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56th Venice International Film Festival

The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999.

56th Venice International Film Festival
Opening filmEyes Wide Shut
Closing filmMy Voyage to Italy
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Not One Less
Hosted byAnna Galiena
Artistic directorAlberto Barbera
Festival date1 – 11 September 1999
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

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

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The following people comprised the 1999 jury:[3][4]

Main Competition

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Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature

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Short Films Competition

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Official Sections

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The following films were selected to be screened:[4]

In Competition

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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
See YouA domaniGianni ZanasiItaly
Seventeen Years過年回家Zhang YuanChina
Topsy-TurvyMike LeighUnited Kingdom
A Week in the Life of a ManTydzień z życia mężczyznyJerzy StuhrPoland
The Wind Will Carry Usباد ما را خواهد بردAbbas KiarostamiIran, France

Out of Competition

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Eyes Wide ShutStanley KubrickUnited Kingdom
My Voyage to ItalyIl mio viaggio in ItaliaMartin ScorseseItaly
Sweet and LowdownWoody AllenUnited States
Special events
After the Rain雨あがるTakashi KoizumiJapan
Luchino ViscontiCarlo LizzaniItaly
A Respectable ManUn uomo perbeneMaurizio Zaccaro
TípotaFabrizio Bentivoglio
Special screenings
The Venice ProjectRobert DornhelmUnited States, Austria

Cinema del Presente

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Autumn AutunnoNina di MajoItaly
Barren Illusion大いなる幻影Kiyoshi KurosawaJapan
Beau TravailClaire DenisFrance
BleederNicolas Winding RefnDenmark
But Forever in My MindCome te nessuno maiGabriele MuccinoItaly
Boys Don't CryKimberly PeirceUnited States
Buddy BoyMark Hanlon
A Civilized PeopleCiviliséesRanda Chahal SabagFrance
Closed Doorsالأبواب المغلقةAtef HetataEgypt
Gemini双生児Shinya TsukamotoJapan
The Idiot ReturnsNávrat idiotaSasa GedeonCzech Republic
Julien Donkey-BoyHarmony KorineUnited States
Libero BurroSergio CastellittoItaly
Nightfall Abendland Fred KelemenGermany
Ratas, ratones, raterosSebastián CorderoEcuador
Red DustCrvena prasinaZrinko OgrestaCroatia
Split Wide OpenDev BenegalIndia
The Sweet Sounds of LifeIl dolce rumore della vitaGiuseppe BertolucciItaly
With or Without YouMichael WinterbottomUnited Kingdom

Dreams and Visions

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Being John MalkovichSpike JonzeUnited States
Criminal LoversLes amants criminelsFrançois OzonFrance
Eye of the BeholderStephan ElliottCanada
Fight ClubDavid FincherUnited States
GuardamiDavide FerrarioItaly
Hakuchi白痴Macoto TezukaJapan
Luna PapaЛунный папаBakhtyar KhudojnazarovTayikistan
Music of the HeartWes CravenUnited States
October SkyJoe Johnston

New Territories

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English title Original title Director(s) Production country
AdwaአድዋHaile GerimaEthiopia
The Bird Who Stops in the Air 년 새는 폐곡선을 그린다Soo-il JeonSouth Korea
Bye Bye AfricaMahamat-Saleh HarounChad
Cold LandsLes terres froidesSébastien LifshitzFrance
The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse DramaPeter GreenawayUnited Kingdom
Diva DolorosaPeter DelpeutNetherlands
Italian ConversationConversazione italianaAlberto Arbasino, Fiorella InfascelliItaly
The Love of Three Oranges 3 ju zhi lianHung HungTaiwan
Nasty NeighboursDebbie IsittUnited Kingdom
Non con un bangMariano LambertiItaly
The ProtagonistsLuca GuadagninoItaly
Public EnemyJens MeurerFrance
Ray Goutam GhoseIndia
São JerônimoJúlio BressaneBrasil
La voleuse de Saint-LubinClaire DeversFrance
Wisconsin Death TripJames TripUnited Kingdom
Non-fiction
Il denaro non esisteErmanno OlmiItaly
Zion, Auto-EmancipationAmos GitaiIsrael

Independent Sections

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Venice International Film Critics' Week

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The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[5]

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

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Independent Awards

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The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal

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FIPRESCI Prize

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OCIC Award

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UNICEF Award

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UNESCO Award

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Pasinetti Award

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Pietro Bianchi Award

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Isvema Award

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FEDIC Award

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Little Golden Lion

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Anicaflash Prize

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Elvira Notari Prize

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Cult Network Italia Prize

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FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

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Future Film Festival Digital Award

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Laterna Magica Prize

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Sergio Trasatti Award

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CinemAvvenire Award

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Children and Cinema Award

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Rota Soundtrack Award

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Special Director's Award

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References

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  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. 1 2 "56. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "14th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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