59th Venice International Film Festival

The 59th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 29 August to 8 September 2002.[1]

59th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
Festival date29 August–8 September 2002
WebsiteWebsite

The Golden Lion was awarded to The Magdalene Sisters directed by Peter Mullan.[2][3]

Jury

Main Competition

The following people comprised the 2002 jury:[4]

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were nominated to compete for the Golden Lion of the 59th edition of the festival:[5]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Almost PeacefulUn monde presque paisibleMichel DevilleFrance
Bear's KissSergei BodrovGermany, Sweden, Russia, Spain, France, Italy
The Best of Times美麗時光Chang Tso-chiTaiwan
Dirty Pretty ThingsStephen FrearsUnited Kingdom
DollsドールズTakeshi KitanoJapan
Far from HeavenTodd HaynesUnited States
FridaJulie Taymor
Führer ExWinfried Bonengel[6]Germany, Italy
House of FoolsДом дураковAndrei KonchalovskyRussia
A Journey Called LoveUn viaggio chiamato amoreMichele PlacidoItaly
Julie Walking HomeAgnieszka HollandCanada, Germany, Poland
The Magdalene SistersPeter MullanUnited Kingdom, Ireland
The Man on the TrainL'Homme du trainPatrice LeconteFrance
Maximum Velocity (V-Max)Velocità massimaDaniele VicariItaly
My VoiceNha falaFlora GomesCape Verde, Portugal, France, Luxembourg
NakedNacktDoris DörrieGermany
Nearest to HeavenAu plus près du paradisTonie MarshallFrance, Spain, Canada
Oasis오아시스Lee Chang-dongSouth Korea
The Power of the PastLa forza del passatoPiergiorgio GayItaly
Road to PerditionSam MendesUnited States
The TrackerRolf de HeerAustralia
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.

Out of Competition

The following films were screened as Out of Competition:[7]

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Between StrangersEdoardo PontiCanada, Italy
Blood WorkClint EastwoodUnited States
La boîte magique Ridha Behi France, Tunisia
The Dancer UpstairsPasos de baile (festival title)John MalkovichSpain, United States
Venetian Rascal Goes to AmericaJohan Padan a la descoverta de le AmericheGiulio CingoliItaly, France
K-19: The WidowmakerKathryn BigelowUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, United States
My Name Is TaninoPaolo VirzìItaly, Canada
NaqoyqatsiGodfrey ReggioUnited States
Ripley's GameLiliana CavaniItaly, United Kingdom, United States
Ten Minutes Older: The CelloMike Figgis, Bernardo Bertolucci, Jiří Menzel, István Szabó, Claire Denis, Volker Schlöndorff, Michael Radford, Jean-Luc GodardUnited Kingdom, Germany, France

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 for Lifetime Achievement

Luigi De Laurentis Award for Debut Feature

Independent Awards

San Marco Prize

Audience Award

Prix UIP Venice (European Short Film)
  • Zsofia Péterffy for Kalózok szeretöje

FIPRESCI Prize

SIGNIS Award

Don Quixote Award

UNICEF Award

UNESCO Award

Pasinetti Award

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

Laterna Magica Prize

Sergio Trasatti Award

Rota Soundtrack Award

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

Kinematrix Film Award

References
  1. "La Biennale di Venezia — The Recent Years: 1999 - 2020". 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  2. "LIONS, LIONS EVERYWHERE". Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. "The 2000s". 19 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  4. "Juries for the 2000s". Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. "59. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Venezia 59. Concorso". asac.labiennale.org (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  6. Winfried Bonengel on IMDb
  7. "59. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Fuori Concorso". asac.labiennale.org (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  8. "17th International Film Critics' Week". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
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