49th Venice Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju |
| Festival date | 1 – 12 September 1992 |
| Website | Website |
The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992.[1][2]
American actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper and Czech filmmaker Jirí Menzel were the Jury Presidents of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion winner was The Story of Qiu Ju directed by Zhang Yimou
Jury
Main Competition
The following people comprised the 1992 jury:[3]
- Dennis Hopper, American actor and filmmaker - Jury President
- Jirí Menzel, Czech filmmaker - Jury President
- Gianni Amelio, Italian filmmaker
- Anne Brochet, French actress
- Neil Jordan, Irish filmmaker and writer
- Hanif Kureishi, English writer
- Ennio Morricone, Italian composer and conductor
- Michael Ritchie, American filmmaker and producer
- Jacques Siclier, French
- Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker and politician
- Sheila Whitaker, English writer
Official Sections
In competition
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]
- Galaxies Are Colliding by John Ryman (United States)
- Oxygen Starvation (Kisneviy golod) by Andrey Donchik (Canada, Ukraine)
- Klamek ji bo Beko by Nizamettin Ariç (Germany, Turkey)
- The Seven Deadly Sins (Les sept péchés capitaux) by Beatriz Flores Silva, Frédéric Fonteyne, Yvan Le Moine, Geneviève Mersch, Pier-Paul Renders, Pasca Zabus, Philippe Blasbard, Olivier Smolders (France, Belgium, Luxemburg)
- Leon the Pig Farmer by Gary Sinyor, Vadim Jean (United Kingdom)
- Naprawde krotki film o milosci, zabijaniu i jeszcze jednym przykazaniu by Rafal Wieczynsky (Poland)
- Sabine by Philippe Faucon (France)
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion: The Story of Qiu Ju by Yimou Zhang
- Grand Special Jury Prize: Morte di un matematico napoletano by Mario Martone
- Silver Lion:
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Jack Lemmon for Glengarry Glen Ross
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Gong Li for The Story of Qiu Ju
Career Golden Lion
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal
Audience Award
- Tango Argentino by Goran Paskaljević
FIPRESCI Prize
- Un coeur en hiver by Claude Sautet
- Leon the Pig Farmer by Vadim Jean
- Die zweite Heimat - Chronik einer Jugend by Edgar Reitz
OCIC Award
- Orlando by Sally Potter
- Honorable Mention:
Pietro Bianchi Award
Elvira Notari Prize
Special Prize on Occasion of the Festival's Jubilee
References
- ^ "VENICE 1992 - THE 49th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "The 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1990s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "9th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 2 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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