59th Venice International Film Festival
Italian film festival in 2002
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The 59th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2002, at Venice Lido in Italy.[1]
Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Frida |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Johan Padan and the Discovery of the Americas |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Magdalene Sisters |
| Artistic director | Moritz de Hadeln |
| Festival date | 29 August–8 September 2002 |
| Website | Website |
Chinese actress Gong Li was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to The Magdalene Sisters by Peter Mullan.[2][3]
Jury
The following people comprised the 2001 jury:[4]
Main Competition
- Gong Li, Chinese actress - Jury President[5]
- Jacques Audiard, French filmmaker
- Ulrich Felsberg, German film producer
- László Kovács, Hungarian cinematographer
- Francesca Neri, Italian actress
- Yeşim Ustaoğlu, Turkish filmmaker
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Feature
- Katinka Faragó, Swedish film producer - Jury President
- Reinhard Hauff, German filmmaker
- Derek Malcolm, English film critic
- Paolo Virzì, Italian filmmaker
- Eva Zaoralova, Czech film critic
Controcorrente
- Ghassan Abdul Khalek, Lebanese film critic - Jury President
- Catherine Breillat, French filmmaker
- Peggy Chiao, Taiwanese filmmaker
- Klaus Eder, German film critic
- Enrico Ghezzi, Italian film critic
Official Sections
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:[4]
Out of Competition
The following films were screened out of competition:[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Between Strangers | Edoardo Ponti | Canada, Italy | |
| Blood Work | Clint Eastwood | United States | |
| The Dancer Upstairs | Pasos de baile | John Malkovich | Spain, United States |
| K-19: The Widowmaker | Kathryn Bigelow | United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, United States | |
| The Magic Box | La boîte magique | Ridha Behi | France, Tunisia |
| My Name Is Tanino | Paolo Virzì | Italy, Canada | |
| Naqoyqatsi | Godfrey Reggio | United States | |
| Ripley's Game | Liliana Cavani | Italy, United Kingdom, United States | |
| Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | Mike Figgis, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jiří Menzel, István Szabó, Claire Denis, Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Radford and Jean-Luc Godard | United Kingdom, Germany, France | |
| Venetian Rascal Goes to America | Johan Padan a la descoverta de le Americhe | Giulio Cingoli | Italy, France |
Controcorrente
The following feature films were screened in the Controcorrente (lit. 'against the current', nonconformist) section:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Night | Vendredi soir | Claire Denis | France |
| Full Frontal | Steven Soderbergh | United States | |
| Ken Park | Larry Clark and Edward Lachman | United States | |
| Lilya 4-ever | Lukas Moodysson | Sweden | |
| Lilly's Story | Roviros Manthoulis | Greece | |
| The Missing Gun | Xun qiang | Lu Chuan | China |
| Music for Weddings and Funerals | Musikk for bryllup og begravelser | Unni Straume | Norway, Sweden |
| Nuomos sutartis | Kristijonas Vildziunas | Lithuania | |
| Poniente | Chus Gutiérrez | Spain | |
| Public Toilet | 人民公廁 | Fruit Chan | South Korea, Hong Kong, Japan |
| Shadow Kill | Nizhalkuthu | Adoor Gopalakrishnan | India |
| Rosa La China | Valeria Sarmiento | Cuba | |
| A Snake of June | 六月の蛇 | Shinya Tsukamoto | Japan |
| Soul Mate | L'anima gemella | Sergio Rubini | Italy |
| Springtime in a Small Town | Xiao cheng zhi chun | Tian Zhuangzhuang | China |
| Untouched by the West | Un homme sans l'Occident | Raymond Depardon | France |
| The Virgin of Lust | La virgen de la lujuria | Arturo Ripstein | Mexico |
| Women's Prison | زندان زنان | Manijeh Hekmat | Iran |
New Territories
The following feature films were screened in the New Territories (Italian: Nuovi Territori) section:[7]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiki | Daisuke Tengan | Japan | |
| Black Tape: A Tehran Diary | Fariborz Kamkari | Iran | |
| Blessed | Rachel Douglas | New Zealand | |
| Goldfish game | Jan Lauwers | Belgium | |
| The Judge | Sudijata | Zaneta Vangeli | Macedonia |
| K | Shoja Azari | Iran | |
| Kuang wu you yu | Lin Tay-jou | Taiwan | |
| Her | Lei | Tonino De Bernardi | Italy |
| London Orbital | Christopher Petit, Iain Sinclair | United Kingdom | |
| Luparella | Giuseppe Bertolucci | Italy | |
| Open My Heart | Aprimi il cuore | Giada Colagrande | Italy |
| The Red Flag Flies | Hongqi piao | Hongxiang Zhou | China |
| The River | Река | Aleksei Balabanov | Russia |
| Sky. Plane. Girl | Небо. Самолёт. Девушка | Vera Storozheva | Russia |
| Stones in the Sky | Rocha que Voa | Eryk Rocha | Brazil |
| Vecchie | Daniele Segre | Italy | |
Independent Sections
Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[8]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Friends | Due Amici | Spiro Scimone, Francesco Sframeli | Italy |
| The Exam | Emtehan | Nasser Refaie | Iran |
| The Kite | Zmej | Aleksej Muradov | Russia |
| Roger Dodger | Dylan Kidd | United States | |
| Somewhere Over the Dreamland | Meng huan bu luo | Cheng Wen-tang | Taiwan |
| Step by Step | Un honnête commerçant | Philippe Blasband | Belgium |
| Woman of Water | Mizu no onna | Hidenori Sugimori | Japan |
Official Awards
Main Competition
- Golden Lion: The Magdalene Sisters by Peter Mullan
- Grand Special Jury Prize: House of Fools by Andrei Konchalovsky
- Silver Lion for Best Direction: Oasis by Lee Chang-dong
- Award for Outstanding Individual Contribution: Edward Lachman for Far from Heaven (cinematography)
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Stefano Accorsi for A Journey Called Love
- Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Julianne Moore for Far from Heaven
- Marcello Mastroianni Award: Moon So-ri for Oasis
Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Short Films Competition (Corto Cortissimo)
- Silver Lion for Best Short Film: Clown by Irina Efteeva
- Special Mention Best Short Film: Per Carleson for Tempo
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for Debut Feature
- Two Friends by Francesco Sframeli and Spiro Scimone
- Roger Dodger by Dylan Kidd
Independent Awards
San Marco Prize
- Tian Zhuangzhuang for Springtime in a Small Town
- Special Jury Award: Shinya Tsukamoto for A Snake of June
- Special Mention: Arturo Ripstein for The Virgin of Lust
- Special Mention: Fruit Chan for Public Toilet
Audience Award
- Best Film:The Man on the Train by Patrice Leconte
- Best Actor: Jean Rochefort for The Man on the Train
- Best Actress: Julianne Moore for Far from Heaven
Prix UIP Venice (European Short Film)
- Zsofia Péterffy for Kalózok szeretöje
FIPRESCI Prize
- Competition: Oasis by Lee Chang-dong
- Parallel Sections: Roger Dodger by Dylan Kidd
- Best Short Film: 11'09"01 September 11 by Ken Loach's section
SIGNIS Award
- Oasis by Lee Chang-dong
- Honorable Mention: Far from Heaven by Todd Haynes
- Honorable Mention: The Tracker by Rolf de Heer
Don Quixote Award
UNICEF Award
UNESCO Award
Pasinetti Award
- Best Film: Velocità massima by Daniele Vicari
- Special Mention: Velocità massima by Valerio Mastandrea
Pietro Bianchi Award
Isvema Award
- Due amici by Francesco Sframeli and Spiro Scimone
FEDIC Award
Little Golden Lion
Wella Prize
Future Film Festival Digital Award
- Blood Work by Clint Eastwood
- Special Mention: My Name Is Tanino by Paolo Virzì
Laterna Magica Prize
Sergio Trasatti Award
Rota Soundtrack Award
Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award
Kinematrix Film Award
- Feature Films: Goldfish Game by Jan Lauwers
- Other Formats: A Snake of June by Shinya Tsukamoto
- Special Director's Award: Oasis by Lee Chang-dong