58th Venice International Film Festival

The 58th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 29 August to 8 September 2001.

The opening night film was Dust by Milcho Manchevski. Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti was the Jury President of the main competition. Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding was the Golden Lion winner.

Jury
The following people comprised the 2001 jury:

Main Competition

 * Nanni Moretti, Italian Filmmaker and actor - Jury President
 * Amitav Ghosh, Indian author
 * Jerzy Skolimowski, Polish filmmaker and actor
 * Jeanne Balibar, French actress and singer
 * Taylor Hackford, American director
 * Cecilia Roth, Argentine actress
 * Vibeke Windeløv, Danish producer

Official Section
The following films were selected to be screened:

Venice International Film Critics' Week
The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:
 * Gege (Brother) by Yan Yan Mak (Hong Kong)
 * Rain by Katherine Lindberg (United States)
 * Rasganço by Raquel Freire (Portugal, France)
 * An Adolescent (Shōjo) by Eiji Okuda (Japan)
 * Sailing Home (Tornando a casa) by Vincenzo Marra (Italy)
 * A Moment of Happiness (Un moment de bonheur) by Antoine Santana (France)
 * Smokers Only (Vagón fumador) by Verónica Chen (Argentina)

Main Competition

 * Golden Lion: Monsoon Wedding by Mira Nair
 * Grand Special Jury Prize: Dog Days by Ulrich Seidl
 * Silver Lion: Secret Ballot by Babak Payami
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Luigi Lo Cascio for Light of My Eyes
 * Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Sandra Ceccarelli for Light of My Eyes
 * Marcello Mastroianni Award: Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna for Y tu mamá también

Luigi De Laurentis Award for Debut Feature

 * Bread and Milk for Jan Cvitkovic and Danijel Hocevar

Cinema of the Present - Lion of the Year

 * Seafood by Zhu Wen
 * Special Jury Award: Le Souffle by Damien Odoul

FIPRESCI Prize

 * Competition: Wild Innocence by Philippe Garrel
 * Parallel Sections: Le Souffle by Damien Odoul

OCIC Award

 * Secret Ballot by Babak Payami

Netpac Award

 * Secret Ballot by Babak Payami
 * Quitting by Yang Zhang

Don Quixote Award

 * L'emploi du temps by Laurent Cantet

UNICEF Award

 * Secret Ballot by Babak Payami

UNESCO Award

 * Porto of My Childhood by Manoel de Oliveira

Pasinetti Award

 * Best Film: Secret Ballot by Babak Payami
 * Best Actor: Luigi Lo Cascio for Light of My Eyes
 * Best Actress: Sandra Ceccarelli for Light of My Eyes

Italian Cinema Clubs Awards

 * Sailing Home for Vincenzo Marra

Pietro Bianchi Award

 * Alberto Sordi

Isvema Award

 * Sailing Home by Vincenzo Marra

FEDIC Award

 * Sailing Home by Vincenzo Marra

Wella Prize

 * Red Moon by Licia Maglietta

Elvira Notari Prize

 * Fish and Elephant by Yu Li

Cult Network Italia Prize

 * Sailing Home by Vincenzo Marra

FilmCritica "Bastone Bianco" Award

 * Dias de Nietzsche em Turim by Júlio Bressane

Future Film Festival Digital Award

 * A.I. Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg

Laterna Magica Prize

 * Monsoon Wedding by Mira Nair

Sergio Trasatti Award

 * Light of My Eyes by Giuseppe Piccioni

CinemAvvenire Award

 * Best Film on the Relationship Man-Nature: Sailing Home by Vincenzo Marra
 * Best Film: Waking Life by Richard Linklater
 * Best First Film: Ggot seom by Il-gon Song

Children and Cinema Award

 * The Navigators by Ken Loach

Rota Soundtrack Award

 * George Fenton for The Navigators

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

 * Quem És Tu? by João Botelho
 * Special Director's Award: Babak Payami
 * Best Screenplay: Alfonso Cuarón and Carlos Cuarón for Y tu mamá también