Location | Venice, Italy |
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Founded | 1932 |
Awards | Golden Lion |
Hosted by | Sveva Alviti |
Artistic director | Alberto Barbera |
Festival date | 28 August – 7 September 2024 |
Website | www |
The 81st annual Venice International Film Festival will be held from 28 August to 7 September 2024, at Venice Lido in Italy.
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]
Expected world premieres, in competition or in sidebars sections, includes: Steve McQueen’s Blitz , Luca Guadagnino’s Queer, Pablo Larrain’s Maria , Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux , Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths , Walter Salles’ I’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]
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