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9th Venice International Film Festival

Italian film festival in 1948


Italian film festival in 1948

FieldValue
name9th Venice International Film Festival
imageVeniceFilmFestival9poster.jpg
captionFestival poster
locationVenice, Italy
founded1932
awardsGrand International Prize of Venice: Hamlet
date19 August – 4 September 1948
websiteWebsite
chronologyVenice Film Festival
preceded_by8th
followed_by10th

The 9th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 4 September 1948.

Italian filmmaker Luigi Chiarini was the Jury President for the International Competition. The Grand International Prize of Venice was awarded to Hamlet by Laurence Olivier.

Jury

  • Luigi Chiarini, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
  • Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic and author
  • Alberto Consiglio
  • Mario Gromo, Italian writer and film critic
  • Arturo Lanocita
  • Vinicio Marinucci
  • Mario Melloni
  • Andrew Félix Morlión
  • Giorgio Prosperi, Italian screenwriter

Official Sections

International Competition

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
L'AmoreRoberto RosselliniItaly
Difficult YearsAnni difficiliLuigi Zampa
A Double LifeGeorge CukorUnited States
Duel in the SunKing Vidor
The Fallen IdolCarol ReedUnited Kingdom
The FugitiveJohn FordUnited States
*Hamlet*Laurence OlivierUnited Kingdom
La Terra TremaLuchino ViscontiItaly
Louisiana StoryRobert J. FlahertyUnited States
MacloviaBelleza MalditaEmilio FernándezMexico
Oliver TwistDavid LeanUnited Kingdom
The Treasure of the Sierra MadreJohn HustonUnited States
The TrialDer ProzeßGeorg Wilhelm PabstAustria
Under the Sun of RomeSotto il sole di RomaRenato CastellaniItaly

Official Awards

International Competition

  • Grand International Prize of Venice: Hamlet by Laurence Olivier
  • Best Italian Film: Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani
  • Silver Lion for Best Direction: Georg Wilhelm Pabst for The Trial
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Ernst Deutsch for The Trial
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Jean Simmons for Hamlet
  • Best Original Screenplay: Graham Greene for The Fallen Idol
  • Best Cinematography: Desmond Dickinson for Hamlet
  • Best Original Music: Max Steiner for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
  • Outstanding Technical Contribution: John Bryan for Oliver Twist

Independent Awards

International Award

  • Louisiana Story for Robert J. Flaherty
  • The Fugitive for John Ford
  • La Terra Trema for Luchino Visconti

ANICA Cup

  • Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani

Cinecittà Cup

  • Duel in the Sun for David O. Selznick

ENIC Cup

  • Difficult Years for Luigi Zampa

References

References

  1. "The 1940s".
  2. "Juries for the 1940s".
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