21st Venice International Film Festival

The 21st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1960.

French writer Marcel Achard was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Tomorrow Is My Turn directed André Cayatte.

Jury

 * Marcel Achard, French writer - Jury President
 * Peter Baker, British
 * Luis García Berlanga, Spanish filmmaker
 * Sergei Bondarchuk, Soviet filmmaker and actor
 * Louis Chauvet, French writer and journalist
 * Antonio Pagliaro, Italian
 * Jaime Potenze, Argentinian
 * Mario Praz, Italian film critic
 * Samuel Steinman, American
 * Jerzy Toeplitz, Polish film scholar
 * Arturo Tofanelli, Italian

Official Awards

 * Golden Lion: Tomorrow Is My Turn by André Cayatte
 * Special Jury Prize: Rocco and His Brothers by Luchino Visconti
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: John Mills for Tunes of Glory
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for The Apartment
 * Best First Work: Long Night in 1943 by Florestano Vancini

San Giorgio Prize

 * The Human Condition: No Greater Love by Masaki Kobayashi

FIPRESCI Prize

 * El Cochecito by Marco Ferreri
 * Rocco and His Brothers by Luchino Visconti

OCIC Award

 * Stowaway in the Sky by Albert Lamorisse

Pasinetti Award

 * The Human Condition: No Greater Love by Masaki Kobayashi
 * Parallel Sections: Shadows by John Cassavetes

Lion of San Marco

 * The Musicians by Kazimierz Karabasz