Venice Film Festival

Venice Film Festival

Venice Film Festival

Venice Film Festival

The 71st Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, will run on Venice Lido from 27th August to 6th September 2020, directed by Alberto Barbera.

Actress Luisa Ranieri will be the host of the opening and closing events; starting on the evening of Wednesday August 27th, on the stage of the Sala Grande (Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido) for the inauguration ceremony. On September 6th the actress will host the closing ceremony during which the winners of the Lions and the other official awards of the 71st Venice Film Festival will be announced.

The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote the various aspects of international cinema in all its forms: as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue.

The Festival also organizes retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a contribution towards a better understanding of the history of cinema.