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64th Venice Film Festival

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International Jury of directors for Venezia 64 has been finalized

The International jury for Venezia 64 has been finalized, it will be composed entirely of directors for the 75th anniversary, just like the 50th anniversary in 1982. The members of the Jury for Venezia 64 –all important figures in the Venice...

Zhang Yimou

The 50th anniversary in 1982 saw a prestigious International Jury formed entirely of film directors, and the same formula has been adopted for the 75th anniversary of the 64th Venice Film Festival. Invited to chair it is the film-maker who, in...

Bill Mechanic and Gregg Araki

Two leading figures from the North American cinema world, producer Bill Mechanic and director Gregg Araki, have been selected as presidents of two of the international juries for the 64th Venice Film Festival, respectively for the Luigi De...

Tim Burton Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

The American director Tim Burton, will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 64th Venice International Film Festival (29th August - 8th September 2007). The Golden Lion pays homage again to one of the most courageous,...

Alexander Kluge

The Venice Film Festival celebrates its Jubilee. Founded on 6th August, 1932 at the Lido di Venezia, the oldest film festival in the world celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. That same year saw the birth not only of the Festival but also...

The opening film of the 64th Festival

Atonement - directed by Joe Wright, starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan and Vanessa Redgrave - will open the 64th Venice Film Festival, to be held at the Lido di Venezia from 29th August to 8th September 2007,...

Bernardo Bertolucci Golden Lion for the 75th anniversary

Bernardo Bertolucci has been awarded the 75th anniversary Golden Lion, the special award set up this year to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Venice Film Festival (1932-2007). The Venice Film Festival is the oldest of its kind in the world...

The closing film at the 64th Venice Film Festival

Blood Brothers (Tiantang kou), Alexi Tan’s first feature film, produced by John Wooand Terence Chang, is to be the closing film at the 64th Venice Film Festival, which runs from 29th August to 8th September 2007 at the Lido, and is directed...

The Secret History of Italian Cinema 4: Spaghetti Westerns

The new series of screenings and restorations for the Secret History of Italian Cinema 4, part of the programme of the 64th Venice Film Festival (29th August - 8th September 2007), will be devoted to the Spaghetti Westerns. The Festival is...