René Clément was a French film director and screenwriter. He is known for directing the films The Battle of the Rails (1946), Forbidden Games (1952), Gervaise (1956), Purple Noon (1960), and Is Paris Burning (1966). He received numerous accolades including five prizes at the Cannes Film Festival and the Honorary César in 1984.
The 60th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 6 September 2003.
The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess. The opening film of the festival was Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore and the closing film was Chengdu, I Love You by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian.
The 3rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 August and 1 September 1935. This festival saw the introduction of the Coppa Volpi for the acting awards.
The 4th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 and 31 August 1936. This year saw an international jury nominated for the first time.
The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992.
The 41st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 1984 under the direction of Gian Luigi Rondi.
The 9th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 19 August to 4 September 1948.
The 10th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 11 August to 1 September 1949. The Venice Film Festival came back permanently to the Palazzo del Cinema on the Venice Lido.
The 11th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1950.
The 12th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 10 September 1951.
The 14th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 4 September 1953.
The 15th Venice International Film Festival was held from 22 August to 7 September 1954.
The 16th Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 10 September 1955.
The 25th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 10 September 1964.
The 21st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1960.
The 20th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 6 September 1959.
The 18th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1957.
The 17th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 9 September 1956.
The 79th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 31 August to 10 September 2022. Noah Baumbach's White Noise was the festival's opening film, and Francesco Carrozzini's The Hanging Sun was the closing film.
