The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999.
| Opening film | Eyes Wide Shut |
|---|---|
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Not One Less |
| Festival date | 1 – 11 September 1999 |
| Website | Website |
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
editMain Competition
editThe following people comprised the 1999 jury:[3]
- Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavian filmmaker, actor and musician - Jury President
- Marco Bellocchio, Italian filmmaker and actor
- Maggie Cheung, Chinese actress
- Jonathan Coe, British novelist and critic
- Jean Douchet, French critic
- Shôzô Ichiyama, Japanese film producer
- Arturo Ripstein, Mexican director
- Cindy Sherman, American photographer
Short Films Competition
edit- Erick Zonca, French director - Jury President
- Hilke Doering, festival curator
- Andrea Occhipinti, Italian actor and producer
Official Sections
editIn Competition
edit| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appassionate | Tonino De Bernardi | Italy | |
| The Cider House Rules | Lasse Hallström | United States | |
| Crazy in Alabama | Antonio Banderas | ||
| Empty Days | Rien à faire | Marion Vernoux | France |
| Holy Smoke! | Jane Campion | Australia | |
| Jesus' Son | Alison Maclean | Canada, United States | |
| Lies | 거짓말 | 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 | 一個都不能少 | Zhang Yimou | China |
| A Pornographic Affair | Une liaison pornographique | Frédéric Fonteyne | Belgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg |
| Seventeen Years | 過年回家 | Zhang Yuan | China |
| Topsy-Turvy | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom | |
| Until Tomorrow | 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 | باد ما را خواهد برد | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran, France |
Independent Sections
editVenice International Film Critics' Week
editThe following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Texas Funeral | William Blake Herron | United States | |
| Franck Spadone | Richard Bean | France | |
| Getting to Know You | Lisanne Skyler | United States | |
| Shadows in the Dark | Karvaan | Pankaj Butalia | India, France |
| Crane World | Mundo grúa | Pablo Trapero | Argentina |
| This Is the Garden | Questo è il giardino | Giovanni Maderna | Italy |
| Millennium Traveler | 千年旅人 | Hitonari Tsuji | Japan |
Official Awards
edit
Main Competition
edit- Golden Lion: Not One Less by Zhang Yimou
- Grand Special Jury Prize: The Wind Will Carry Us by Abbas Kiarostami
- Silver Lion: Seventeen Years by Zhang Yuan
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jim Broadbent for Topsy-Turvy
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Nathalie Baye for Une liaison pornographique
- Special Mention: Se-tong by Heng Tang
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Nina Proll for Nordrand
Luigi De Laurentis Award
edit- Questo è il giardino by Giovanni Maderna
- Special Mention: Bye Bye Africa by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Independent Awards
editThe President of the Italian Senate's gold medal
editFIPRESCI Prize
edit- Competition: The Wind Will Carry Us for Abbas Kiarostami
- Parallel Sections: Being John Malkovich for Spike Jonze
OCIC Award
edit- Jesus' Son by Alison Maclean
- Special Award: A Week in the Life of a Man by Jerzy Stuhr
- Special Award: Seventeen Years by Zhang Yuan
UNICEF Award
editUNESCO Award
edit- Zion, Auto-Emancipation by Amos Gitai
- Civilisées by Randa Chahal Sabag
Pasinetti Award
edit- Best Film: Maurizio Zaccaro by Un uomo perbene
- Best Actor: Sergi López i Ayats for Une liaison pornographique
- Best Actress: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for Empty Days
- Special Mention: Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)
Pietro Bianchi Award
editIsvema Award
edit- Questo è il giardino by Giovanni Maderna
FEDIC Award
edit- Il dolce rumore della vita by Giuseppe Bertolucci
- Special Award: Carlo Croccolo for The Protagonists
- Special Mention: The Protagonists by Luca Guadagnino
- Special Mention: Típota by Fabrizio Bentivoglio
- Special Mention: Enzo, domani a Palermo! by Daniele Ciprì and Franco Maresco
Little Golden Lion
editAnicaflash Prize
editElvira Notari Prize
edit- Kate Winslet and Jane Campion for Holy Smoke!
Cult Network Italia Prize
editFilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
editFuture Film Festival Digital Award
edit- Hakuchi: The Innocent by Macoto Tezuka
- Special Mention: Being John Malkovich by Spike Jonze
Laterna Magica Prize
editSergio Trasatti Award
editCinemAvvenire Award
edit- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: After the Rain by Takashi Koizumi
- Best Film: Bad ma ra khahad bord by Abbas Kiarostami
- Best First Film: Bye Bye Africa by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
- Cinema for Peace Award: Closed Door by Atef Hetata
Children and Cinema Award
edit- Guo nian hui jia by Zhang Yuan
- Special Mention: Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern by Carlo Mazzacurati
Rota Soundtrack Award
editSpecial Director's Award
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "14th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.