37th Venice International Film Festival

The 37th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 28 August to 8 September, 1980.

Italian screenwriter Suso Cecchi d'Amico was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winners were: Atlantic City directed by Louis Malle and Gloria directed by John Cassavetes.

Jury
The following people comprised the 1980 jury:
 * Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Italian screenwriter - Jury President
 * Yûssif Châhine, Egyptian filmmaker
 * Michel Ciment, French film critic
 * Umberto Eco, Italian and philosopher
 * Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian filmmaker
 * Andrew Sarris, American film critic
 * George Stevens, Jr., American filmmaker and producer
 * Margarethe von Trotta, West-German filmmaker

Officina veneziana

 * Les enfants du vent by Brahim Tsaki
 * Ajándék ez a nap by Péter Gothár
 * Opera prima by Fernando Trueba
 * Oxalá by António-Pedro Vasconcelos
 * Lásky mezi kapkami deste by Karel Kachyna
 * Petrijin venac by Srdjan Karanovic
 * Uomini e no by Valentino Orsini
 * L'altra donna by Peter Del Monte
 * La ragazza di via Mille lire by Gianni Serra
 * Masoch by Franco Brogi Taviani
 * Les nouveaux romantiques by Mohamed Benayat
 * C'est la vie by Paul Vecchiali
 * Guns by Robert Kramer
 * The Uprising (1980 film) by Peter Lilienthal
 * Lena Rais by Christian Rischert
 * La repetition generale by Werner Schroeter
 * Charlotte by Frans Weisz
 * Pilgrim, Farewell by Michael Roemer

Out of Competition

 * The Empire Strikes Back by Irvin Kershner
 * The Black Stallion by Carroll Ballard
 * Lightning Over Water by Wim Wenders
 * Loulou by Maurice Pialat
 * Mon oncle d'Amérique by Alain Resnais
 * Premier pas by Mohamed Bouamari

Main Competition

 * Golden Lion:
 * Atlantic City by Louis Malle
 * Gloria by John Cassavetes