81st Venice International Film Festival

The 81st annual Venice International Film Festival will be held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy.

81th Venice International Film Festival
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion
Hosted bySveva Alviti
Artistic directorAlberto Barbera
Festival date28 August – 7 September 2024
Websitewww.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2024
Venice Film Festival chronology
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French actress Isabelle Huppert will serve as Jury President for the main competition.[1] Italian actress and model Sveva Alviti will host the opening and closing ceremony.[2]

Australian filmmaker Peter Weir will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement during the festival.[3]

Juries edit

Main Competition (Venezia 81) edit

Background edit

Expected world premieres, in competition or in sidebars sections, includes: Steve McQueen’s Blitz, Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, Pablo Larrain’s Maria, Todd PhillipsJoker: Folie à Deux, Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths, Walter SallesI’m Still Here,[5] Joshua Oppenheimer's The End, Dea Kulumbegashvili's Those Who Find Me,[6][7] Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, Julian Schnabel's In the Hand of Dante, François Ozon’s When Fall Is Coming, Gianni Amelio's Battlefield, Pietro Marcello’s Duse, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cloud, Lucrecia Martel’s Chocobar and Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Harvest.[8]

Official Awards edit

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2024 | Isabelle Huppert President of the Venezia 81 international jury". La Biennale di Venezia. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Biennale Cinema 2024 | Sveva Alviti to host the opening and closing nights of Venezia 81". La Biennale di Venezia. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Biennale Cinema 2024 | Peter Weir Leone d'Oro alla carriera della Biennale Cinema 2024". La Biennale di Venezia (in Italian). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (8 May 2024). "Isabelle Huppert to Head Venice Film Festival Jury". Variety. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  5. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (28 May 2024). "Walter Salles' Directorial Comeback 'I'm Still Here' Sells To Sony Classics For North America & Raft Of International Territories Out Of Cannes Market". Deadline. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  6. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (30 May 2024). "Venice 2024: 'Joker 2,' Angelina Jolie's 'Maria,' 'Queer' Starring Daniel Craig and Johnny Depp-Directed 'Modì' Eyed for Lineup (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ "What Goes to Venice? McQueen, Guadagnino, Larrain, Phillips, Leigh ..." World of Reel. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  8. ^ Dams, Tim; Kay2024-06-10T11:22:00+01:00, Jeremy. "Which films are in the running for the 2024 Venice Film Festival?". Screen. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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