The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000.
Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman was the Jury President of the main competition.
The Golden Lion was awarded to the Iranian film The Circle, directed by Jafar Panahi. American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood was the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Jury
The following people comprised the 2000 jury: Main Competition Miloš Forman, Czech filmmaker - Jury President Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan writer Giuseppe Bertolucci, Italian director Claude Chabrol, French filmmaker Andreas Kilb, Italian film critic Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress Samira Makhmalbaf, Iranian filmmaker
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature Atom Egoyan, Armenian-Canadian director - Jury President Mimmo Calopresti, Italian director Bill Krohn, American critic Chiara Mastroianni, French actress Peter Mullan, Scottish actor and director
Short Films Competition Georges Bollon, French founder of the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival Giuseppe Piccioni, Italian director Nina Proll, Austrian actress
Official Sections
In Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country Before Night Falls Julian Schnabel United States The Circle دایره Jafar Panahi Iran, Italy, Switzerland Comedy of Innocence Comédie de l'innocence Raoul Ruiz France TeethDenti Gabriele Salvatores Italy Dr. T & the Women Robert Altman United States, Germany Durian Durian 榴槤飄飄 Fruit Chan Hong Kong The Phantom / The GhostO Fantasma João Pedro Rodrigues Portugal Freedom Laisvė Sharunas Bartas Lithuania, France, Portugal The Goddess of 1967 Clara Law Australia Holy Tongue La lingua del santo Carlo Mazzacurati Italy The Isle 섬 Ki-duk Kim South Korea Johnny the Partisan Il partigiano Johnny Guido Chiesa Italy Liam Stephen Frears United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, France The Man Who Cried Sally Potter United Kingdom, France One Hundred Steps I cento passi Marco Tullio Giordana Italy Our Lady of the Assassins La virgen de los sicarios Barbet Schroeder Colombia, Spain, France Platform 站台 Jia Zhangke China To Matthieu Selon Matthieu Xavier Beauvois France Uttara উত্তরা Buddhadev Dasgupta India Word and Utopia Palavra e Utopia Manoel de Oliveira Portugal
Out of Competition The following films were screened out of competition: English title Original title Director(s) Production country Brother ブラザー Takeshi Kitano Japan, France, United States, United Kingdom Calle 54 Fernando Trueba Spain My Voyage to Italy Il mio viaggio in Italia Martin Scorsese Italy, United States Nightcap Merci pour le Chocolat Claude Chabrol France Small Time Crooks Woody Allen United States Space Cowboys Clint Eastwood United States Vengo Tony Gatlif France, Spain, Germany, Japan
Cinema del Presente An official selection of films that stand out for their "attempt at innovation, originality or innovative film style". English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryAdanggaman Roger Gnoan M'BalaIvory Coast, Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Italy, FranceAnimali che attraversano la stradaIsabella SandriItalyClint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsBruce RickerUnited StatesEverybody's Famous!Iedereen Beroemd!Dominique DeruddereBelgiumLast ResortPaweł PawlikowskiUnited KingdomMementoChristopher NolanUnited StatesMoscow MoskvaAlexander ZeldovichRussiaMy GenerationBarbara KoppleUnited StatesLittle OtikOtesánekJan SvankmajerCzech Republic, United KingdomPlacido RizzottoPasquale ScimecaItalyPollock Ed HarrisUnited StatesPossible Worlds Robert LepageCanadaRoman SummerEstate romanaMatteo GarroneItalySamia Philippe FauconFranceSuspicious RiverLynne StopkewichCanadaThe Prime GigGregory MosherUnited StatesThe State I Am InDie Innere SicherheitChristian PetzoldGermanyThe Town Is QuietLa ville est tranquilleRobert GuédiguianFranceThomas in LoveThomas est amoureuxPierre-Paul RendersBelgium, FranceTogether TillsammansLukas MoodyssonSweden, Denmark, ItalyWaiting for the MessiahEsperando al MesíasDaniel BurmanArgentina
Dreams and Visions The following films were selected for the section "Dreams and Visions" ('Sogni e Visioni'): English title Original title Director(s) Production country Burnt Money Plata quemada Marcelo Piñeyro Argentina The Cell Tarsem Singh United States The Princess and the Warrior Der Krieger und die Kaiserin Tom Tykwer Germany Sade Benoît Jacquot France Sud Side Stori Roberta Torre Italy Time and Tide Shun Liu Ni Liu Tsui Hark Hong Kong U-571 Jonathan MostowUnited States, FranceWhat Lies Beneath Robert Zemeckis United States New Territories The following films were selected for the section "New Territories" ('Nuovi Territori'):
English title Original title Director(s) Production country Branca de Neve João César Monteiro Portugal Endgame Conor McPherson United Kingdom Tales of an Island Dastan Hay-e Jazireh Dariush Mehrjui, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Shahabodin Farokh Yar Iran Fare la vita Tonino De Bernardi Italy Happy Days Patricia Rozema Ireland Invocación Héctor Faver Spain MacBeth sangrador Leonardo Henríquez Venezuela Mones com la Becky Joaquím Jordá, Núria Villazán Spain O Rap do Pequeno Príncipe Contra as Almas Sebosas Paulo Caldas, Marcelo Luna Brasil Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story Shelly Dunn Fremont, Vincent Fremont United States The Young and the Dead Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini United States Une Vie de Chiens Michko Netchak France Non-fiction Currency and Blonde Rokuro Mochizuki Japan Die Wahlkämpferin Helmut Grasser Austria Oshima'99 Naoe Gozu Japan
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section: English title Original title Director(s) Production country Merry Christmas Felicidades Lucho Bender Argentina Poetical Refugee La Faute à Voltaire Abdellatif Kechiche France Pictures Deep in One's Eyes Lontano in fondo agli occhi Giuseppe Rocca Italy Nights Noites Cláudia Tomaz Portugal The Day I Became a Woman Roozi ke zan shodam Marzieh Meshkini Iran Scoutman Pain Masato Ishioka Japan You Can Count on Me Kenneth Lonergan United States
Official Awards
Main Competition Golden Lion: The Circle by Jafar Panahi Grand Special Jury Prize: Before Night Falls by Julian Schnabel Silver Lion: Uttara by Buddhadev Dasgupta Golden Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution (screenplay): Claudio Fava, Marco Tullio Giordana and Monica Zapelli for One Hundred Steps Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Javier Bardem for Before Night Falls Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Rose Byrne for The Goddess of 1967 Special Mention Best Short Film: Faouzi Bensaïdi for The Rain Line Special Mention Best Short Film: Sandro Aguilar for Sem Movimento Marcello Mastroianni Award: Megan Burns for Liam
Luigi De Laurentis Award for Debut Feature Poetical Refugee by Abdellatif Kechiche
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement Clint Eastwood
Independent Awards
The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal Our Lady of the Assassin by Barbet Schroeder
FIPRESCI Prize Best First Feature: Thomas in Love by Pierre-Paul Renders Best Feature: The Circle by Jafar Panahi
OCIC Award Liam by Stephen Frears Honorable Mention: Before Night Falls by Julian Schnabel Honorable Mention: The Circle by Jafar Panahi
Netpac Award Platform by Jia Zhangke Special Mention: Seom by Ki-duk Kim
Don Quixote Award Protagonisti, i diritti del '900 by Daniele Segre
UNICEF Award The Circle by Jafar Panahi
UNESCO Award The Day i Became a Woman by Marzieh Meshkini
Pasinetti Award Best Film: I cento passi by Marco Tullio Giordana Best Actor: Antonio Albanese and Fabrizio Bentivoglio for Holy Tongue Best Actress: Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee, Fatemeh Naghavi, Nargess Mamizadeh, Maryiam Palvin Almani, Mojgan Faramarzi, Elham Saboktakin, Monir Arab, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Maryam Shayegan, Khadijeh Moradi, Negar Ghadyani and Solmaz Panahi for The Circle
Pietro Bianchi Award Gillo Pontecorvo
Isvema Award The Day i Became a Woman by Marzieh Meshkini
FEDIC Award Placido Rizzotto by Pasquale Scimeca
Little Golden Lion I cento passi by Marco Tullio Giordana
Cult Network Italia Prize Noites by Cláudia Tomaz
FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award Word and Utopia by Manoel de Oliveira
Future Film Festival Digital Award Time and Tide by Tsui Hark Special Mention: Denti by Gabriele Salvatores
Laterna Magica Prize Thomas in Love by Pierre-Paul Renders
Sergio Trasatti Award The Circle by Jafar Panahi
CinemAvvenire Award Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: Freedom by Šarūnas Bartas Best Film: I cento passi by Marco Tullio Giordana Best First Film: Roozi ke zan shodam by Marzieh Meshkini Cinema for Peace Award: Poetical Refugee by Abdellatif Kechiche
Children and Cinema Award Johnny the Partisan by Guido Chiesa
Rota Soundtrack Award Before Night Falls by Carter Burwell
Special Director's Award The Wrestlers by Buddhadeb Dasgupta
References
External links
Venice Film Festival 2000 Awards on IMDb