Filmmaker Ann Hui and iconic actress Tilda Swinton will receive the honors of Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 77th Venice International Film Festival to take place from September 2 – 12 September, 2020.
Venice International Film 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.
Venice International Film Festival started in 1932 and takes place in Venice, Italy
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Anne Hui and Tilda Swinton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at Venice Film Festival
Anne Hui and Tilda Swinton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honors at Venice Film Festival
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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. The joint statement reads:
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Venice Film Festival Announces Minor Changes to 77th Edition
The 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival will take place September 2-12 with some minor changes to comply with Covid-19 protocols.
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We Are One: A Global Film Festival Unveils Lineup Co-Curated by 21 International Film Festivals
Ricky Powell: The Individualist The We Are One: A Global Film Festival, co-curated by 21 prolific festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Venice Film Festival, will feature over 100 films, in addition to talks, VR content and musical performances. The festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube, will run exclusively May 29 – June 7 on YouTube.
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Italian VR Film VAJONT Selected for 77th Venice International Film Festival
VAJONT The Italian Virtual Reality film Vajont from director Iolanda Di Bonaventura and producer Saverio Trapasso was selected at the close of the fourth edition of the Biennale College Cinema – VR to receive support from La Biennale to cover its production costs.
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African Documentary MAKONGO Wins at Cinéma du réel
Makongo by Elvis Sabin Ngaibino The debut documentary film Makongo by Elvis Sabin Ngaibino (Central African Republic / Argentina / Italy), which participated in the Final Cut in Venice workshop at the Venice International Film Festival 2019, won the Prix International de la Scam (the second award of the Festival) at the 42nd Cinéma du réel in Paris. The Festival was cancelled because of the current health emergency, but the Jury decided to view the selected films online anyway, and to award the prizes.
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Cate Blanchett to Head Jury of 2020 Venice Film Festival
– New York, NY – 8/12/19 – World Premiere of “WHERE’D YOU GO, BERNADETTE”. The film stars Billy Crudup, Cate Blanchett, Emma Nelson and Troian Bellisario, and is co-written and directed by Richard Linklater. It opens nationwide in theaters on August 16th, 2019. -Pictured: Cate Blanchett -Photo by: Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix -Location: Metrograph Actor/Producer Cate Blanchett will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 77th Venice International Film Festival taking place September 2 to 12, 2020, which will assign the Golden Lion for Best Film, as well as other official awards.
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JOKER and Roman Polanski’s J’ACCUSE Win Top Awards at Venice Film Festival 2019. Complete List of Award Winners
J’Accuse (An Officer and a Spy) directed by Roman Polanski Joker directed by Todd Phillips won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival, with the Silver Lion – Grand Jury Prize going to J’Accuse (An Officer and a Spy) by Roman Polanski.
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Director Costa-Gavras to Receive Glory to the Filmmaker 2019 Award at Venice Film Festival
ADULTS IN THE ROOM – Director Costa Gavras Greek-born French director Costa-Gavras (Z, Missing, Music Box) is the recipient of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2019 award of the 76th Venice International Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2019), dedicated to a personality who has made a particularly original contribution to innovation in contemporary cinema.
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Venice Film Festival to Honor Cinematographer Luca Bigazzi with Passion for Film Award
Luca Bigazzi Cinematographer Luca Bigazzi (The Great Beauty, The Way We Laughed, Bread and Tulips) is the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award of the 76th Venice International Film Festival. The award, instituted last year at the 75th Venice Film Festival, seeks to highlight the remarkable contribution given by the director’s closest collaborators to the fulfillment of the artistic project that each film represents. It is not often that cinematographers, editors, composers, set or costume designers are adequately recognized for their work, which is often key to the quality of the final result. Passion for Film attributes this award to these professional figures (last year the prize was awarded to American film editor Bob Murawski), who are more than just craftsmen: they are artists and co-authors of the films to which they offer the gift of their unparalleled talent.
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THE KINGMAKER Documentary on Imelda Marcos to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Imelda Marcos on her 85th birthday in KINGMAKER. Photo Credit: Lauren Greenfield. Emmy winning director Lauren Greenfield (The Queen of Versailles), latest film The Kingmaker, will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival this August. The documentary centers on the indomitable character and controversial political career of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines whose behind-the-scenes influence of her husband Ferdinand’s presidency rocketed her to the global political stage.
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New Films by Nate Parker, Graeme A. Scott and Buddy Squires to World Premiere at Venice Film Festival
Nate Parker directs AMERICAN SKIN The world premiere of two new films – American Skin by American director, actor, screenwriter and producer Nate Parker (The Birth of a Nation) and Beyond the Beach: The Hell and the Hope, a documentary about the work of the NGO, ‘Emergency’, the debut as a director of English film producer Graeme A. Scott and American cinematographer Buddy Squires, will complete the line-up in the Sconfini section of the 76th Venice International Film Festival.