The 5th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 August and 3 September 1937. The new Palazzo del Cinema building was completed for this year's festival. It has been used as the venue since, excluding the years 1940 to 1948.
Jury
Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (president) (Italy) Luigi Chiarini (Italy) Sandro De Feo (Italy) Luigi Freddi (Italy) Mario Gromo (Italy) René Jeanne (France) Neville Kearney (UK) Oswald Lehnich (Germany) Karl Meltzer (Germany) Georges Lourau (France) Ryszard Ordynski (Poland) Esodo Pratelli (Italy) Louis Vilani (Hungary)
In-Competition films
A Star Is Born by William A. Wellman
Der Herrscher by Veit Harlan
Elephant Boy by Robert J. Flaherty
Kid Galahad by Michael Curtiz
La grande illusion by Jean Renoir
Les perles de la couronne by Christian-Jaque, Sacha Guitry
Marked Woman by Lloyd Bacon
Scipione l'africano by Carmine Gallone
Shall We Dance by Mark Sandrich
Theodora Goes Wild by Ryszard Bolesławski
Victoria the Great by Herbert Wilcox
Winterset by Alfred Santell
Un carnet de bal by Julien Duvivier
Awards
Best Foreign Film: Un carnet de bal by Julien Duvivier
Best Italian Film: Scipione l'africano by Carmine Gallone
Volpi Cup: Best Actor: Emil Jannings for Der Herrscher Best Actress: Bette Davis for Kid Galahad and Marked Woman Special Recommendation: Batalión by Miroslav Cikán Kōjō no Tsuki by Keisuke Sasaki Mária növér by Viktor Gertler Sant Tukaram by Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal The Flying Doctor by Miles Mander Honorable Mention: Barbara Radziwillówna by Joseph Lejtes by Eugeniusz Cekalski, Stanislaw Wohl Best Director: Elephant Boy by Robert J. Flaherty, Zoltán Korda Best Screenplay: Les perles de la couronne by Sacha Guitry, Christian-Jaque Best Cinematography: Winterset by J. Peverell Marley