9th Venice International Film Festival

The 9th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 4 September 1948.

Italian filmmaker Luigi Chiarini was the Jury President for the International Competition. The Grand International Prize of Venice was awarded to Hamlet by Laurence Olivier.

Jury

• Luigi Chiarini, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
• Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic and author
• Alberto Consiglio
• Mario Gromo, Italian writer and film critic
• Arturo Lanocita
• Vinicio Marinucci
• Mario Melloni
• Andrew Félix Morlión
• Giorgio Prosperi, Italian screenwriter

Official Sections

International Competition

Official Awards

International Competition

• Grand International Prize of Venice: Hamlet by Laurence Olivier
• Best Italian Film: Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani
• Silver Lion for Best Direction: Georg Wilhelm Pabst for The Trial
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Ernst Deutsch for The Trial
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Jean Simmons for Hamlet
• Best Original Screenplay: Graham Greene for The Fallen Idol
• Best Cinematography: Desmond Dickinson for Hamlet
• Best Original Music: Max Steiner for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
• Outstanding Technical Contribution: John Bryan for Oliver Twist

Independent Awards

International Award

• Louisiana Story for Robert J. Flaherty
• The Fugitive for John Ford
• La Terra Trema for Luchino Visconti

ANICA Cup

• Under the Sun of Rome by Renato Castellani

Cinecittà Cup

• Duel in the Sun for David O. Selznick

ENIC Cup

• Difficult Years for Luigi Zampa

References

External links

• Venice Film Festival 1948 Awards on IMDb