The "10th" annual (void) Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 5 September 1942. The events were hosted at places far away from the Lido and very few countries participated due to World War II and directors that were members of the Rome-Berlin axis. Additionally, a strong fascist political meddling from the Italian fascist government under Benito Mussolini had led to Italy experiencing a period of cultural depression oppressed by fascist propaganda.[1][2] It is the last edition before the suspension for the Second World War.
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 30 August – 5 September 1942 |
| Website | Website |
Jury
edit- Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (Head of Jury)
- Joaquin Argamasilla
- Ottavio Croze
- Stavtscho Danailov
- Augusto Fantechi
- Wolfgang Fischer
- Mario Gromo
- Aladar Haasz
- Ferdinand Imhof
- Manuel Lopez Ribeiro
- Marijan Micac
- Karl Melzer
- Antonio Maraini
- Mihai Puscariu
- Yrio Erik Ranniko
- Stefan Ravasz
- Carl Vincent
In Competition
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Golden City | Die goldene Stadt | Veit Harlan | Nazi Germany |
| Bengasi | Augusto Genina | Kingdom of Italy | |
| Alfa Tau! | Francesco De Robertis | Kingdom of Italy | |
| The Great King | Der große König | Veit Harlan | Nazi Germany |
| Ala-Arriba! | José Leitão de Barros | Portugal | |
| Sirius | Szíriusz | Dezsõ Ákos Hamza | Hungary |
Awards
edit- Mussolini Cup
- Best Foreign Film - Der große König (Veit Harlan)
- Best Italian Film - Bengasi (Augusto Genina)
- Volpi Cup
- Best Actor - Fosco Giachetti (Bengasi)
- Best Actress - Kristina Söderbaum (Die goldene Stadt)
- International Film Chamber Award
- Technical - Alfa Tau! (Francesco De Robertis)
- Color - Die goldene Stadt (Veit Harlan)
- Current Affairs
- Animation Design
- Anacleto e la faina (Roberto Sgrilli)
- Nel paese dei ranocchi (Antonio Rubino)
- Biennale Award
- Biennale Medal
- The Cursed Village (Florián Rey)
- Snapphanar (Åke Ohberg)
- Yli rajan (Wilho Ilmari)
- Negyedíziglen (Zoltán Farkas)
- Biennale Medal for documentary
- Le drapeau de l'humanité (Kurt Früh)
- Comacchio (Fernando Cerchio)
- Musica nel tempo (Edmondo Cancellieri)
- Der Seeadler (Walter Hege and V. Loewenstein)
- Erde auf Gewaltmärschen (Victor Borel)
- Rocciatori ed aquile (Arturo Gemmiti)
- I funerali (István Horty)
- A kis kakuk (Béla Molnar)
References
edit- ^ "The 1940s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "The 30s". Retrieved October 11, 2013.