Film festival
The 60th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 6 September 2003.
Italian filmmaker Mario Monicelli was the Jury President of the main competition. The festival opened with Woody Allen's "Anything Else".
Andrey Zvyagintsev's "The Return" was the Golden Lion winner.
Juries.
The following people comprised the 2003 jury for the feature films of the main competition and the short films of the official selection:
Main Competition ("Venezia 60").
Upstream ("Controcorrente")
The following people were selected to confer the San Marco Prize for best film, the Special Director's Award, an Upstream Prize for Best Actor, and one for Best Actress:
Official Sections.
In Competition.
The following films were nominated to compete for the Golden Lion of the 60th edition of the festival:
Highlighted title indicates the Golden Lion winner.
Out of Competition.
The following films were screened as "Out of Competition":
Short Film Competition.
The following films, whose length does not exceed 30 minutes, were selected for the short film competition:
Highlighted title indicates the winner of the Silver Lion for Best Short Film.
Upstream ("Controcorrente").
A section of the official selection for feature films that stand out for their "innovative intent, creative originality or alternative cinematographic languages"
Highlighted title indicates the San Marco Prize winner.
New Territories.
The following films were selected for the New Territories ("Nuovi Territori") section:
Independent Sections.
Venice International Film Critics' Week.
The following feature films were selected to be screened "In Competition" for this section:
Official Awards.
The following Official Awards were conferred at the 60th edition:
Independent Awards.
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:
References.
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