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Aug 28, 2018 · Arts scene. It’s not the only cultural extravaganza in town. In fact, the Venice Film Festival is just one component of La Biennale di Venezia, a celebration of the arts that has been running ...
Aug 27, 2019 · The Venice Film Festival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale di Arte Cinematografica di Venezia) is the oldest in the world; its first (non-competitive) edition was held between the 6 th and 21 st of August 1932 on the terrace of the Hotel Excelsior on the Venice Lido, almost 90 years ago. The other major European film festival, Cannes, began in 1946.
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The Giornate degli Autori (formerly Venice Days) is an independent and parallel section founded in 2004 in association with Venice Film Festival. It is modeled on the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. Anac and 100autori which are both associations of Italian film directors and authors are engaged to support and promote the Giornate.
- 6 August 1932; 91 years ago
- Venice, Italy
- Alberto Barbera, (since 2011)
- 92 in 2021
The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the most prestigious. The Festival was organised for the first time in 1932, under the auspices of the President of the Biennale, Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata, the sculptor Antonio Maraini, and Luciano De Feo and obtained a great popularity, so as to become an annual event from 1935 onwards.
Aug 30, 2023 · The world of cinema is once again abuzz with excitement as the prestigious Venice Film Festival gears up for its 80th edition in 2023. The festival has a long history of celebrating cinematic ...
Aug 30, 2023. Last year's Venice International Film Festival launched such films as The Banshees of Inisherin, which went on to receive a total of nine Oscar nominations, and TÁR, which earned six Oscar nominations, as well as The Whale, for which Brendan Fraser won the Oscar for Best Actor earlier this year. Meanwhile, Venice's top prize ...
Aug 29, 2023 · Published Aug. 29, 2023 Updated Sept. 3, 2023. A year ago, the Venice Film Festival had enough star power to put even celebrity-worshiping Cannes on notice. Highlights were quickly beamed all over ...