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Join Wim Wenders video conversation

Join Wim Wenders as he shares his thoughts on how great cinema can drive different perspectives, ignite emotions, and even influence our lives from the moment the opening credits roll. Through these stories, attendees will explore the impact that lasts far beyond the film itself, from the conversations that films can start to the movements and moments they can inspire. In the “Life Through a Different Lens: Contactless Connections” series, viewers will explore the role of the direc...

Vanessa Kirby elicits male and female gaze in VENEZIA 77 competition

Vanessa Kirby is in two films at Venezia 77 -both surrounding the loss of a child. Pieces of a Woman by the Hungarian director Kornél Mundruczó includes Martha's overbearing obnoxious husband (Shia LaBeouf) caring in a 25 minute home birth scene with a midwife (Molly Parker) that is later brought up on charges. Tallie is slowly being annihilated by her husband in The World to Come by Norwegian director by Mona Fastvold in rural 18th century New York is the more powerful ...

Venetian Molecules presents gloomy covid Venice

MOLECOLE Out of Competition Biennale College Andrea Segre If you were not planning on visiting Venice anytime soon, this sober documentary screened on the first day of the 77th Venice Film Festival is a testimony not only to the changes since 25 February this year but how the tourism in general keeps the city afloat has been decimating. Directed by Andrea Segre Molecole this is also a tribute to his late father Elderico who died of a heart murmur, an avid super 8 filmmaker with cli...

Christos Nikou's Apples is Venice Orrizonti opening film

Venice Orrizonti 2020 Apples, Christos Nikou, Drama - Greece, Poland, Slovenia, 2020, 90 '. After losing all memories, a man will try to build a new identity. A woman will help him, also in the same situation. This co-production though stylish and hip wades through a man's depression, what director Christos Nikou calls lost 'identity'. Apples are regularly consumed, arranged on the kitchen table, and at a local grocer to drive home the point. As in many films about repressio...

Giornate degli Autori teams up with MyMovies and Isola Edipo: an online screening room and the new Lido screening space

  Giornate degli Autori, in collaboration with Isola Edipo, is branching out on the Lido and beyond, offering festival goers the chance to see the films on its 2020 lineup in two other venues, in addition to the customary theaters at the Venice Film Festival. Its traditional Venetian Nights lineup, which supplements the Official Selection, has found a “home” at the Isola degli Autori, a brand-new, edgy venue for more screenings. It’s a theater holding 99 viewers a ston...

Venice Production Bridge Programme and details on the VGFM projects

  VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE   The 77. Venice International Film Festival will get underway in just a few days time. With this mail we are pleased to send you the full programme of the upcoming Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia, as well as a FAQ. With a very large number of Industry professionals from across Europe expected to attend in-person, as well as a significant online participation from the VR sector from around th...

A Guide to Venice VR Expanded

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    Venice VR Expanded runs  September 2nd to 12th, 2020    All detailed information is available on the Venice Biennale website : www.labiennale.org. : https://www.labiennale.org/it/cinema/2020/venice-vr-expanded-web-section   3 different ways are available to access the Venice VR Expanded experience ·        Free Online Access ·        VR Accreditation Access to exclusive co...

Abel Ferrara awarded the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2020 prize

American director Abel Ferrara awarded the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2020 prize   His new film Sportin’ Life to be presented Out of Competition   La Biennale di Venezia and Jaeger-LeCoultre are pleased to announce that the American director Abel Ferrara (Pasolini, Bad Lieutenant, King of New York) is the recipient of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 - 12, 2020), dedicated to a persona...

American actor Matt Dillon confirmed in the International Jury for the Venezia 77 Competition with Cate Blanchett as president

American actor Matt Dillon joins the members of the Venezia 77 Competition Jury at the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 - 12, 2020). The Romanian director Cristi Puiu will no longer be a member of the Jury. The Venice Film Festival thanks Cristi Puiu for having accepted the appointment when it was offered, and for the sensibility he demonstrated in attempting to honour his commitment, even when unexpected difficulties arose.   Matt Dillon’s successful film care...

The Web Theatre at the 77th Venice Film Festival : 15 feature films from the Out of Competition, Orizzonti and Biennale College

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The Web Theatre at the 77th Venice Film Festival / 15 feature films from the Out of Competition, Orizzonti and Biennale College - Cinema sections to be made available online, including films by Lav Diaz, Martina Parenti and Massimo D’Anolfi, Uberto Pasolini, Giuseppe Pedersoli and Andrea Segre, among others / Tickets and web passes available from today, August 24th    Eight years after its start in 2012, the Web Theatre at the Venice International Film Festival is to retu...

Composer and musician Terence Blanchard announced as the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film award

Composer and musician Terence Blanchard announced as the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film award of the 77th Venice Film Festival /   Oscar nominated and Grammy-winning composer of the original scores for a wide range of films by Spike Lee and other filmmakers, he also composed the score for One Night in Miami by Regina King Out of Competition at 77th Venice Film Festival   La Biennale di Venezia and Campari are pleased to announce that the world renowned Oscar nomina...

Venice Production Bridge Panel Programme/ One-to-One Meetings and Sales Letter

VENICE PRODUCTION BRIDGE: Panel Programme/ One-to-One Meetings and  Sales Letter   With the opening night of the 77. Venice International Film Festival less than two weeks away, we like to give you some additional information about the upcoming Venice Production Bridge (VPB), organised by La Biennale di Venezia. Every year, the Venice Production Bridge is an essential meeting point among the cinema, audiovisual and VR profession...

Venice VR Expanded will travel around the world

The Virtual Reality section of the 77th Venice Film Festival  (Venice VR Expanded) accessible in the VR Lounge of cultural institutions around the world   The works of Venice VR Expanded, the Virtual Reality section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September 2020) of La Biennale di Venezia will be available for viewing in the VR Lounge of many cultural institutions around the world, and online.   The cultural institutions involved are the following: ...

Venice Film Festival: Two more titles for Venice 77

Fiori, Fiori, Fiori! (12’) by Luca Guadagnino and Run Hide Fight by Kyle Rankin round out the line-up of the 77th Venice Film Festival   La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce two Out of Competition titles that integrate and complete, Out of Competition, the line-up of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, directed by Alberto Barbera, and scheduled to take place from September 2 to 12 2020 at the Lido di Venezia.   They are the new short film by Luca...

Venice Production Bridge / Final Cut in Venice

The Worskhop: The FINAL CUT IN VENICE workshop (September 7 - September 9, 2020 ) will present a limited number of quality work-in-progress films coming from all African countries and  5 Middle East countries (Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and Lebanon) and will give them the opportunity of finding the post-production financing through our supporters and the participants. The workshop will consist in three days of activities, in which the working copies of a maximum of six selected...

Better World Forum in Venice with Conference, Red Carpet Screening of The Cave, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony

 What legacy are we leaving for future generation? September 4th: an exceptional event in Venice under the patronage of Italian ministry of Environment BETTER WORLD FORUM Ocean & Environment CINEMA FESTIVAL LA MOSTRA 77th edition, VENEZIA, Italy SEPTEMBER, 4th 2020 PALACE CA’ SAGREDO Masterclass Conference, Press Lunch, VIP Screening of THE CAVE, Red Carpet, VIP Cocktail, Gala Dinner & Award Ceremony, After Party King Baudouin Foundation Some ...

Venice Film Festival Comes Back With A Bang

We don’t think we’re going to shock anybody by saying that 2020 has, thus far at least, been a dreadful year for film festivals. That’s not the fault of the movie industry. As we all know through week after week of being asked to stay indoors for our own good, it hasn’t been possible to hold many of the major international film festivals this year because having so many people in one place isn’t possible right now. We suspect that in years to come, this won’t ...

The Human Voice by Pedro Almodóvar selected to screen at Venice

The Human Voice by Pedro Almodóvar and One Night in Miami by Regina King have joined the line-up of the 77th Venice Film Festival   La Biennale di Venezia is pleased to announce the addition of two films, Out of Competition, to the line-up of the 77th Venice International Film Festival directed by Alberto Barbera, and scheduled to take place from September 2 to 12 2020 at the Lido di Venezia.   They are the new film by Pedro Almodóvar, filmed and edited in reco...

Selection complete for the works of Venice VR Expanded /

Online 44 immersive projects from 24 Countries / Celine Tricart (Usa), Asif Kapadia (Gb), Hideo Kojima (Japan) are the members of the International Jury   The selection is now complete for the Virtual Reality works to be presented at the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2 – 12 September 2020) in the section this year titled Venice VR Expanded.   As previously announced, the Virtual Reality works in this edition of the Venice Film  Festival will no longer ...

Highlights from the 5th edition of the Venice Production Bridge

La Biennale di Venezia Venice Production Bridge September 3 - 11, 2020     The 5th edition of the Venice Production Bridge, will be held during the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It will once again focus in particular on the presentation and exchange of original projects for films and works in progress, so as to foster their development and production. Needless to say that 2020 has been a very difficult year due to the gl...

Nomadland at the Venice Film Festival and other fall festivals

Nomadland  by Chloé Zhao starring and produced by Oscar® winner Frances McDormand at the Venice International Film Festival and at the major Fall Film Festivals The Venice International Film Festival is pleased to share the presentation, with the Toronto, Telluride and New York Film Festivals, of Nomadland, the third feature film by director Chloé Zhao (Songs my Brothers Taught me, The Rider), starring and produced by Academy Award winner Frances McDormand....

Molecole, a Doc shot in locked down Venice will pre-open the festival

La Biennale di Venezia / The new film by director Andrea Segre, the documentary Molecole made in Venice when it was locked down for the coronavirus will be the pre-opening film (Tuesday September 1st) of the 77th Venice International Film Festival 2020   The new film by Venetian director Andrea Segre (Io sono Li, La prima neve, Il pianeta in mare), the documentary Molecole (68’), made in Venice when it was locked down for the coronavirus, will be screened on the Pre-opening ni...

77th Venice International Film Festival / The four international Juries

The selection is complete for the members of the four international Juries (Venezia 77, Orizzonti, “Luigi De Laurentiis” Venice Award for Best Debut Film, Venice Virtual Reality) of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (2 -12 September 2020), directed by Alberto Barbera and organized by La Biennale di Venezia.   Venezia 77 The personalities convened as members of the Jury for the Venezia 77 Competition are: Cate Blanchett – president (Australia), is an interna...

Lacci by Daniele Luchetti will open the 77th Venice Film Festival

Lacci by Daniele Luchetti  Starring Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini, Linda Caridi is the Opening Film of the 77th Venice Film Festival   Lacci, directed by Daniele Luchetti (La nostra vita, Mio fratello è figlio unico, Il portaborse) starring Alba Rohrwacher, Luigi Lo Cascio, Laura Morante, Silvio Orlando, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Adriano Giannini, Linda Caridi is the Opening Film, Out of Com...

The restored films in the Venice Classics section

The restored films in the Venice Classics section of the 77th VFF at the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna (25-31 August) / Masterpieces by Michelangelo Antonioni, John Berry, Souleymane Cissé, Zoltán Fábri, Pietro Germi, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Shôhei Imamura, Hiroshi Inagaki, Fritz Lang, Sidney Lumet, Jean-Pierre Melville, Nikita Mikhalkov, Martin Scorsese   The final selection has been made for the films in the Venice Cl...

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