| Location | Venice, Italy |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: The Way We Laughed |
| Festival date | 3 – 13 September 1998 |
| Website | Website |
The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998.
Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola was the Jury President of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion was awarded to The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio.[1][2]
The following people comprised the 1998 jury:[3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Tale | Conte d'automne | Eric Rohmer | France |
| Black Cat, White Cat | Crna mačka, beli mačor | Emir Kusturica | France, Germany, FR Yugoslavia |
| Bulworth | Warren Beatty | United States | |
| Clouds | La nube | Fernando Solanas | France, Argentina |
| Dancing at Lughnasa | Pat O'Connor | Ireland, United States | |
| The Garden of Eden | I giardini dell'Eden | Alessandro D'Alatri | Italy |
| Hilary and Jackie | Anand Tucker | United Kingdom | |
| Hurlyburly | Anthony Drazan | United States | |
| Little Teachers | I piccoli maestri | Daniele Luchetti | Italy |
| Lovers of the Arctic Circle | Los amantes del círculo polar | Julio Medem | Spain |
| New Rose Hotel | Abel Ferrara | United States | |
| Next Stop Paradise | Terminus Paradis | Lucian Pintilie | Romania |
| Place Vendôme | Nicole Garcia | France | |
| Rounders | John Dahl | United States | |
| Run Lola Run | Lola rennt | Tom Tykwer | Germany |
| Shooting the Moon | L'Albero delle pere | Francesca Archibugi | Italy |
| The Silence | سکوت | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Iran, Tajikistan, France |
| Stolen Life | Voleur de vie | Yves Angelo | France |
| Traffic | Tráfico | João Botelho | Portugal, France, Denmark |
| The Way We Laughed | Così ridevano | Gianni Amelio | Italy |
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4]