

  • Guo nian hui jia by Zhang Yuan
    • Special Mention: Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern by Carlo Mazzacurati

Rota Soundtrack Award

  • But Forever in My Mind by Paolo Buonvino

Special Director's Award

  • Zhang Yuan

References

References

  1. "VENICE – 1999 – A GONDOLA IN TIME".
  2. (19 April 2010). "The 1990s".
  3. (19 April 2010). "Juries for the 1990s".
  4. "56. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema".
  5. "14th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it.
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