2nd Venice International Film Festival

The 2nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 20 August 1934. This was the first year the festival had a competition with the Coppa Mussolini being awarded for Best Foreign Film and Best Italian Film.

In-Competition films

 * 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

 * 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:
 * Death Takes a Holiday by Mitchell Leisen
 * The Invisible Man by James Whale
 * The World Moves On by John Ford
 * Viva Villa! by Jack Conway
 * 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
 * Seeta by Debaki Bose