The 24th annual
Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1963.
Jury
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Arturo Lanocita (Italy) (head of jury)
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Sergei Gerasimov (Soviet Union)
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Lewis Jacobs (USA)
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Hidemi Kon (Japan)
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Claude Mauriac (France)
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Guido Aristarco (Italy)
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Piero Gadda Conti (Italy)
Films in competition
Awards
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Golden Lion:
**''
Hands Over the City'' (
Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi (; 15 November 1922 – 10 January 2015) was an Italian film director. His film '' The Mattei Affair'' won the Palme d'Or at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Rosi's films, especially those of the 1960s and 1970s, often appeared to ha ...
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Special Jury Prize:
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The Fire Within
''The Fire Within'' (french: Le Feu follet , meaning "The Manic Fire" or "Will-o'-the-Wisp") is a 1963 drama film written and directed by Louis Malle, based on the 1931 novel ''Will O' the Wisp'' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, which itself was in ...
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Louis Malle
Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down," Malle's filmogr ...
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**''
Introduction to Life'' (
Igor Talankin
Igor Vasilyevich Talankin (russian: И́горь Васи́льевич Тала́нкин) (3 October 1927 – 24 July 2010) was a Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Splendid Days'' (1960, co-directed with Georgiy Dane ...
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Volpi Cup
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
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** Best Actor -
Albert Finney (''
Tom Jones'')
** Best Actress -
Delphine Seyrig
Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (; 10 April 1932 – 15 October 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She came to prominence in Alain Resnais's 1961 film ''Last Year at Marienbad'', and later acted in films by Francois ...
(''
Muriel'')
*Best First Work
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A Sunday in September'' (
Jörn Donner
Jörn Johan Donner (5 February 1933 – 30 January 2020) was a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive.
Biography
Born into the Donner family of German descent, Jörn Donner was the son of ...
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*Best Short Film
**''The War Game'' (
Mai Zetterling
Mai Elisabeth Zetterling (; 24 May 1925 – 17 March 1994) was a Swedish film director, novelist and actor.
Early life
Zetterling was born in Västerås, Sweden to a working class family. She started her career as an actor at the age of 17 at D ...
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*FIPRESCI Prize
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Not on Your Life'' (
Luis García Berlanga)
*OCIC Award
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Hud
Hud or HUD may refer to:
Entertainment
* ''Hud'' (1963 film), a 1963 film starring Paul Newman
* ''Hud'' (1986 film), a 1986 Norwegian film
* ''HUD'' (TV program), or ''Heads Up Daily'', a Canadian e-sports television program
Places
* Hud, Fa ...
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Martin Ritt
Martin Ritt (March 2, 1914 – December 8, 1990) was an American director and actor who worked in both film and theater, noted for his socially conscious films.
Some of the films he directed include '' The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958), '' The Black ...
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*Pasinetti Award
**''
The Fire Within
''The Fire Within'' (french: Le Feu follet , meaning "The Manic Fire" or "Will-o'-the-Wisp") is a 1963 drama film written and directed by Louis Malle, based on the 1931 novel ''Will O' the Wisp'' by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle, which itself was in ...
'' (
Louis Malle
Louis Marie Malle (; 30 October 1932 – 23 November 1995) was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down," Malle's filmogr ...
)
**Parallel Sections - ''
Il terrorista'' (Gianfranco De Bosio)
*Lion of San Marco - Grand Prize
**Best Documentary - ''Mud Covered City'' (Václav Táborsky)
References
External links
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Venice Film Festival 1963 Awardson IMDb
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