56th Venice International Film Festival

Jury

• Emir Kusturica
• Marco Bellocchio
• Maggie Cheung
• Jonathan Coe
• Jean Douchet
• Shôzô Ichiyama
• Arturo Ripstein
• Cindy Sherman
• Erick Zonca
• Hilke Doering
• Andrea Occhipinti

  Official selection

In competition

Autonomous sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

• A Texas Funeral by William Blake Herron
• Frank Spadone by Richard Bean
• Getting To Know You by Lisanne Skyler
• Karvaan by Pankaj Butalia
• Crane World by Pablo Trapero
• Questo è il giardino by Giovanni Davide Maderna
• Sennen-Tabito by Jinsei Tsuji

  Awards

• Golden Lion:
• * Yi ge dou bu neng shao
• Grand Special Jury Prize:
• *Bad ma ra khahad bord
• Silver Lion:
• *Portrait of a Young Man Drowning
• Volpi Cup:
• *Best Actor: Jim Broadbent Topsy-Turvy
• *Best Actress: Nathalie Baye Une liaison pornographique
• *Special Mention: Heng Tang Se-tong
• The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
• *Empty Days
• Marcello Mastroianni Award:
• *Nordrand
• Luigi De Laurentiis Award:
• *Questo è il giardino
• *Special Mention: Bye Bye Africa
• Career Golden Lion:
• *Jerry Lewis
• FIPRESCI Prize:
• *Competition: Bad ma ra khahad bord
• *Parallel Sections: Being John Malkovich
• OCIC Award:
• *Jesus' Son
• *Special Award: Tydzien z zycia mezczyzny
• *Special Award: Guo nian hui jia
• UNICEF Award:
• *Yi ge dou bu neng shao
• UNESCO Award:
• *Zion, Auto-Emancipation
• *Civilisées
• Pasinetti Award:
• *Best Film: Maurizio Zaccaro
• *Best Actor: Une liaison pornographique
• *Best Actress: Empty Days
• *Special Mention: Guo nian hui jia
• Pietro Bianchi Award:
• *Dino De Laurentiis
• Isvema Award:
• *Questo è il giardino
• FEDIC Award:
• *Il dolce rumore della vita
• *Special Award: The Protagonists
• *Special Mention: The Protagonists
• *Special Mention: Típota
• *Special Mention: Enzo, domani a Palermo!
• Little Golden Lion:
• *Jesus' Son
• Anicaflash Prize:
• *Crane World
• Elvira Notari Prize:
• *Holy Smoke!
• Cult Network Italia Prize:
• *Crane World
• FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award:
• *Eyes Wide Shut
• Future Film Festival Digital Award:
• *Hakuchi: The Innocent
• *Special Mention: Being John Malkovich
• Laterna Magica Prize:
• *Yi ge dou bu neng shao
• Sergio Trasatti Award:
• *Yi ge dou bu neng shao
• CinemAvvenire Award:
• *Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: After the Rain
• *Best Film: Bad ma ra khahad bord
• *Best First Film: Bye Bye Africa
• *Cinema for Peace Award: Closed Door
• Children and Cinema Award:
• *Guo nian hui jia
• Children and Cinema Award - Special Mention:
• *
• Rota Soundtrack Award:
• *But Forever in My Mind
• Special Director's Award:
• *Zhang Yuan