56th Venice International Film Festival
| Opening film | Eyes Wide Shut |
|---|---|
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Not One Less |
| Festival date | 1 – 11 September 1999 |
| Website | Website |
The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999.
Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut was the festival's opening film. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica was the Jury President for the main competition.
The Golden Lion was awarded to Not One Less directed by Zhang Yimou.[1][2]
Juries
The following people comprised the 1999 jury:[3][4]
Main Competition
- Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavian director - Jury President
- Marco Bellocchio, Italian director
- Maggie Cheung, Chinese actress
- Jonathan Coe, British novelist and film critic
- Jean Douchet, French film critic
- Shôzô Ichiyama, Japanese film producer
- Arturo Ripstein, Mexican director
- Cindy Sherman, American photographer
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature
- Claire Denis - French director, Jury President
- Férid Boughedir, Tunisian director
- Kent Jones, American film critic
- Morando Morandini, Italian film critic
- Ferzan Ozpetek, Italian director
Short Films Competition
- Erick Zonca, French director - Jury President
- Hilke Doering, festival curator
- Andrea Occhipinti, Italian actor and producer
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:[4]
In Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appassionate | Tonino De Bernardi | Italy | |
| The Cider House Rules | Lasse Hallström | United States | |
| Crazy in Alabama | Antonio Banderas | ||
| Empty Days | Rien à faire | Marion Vernoux | France |
| Holy Smoke! | Jane Campion | Australia | |
| Jesus' Son | Alison Maclean | Canada, United States | |
| Lies | 거짓말 | Jang Sun-woo | South Korea |
| Mal | Alberto Seixas Santos | Portugal | |
| Night Wind | Le vent de la nuit | Philippe Garrel | France, Italy, Switzerland |
| No Scandal | Pas de scandale | Benoît Jacquot | France |
| Northern Skirts | Nordrand | Barbara Albert | Austria, Germany, Switzerland |
| Not One Less | 一個都不能少 | Zhang Yimou | China |
| A Pornographic Affair | Une liaison pornographique | Frédéric Fonteyne | Belgium, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg |
| Seventeen Years | 過年回家 | Zhang Yuan | China |
| Topsy-Turvy | Mike Leigh | United Kingdom | |
| Until Tomorrow | A domani | Gianni Zanasi | Italy |
| A Week in the Life of a Man | Tydzień z życia mężczyzny | Jerzy Stuhr | Poland |
| The Wind Will Carry Us | باد ما را خواهد برد | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran, France |
Out of Competition
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyes Wide Shut | Stanley Kubrick | United Kingdom | |
| My Voyage to Italy | Il mio viaggio in Italia | Martin Scorsese | Italy |
| Sweet and Lowdown | Woody Allen | United States | |
| Special events | |||
| After the Rain | 雨あがる | Takashi Koizumi | Japan |
| Luchino Visconti | Carlo Lizzani | Italy | |
| A Respectable Man | Un uomo perbene | Maurizio Zaccaro | |
| Típota | Fabrizio Bentivoglio | ||
| Special screenings | |||
| The Venice Project | Robert Dornhelm | United States, Austria | |
Cinema del Presente
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn | Autunno | Nina di Majo | Italy |
| Barren Illusion | 大いなる幻影 | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Beau Travail | Claire Denis | France | |
| Bleeder | Nicolas Winding Refn | Denmark | |
| But Forever in My Mind | Come te nessuno mai | Gabriele Muccino | Italy |
| Boys Don't Cry | Kimberly Peirce | United States | |
| Buddy Boy | Mark Hanlon | ||
| A Civilized People | Civilisées | Randa Chahal Sabag | France |
| Closed Doors | الأبواب المغلقة | Atef Hetata | Egypt |
| Gemini | 双生児 | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| The Idiot Returns | Návrat idiota | Sasa Gedeon | Czech Republic |
| Julien Donkey-Boy | Harmony Korine | United States | |
| Libero Burro | Sergio Castellitto | Italy | |
| Nightfall | Abendland | Fred Kelemen | Germany |
| Ratas, ratones, rateros | Sebastián Cordero | Ecuador | |
| Red Dust | Crvena prasina | Zrinko Ogresta | Croatia |
| Split Wide Open | Dev Benegal | India | |
| The Sweet Sounds of Life | Il dolce rumore della vita | Giuseppe Bertolucci | Italy |
| With or Without You | Michael Winterbottom | United Kingdom | |
Dreams and Visions
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Being John Malkovich | Spike Jonze | United States | |
| Criminal Lovers | Les amants criminels | François Ozon | France |
| Eye of the Beholder | Stephan Elliott | Canada | |
| Fight Club | David Fincher | United States | |
| Guardami | Davide Ferrario | Italy | |
| Hakuchi | 白痴 | Macoto Tezuka | Japan |
| Luna Papa | Лунный папа | Bakhtyar Khudojnazarov | Tayikistan |
| Music of the Heart | Wes Craven | United States | |
| October Sky | Joe Johnston | ||
New Territories
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adwa | አድዋ | Haile Gerima | Ethiopia |
| The Bird Who Stops in the Air | 년 새는 폐곡선을 그린다 | Soo-il Jeon | South Korea |
| Bye Bye Africa | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | Chad | |
| Cold Lands | Les terres froides | Sébastien Lifshitz | France |
| The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama | Peter Greenaway | United Kingdom | |
| Diva Dolorosa | Peter Delpeut | Netherlands | |
| Italian Conversation | Conversazione italiana | Alberto Arbasino, Fiorella Infascelli | Italy |
| The Love of Three Oranges | 3 ju zhi lian | Hung Hung | Taiwan |
| Nasty Neighbours | Debbie Isitt | United Kingdom | |
| Non con un bang | Mariano Lamberti | Italy | |
| The Protagonists | Luca Guadagnino | Italy | |
| Public Enemy | Jens Meurer | France | |
| Ray | Goutam Ghose | India | |
| São Jerônimo | Júlio Bressane | Brasil | |
| La voleuse de Saint-Lubin | Claire Devers | France | |
| Wisconsin Death Trip | James Trip | United Kingdom | |
| Non-fiction | |||
| Il denaro non esiste | Ermanno Olmi | Italy | |
| Zion, Auto-Emancipation | Amos Gitai | Israel | |
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Texas Funeral | William Blake Herron | United States | |
| Franck Spadone | Richard Bean | France | |
| Getting to Know You | Lisanne Skyler | United States | |
| Shadows in the Dark | Karvaan | Pankaj Butalia | India, France |
| Crane World | Mundo grúa | Pablo Trapero | Argentina |
| This Is the Garden | Questo è il giardino | Giovanni Maderna | Italy |
| Millennium Traveler | 千年旅人 | Hitonari Tsuji | Japan |
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion: Not One Less by Zhang Yimou
- Grand Special Jury Prize: The Wind Will Carry Us by Abbas Kiarostami
- Silver Lion: Seventeen Years by Zhang Yuan
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jim Broadbent for Topsy-Turvy
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Nathalie Baye for Une liaison pornographique
- Special Mention: Se-tong by Heng Tang
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Nina Proll for Nordrand
Luigi De Laurentis Award
- Questo è il giardino by Giovanni Maderna
- Special Mention: Bye Bye Africa by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal
FIPRESCI Prize
- Competition: The Wind Will Carry Us for Abbas Kiarostami
- Parallel Sections: Being John Malkovich for Spike Jonze
OCIC Award
- Jesus' Son by Alison Maclean
- Special Award: A Week in the Life of a Man by Jerzy Stuhr
- Special Award: Seventeen Years by Zhang Yuan
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
- Zion, Auto-Emancipation by Amos Gitai
- Civilisées by Randa Chahal Sabag
Pasinetti Award
- Best Film: Maurizio Zaccaro by Un uomo perbene
- Best Actor: Sergi López i Ayats for Une liaison pornographique
- Best Actress: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi for Empty Days
- Special Mention: Guo nian hui jia (Zhang Yuan)
Pietro Bianchi Award
Isvema Award
- Questo è il giardino by Giovanni Maderna
FEDIC Award
- The Sweet Sounds of Life by Giuseppe Bertolucci
- Special Award: Carlo Croccolo for The Protagonists
- Special Mention: The Protagonists by Luca Guadagnino
- Special Mention: Típota by Fabrizio Bentivoglio
- Special Mention: Enzo, domani a Palermo! by Daniele Ciprì and Franco Maresco
Little Golden Lion
Anicaflash Prize
Elvira Notari Prize
- Kate Winslet and Jane Campion for Holy Smoke!
Cult Network Italia Prize
FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
Future Film Festival Digital Award
- Hakuchi: The Innocent by Macoto Tezuka
- Special Mention: Being John Malkovich by Spike Jonze
Laterna Magica Prize
Sergio Trasatti Award
CinemAvvenire Award
- Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: After the Rain by Takashi Koizumi
- Best Film: Bad ma ra khahad bord by Abbas Kiarostami
- Best First Film: Bye Bye Africa by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
- Cinema for Peace Award: Closed Door by Atef Hetata
Children and Cinema Award
- Guo nian hui jia by Zhang Yuan
- Special Mention: Ritratti: Mario Rigoni Stern by Carlo Mazzacurati
Rota Soundtrack Award
Special Director's Award
References
- ^ "VENICE – 1999 – A GONDOLA IN TIME". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ a b "56. Mostra Internazionale del Cinema". labiennale.org. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "14th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 4 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.