The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.
Soviet actor and filmmaker Andrei Smirnov was the Jury President of the main competition.
The Golden Lion winner was A City of Sadness directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
Jury
The following people comprised the 1989 jury:
- Andrei Smirnov, Soviet actor and filmmaker - Jury President
- Néstor Almendros, Spanish cinematographer
- Pupi Avati, Italian filmmaker and producer
- Klaus Maria Brandauer, Austrian actor and director
- Danièle Heymann, French film critic and journalist
- Eleni Karaindrou, Greek composer
- John Landis, American filmmaker
- Mariangela Melato, Italian actress
- David Robinson, English film critic and author
- Xie Jin, Chinese filmmaker
Official Sections
The following films were selected to be screened:
In Competition
Special Events
Venezia Notte
Venezia Risguardi
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
Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft & Geraldine James for She's Been Away
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal
Golden Ciak
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
Pasinetti Award
Pietro Bianchi Award
Little Golden Lion
Elvira Notari Prize
- Olga Narutskaya for Muzh i doch' Tamary Aleksandrovny
Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award
Sergio Trasatti Award
Children and Cinema Award
Kodak-Cinecritica Award
References
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