title: 5th Venice International Film Festival
text: # 5th Venice International Film Festival
  
  The 5th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 August and 3 September 1937. The new Palazzo del Cinema building was completed for this year's festival. It has been used as the venue since, excluding the years 1940 to 1948.
  
  ## Jury
  
  * Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (president) (Italy)
  * Luigi Chiarini (Italy)
  * Sandro De Feo (Italy)
  * Luigi Freddi (Italy)
  * Mario Gromo (Italy)
  * René Jeanne (France)
  * Neville Kearney (UK)
  * Oswald Lehnich (Germany)
  * Karl Meltzer (Germany)
  * Georges Lourau (France)
  * Ryszard Ordynski (Poland)
  * Esodo Pratelli (Italy)
  * Louis Vilani (Hungary)
  
  ## In-Competition films
  
  * A Star Is Born by William A. Wellman
  * Der Herrscher by Veit Harlan
  * Elephant Boy by Robert J. Flaherty
  * Kid Galahad by Michael Curtiz
  * La grande illusion by Jean Renoir
  * Les perles de la couronne by Christian-Jaque, Sacha Guitry
  * Marked Woman by Lloyd Bacon
  * Scipione l'africano by Carmine Gallone
  * Shall We Dance by Mark Sandrich
  * Theodora Goes Wild by Ryszard Bolesławski
  * Victoria the Great by Herbert Wilcox
  * Winterset by Alfred Santell
  * Un carnet de bal by Julien Duvivier
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Best Foreign Film: Un carnet de bal by Julien Duvivier
  * Best Italian Film: Scipione l'africano by Carmine Gallone
  * Volpi Cup:
     * Best Actor: Emil Jannings for Der Herrscher
     * Best Actress: Bette Davis for Kid Galahad and Marked Woman
  * Special Recommendation:
     * Batalión by Miroslav Cikán
     * Kōjō no Tsuki by Keisuke Sasaki
     * Mária növér by Viktor Gertler
     * Sant Tukaram by Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal
     * The Flying Doctor by Miles Mander
  * Honorable Mention:
     * Barbara Radziwillówna by Joseph Lejtes
     * Trzy etiudy Chopina by Eugeniusz Cekalski, Stanislaw Wohl
  * Best Director: Elephant Boy by Robert J. Flaherty, Zoltán Korda
  * Best Screenplay: Les perles de la couronne by Sacha Guitry, Christian-Jaque
  * Best Cinematography: Winterset by J. Peverell Marley
  