The 57th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 30 August to 9 September 2000.

[1] Czech filmmaker Miloš Forman was the Jury President of the main competition.

The Golden Lion was awarded to the Iranian film The Circle, directed by Jafar Panahi.

[2] American filmmaker and actor Clint Eastwood was the recipient of the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.

[5] The following films were selected for the section "Dreams and Visions" ('Sogni e Visioni'):[6] The following films were selected for the section "New Territories" ('Nuovi Territori'):[7] The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for this section:[9]