The 58th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 29 August to 8 September 2001.
The opening night film was Dust by Milcho Manchevski. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was the Jury President of the main competition. Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding was the Golden Lion winner.
Jury
The following people comprised the 2001 jury:
Main Competition
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature
Cinema of the Present (Cinema del presente)
Short Films Competition
- Francesca Comencini, Italian director
- Jacques Kermabon, French film critic
- Mario Micaelo, Portuguese founder of the Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival
Official Section
The following films were selected to be screened:
In Competition
Out of Competition
Cinema of the Present (Cinema del presente)
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 for Debut Feature
Independent Awards
Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year
- Seafood by Zhu Wen
- Special Jury Award: Le Souffle by Damien Odoul
FIPRESCI Prize
OCIC Award
Netpac Award
Don Quixote Award
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
Pasinetti Award
Italian Cinema Clubs Awards
Pietro Bianchi Award
Isvema Award
FEDIC Award
Wella 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
Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
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