Venice International Film Festival

NAME OF FESTIVAL: Venice International Film Festival

SINCE: 1932

WHERE: Venice, Italy

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The Venice International Film Festival is organized by La Biennale di Venezia. The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue. The Festival also organizes retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a contribution towards a better understanding of the history of cinema.

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Terence Blanchard (credit: Henry Adebonojo)

Composer Terence Blanchard to be Honored at Venice Film Festival

Terence Blanchard, composer for a wide range of films by Spike Lee, will be honored at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

Virtual Reality Works of Venice Film Festival to be Shown in Cultural Institutions Around the World

The Virtual Reality works of the 77th Venice Film Festival will be available for viewing in many cultural institutions around the world, and online.

Run Hide Fight, written and directed by Kyle Rankin. Photo credit: Danny Fulgencio

Films by Luca Guadagnino and Kyle Rankin Added to Venice Film Festival

Fiori, Fiori, Fiori! by Luca Guadagnino, and Run Hide Fight by Kyle Rankin, will premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

New Films by Pedro Almodóvar and Regina King Added to Venice Film Festival Lineup

New films directed by Pedro Almodóvar and Academy Award winner Regina King have been added to the lineup of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

Films by Alex Gibney, Abel Ferrara Among Venice International Film Festival 2020 Lineup

Venice International Film Festival announced the lineup for the 77th edition

(From L-R): Director/Writer Chloé Zhao, Director of Photography Joshua James Richards and Frances McDormand on the set of NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved

Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND Sets Premiere Events at Venice, Toronto, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals

Chloé Zhao’s upcoming feature film NOMADLAND will premiere at major film festival – Venice, Toronto, Telluride, and New York Film Festivals in the Fall.

Actress Cate Blanchett, filmmaker Claire Denis and director Claudio Giovannesi to preside over the Juries of the 77th Venice Film Festival

Venice International Film Festival Reveals 2020 International Juries

Venice International Film Festival revealed the 2020 international Juries presided over by Cate Blanchett, Claire Denis and Claudio Giovannesi.

Venice International Film Festival Pre-Opening Night Film: ‘Molecole’

Venetian director Andrea Segre will premiere his documentary ‘Molecole’ at the Venice International Film Festival Pre-opening night.

Set of "Lacci" by Daniele Luchetti. in the picture Luigi Lo Cascio, Alba Rohrwacher, Giulia De Luca and Joshua Cerciello. Photo by Gianni Fiorito

Italian Film ‘Lacci’ by Daniele Luchetti to Open Venice Film Festival

For the first time in eleven years, an Italian film, Lacci, directed by Daniele Luchetti will be the opening night film of the Venice Film Festival.

77th Venice International Film Festival Announces Venice Classics Line Up

The final selections have been announced for the Venice Classics section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, August 25-31.

Anne Hui and Tilda Swinton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at Venice Film Festival

Filmmaker Ann Hui and iconic actress Tilda Swinton will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.

Four Major Film Festivals Stand Together Amid Global Pandemic

The New York, Venice, Telluride, and Toronto International film festivals have joined together to commit to collaboration in a time of uncertainty.

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