The 4th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 and 31 August 1936. This year saw an international jury nominated for the first time.
Jury
Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (president) (Italy) Neville Kearney (UK) Oswald Lehnich (Germany) Karl Meltzer (Germany) Ryszard Ordynski (Poland) Louis Villani (Hungary) Émile Vuillermoz (France) Luigi Freddi (Italy) Mario Gromo (Italy) Antonio Maraini (Italy) Giacomo Paolucci de Calboli Barone (Italy) Filippo Sacchi (Italy) Ottavio Croze (Italy)
In-Competition films
La Kermesse héroïque by Jacques Feyder
Der Kaiser von Kalifornien by Luis Trenker
The Ghost Goes West by René Clair
The Great Ziegfeld by Robert Z. Leonard
Lo squadrone bianco by Augusto Genina
Mayerling by Anatole Litvak
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town by Frank Capra
Show Boat by James Whale
The Story of Louis Pasteur by William Dieterle
Veille d'armes by Marcel L'Herbier
Awards
Best Foreign Film: Der Kaiser von Kalifornien by Luis Trenker
Best Italian Film: Lo squadrone bianco by Augusto Genina
Volpi Cup: Best Actor: Paul Muni for The Story of Louis Pasteur Best Actress: Annabella for Veille d'armes Special Recommendation: Ave Maria by Johannes Riemann Children's Corner by Marcel L'Herbier, Emile Vuillermoz Mary of Scotland by John Ford Marysa by Josef Rovenský Metropolitan Nocturne by Leigh Jason Mr. Deeds Goes to Town by Frank Capra Opernring by Carmine Gallone Polesie by Maksymilian Emmer, Jerzy Maliniak Pompei by Giorgio Ferroni Scrooge by Henry Edwards The Mine by J. B. Holmes The Robber Symphony by Friedrich Feher Verräter by Karl Ritter Animated Film: Who Killed Cock Robin? by Walt Disney Color Film: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine by Henry Hathaway Best Director: La Kermesse héroïque by Jacques Feyder Best Cinematography: Tudor Rose by Mutz Greenbaum