40th Venice International Film Festival

The 40th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 11 September 1983.

Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci was the Jury President of the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was First Name: Carmen directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Jury
The following people comprised the 1983 jury:
 * Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian filmmaker - Jury President
 * Jack Clayton, British director and producer
 * Peter Handke, Austrian novelist
 * Leon Hirszman, Brazilian filmmaker
 * Márta Mészáros, Hungarian filmmaker
 * Nagisa Oshima, Japanese filmmaker
 * Gleb Panfilov, Soviet filmmaker
 * Bob Rafelson, American filmmaker
 * Ousmane Sembene, Senegalese filmmaker
 * Mrinal Sen, Indian filmmaker
 * Alain Tanner, Swiss filmmaker
 * Agnès Varda, French filmmaker, photographer and artist

Official Awards

 * Golden Lion: First Name: Carmen by Jean-Luc Godard
 * Grand Special Jury Prize: Biquefarre by Georges Rouquier
 * Silver Lion: Sugar Cane Alley by Euzhan Palcy
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Matthew Modine, Michael Wright, Mitchell Lichtenstein, David Alan Grier, Guy Boyd, and George Dzundza for Streamers
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Darling Légitimus for Sugar Cane Alley

Career Golden Lion

 * Michelangelo Antonioni

FIPRESCI Prize

 * Fanny and Alexander by Ingmar Bergman
 * Die Macht der Gefühle by Alexander Kluge

Pasinetti Award

 * Best Film: Zelig by Woody Allen
 * Best Actor: Carlo Delle Piane for Una gita scolastica
 * Best Actress: Angela Winkler for Edith's Diary

Pietro Bianchi Award

 * Luigi Zampa

De Sica Award

 * Summertime by Massimo Mazzucco
 * Toxic Love by Claudio Caligari


 * Technical Prize: Raoul Coutard & François Musy for First Name: Carmen
 * Best First Work: Sugar Cane Alley by Euzhan Palcy