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56th Venice International Film Festival

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56th Venice International Film Festival
Opening filmEyes Wide Shut
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Not One Less
Festival date1 – 11 September 1999
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

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

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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Main Competition

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The following people comprised the 1999 jury:[3]

Short Films Competition

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Official Sections

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In Competition

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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

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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:[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

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Zhang Yimou, Golden Lion winner for Not One Less

Main Competition

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Luigi De Laurentis Award

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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. ^ "14th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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