54th Venice International Film Festival

The following people comprised the 1997 jury: Main competition • Jane Campion, New Zealand filmmaker and producer - Jury President • Ronald Bass, American writer and producer • Véra Belmont, French producer • Peter Buchka, German critic • Nana Jorjadze, Georgian filmmaker and actress • Idrissa Ouedraogo, Burkinabé filmmaker • Charlotte Rampling, British actress • Shinya Tsukamoto, Japanese filmmaker, producer and actor • Francesco Rosi, Italian director Short films competition • Marco Bellocchio, Italian filmmaker - Jury President • Olivier Assayas, French filmmaker and film critic • Clare Peploe, British producer and screenwriter ==Official sections==

The following films were selected to be screened: In competition Out of competition Midday (mezzogiorno) Midnight (mezzanotte) Venetian workshop Special screenings ==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 • Golden Lion: Hana-bi by Takeshi Kitano • Grand Special Jury Prize: Ovosodo by Paolo Virzi • Golden Osella: • Best Original Screenplay: Nettoyage à sec for Gilles Taurand • Best Cinematography: Ossos for Emmanuel Machuel • Best Original Music: Chinese Box for Graeme Revell • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Wesley Snipes for One Night Stand • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Robin Tunney for Niagara, Niagara Luigi de Laurentis award for a debut film • To Die for Tano by Roberta Torre === Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement === • Gérard Depardieu • Stanley Kubrick • Alida Valli == Independent awards ==

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal • The Thief by Pavel Chukhraj Prize of the International Youth Jury • The Thief by Pavel Chukhraj FIPRESCI Prize • Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr • Twenty Four Seven by Shane Meadows • Honorable Mention: Harmony Korine for Gummo OCIC Award • The Winter Guest by Alan Rickman • Honorable Mention: • Jerzy Stuhr by Love Stories • Nouri Bouzid by Bent Familia UNICEF Award • The Thief by Pavel Chukhraj UNESCO Award • La strana storia di Banda Sonora by Francesca Archibugi) Pasinetti Award • Best Film: Giro di lune tra terra e mare • Best Actor: Edoardo Gabbriellini for Ovosodo • Best Actress: Emma Thompson for The Winter Guest Pietro Bianco Award • Bernardo Bertolucci Isvema Award • Giro di lune tra terra e mare by Giuseppe M. Gaudino FEDIC Award • To Die for Tano by Roberta Torre • Honorable Mention: Amleto... frammenti by Bruno Bigoni Little Golden Lion • Ovosodo by Paolo Virzi Anicaflash Prize • Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr Elvira Notari Prize • Bent Familia by Nouri Bouzid Bastone Bianco Award • Alors voilà by Michel Piccoli Sergio Trasatti Award • Love Stories by Jerzy Stuhr • In memoriam Gyöngyössy Imre by Barna Kabay CinemAvvenire Award • The Winter Guest by Alan Rickman Enzo Serafin Award • Ovosodo by Italo Petriccione Kodak Award • To Die for Tano by Roberta Torre ==References==