54th Venice International Film Festival

The 54th Venice International Film Festival was held on 27 August - 6 September, 1997.

Jury

• Jane Campion (New Zealand) (head of jury)
• Ronald Bass (USA)
• Véra Belmont (France)
• Peter Buchka (Germany) (critic)
• Nana Dzhordzhadze (Georgia)
• Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
• Charlotte Rampling (USA)
• Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan)
• Francesco Rosi (Italy)
• Marco Bellocchio (Italy) (short films) (head of jury)
• Clare Peploe (UK) (short films)
• Olivier Assayas (France) (short films)

Films in competition

• A ciegas by Daniel Calparsoro
• Chinese Box by Wayne Wang
• Combat de fauves by Benoît Lamy
• Giro di lune tra terra e mare by Giuseppe M. Gaudino
• Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano
• Historie milosne by Jerzy Stuhr
• The Informant by Jim McBride
• Nettoyage à sec by Anne Fontaine
• Niagara, Niagara by Bob Gosse
• One Night Stand by Mike Figgis
• Ossos by Pedro Costa
• A Ostra e o Vento by Walter Lima Jr.
• Ovosodo by Paolo Virzì
• Le Septième ciel by Benoît Jacquot
• I vesuviani by Pappi Corsicato, Antonio Capuano, Antonietta de Lillo, Stefano Incerti, Mario Martone
• Vor by Pavel Chukhraj
• The Winter Guest by Alan Rickman
• You hua hao hao shuo by Yimou Zhang

Awards

• Golden Lion:
  • Hana-bi (Takeshi Kitano)
• Grand Special Jury Prize:
  • Ovosodo (Paolo Virzi)
• Golden Osella:
  • Best Original Screenplay: Nettoyage à sec (Gilles Taurand)
  • Best Cinematography: Ossos (Emmanuel Machuel)
  • Best Original Music: Chinese Box (Graeme Revell)
• Volpi Cup:
  • Best Actor: Wesley Snipes (One Night Stand)
  • Best Actress: Robin Tunney (Niagara, Niagara)
• The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal:
  • The Thief (Pavel Chukhraj)
• Luigi de Laurentiis Award:
  • Tano da morire (Roberta Torre)
• Career Golden Lion:
  • Gérard Depardieu
  • Stanley Kubrick
  • Alida Valli
• Prize of the International Youth Jury:
  • The Thief (Pavel Chukhraj
• FIPRESCI Prize:
  • Historie Milosne (Jerzy Stuhr)
  • Twenty Four Seven (Shane Meadows)
• FIPRESCI Prize - Honorable Mention:
  • Harmony Korine (Gummo)
• OCIC Award:
  • The Winter Guest (Alan Rickman)
• OCIC Award - Honorable Mention:
  • Jerzy Stuhr (Historie Milosne)
  • Nouri Bouzid (Bent Familia)
• UNICEF Award:
  • The Thief (Pavel Chukhraj)
• UNESCO Award:
  • La strana storia di Banda Sonora (Francesca Archibugi)
• Pasinetti Award:
  • Best Film: Giro di lune tra terra e mare
  • Best Actor: Edoardo Gabbriellini Ovosodo
  • Best Actress: Emma Thompson The Winter Guest
• Pietro Bianco Award:
  • Bernardo Bertolucci
• Isvema Award:
  • Giro di lune tra terra e mare (Giuseppe M. Gaudino)
• FEDIC Award:
  • Tano da morire (Roberta Torre)
• FEDIC Award - Honorable Mention:
  • Amleto... frammenti (Bruno Bigoni
• Little Golden Lion:
  • Ovosodo (Paolo Virzi)
• Anicaflash Prize:
  • Historie Milosne (Jerzy Stuhr)
• Elvira Notari Prize:
  • Bent Familia (Nouri Bouzid)
• Bastone Bianco Award:
  • Alors voilà (Michel Piccoli)
• Sergio Trasatti Award:
  • Historie Milosne (Jerzy Stuhr)
  • In memoriam Gyöngyössy Imre (Barna Kabay)
• CinemAvvenire Award:
  • The Winter Guest (Alan Rickman)
• Enzo Serafin Award:
  • Ovosodo (Italo Petriccione)
• Kodak Award:
  • Tano da morire (Roberta Torre)

External links

• Venice Film Festival:1997 at Internet Movie Database