57th Venice International Film Festival

The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000.

Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman was the Jury President of the main competition.

The Golden Lion was awarded to the Iranian film The Circle, directed by Jafar Panahi. American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood was the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

Main Competition
The following people comprised the 2000 jury:
 * Miloš Forman, Czech filmmaker - Jury President
 * Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
 * Samira Makhmalbaf, Iranian filmmaker
 * Tahar Ben Jelloun, Moroccan writer
 * Giuseppe Bertolucci, Italian director
 * Claude Chabrol, French filmmaker
 * Andreas Kilb, Italian film critic

Out of Competition
The following films were screened out of competition:

Cinema del Presente
An official selection of films that stand out for their "attempt at innovation, originality or innovative film style".

Dreams and Visions
The following films were selected for the section "Dreams and Visions" ('Sogni e Visioni '):
 * The Princess and the Warrior (Der Krieger und die Kaiserin) directed by Tom Tykwer (Germany)
 * Burnt Money (Plata quemada) directed by Marcelo Piñeyro (Argentina)
 * Sade directed by Benoît Jacquot (France)
 * Time and Tide (Shun Liu Ni Liu) directed by Tsui Hark (Hong Kong)
 * Sud Side Stori directed by Roberta Torre (Italy)
 * The Cell directed by Tarsem Singh (United States)
 * U-571 directed by Jonathan Mostow (United States)
 * What Lies Beneath directed by Robert Zemeckis (United States)

New Territories
The following films were selected for the section "New Territories" ('Nuovi Territori'):
 * Branca de Neve directed by João César Monteiro (Portugal)
 * Endgame directed by Conor McPherson (United Kingdom)
 * Tales of an Island (Dastan Hay-e Jazireh) directed by Dariush Mehrjui, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Shahabodin Farokh Yar (Iran)
 * Fare la vita directed by Tonino De Bernardi (Italy)
 * Happy Days directed by Patricia Rozema (Ireland)
 * Invocación directed by Héctor Faver (Spain)
 * MacBeth sangrador directed by Leonardo Henríquez (Venezuela)
 * Mones com la Becky directed by Joaquím Jordá, Núria Villazán (Spain)
 * O Rap do Pequeno Príncipe Contra as Almas Sebosas directed by Paulo Caldas, Marcelo Luna (Brasil)
 * Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story directed by Shelly Dunn Fremont, Vincent Fremont  (United States)
 * The Young and the Dead directed by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini (United States)
 * Une Vie de Chiens directed by Michko Netchak (France)
 * Non-fiction
 * Currency and Blonde directed by Rokuro Mochizuki (Japan)
 * Die Wahlkämpferin directed by Helmut Grasser (Austria)
 * Oshima'99 directed by Naoe Gozu (Japan)

Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:
 * Merry Christmas (Felicidades) by Lucho Bender (Argentina)
 * Poetical Refugee (La Faute à Voltaire) by Abdellatif Kechiche (France)
 * Pictures Deep in One's Eyes (Lontano in fondo agli occhi) by Giuseppe Rocca (Italy)
 * Nights (Noites) by Cláudia Tomaz (Portugal)
 * The Day I Became a Woman (Roozi ke zan shodam) by Marzieh Meshkini (Iran)
 * Scoutman (Pain) by Masato Ishioka (Japan)
 * You Can Count on Me by Kenneth Lonergan (United States)

Main Competition

 * Golden Lion: The Circle by Jafar Panahi
 * Grand Special Jury Prize: Before Night Falls by Julian Schnabel
 * Silver Lion: Uttara by Buddhadev Dasgupta
 * Golden Osella for Outstanding Technical Contribution (screenplay): Claudio Fava, Marco Tullio Giordana and Monica Zapelli for One Hundred Steps
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Javier Bardem for Before Night Falls
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Rose Byrne for The Goddess of 1967
 * Special Mention Best Short Film: Faouzi Bensaïdi for The Rain Line
 * Special Mention Best Short Film: Sandro Aguilar for Sem Movimento
 * Marcello Mastroianni Award: Megan Burns for Liam

Luigi De Laurentis Award for Debut Feature

 * Poetical Refugee by Abdellatif Kechiche

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

 * Clint Eastwood

The President of the Italian Senate's Gold Medal

 * Our Lady of the Assassin by Barbet Schroeder

FIPRESCI Prize

 * Best First Feature: Thomas in Love by Pierre-Paul Renders
 * Best Feature: The Circle by Jafar Panahi

OCIC Award

 * Liam by Stephen Frears
 * Honorable Mention: Before Night Falls by Julian Schnabel
 * Honorable Mention: The Circle by Jafar Panahi

Netpac Award

 * Platform by Jia Zhangke
 * Special Mention: Seom by Ki-duk Kim

Don Quixote Award

 * Protagonisti, i diritti del '900 by Daniele Segre

UNICEF Award

 * The Circle by Jafar Panahi

UNESCO Award

 * The Day i Became a Woman by Marzieh Meshkini

Pasinetti Award

 * Best Film: I cento passi by Marco Tullio Giordana
 * Best Actor: Antonio Albanese and Fabrizio Bentivoglio for Holy Tongue
 * Best Actress: Fereshteh Sadre Orafaee, Fatemeh Naghavi, Nargess Mamizadeh, Maryiam Palvin Almani, Mojgan Faramarzi, Elham Saboktakin, Monir Arab, Maedeh Tahmasebi, Maryam Shayegan, Khadijeh Moradi, Negar Ghadyani and Solmaz Panahi forThe Circle

Pietro Bianchi Award

 * Gillo Pontecorvo

Isvema Award

 * The Day i Became a Woman by Marzieh Meshkini

FEDIC Award

 * Placido Rizzotto by Pasquale Scimeca

Little Golden Lion

 * I cento passi by Marco Tullio Giordana

Cult Network Italia Prize

 * Noites by Cláudia Tomaz

FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

 * Word and Utopia by Manoel de Oliveira

Future Film Festival Digital Award

 * Time and Tide by Tsui Hark
 * Special Mention: Denti by Gabriele Salvatores

Laterna Magica Prize

 * Thomas in Love by Pierre-Paul Renders

Sergio Trasatti Award

 * The Circle by Jafar Panahi

CinemAvvenire Award

 * Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: Freedom by Šarūnas Bartas
 * Best Film: I cento passi by Marco Tullio Giordana
 * Best First Film: Roozi ke zan shodam by Marzieh Meshkini
 * Cinema for Peace Award: Poetical Refugee by Abdellatif Kechiche

Children and Cinema Award

 * Johnny the Partisan by Guido Chiesa

Rota Soundtrack Award

 * Before Night Falls by Carter Burwell

Special Director's Award

 * The Wrestlers by Buddhadeb Dasgupta