The 11th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1950.

History

Recognized as the oldest film festival in the world, the Venice Film Festival, made its entry in 1932 in

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. Founded by Count

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, the initial hosting of the festival was done in the Hotel Excelsior in Venice. The participating countries in the 1940s were just a handful owing to the breakout of World War II. The turn-out of participating countries, however, shot up in the 1950s and the festival grew internationally. Even films from Japan and

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made their entry in that year. With the introduction of new genre of films, the festival took to newer heights and gained worldwide popularity. The festival helped film directors from all round the world in the betterment of their careers.

Jury

* Mario Gromo * Umbro Apollonio * Antonio Baldini * Ermanno Contini * Piero Gadda Conti * Arturo Lanocita *

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* Adone Zecchi

In Competition

Awards

* Golden Lion of Saint Mark ** Best Film - '' Justice est faite'' (

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) *Best Italian Film **'' Domani è troppo tardi'' ( Léonide Moguy) *

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**Best Actor - Sam Jaffe (''

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'') **Best Actress -

Eleanor Parker Eleanor Jean Parker (June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013) was an American actress. She was nominated for three Academy Awards for her roles in the films ''Caged'' (1950), ''Detective Story'' (1951), and ''Interrupted Melody'' (1955), the first ...

('' Caged'') *

Golden Osella The Golden Osella is the name of several awards given at the Venice Film Festival. They are awarded irregularly and in various categories such as directing, screenwriting, cinematography, and technical contributions. The name derives from the ''o ...

**Best Original Screenplay - Jacques Natanson &

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'') **Best Cinematography - Martin Bodin (''Bara en mor'') **Best Original Music - Brian Easdale ('' Gone to Earth'') **Outstanding Technical Contribution -

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'') *International Award **'' Dieu a besoin des hommes'' ( Jean Delannoy) **''

Prima comunione ''Father's Dilemma'' ( it, Prima comunione) is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It won an award at the Venice Film Festival. Details * The voice of the narrator is Alberto Sordi. When Sordi worked on the film he had ju ...

'' ( Alessandro Blasetti) **'' Panic in the Streets'' ( Elia Kazan) *OCIC Award **'' Dieu a besoin des hommes'' ( Jean Delannoy) *Pasinetti Award **'' Give Us This Day'' (

Edward Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908 – July 1, 1999) was an American film director. He was known for his 1940s noir films and received an Oscar nomination for Best Director for '' Crossfire'' (1947). In 1947, he was named as one of the Hollywoo ...

) *Special Prize **''

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In Beaver Valley ''In Beaver Valley'' is a 1950 American short documentary film directed by James Algar. The film was produced by Walt Disney as part of the '' True-Life Adventures'' series of nature documentaries. It won an Oscar in 1951 for Best Short Subjec ...

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References

External links

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