7th Venice International Film Festival

The "7th" annual (void) Venice International Film Festival was held from 8 August to 1 September 1939. This edition has been strongly influenced by the Fascist regime and was deserted by the United States of America. The Mussolini Cup was won by the historical film Cardinal Messias, while the other main prizes were not awarded.

Jury

 * Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (Head of Jury)
 * Olaf Andersson
 * Luigi Bonelli
 * Ottavio Croze
 * Antonio de Obregón
 * Dino Falconi
 * F.T. Geldenhuys
 * Neville Kearney
 * Ernest Leichtenstern
 * Antonio Maraini
 * Ugo Ojetti
 * Vezio Orazi
 * Giacomo Paulucci de'Calboli
 * Junzo Sato
 * D.I. Suchianu
 * Zdenk Urban
 * Louis Villani
 * Carl Vincent

Awards

 * Mussolini Cup
 * Best Film - Cardinal Messias (Goffredo Alessandrini)
 * Volpi Cup
 * Best Actor -
 * Best Actress -
 * Bronze Medal
 * Girls in Distress (Georg Wilhelm Pabst)