40th Venice International Film Festival

40th Venice International Film Festival

Festival poster
Location	Venice, Italy
Founded	1932
Awards	Golden Lion: First Name: Carmen
Festival date	31 August – 11 September 1983
Website	Website
Venice Film Festival chronology
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The 40th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 11 September 1983.^[1][2]

Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was First Name: Carmen directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

The following people comprised the 1983 jury:^[3]

• Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
• Jack Clayton, British director and producer
• Peter Handke, Austrian novelist
• Leon Hirszman, Brazilian filmmaker
• Márta Mészáros, Hungarian filmmaker
• Nagisa Oshima, Japanese filmmaker
• Gleb Panfilov, Soviet filmmaker
• Bob Rafelson, American filmmaker
• Ousmane Sembene, Senegalese filmmaker
• Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker
• Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
• Agnès Varda, French filmmaker, photographer and artist

• Golden Lion: First Name: Carmen by Jean-Luc Godard
• Grand Special Jury Prize: Biquefarre by Georges Rouquier
• Silver Lion: Sugar Cane Alley by Euzhan Palcy
• Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, and George Dzundza for Streamers
• Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Darling Légitimus for Sugar Cane Alley

• Michelangelo Antonioni

• Fanny and Alexander by Ingmar Bergman
• Die Macht der Gefühle by Alexander Kluge

• Best Film: Zelig by Woody Allen
• Best Actor: Carlo Delle Piane for Una gita scolastica
• Best Actress: Angela Winkler for Edith's Diary

• Luigi Zampa

• Summertime by Massimo Mazzucco
• Toxic Love by Claudio Caligari

• Technical Prize: Raoul Coutard & François Musy for First Name: Carmen
• Best First Work: Sugar Cane Alley by Euzhan Palcy

• Official website
• Venice Film Festival 1983 Awards on IMDb