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.
Venice International Film Festival
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Director Walter Hill is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award of the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
The virtual reality production Gumball Dreams will make its international premiere as an Official Selection of Venice Film Festival.
Venice Film Festival unveiled the selection of projects for 2022 Venice Immersive, the XR – Extended Reality section of the festival
The 79th Venice Film Festival unveiled the lineup of films including, competition and non-competition titles.
Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle is the Opening Film of the 79th Venice Film Festival.
Venice Classics returns to 79th Venice International Film Festival with films including Monica Vitti in Carlo Di Palma’s Teresa the Thief.
Actress Julianne Moore will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
Catherine Deneuve said, “It is a joy to receive this prestigious award at the Venice Festival, which I love and have known for a long time…”
Director and screenwriter Paul Schrader will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 79th Venice International Film Festival.
The French abortion drama Happening (L’Evenement) directed by Audrey Diwan wins the Golden Lion for Best Film.
Tilda Swinton is the voice of Echo, the narrator who guides users through the many realities of Goliath.