4th Venice International Film Festival

The 4th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 and 31 August 1936. This year saw an international jury nominated for the first time.

Jury

 * Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (president) (Italy)
 * Neville Kearney (UK)
 * Oswald Lehnich (Germany)
 * Karl Meltzer (Germany)
 * Ryszard Ordynski (Poland)
 * Louis Villani (Hungary)
 * Émile Vuillermoz (France)
 * Luigi Freddi (Italy)
 * Mario Gromo (Italy)
 * Antonio Maraini (Italy)
 * Giacomo Paolucci de Calboli Barone (Italy)
 * Filippo Sacchi (Italy)
 * Ottavio Croze (Italy)

In-Competition films

 * La Kermesse héroïque by Jacques Feyder
 * Der Kaiser von Kalifornien by Luis Trenker
 * The Ghost Goes West by René Clair
 * The Great Ziegfeld by Robert Z. Leonard
 * It Was Me by Arthur Bárdos
 * Lo squadrone bianco by Augusto Genina
 * Mayerling by Anatole Litvak
 * Mr. Deeds Goes to Town by Frank Capra
 * Show Boat by James Whale
 * The Story of Louis Pasteur by William Dieterle
 * Veille d'armes by Marcel L'Herbier

Awards

 * Best Foreign Film: Der Kaiser von Kalifornien by Luis Trenker
 * Best Italian Film: Lo squadrone bianco by Augusto Genina
 * Volpi Cup:
 * Best Actor: Paul Muni for The Story of Louis Pasteur
 * Best Actress: Annabella for Veille d'armes
 * Special Recommendation:
 * Ave Maria by Johannes Riemann
 * Children's Corner by Marcel L'Herbier, Emile Vuillermoz
 * Mary of Scotland by John Ford
 * Marysa by Josef Rovenský
 * Metropolitan Nocturne by Leigh Jason
 * Mr. Deeds Goes to Town by Frank Capra
 * Opernring by Carmine Gallone
 * Polesie by Maksymilian Emmer, Jerzy Maliniak
 * Pompei by Giorgio Ferroni
 * Scrooge by Henry Edwards
 * The Mine by J. B. Holmes
 * The Robber Symphony by Friedrich Feher
 * Verräter by Karl Ritter
 * Animated Film: Who Killed Cock Robin? by Walt Disney
 * Color Film: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by Henry Hathaway
 * Best Director: La Kermesse héroïque by Jacques Feyder
 * Best Cinematography: Tudor Rose by Mutz Greenbaum