The 53rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 28 August to 7 September 1996.

Jury

The following people comprised the 1996 jury: *

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a ( né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, tw ...

(head of jury) *

Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American writer and film director. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), '' The Book of Illusions'' (2002), ''The ...

* Souleymane Cissé *

Mrinal Sen Mrinal Sen (''Beng.'' মৃণাল সেন; 14 May 1923 – 30 December 2018) was an Indian film director, and screenwriter known for his work primarily in Bengali, and few Hindi and Telugu language films. Regarded as one of the finest Ind ...

* Callisto Cosulich * Anjelica Huston *

Miriam Mafai Miriam Mafai (24 March 1931 - 11 January 2011) was an Italian journalist, author and politician. Life and career Born in Florence, the daughter of the Scuola Romana artists Mario Mafai and Antonietta Raphaël and the sister of the politician ...

Antonio Skármeta Antonio Skármeta (born Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic on November 7, 1940) is a Chilean writer, scriptwriter and director descending from Croatian immigrants from the Adriatic island of Brač, Dalmatia. He was awarded Chile's National Lit ...

* Hulya Ucansu

Official selection

In competition

Awards

* Golden Lion: **''

Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and Ge ...

'' by

Neil Jordan Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish film director, screenwriter, novelist and short-story writer. His first book, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia'', won a Somerset Maugham Award and the Guardian ...

*Grand Special Jury Prize: **'' Brigands, chapitre VII'' by

Otar Iosseliani Otar Iosseliani ( ka, ოთარ იოსელიანი, born 2 February 1934) is a Georgian-born film director. He was born in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, where he studied at the Tbilisi State Conservatoire and graduated in 1952 ...

*Golden Osella: **Best Original Screenplay - '' Profundo carmesí'' by

Paz Alicia Garciadiego Paz Alicia Garciadiego (Born September, 1949 México D.F.) is a Mexican screenwriter and scholar, known for '' The Beginning and the End (Principio y fin)'' (1993), '' Deep Crimson (Profundo carmesí)'') (1996), and ''Bleak Street'' (2015). She a ...

**Best Original Music -

David Mansfield David Mansfield (born September 13, 1956) is an American musician and composer. Mansfield was raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His father, Newton Mansfield was a first violinist in the New York Philharmonic. David played guitar, pedal steel guita ...

for '' Profundo carmesí'' **Best Set Design - '' Profundo carmesí'' by

*Volpi Cup: **Best Actor -

Liam Neeson William John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has received several accolades, including nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Tony Awards. In 2020, he was placed 7th on ''The I ...

for ''

'' **Best Actress -

Victoire Thivisol Victoire Thivisol (born 6 July 1991) is a French film actress. She first gained acclaim for her role as a child coping with her mother's death in the 1996 film ''Ponette'', becoming the youngest actress to win the Volpi Cup Best Actress Award ...

for ''

Ponette ''Ponette'' is a 1996 French film directed by Jacques Doillon. The film centers on four-year-old Ponette ( Victoire Thivisol), who is coming to terms with the death of her mother in a car crash. The film received acclaim for Thivisol's performance ...

'' **Best Supporting Performer -

Chris Penn Christopher Shannon Penn (October 10, 1965 – January 24, 2006) was an American actor. He was the brother of actor Sean Penn and musician Michael Penn. Noted as a skilled character actor from a prominent acting dynasty, he was typically cast a ...

for '' The Funeral'' *Honorable Mention: **

Jan Sverák Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

for ''

Kolya ''Kolya'' ( cs, Kolja) is a 1996 Czech drama film about a man whose life is reshaped in an unexpected way. The film was directed by Jan Svěrák and stars his father, Zdeněk Svěrák, who also wrote the script from a story by Pavel Taussig. ''Ko ...

'' *The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal: **

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ('' Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessn ...

for '' Carla's Song'' *Luigi De Laurentiis Award: **'' Chronicle of a Disappearance'' by

Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman ( ar, إيليا سليمان, ; born 28 July 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film ''Divine Intervention'' ( ar, يد إلهية), a modern tragic comedy on ...

*Career Golden Lion: ** Robert Altman **

Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...

Vittorio Gassman Vittorio Gassman (; born Gassmann; 1 September 1922 – 29 June 2000), popularly known as , was an Italian actor, director and screenwriter. He is considered one of the greatest Italian actors, whose career includes both important productions ...

Dustin Hoffman Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. As one of the key actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. He is ...

*FIPRESCI Prize: **

Alex van Warmerdam Alex van Warmerdam (born 14 August 1952) is a Dutch screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is also a painter. Life and career Van Warmerdam was born in Haarlem, a city in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. He was cofounder of ...

for '' De jurk'' ** Pascale Ferran for '' L'âge des possibles'' **

Jacques Doillon Jacques Doillon (; born 15 March 1944) is a French film director. He has a habit of giving lead roles to inexperienced young actresses in his films on family life and women. Some actresses to break through are Fanny Bastien, Sandrine Bonnaire, Ju ...

for ''

'' *OCIC Award: **

for ''

'' **Abel Ferrara for '' The Funeral'' *OCIC Special Award: **''La porta del cielo'' *OCIC Award - Honorable Mention: **Ivan Fila for ''Lea (film), Lea'' *UNICEF Award: **Volker Schlöndorff for ''Der Unhold'' *CICT-IFTC Award: **''Small Wonders'' by Allan Miller *Pasinetti Award: **Best Film - ''The Portrait of a Lady (film), The Portrait of a Lady'' by Jane Campion **Best Actor - Fabrizio Bentivoglio for ''Pianese Nunzio, 14 anni a maggio'' **Best Actress - Tereza Zajickova for ''Vesna va veloce'' *Pietro Bianchi Award: **Roberto Perpignani **Carlo Lizzani *FEDIC Award: **''Voci nel tempo'' by Franco Piavoli *Little Golden Lion: **Claude Lelouch for ''Hommes, femmes, mode d'emploi'' *Elvira Notari Prize: **Monica Pellizzari for ''Fistful of Flies'' *Sergio Trasatti Award: **

for ''

'' *'CinemAvvenire' Award: **Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature - Jacques Deschamps for ''Still Waters Run Deep (1996 film), Still Waters Run Deep'' **Best First Work - Jacques Deschamps for ''Still Waters Run Deep (1996 film), Still Waters Run Deep'' *Kodak Award: **Ugo Chiti for ''Albergo Roma'' *AIACA Award: **Stefano Gigli for ''Il fratello minore''

References

External links

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