54th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Hana-bi
Festival date27 August – 6 September 1997
WebsiteWebsite

The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.[1][2]

New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the Jury President of the Main Competition. Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi was the Golden Lion winner.

Juries

The following people comprised the 1997 jury:[3]

Main Competition

Short Films Competition

Official Sections

In Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
BlindedA ciegasDaniel CalparsoroSpain
Chinese BoxWayne WangUnited States
Dry CleaningNettoyage à secAnne FontaineFrance
Hana-biTakeshi KitanoJapan
Hardboiled EggOvosodoPaolo VirzìItaly
The InformantJim McBrideUnited States, Ireland
Keep Cool有話好好說Yimou ZhangChina
Love StoriesHistorie milosneJerzy StuhrPoland
Niagara, NiagaraBob GosseUnited States, Canada
One Night StandMike FiggisUnited States
OssosPedro CostaPortugal, France, Denmark
The Oyster and the WindA Ostra e o VentoWalter Lima Jr.Brazil
Round the Moons Between Earth and SeaGiro di lune tra terra e mareGiuseppe M. GaudinoItaly, Germany
Seventh HeavenLe Septième cielBenoît JacquotFrance
The ThiefВорPavel ChukhrajRussia
The VesuviansI vesuvianiPappi Corsicato, Antonio Capuano,
Antonietta de Lillo, Stefano Incerti,
Mario Martone
Italy
Wild GamesCombat de fauvesBenoit LamyBelgium, Germany, France
The Winter GuestAlan RickmanUnited Kingdom

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]

Official Awards

Main Competition

Luigi de Laurentis Award for a Debut Film

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

Prize of the International Youth Jury

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

UNICEF Award

UNESCO Award

Pasinetti Award

Pietro Bianco Award

Isvema Award

FEDIC Award

Little Golden Lion

Anicaflash Prize

Elvira Notari Prize

Bastone Bianco Award

Sergio Trasatti Award

CinemAvvenire Award

Enzo Serafin Award

Kodak Award

References

  1. "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1997". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "12th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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