The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998.
Italian filmmaker Ettore Scola was the Jury President of the Main Competition.
The Golden Lion was awarded to The Way We Laughed by Gianni Amelio.
[1][2] The following people comprised the 1998 jury:[3] The following films were selected to be screened:[4] The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[5]