The 36th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 5 September 1979.
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 24 August – 5 September 1979 |
| Website | Website |
There was no jury because from 1969 to 1979 the festival was not competitive.[1][2][3][4]
Official Selections edit
- 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 edit
FIPRESCI Prize edit
- 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 edit
- Best Film:
- Best Actor: Yevgeny Leonov for Autumn Marathon
- Best Actress: Nobuko Otowa for The Strangling
Pietro Bianchi Award edit
References edit
- ^ "Venice Biennale: the Venice Film Festival-History and facts of the world's oldest Film Festival". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "The 1970′s". Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Juries for the 1970′s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ "Venice Film Fete in Quest of Glamour". The New York Times. August 28, 1979. Retrieved 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