The 46th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 4 to 15 September 1989.

[1][2] Soviet actor and filmmaker Andrei Smirnov was the Jury President of the main competition.

The Golden Lion winner was A City of Sadness directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.

The following people comprised the 1989 jury:[3] The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[4] Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Peggy Ashcroft & Geraldine James for She's Been Away