Film festival
The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996.[1][2][3]
Polish filmmaker Roman Polanski was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Michael Collins directed by Neil Jordan.
Jury
Main Competition
The following people comprised the 1996 jury:[4]
- Roman Polanski, Polish filmmaker - Jury President
- Paul Auster, American writer and director
- Souleymane Cissé, Malian filmmaker
- Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker
- Callisto Cosulich, Italian film critic, author, journalist and screenwriter
- Anjelica Huston, American actress
- Miriam Mafai, Italian journalist, author and politician
- Antonio Skármeta, Chilean writer
- Hulya Ucansu
Official Sections
In Competition
Out of Competition
Venetian Nights
Window on Images
Documentaries
Overtaking Lane
Italian Cinema Week
Special Screenings
Official Awards
Main Competition
Luigi De Laurentis Award for a Debut Film
Career Golden Lion
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
OCIC Special Award
UNICEF Award
CICT-IFTC Award
Pasinetti Award
Pietro Bianchi Award
FEDIC Award
Little Golden Lion
Elvira Notari Prize
Sergio Trasatti Award
'CinemAvvenire' Award
Kodak Award
AIACA Award
- Stefano Gigli for Il fratello minore
References
- ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1996". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Da De Niro alla Kidman aspettando il Leone". Corriere della Sera. 25 August 1996. p. 28.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". Retrieved 2 April 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Venice Film Festival 1996 Awards on IMDb
