24th Venice International Film Festival

The 24th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1963.

Italian journalist Arturo Lanocita was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Hands Over the City directed by Francesco Rosi.

Jury

• Arturo Lanocita, Italian journalist, writer and film critic - Jury President
• Guido Aristarco, Italian film critic
• Piero Gadda Conti, Italian writer and film critic
• Sergei Gerasimov, Soviet filmmaker
• Lewis Jacobs, American director
• Hidemi Kon, Japanese critic
• Claude Mauriac, French writer and journalist

Official Sections

The following films were selected to be screened:

In Competition

In Competition - First Work

Out of Competition

Official Awards

• Golden Lion: Hands Over the City by Francesco Rosi
• Special Jury Prize:
• The Fire Within by Louis Malle
• Introduction to Life by Igor Talankin
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Albert Finney for Tom Jones
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Delphine Seyrig for Muriel
• Best First Work: A Sunday in September by Jörn Donner
• Best Short Film: The War Game by Mai Zetterling

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prize

• El Verdugo by Luis García Berlanga

OCIC Award

• Hud by Martin Ritt

Pasinetti Award

• The Fire Within by Louis Malle
• Parallel Sections: Il terrorista by Gianfranco De Bosio

Lion of San Marco - Grand Prize

• Best Documentary: Mud Covered City by Václav Táborsky

References

External links

• Venice Film Festival 1963 Awards on IMDb