7th Venice International Film Festival (1946)
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| Location | Venice, Italy |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 31 August – 15 September 1946 |
| Website | Website |
The 7th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 15 September 1946. It is the first edition after the suspension, from 1943 to 1945, for the Second World War. This edition is regarded as a second foundation of Venice Film Festival. The prizes for the Best actor and other official prizes were not awarded: The prize for the Best film has lost the name of Mussolini Cup and above were unified into a single premium of the two (Best Foreign Film and Best Italian Film). This edition marks the return of the films of the United States that were absent since 1939.[1]
Jury
[edit]International Commission of journalists
[edit]- Francesco Pasinetti[2]
- Umberto Barbaro
- Gino Visentini
- Francesco Callari
- Vinicio Marinucci
- Nikolaj Goršov
- Pierre Michaut
In Competition
[edit]| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Sylvie et le Fantôme | Claude Autant-Lara | France |
| — | L'Homme au chapeau rond | Pierre Billon | France |
| Panic | Panique | Julien Duvivier | France |
| Children of Paradise | Les Enfants du paradis | Marcel Carné | France |
| — | L'Épouvantail (short film) | Paul Grimault | France |
| — | Le Voleur de paratonnerres (short film) | Paul Grimault | France |
| The Sun Still Rises | Il sole sorge ancora | Aldo Vergano | Italy |
| — | Eugenia Grandet | Mario Soldati | Italy |
| — | Montecassino | Arturo Gemmiti | Italy |
| — | Pian delle stelle | Giorgio Ferroni | Italy |
| — | Paisà | Roberto Rossellini | Italy |
| — | Bambini in città (short film) | Luigi Comencini | Italy |
| — | Il cantico dei marmi (short film) | Giovanni Rossi, Piero Benedetti | Italy |
| The Southerner | Jean Renoir | USA | |
Awards
[edit]- Best Feature Film
- Volpi Cup
- Best Actor - Not awarded.
- Best Actress - Not awarded.
References
[edit]- ^ "The 1940s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1940s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Golden Lion for Best Film". Retrieved October 7, 2013.