2nd Venice International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 1–20 August 1934 |
| Website | Website |
The 2nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 20 August 1934.[1] This was the first year the festival had a competition with the Coppa Mussolini being awarded for Best Foreign Film and Best Italian Film.[1][2]
In-Competition films[edit]
- Amok by Fyodor Otsep
- Broken Dreams by Robert G. Vignola
- Ekstase by Gustav Machatý
- It Happened One Night by Frank Capra
- La signora di tutti by Max Ophüls
- Le Grand Jeu by Jacques Feyder
- Little Women by George Cukor
- Man of Aran by Robert J. Flaherty
- Queen Christina by Rouben Mamoulian
- The Private Life of Don Juan by Alexander Korda
- Teresa Confalonieri by Guido Brignone
- Viva Villa! by Jack Conway
Awards[edit]
- Best Foreign Film: Man of Aran by Robert J. Flaherty
- Best Italian Film: Teresa Confalonieri by Guido Brignone
- Golden Medal: Stadium by Carlo Campogalliani
- Best Director: Gustav Machatý for Ecstasy
- Best Actor: Wallace Beery for Viva Villa!
- Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn for Little Women
- Best Animation: Walt Disney for Funny Little Bunnies
- Special Recommendation:
- Best Short Film: Voulez-vous être un assassin? by Marcel De Hubsch
- Best Cinematography: Dood water by Andor von Barsy
- Special Prize: Seconda B by Goffredo Alessandrini
- Honorary Diploma:
- En stilla flirt by Gustaf Molander
- Leblebici horhor aga by Muhsin Ertuğrul
- Nippon Nippon by Katsudo Shashin
- Se ha fugado un preso by Benito Perojo
- Savitri by C. Pullaiah[3]
- Seeta by Debaki Bose
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Venice Film Festival: The 30s". labiennale.org. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ "The 1930s". Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ Bhagwan Das Gag (1996). So many cinemas: the motion picture in India. Eminence Designs. p. 86. ISBN 81-900602-1-X.