54th Venice International Film Festival

The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.

New Zealand filmmaker Jane Campion was the Jury President of the Main Competition. The opening film was Woody Allen's Deconstructing Harry, while the closing film was a restored version of 1912 silent film Richard III, accompanied live by Vittorio Gassman serving as narrator and Ennio Morricone conducing the Arturo Toscanini Orchestra. Takeshi Kitano's Hana-bi was the Golden Lion winner.

Juries

The following people comprised the 1997 jury:

Main competition

• Jane Campion, New Zealand filmmaker and producer - Jury President
• Ronald Bass, American writer and producer
• Véra Belmont, French producer
• Peter Buchka, German critic
• Nana Jorjadze, Georgian filmmaker and actress
• Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé filmmaker
• Charlotte Rampling, British actress
• Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese filmmaker, producer and actor
• Francesco Rosi, Italian director

Short films competition

• Marco Bellocchio, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
• Olivier Assayas, French filmmaker and film critic
• Clare Peploe, British producer and screenwriter

Official sections

The following films were selected to be screened:

In competition

Out of competition

Midday (mezzogiorno)

Midnight (mezzanotte)

Venetian workshop

Special screenings

Independent sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as in competition for this section:

✅ Consistent with your earlier tables:

Official awards

Main competition

• Golden Lion: Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano
• Grand Special Jury Prize: Ovosodo by Paolo Virzi
• Golden Osella:
• Best Original Screenplay: Nettoyage à sec for Gilles Taurand
• Best Cinematography: Ossos for Emmanuel Machuel
• Best Original Music: Chinese Box for Graeme Revell
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Wesley Snipes for One Night Stand
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Robin Tunney for Niagara, Niagara

Luigi de Laurentis award for a debut film

• To Die for Tano by Roberta Torre

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

• Gérard Depardieu
• Stanley Kubrick
• Alida Valli

Independent awards

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

• The Thief by Pavel Chukhraj

Prize of the International Youth Jury

• The Thief by Pavel Chukhraj

FIPRESCI Prize

• Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr
• Twenty Four Seven by Shane Meadows
• Honorable Mention: Harmony Korine for Gummo

OCIC Award

• The Winter Guest by Alan Rickman
• Honorable Mention:
• Jerzy Stuhr by Love Stories
• Nouri Bouzid by Bent Familia

UNICEF Award

• The Thief by Pavel Chukhraj

UNESCO Award

• La strana storia di Banda Sonora by Francesca Archibugi)

Pasinetti Award

• Best Film: Giro di lune tra terra e mare
• Best Actor: Edoardo Gabbriellini for Ovosodo
• Best Actress: Emma Thompson for The Winter Guest

Pietro Bianco Award

• Bernardo Bertolucci

Isvema Award

• Giro di lune tra terra e mare by Giuseppe M. Gaudino

FEDIC Award

• To Die for Tano by Roberta Torre
• Honorable Mention: Amleto... frammenti by Bruno Bigoni

Little Golden Lion

• Ovosodo by Paolo Virzi

Anicaflash Prize

• Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr

Elvira Notari Prize

• Bent Familia by Nouri Bouzid

Bastone Bianco Award

• Alors voilà by Michel Piccoli

Sergio Trasatti Award

• Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr
• In memoriam Gyöngyössy Imre by Barna Kabay

CinemAvvenire Award

• The Winter Guest by Alan Rickman

Enzo Serafin Award

• Ovosodo by Italo Petriccione

Kodak Award

• To Die for Tano by Roberta Torre

References

External links

• Venice Film Festival 1997 Awards on IMDb