The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the "Big Five" International film festivals worldwide, which include the Big Three European Film Festivals, alongside the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada and the Sundance Film Festival in the United States. These festivals are internationally renowned for giving creators the artistic freedom to express themselves through film. In 1951, FIAPF formally accredited the festival.
Renato Castellani was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
The 5th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 10 August and 3 September 1937. The new Palazzo del Cinema building was completed for this year's festival. It has been used as the venue since, excluding the years 1940 to 1948.
The 51st annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 September to 12 September, 1994.
The 49th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 1 to 12 September 1992.
The 48th annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 3 to 14 September 1991.
The 43rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held on 30 August to 10 September, 1986. It was the last edition directed by Gian Luigi Rondi.
The 69th annual Venice International Film Festival, organized by Venice Biennale, took place at Venice Lido from 29 August to 8 September 2012. The festival opened with the Indian director Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and closed with the Out of Competition film The Man Who Laughs, directed by Jean-Pierre Ameris. Terrence Malick's film To the Wonder was met with both boos and cheers from critics at its premiere.
The 41st annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1 to 11 September 1984 under the direction of Gian Luigi Rondi.
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 13th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 12 September 1952.
The 15th Venice International Film Festival was held from 22 August to 7 September 1954.
The 22nd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 20 August to 3 September 1961.
The 25th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 27 August to 10 September 1964.
The 23rd annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 25 August to 8 September 1962.
The 20th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 23 August to 6 September 1959.
The 71st annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy between 27 August to 6 September 2014. The festival opened with Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film Birdman, and closed with Ann Hui's drama film The Golden Era. Italian actress Luisa Ranieri hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Swedish film A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, directed by Roy Andersson, won the Golden Lion, and Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence won the Grand Jury Prize.
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.
