5th Venice International Film Festival
| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 10 August – 3 September 1937 |
| Website | Website |
The 5th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 August and 3 September 1937. The new Palazzo del Cinema building was completed for this year's festival. It has been used as the venue since, excluding the years 1940 to 1948.[1][2]
Jury
[edit]- Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, Italian - Jury President[3]
- Luigi Chiarini, Italian
- Sandro De Feo, Italian
- Luigi Freddi, Italian
- Mario Gromo, Italian
- René Jeanne, Italian
- Neville Kearney, British
- Oswald Lehnich, German
- Karl Meltzer, German
- Georges Lourau, French
- Ryszard Ordynski, Polish
- Esodo Pratelli, Italian
- Louis Villani, Hungarian
In-Competition films
[edit]- A Star Is Born by William A. Wellman
- Der Herrscher by Veit Harlan
- Elephant Boy by Robert J. Flaherty
- Kid Galahad by Michael Curtiz
- La grande illusion by Jean Renoir
- Les perles de la couronne by Christian-Jaque, Sacha Guitry
- Marked Woman by Lloyd Bacon
- Scipione l'africano by Carmine Gallone
- Shall We Dance by Mark Sandrich
- Theodora Goes Wild by Ryszard Bolesławski
- Victoria the Great by Herbert Wilcox
- Winterset by Alfred Santell
- Un carnet de bal by Julien Duvivier
Awards
[edit]- Best Foreign Film: Un carnet de bal by Julien Duvivier
- Best Italian Film: Scipione l'africano by Carmine Gallone
- Volpi Cup:
- Best Actor: Emil Jannings for Der Herrscher
- Best Actress: Bette Davis for Kid Galahad and Marked Woman
- Special Recommendation:
- Honorable Mention:
- Best Director: Elephant Boy by Robert J. Flaherty, Zoltán Korda
- Best Screenplay: Les perles de la couronne by Sacha Guitry, Christian-Jaque
- Best Cinematography: Winterset by J. Peverell Marley
References
[edit]- ^ "Venice Film Festival: The 30s". labiennale.org. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
- ^ "The 1930s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1930s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.