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- The Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia is the main headquarters for the Venice International Film Festival. Built in record time in the Modernist style of the time, it was inaugurated on August 10th 1937 for the fifth edition of the Festival.
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The first cinema exhibition was held on the terrace of the Hotel Excelsior on August 6, 1932. But, with the growing success, it became necessary to build a proper and prestigious venue; this took place between 1936 and 1937, based on a project by the engineer Luigi Quagliata, faithful to the dictates of modernism.
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The Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido di Venezia is the main headquarters for the Venice International Film Festival. Built in record time in the Modernist style of the time, it was inaugurated on August 10th 1937 for the fifth edition of the Festival.
Sep 2, 2024 · Initially, films were shown on the terrace and in the garden of the Hotel Excelsior, but by 1937, a main venue called the Palazzo del Cinema was opened and remains the festival’s home to this...
History. The first cinema exhibition was held on the terrace of the Hotel Excelsior on August 6, 1932. But, with the growing success, it became necessary to build a proper and prestigious venue; this took place between 1936 and 1937, based on a project by the engineer Luigi Quagliata, faithful to the dictates of modernism.
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- 78th Venice Film Festival 1st – 11th September 2021
1895.The history of the “Venice Biennale” (It: “La Biennale di Venezia”), dates back from 1895; when the first International Art Exhibition was organised. 1930.The Venice Biennale was transformed into an autonomous board, by a Royal Decree of 1930 and the financing and the board’s articles of association were established in 1931. With this transfor...
The president of the Venice Biennale, represents the festival on behalf of its financial partner, the public authorities and the media. He is chosen by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage every 4 years. The current president is Roberto Cicutto, appointed on 27th January 2020. The current director Alberto Barberaappointment, was renewed for 4 ...
The “78th Venice International Film Festival”is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and will be held on the Lido di Venezia from 1 to 11 September 2021. The Festival, is officially recognised by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association). Its aim is to “raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art...
The Teatro La Fenice contributed to write the history of melodrama by hosting the highest number of premieres by Verdi, after the Teatro La Scala. In the twentieth century the Teatro underwent a lot of restoration projects and in 1987 was rebuilt after a devastating fire.
The Palazzo del Cinema in its original version was officially opened for the fifth edition of the Festival, in August 1937. At the time, it had a monumental tripartite façade with vertical pilasters and rounded corners, as the rationalist style of the time dictated.
