The 21st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1960.
Jury
Marcel Achard (France) (head of jury) Peter Baker (UK) Luis García Berlanga (Spain) Sergei Bondarchuk (Soviet Union) Louis Chauvet (France) Antonio Pagliaro (Italy) Jaime Potenze (Argentina) Mario Praz (Italy) Samuel Steinman (USA) Jerzy Toeplitz (Poland) Arturo Tofanelli (Italy)
Films in competition
Awards
Golden Lion: Tomorrow Is My Turn (André Cayatte) Special Jury Prize: Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti) Volpi Cup: Best Actor - John Mills - (Tunes of Glory) Best Actress - Shirley MacLaine - (The Apartment) Best First Work Long Night in 1943 (Florestano Vancini) San Giorgio Prize The Human Condition: No Greater Love (Masaki Kobayashi) FIPRESCI Prize El Cochecito (Marco Ferreri) Rocco and His Brothers (Luchino Visconti) OCIC Award Stowaway in the Sky (Albert Lamorisse) Pasinetti Award The Human Condition: No Greater Love (Masaki Kobayashi) Parallel Sections - Shadows (John Cassavetes) Lion of San Marco The Musicians (Kazimierz Karabasz)