43rd Venice International Film Festival

The 43rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 30 August to 10 September, 1986. It was the last edition directed by Gian Luigi Rondi.

French writer and filmmaker Alain Robbe-Grillet was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion winner was The Green Ray directed by Éric Rohmer.

Jury
The following people comprised the 1986 jury:
 * Alain Robbe-Grillet, French writer and filmmaker - Jury President
 * Chantal Akerman, Belgian filmmaker
 * Jörn Donner, Finnish writer
 * Pál Gábor, Hungarian filmmaker
 * Roman Gubern, Spanish
 * Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and museum director
 * Alberto Lattuada, Italian director
 * Nanni Moretti, Italian filmmaker
 * Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Brazilian filmmaker
 * Eldar Shengelaia, Soviet filmmaker
 * Fernando Solanas, Argentine filmmaker
 * Peter Ustinov, British actor, filmmaker and writer
 * Bernhard Wicki, Austrian-Swiss actor, filmmaker and writer
 * Catherine Wyler, American

Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:
 * Disorder (Désordre) by Olivier Assayas (France)
 * Sembra morto... ma è solo svenuto by Felice Farina (Italy)
 * Walls of Glass by Scott Goldstein (United States)
 * To Sleep so as to Dream (Yume miru yō ni nemuritai) by Kaizo Hayashi (Japan)
 * Massey Sahib by Pradip Krishen (India)
 * Malcolm by Nadia Tass (Australia)
 * Abel by Alex van Warmerdam (Netherlands)

Main Competition

 * Golden Lion: The Green Ray by Eric Rohmer
 * Grand Special Jury Prize:
 * Wild Pigeon by Sergei Solovyov
 * A Tale of Love by Francesco Maselli
 * Special Jury Prize: X by Oddvar Einarson
 * Silver Lion:
 * Best First Work: A King and His Movie by Carlos Sorin
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Carlo delle Piane for Christmas Present
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Valeria Golino for A Tale of Love

Career Golden Lion

 * Paolo and Vittorio Taviani