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| Location | Venice, Italy |
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| Founded | 1932 |
| Festival date | 30 August – 9 September 2000 |
| Website | Website |
The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000. The Golden Lion was awarded to Dayereh directed by Jafar Panahi. [1] [2]
The following people comprised the 2000 jury: [3]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before Night Falls | Julian Schnabel | United States | |
| The Circle | Dayereh | Jafar Panahi | Iran, Italy, Switzerland |
| Comedy of Innocence | Comédie de l'innocence | Raoul Ruiz | France |
| Denti (en. "Teeth") | Gabriele Salvatores | Italy | |
| Dr. T & the Women | Robert Altman | United States, Germany | |
| Durian Durian | Liulian piao piao | Fruit Chan | Hong Kong |
| O Fantasma (eng.: "The Phantom", "The Ghost") | João Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal | |
| Freedom | Laisvė | Sharunas Bartas | Lithuania, France, Portugal |
| The Goddess of 1967 | Clara Law | Australia | |
| Holy Tongue | La lingua del santo | Carlo Mazzacurati | Italy |
| The Isle | Seom | Ki-duk Kim | South Korea |
| Johnny the Partisan | Il partigiano Johnny | Guido Chiesa | Italy |
| Liam | Stephen Frears | USA, UK, Germany, Italy, France | |
| The Man Who Cried | Sally Potter | United Kingdom, France | |
| One Hundred Steps | I cento passi | Marco Tullio Giordana | Italy |
| Our Lady of the Assassins | La virgen de los sicarios | Barbet Schroeder | Colombia, Spain, France |
| Platform | Zhantai | Jia Zhangke | China |
| To Matthieu | Selon Matthieu | Xavier Beauvois | France |
| Uttara (en. "The Wrestlers") | Buddhadev Dasgupta | India | |
| Word and Utopia | Palavra e Utopia | Manoel de Oliveira | Portugal |
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section: [4]
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