22nd Venice International Film Festival

The 22nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 3 September 1961.

Italian film critic Filippo Sacchi was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Last Year at Marienbad directed by Alain Resnais.

Jury

• Filippo Sacchi, Italian journalist and film critic - Jury President
• Lev Arnshtam, Soviet filmmaker
• Giulio Cesare Castello, Italian film critic
• Jean de Baroncelli, French film critic
• John Hubley, American filmmaker
• Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Italian journalist
• Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Argentinian filmmaker

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:

Main Competition

Out of Competition

Informativa

Official Awards

• Golden Lion: Last Year at Marienbad by Alain Resnais
• Special Jury Prize: Peace to Him Who Enters by Aleksandr Alov
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Toshiro Mifune for Yojimbo
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Suzanne Flon for Thou Shalt Not Kill
• Best First Work: Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

• Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta

San Giorgio Prize

• Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta

FIPRESCI Prize

• The Brigand by Renato Castellani

OCIC Award

• Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi

Pasinetti Award

• Peace to Him Who Enters by Aleksandr Alov
• Parallel Sections: Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi

Italian Cinema Clubs Award

• Banditi a Orgosolo by Vittorio De Seta

Award of the City of Imola

• Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi

Award of the City of Venice

• Léon Morin, Priest by Jean-Pierre Melville

References

External links

• Venice Film Festival 1961 Awards on IMDb