Louis Marie Malle was a French film director, screenwriter, and producer who worked in both French cinema and Hollywood. Described as "eclectic" and "a filmmaker difficult to pin down", Malle made documentaries, romances, period dramas, and thrillers. He often depicted provocative or controversial subject matter.
The Golden Lion is the highest prize given to a film at the Venice Film Festival. The prize was introduced in 1949 by the organizing committee and is now regarded as one of the film industry's most prestigious and distinguished prizes. In 1970, a second Golden Lion was introduced; this is an honorary award for people who have made an important contribution to cinema.
Giovanna Cecchi, known professionally as Suso Cecchi d'Amico, was an Italian screenwriter and actress. She was one of the first female Italian screenwriters and helped pioneer the Italian neorealist movement. Though her screenwriting career spanned sixty years, she won the 1980 David di Donatello Award for lifetime career as well as the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 1994 Venice Film Festival.
The 55th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 3 and 13 September 1998.
The 54th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 27 August to 6 September 1997.
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 51st annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 September to 12 September, 1994.
The 50th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 31 August to 11 September 1993.
The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.
The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the president of the jury. He was previously the president of the jury at the 40th edition in 1983. Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The 44th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 9 September 1987.
The 29th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 7 September 1968.
The 24th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1963.
The 21st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1960.
The 19th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 24 August to 7 September 1958.
The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017.
The 76th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2019.
The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 78th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 2021.
