Film festival
The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.[1][2]
New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the Jury President of the Main Competition. The opening film was Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, while the closing film was a restored version of 1912 silent film Richard III, accompanied live by Vittorio Gassman serving as narrator and Ennio Morricone conducing the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra.[3]Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi was the Golden Lion winner.
Juries
The following people comprised the 1997 jury:[3][4]
Main competition
- Jane Campion, New Zealand filmmaker and producer – jury president
- Ronald Bass, American writer and producer
- Véra Belmont, French producer
- Peter Buchka, German critic
- Nana Jorjadze, Georgian filmmaker and actress
- Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé filmmaker
- Charlotte Rampling, British actress
- Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese filmmaker, producer and actor
- Francesco Rosi, Italian director
Short films competition
Official sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[3][5]
In competition
Out of competition
Midday (mezzogiorno)
Midnight (mezzanotte)
Venetian workshop
Special screenings
Independent sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as in competition for this section:[6]
Official awards
Main competition
Luigi de Laurentis award for a debut film
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Independent awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
Prize of the International Youth Jury
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
Pasinetti Award
Pietro Bianco Award
Isvema Award
FEDIC Award
Little Golden Lion
Anicaflash Prize
Elvira Notari Prize
Bastone Bianco Award
Sergio Trasatti Award
CinemAvvenire Award
Enzo Serafin Award
Kodak Award
References
- ^ "VENICE FILM FESTIVAL – 1997". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ a b c Grassi, Giovanna (19 July 1997). "Mostra di Venezia, via con Allen erotico". Corriere della Sera. p. 31.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Il Programma". La Stampa. 27 August 1997. p. 23.
- ^ "12th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Venice Film Festival 1997 Awards on IMDb
