36th Venice International Film Festival explained

The 36th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 5 September 1979.

There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Official Selections

• Le passe-montagne by Jean-François Stévenin (France)
• La nouba des femmes du mont Chenoua by Assia Djebar (Algeria)
• Autumn Marathon by Georgiy Daneliya (Soviet Union)
• The Strangling by Kaneto Shindô (Japan)
• Saint Jack by Peter Bogdanovich (France)

Independent Awards

FIPRESCI Prize

• Le passe-montagne by Jean-François Stévenin
• La nouba des femmes du mont Chenoua by Assia Djebar
  • Honorable Mention: Le vieil Anaï by Jean Rouch

Pasinetti Award

• Best Film:
  • Autumn Marathon by Georgiy Daneliya
  • Saint Jack by Peter Bogdanovich
• Best Actor: Yevgeny Leonov for Autumn Marathon
• Best Actress: Nobuko Otowa for The Strangling

Pietro Bianchi Award

• Cesare Zavattini

External links

• • Venice Film Festival 1979 Awards on IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Venice Biennale: the Venice Film Festival-History and facts of the world's oldest Film Festival. October 7, 2013.
2. Web site: The 1970′s. October 8, 2013.
3. Web site: Juries for the 1970′s. October 7, 2013.
4. News: August 28, 1979. Venice Film Fete in Quest of Glamour. The New York Times. April 24, 2020. Carlo Lizzani, leftist director and the festival's new president, has not so far managed to restore the “Golden Lion” awards presented at Venice until 1968.