56th Venice International Film Festival
Opening filmEyes Wide Shut
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Not One Less
Festival date1 – 11 September 1999
WebsiteWebsite

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.[1][2]

Juries

Main Competition

The following people comprised the 1999 jury:[3]

Short Films Competition

Official Sections

In Competition

English title Original title Director(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
Seventeen Years過年回家Zhang YuanChina
Topsy-TurvyMike LeighUnited Kingdom
Until TomorrowA domaniGianni ZanasiItaly
The Venice ProjectRobert DornhelmUnited States, Austria
A Week in the Life of a ManTydzień z życia mężczyznyJerzy StuhrPoland
The Wind Will Carry Usباد ما را خواهد بردAbbas KiarostamiIran, France

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

Zhang Yimou, Golden Lion winner for Not One Less

Main Competition

Luigi De Laurentis Award

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

Independent Awards

The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

UNICEF Award

UNESCO Award

Pasinetti Award

Pietro Bianchi Award

Isvema Award

FEDIC Award

Little Golden Lion

Anicaflash Prize

Elvira Notari Prize

Cult Network Italia Prize

FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

Future Film Festival Digital Award

Laterna Magica Prize

Sergio Trasatti Award

CinemAvvenire Award

Children and Cinema Award

Rota Soundtrack Award

Special Director's Award

References

  1. "VENICE – 1999 – A GONDOLA IN TIME". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  3. "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. "14th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. Richard Bean on IMDb
  6. Lisanne Skyler on IMDb
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