The 10th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 11 August to 1 September 1949. The Venice Film Festival came back permanently to the Palazzo del Cinema on the Venice Lido.
The award for the Best Film in competition was renamed to Golden Lion of Saint Mark (an allusion to the Lion of Saint Mark, which is one of the best known symbols of the ancient Republic of Venice). Manon, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot was awarded with the Golden Lion.
Jury Mario Gromo, Italian writer and film critic - Jury President Ermanno Contini Emilio Lavagnino Giannino Marescalchi Aldo Palazzeschi Piero Regnoli Gian Luigi Rondi, Italian screenwriter Gino Visentini Cesare Zavattini, Italian screenwriter
Official Sections
Main Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Berliner Berliner Ballade Robert A. Stemmle West Germany The Big Day Jour de fête Jacques Tati FranceThe Blue LagoonFrank LaunderUnited Kingdom Champion Mark Robson United States The Elusive PimpernelMichael PowellEmeric PressburgerUnited Kingdom Eva Gustaf Molander Sweden The Fool and the PrincessWilliam C. HammondUnited KingdomThe Forgotten VillageAlexandr HackenschmiedUnited States Heaven Over the Marshes Cielo sulla palude Augusto Genina Italy Johnny Belinda Jean Negulesco United States Kind Hearts and Coronets Robert Hamer United KingdomThe Last Days of DolwynEmlyn WilliamsLook for the Silver LiningDavid ButlerUnited States Manon Henri-Georges Clouzot France Portrait of Jennie William Dieterle United States The Quiet One Sidney Meyers The Sinners Au royaume des cieux Julien Duvivier France The Snake Pit Anatole Litvak United StatesThe Three CaballerosWalt DisneyNorman Ferguson To the Eyes of Memory Aux yeux du souvenir Jean Delannoy FranceThe Unloved Woman La malquerida Emilio Fernández Mexico
Official Awards
Main Competition Golden Lion of Saint Mark: Manon by Henri-Georges Clouzot Best Italian Film: Heaven Over the Marshes by Augusto Genina Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Joseph Cotten for Portrait of Jennie Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia de Havilland for The Snake Pit Best Director: Augusto Genina for Heaven Over the Marshes Best Original Screenplay: Jacques Tati for Jour de fête Best Cinematography: Gabriel Figueroa for The Unloved Woman Best Production Design: William Kellner for Kind Hearts and Coronets
Independent Awards
International Award The Berliner by Robert A. Stemmle The Quiet One by Sidney Meyers The Snake Pit by Anatole Litvak
OICI Award Heaven Over the Marshes by Augusto Genina
References
External links
Venice Film Festival 1949 Awards on IMDb