The 4th annual Venice Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 and 31 August 1936. This year saw an international jury nominated for the first time.

Jury

* Giuseppe Volpi, Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (president) (Italy) * Neville Kearney (UK) * Oswald Lehnich (Germany) * Karl Meltzer (Germany) * Ryszard Ordynski (Poland) * Louis Villani (Hungary) * Émile Vuillermoz (France) * Luigi Freddi (Italy) * Mario Gromo (Italy) * Antonio Maraini (Italy) * Giacomo Paolucci de Calboli Barone (Italy) * Filippo Sacchi (Italy) * Ottavio Croze (Italy)

In-Competition films

* ''Carnival in Flanders (film), La Kermesse héroïque'' by Jacques Feyder * ''Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' by Luis Trenker * ''The Ghost Goes West'' by René Clair * ''The Great Ziegfeld'' by Robert Z. Leonard * ''Lo squadrone bianco'' by Augusto Genina * ''Mayerling (1936 film), Mayerling'' by Anatole Litvak * ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' by Frank Capra * ''Show Boat (1936 film), Show Boat'' by James Whale * ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' by William Dieterle * ''Veille d'armes'' by Marcel L'Herbier

Awards

* Best Foreign Film: ''Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' by Luis Trenker * Best Italian Film: ''Lo squadrone bianco'' by Augusto Genina * Volpi Cup: ** Best Actor: Paul Muni for ''The Story of Louis Pasteur'' ** Best Actress: Annabella (actress), Annabella for ''Veille d'armes'' * Special Recommendation: ** ''Ave Maria (1936 film), Ave Maria'' by Johannes Riemann ** ''Children's Corner (film), Children's Corner'' by Marcel L'Herbier, Emile Vuillermoz ** ''Mary of Scotland (film), Mary of Scotland'' by John Ford ** ''Marysa'' by Josef Rovenský ** ''Metropolitan Nocturne'' by Leigh Jason ** ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' by Frank Capra ** ''Opernring'' by Carmine Gallone ** ''Polesie (film), Polesie'' by Maksymilian Emmer, Jerzy Maliniak ** ''Pompei (film), Pompei'' by Giorgio Ferroni ** ''Scrooge (1935 film), Scrooge'' by Henry Edwards (actor), Henry Edwards ** ''The Mine (1936 film), The Mine'' by J. B. Holmes (director), J. B. Holmes ** ''The Robber Symphony'' by Friedrich Feher ** ''The Traitor (1936 German film), Verräter'' by Karl Ritter (director), Karl Ritter * Animated Film: ''Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935 film), Who Killed Cock Robin?'' by Walt Disney * Color Film: ''The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936 film), The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' by Henry Hathaway * Best Director: ''Carnival in Flanders (film), La Kermesse héroïque'' by Jacques Feyder * Best Cinematography: ''Tudor Rose (film), Tudor Rose'' by Mutz Greenbaum

References

External links

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Venice Film Festival 1936 Awards
on IMDb {{Venice Film Festival 1936 in Italy, V Venice Film Festival 1936 film festivals 1930s in Venice, Film August 1936 events