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.
Juries
The following people comprised the 1999 jury:
Main Competition
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature
Short Films Competition
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:
In Competition
Out of Competition
Cinema del Presente
Dreams and Visions
New Territories
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:
Official Awards
Main Competition
Luigi De Laurentis Award
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's gold medal
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
Pasinetti Award
Pietro Bianchi Award
Isvema Award
FEDIC Award
Little Golden Lion
Anicaflash Prize
Elvira Notari Prize
Cult Network Italia Prize
FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
Future Film Festival Digital Award
Laterna Magica Prize
Sergio Trasatti Award
CinemAvvenire Award
Children and Cinema Award
Rota Soundtrack Award
Special Director's Award
References
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