23rd Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Family Diary and Ivan's Childhood
Festival date25 August – 8 September 1962
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 23rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1962.[1]

Italian filmmaker Luigi Chiarini was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion winners were: Family Diary directed by Valerio Zurlini and Ivan's Childhood directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.

A retrospective of the American Twenties is famously linked to this edition.[2]

Jury

Official Sections

Main Competition

English title Original title Director(s) Production country
Birdman of Alcatraz John Frankenheimer United States
Family Diary Cronaca familiare Valerio Zurlini Italy
Homage at Siesta Time Homenaje a la hora de la siesta Leopoldo Torre Nilsson Argentina
Ivan's Childhood Ива́ново де́тство Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union
Lolita Stanley Kubrick United Kingdom
The Mad Fox 恋や恋なすな恋 Tomu Uchida Japan
Mamma Roma Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy
Men and Beasts Люди и звери Sergei Gerasimov Soviet Union
Smog Franco Rossi Italy
Term of Trial Peter Glenville United Kingdom
Thérèse Desqueyroux Georges Franju France
Vivre sa vie Jean-Luc Godard

Official Awards

Independent Awards

New Cinema Award

San Giorgio Prize

FIPRESCI Prize

OCIC Award

Pasinetti Award

Italian Cinema Clubs Award

Award of the City of Imola

Award of the City of Venice

Catholic Cinema Clubs Award

Cinema 60 Award

References

  1. ^ "The 1960s". Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "The Front Page/1962". Sight & Sound. Vol. 32, no. 1. British Film Institute. Winter 1962–1963. p. 3. Retrieved 3 December 2022 – via Archive.org.
  3. ^ "Juries for the 1960s". Retrieved October 7, 2013.

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