Venice International Film Festival 1996
The 53rd Venice International Film Festival took place from August 28 to September 7, 1996.
jury
The following jury was appointed for the festival's feature film competition:
Roman Polanski | President of the jury, Polish-French director |
Paul Auster | American writer |
Souleymane Cissé | Director from Mali |
Mrinal Sen | Indian film director |
Callisto Cosulich | |
Anjelica Huston | american actress |
Miriam Mifai | |
Antonio Skármeta | Chilean writer |
Hülya Uçansu |
Films in competition
The following films took part in the festival competition:
Award winners
price | Movie | Award winners |
---|---|---|
Golden Lion (best film) | Michael Collins | Neil Jordan |
Special prize from the jury | Duck dello Spettacolo | For the restoration of Vittorio De Sicas La porta del cielo |
Coppa Volpi (best actor) |
Michael Collins |
Liam Neeson |
Coppa Volpi (best actress) | Ponette | Victoire Thivisol |
Coppa Volpi (best supporting actor) |
The funeral |
Chris Penn |
Leone Speciale for her life's work | Robert Altman , Vittorio Gassman , Dustin Hoffman , Michèle Morgan |