The honour to the director, actor, and screenwriter will be awarded on 1 September during the opening night of the 78th Venice Film Festival. GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1–11, 2021) has been awarded to the director, actor, and screenwriter Roberto Benigni. The decision was made by the board of La Biennale di Venezia, which embraced the proposal of the Festival’s Director, Alberto Barbera. STATEMENT FROM ROBERTO BENIGNI Roberto Benigni, in accepting, stated, “My heart is full of joy and gratitude. It is an immense honor to receive such an important recognition of…
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The 78th Venice International Film Festival opens on September 1st and will come to an end on September 11th. THE OPENING AND CLOSING NIGHTS OF VENEZIA 78 Actress Serena Rossi will host the opening and closing nights of the 78th Venice International Film Festival within La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera. Serena Rossi will open the Biennale Cinema 2021 on the evening of Wednesday 1 September, on the stage of Sala Grande (Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido) for the inauguration ceremony, and will host the closing ceremony on Saturday 11 September, when the winners of the Lions and other official prizes of the 78th Venice International Film Festival will be…
The panel will take place on Saturday 4 September, 3 pm, at the Palazzo del Casinò. Participants include Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi. The 78th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia announces a panel discussion about the crisis now underway in Afghanistan with special attention to the situation of filmmakers and Afghan artists in general, in the tragic context in which the entire population of that country now finds itself. THE PANEL The panel discussion, the first initiative that La Biennale has dedicated to these themes, will be held on Saturday 4 September at 3 pm at the Palazzo del Casinò (Lido di Venezia), in the Press Conference Room. The participants will…
The 65th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is delighted to announce that this year’s Closing Night Gala will be THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Joel Coen, and from Apple Original Films and A24. The film will receive its European Premiere on Sunday 17 October at LFF Gala venue the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, with Joel Coen expected to attend. The BFI London Film Festival is also pleased to announce that there will be simultaneous preview screenings of THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH taking place at LFF partner venues at cinemas across the UK. Written…
The purpose is guaranteeing the safety of all accredited visitors and audiences. ANTI COVID-19 MEASURES / GREEN PASS In collaboration with the competent authorities, La Biennale di Venezia has developed the Anti-Covid 19 / Green Pass measures summarised below, which will be implemented for the 78th Venice International Film Festival (1 – 11 September 2021), with the purpose of guaranteeing the safety of all accredited visitors and audiences at the Venice Film Festival. MEASURES FOR ACCREDITED VISITORS MANDATORY GREEN PASS To collect the accreditation pass and gain admission to the Venice Film Festival premises and the theatres on the Lido and in Venice, visitors must have…
Newcomer Frank Joyce is just simply amazing as Frankie Valli in the revival of ‘Jersey Boys.’ It’s Joyce’s voice, which sounds just like Valli, that makes this show a hit and must see. Valli was the voice of The Four seasons who had one hit after another after another in the 60’s and 70’s. ‘Jersey Boys’ is about Valli and his friends (including Nick Massi – played by Karl James Wilson) who formed one of the most successful groups of all time. But they were not without their trouble. They were originally known as the Four Lovers; it took them…
The 17th Zurich Film Festival honors the US actress with its highest accolade. Sharon Stone will be in Zurich to accept the award in person on Saturday, September 25. The award ceremony will be followed by a screening of Martin Scorsese’s thriller CASINO, which won the highly versatile character actress an Oscar Nomination. Moreover, Sharon Stone will hold a ZFF Masters where she will offer the public a fascinating insight into her creative process and remarkable career. Sharon Stone will be honored for her acting career at the 17th Zurich Film Festival. She will accept the award on September 25.…
Screening in the Sala Darsena, a diary in film by Andrea Segre (6:30 pm) and Per grazia ricevuta (1971) by Nino Manfredi (9 pm). PREOPENING EVENT OF THE 78TH VENICE FILM FESTIVAL An exceptional double programme is slated for the Preopening night at the 78th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, to take place on Tuesday August 31stin the Sala Darsena at the Palazzo del Cinema (Lido di Venezia). The double programme for the Preopening of the 78th Venice Film Festival will feature the screening of: 6:30 pm: La Biennale di Venezia: il cinema al tempo del Covid, a diary in film by Andrea Segre, produced by La Biennale di Venezia with Rai Cinema and Istituto Luce…
This VR work, featuring the voices of Taron Egerton and Lucy Boynton, enters the Competition line-up. GLIMPSE Glimpse (UK, France, Ireland; 22’), from Irish filmmakers Benjamin Cleary (Academy Award-winning director of the short film Stutterer, 2015) and Michael O’Connor, the story of a panda voiced by Taron Egerton (Elton John in Rocketman), joins the Venice VR Expanded Competition line-up of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1-11, 2021) of La Biennale di Venezia, directed by Alberto Barbera. Glimpse is a highly emotive, visual feast set in the imaginative mind of a heartbroken panda named Herbie, who has recently broken up with his girlfriend Rice. Herbie is an illustrator and through…
A successful play celebrating the highs and lows of rock ’n’ roll is about to hit the big screen. ‘Raunch and Roll’ follows Roxy Starr, a rock singer who was huge in the 1980s and 90s, but who abandoned a stadium tour at the top of her game and hasn’t been heard from in almost 20 years. https://youtu.be/2hwo8YrmLNE Fast-forward to the present day and Roxy receives some devastating news. In response she leaves her Malibu mansion and, along with her long-time manager, heads to the small Michigan town where it all began for her as a teenager. But Roxy receives…