38th Venice International Film Festival

The 38th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 2 to 12 September, 1981.

Italian writer and journalist Italo Calvino was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was Marianne and Juliane directed by Margarethe von Trotta.

Jury
The following people comprised the 1981 jury:
 * Italo Calvino, Italian writer and journalist - Jury President
 * Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress
 * Peter Bogdanovich, American filmmaker
 * Luigi Comencini, Italian filmmaker
 * Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese filmmaker
 * Jesús Fernández Santos, Spanish filmmaker
 * Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Algerian filmmaker
 * Sergei Solovyov, Soviet filmmaker
 * Krzysztof Zanussi, Polish filmmaker and producer

Official Awards
The following awards were presented at the 38th edition:

In Competition

 * Golden Lion: Marianne and Juliane by Margarethe von Trotta
 * Special Jury Prize:
 * Sweet Dreams by Nanni Moretti
 * They Don't Wear Black-tie by Leon Hirszman
 * Silver Lion: Do You Remember Dolly Bell? by Emir Kusturica
 * Best Actress (assigned, but not Volpi Cup ): Barbara Sukowa & Jutta Lampe for Marianne and Juliane

FIPRESCI Prize

 * Marianne and Juliane by Margarethe von Trotta
 * They Don't Wear Black-tie by Leon Hirszman
 * Do You Remember Dolly Bell? by Emir Kusturica