56th Venice International Film Festival
| Opening film | Eyes Wide Shut |
|---|---|
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 1 – 11 September 1999 |
| Website | Website |
The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999. The Golden Lion was awarded to Yi ge dou bu neng shao directed by Zhang Yimou.[1][2]
Jury
The following people comprised the 1999 jury:[3]
- Emir Kusturica (FR Yugoslavia) (head of jury)
- Marco Bellocchio (Italy)
- Maggie Cheung (Hong Kong)
- Jonathan Coe (UK) (critic)
- Jean Douchet (France) (critic)
- Shôzô Ichiyama (Japan)
- Arturo Ripstein (Mexico)
- Cindy Sherman (USA)
- Erick Zonca (France) (short films) (head of jury)
- Hilke Doering (festival curator) (short films)
- Andrea Occhipinti (Italy) (short films)
Official selection
In competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appassionate | Tonino De Bernardi[4] | Italy | |
| The Cider House Rules | Lasse Hallström | United States | |
| Crazy in Alabama | Antonio Banderas | United States | |
| Empty Days | Rien à faire | Marion Vernoux | France |
| Holy Smoke! | Jane Campion | Australia | |
| Jesus' Son | Alison Maclean | Canada, United States | |
| Lies | Gojitmal | Jang Sun-woo | South Korea |
| Mal | Alberto Seixas Santos | Portugal | |
| Night Wind | Le vent de la nuit | Philippe Garrel | France, Italy, Switzerland |
| No Scandal | Pas de scandale | Benoît Jacquot | France |
| Northern Skirts | Nordrand | Barbara Albert | Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
| Not One Less | Yi ge dou bu neng shao | Zhang Yimou | China |
| A Pornographic Affair | Une liaison pornographique | Frédéric Fonteyne | Belgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg |
| Seventeen Years | Guo nian hui jia | Zhang Yuan | China |
| Topsy-Turvy | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom | |
| Until Tomorrow (aka) | A domani | Gianni Zanasi | Italy |
| The Venice Project | Robert Dornhelm | United States, Austria | |
| A Week in the Life of a Man | Tydzień z życia mężczyzny | Jerzy Stuhr | Poland |
| The Wind Will Carry Us | Bad ma ra khahad bord | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran, France |
Autonomous sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[5]
- A Texas Funeral by William Blake Herron (United States, United Kingdom)
- Franck Spadone by Richard Bean (France)[6]
- Getting To Know You by Lisanne Skyler (United States)[7]
- Karvaan (en. Shadows In The Dark) by Pankaj Butalia (India)
- Crane World (Mundo grúa) by Pablo Trapero (Argentina)
- Questo è il giardino (en. This Is the Garden) by Giovanni Davide Maderna (Italy)
- Sennen-Tabito by Jinsei Tsuji (Japan)
Awards
- Golden Lion:
- Grand Special Jury Prize:
- Silver Lion:
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor: Jim Broadbent Topsy-Turvy
- Best Actress: Nathalie Baye Une liaison pornographique
- Special Mention: Heng Tang Se-tong
- The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal:
- Marcello Mastroianni Award:
- Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
- Questo è il giardino (Giovanni Maderna)
- Special Mention: Bye Bye Africa (Mahamat Saleh Haroun)
- Career Golden Lion:
- FIPRESCI Prize:
- Competition: Bad ma ra khahad bord (Abbas Kiarostami)
- Parallel Sections: Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze)
- OCIC Award:
- Jesus' Son (Alison Maclean)
- Special Award: Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny (Jerzy Stuhr)
- Special Award: Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)
- UNICEF Award:
- UNESCO Award:
- Pasinetti Award:
- Best Film: Maurizio Zaccaro (Un uomo perbene)
- Best Actor: (Sergi López i Ayats) Une liaison pornographique
- Best Actress: (Valeria Bruni Tedeschi) Empty Days
- Special Mention: Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)
- Pietro Bianchi Award:
- Isvema Award:
- FEDIC Award:
- Il dolce rumore della vita (Giuseppe Bertolucci)
- Special Award: The Protagonists (Carlo Croccolo)
- Special Mention: The Protagonists (Luca Guadagnino)
- Special Mention: Típota (Fabrizio Bentivoglio)
- Special Mention: Enzo, domani a Palermo! (Daniele Ciprì and Franco Maresco)
- Little Golden Lion:
- Anicaflash Prize:
- Elvira Notari Prize:
- Cult Network Italia Prize:
- FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award:
- Future Film Festival Digital Award:
- Hakuchi: The Innocent (Macoto Tezuka)
- Special Mention: Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze)
- Laterna Magica Prize:
- Sergio Trasatti Award:
- CinemAvvenire Award:
- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: After the Rain (Takashi Koizumi)
- Best Film: Bad ma ra khahad bord (Abbas Kiarostami)
- Best First Film: Bye Bye Africa (Mahamat Saleh Haroun)
- Cinema for Peace Award: Closed Door (Atef Hetata)
- Children and Cinema Award:
- Children and Cinema Award - Special Mention:
- Rota Soundtrack Award:
- Special Director's Award:
References
- ^ "VENICE – 1999 – A GONDOLA IN TIME". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Tonino De Bernardi on IMDb
- ^ "14th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ Richard Bean on IMDb
- ^ Lisanne Skyler on IMDb