28 august 2024 - Festival del Cinema di Venezia

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BARBERA BARBERA

16 years as festival director

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Sigourney Weaver

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NONOSTANTE

by Valerio Mastandrea

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Tim Burton

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wednesday, 28 August 2024

Barbera Barbera

They sometimes come back – and surprise us, again and again. Words of Beetlejuice, the spirit conjured by Tim Burton once, and again thirty-eight years later to open the 81st Venice Film Festival. Words of Venice Film Festival art director Alberto Barbera, too, with sixteen ‘appearances’ under his belt and the real spirit of the Festival, certainly the one who served longest...

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Soundtrack

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The trend is apparent. While we were able to gather only bits and pieces about the music component of participating features, it seems to me that we are looking at a decent mix of score stars, with each of them in consolidated fellowships with their director of mutual choice....

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Director's Cut

Simply the Best

A great festival is built from the elements that are available 'here and now', from what emerges and is selected. Choices are the base of everything. If someone were to look back a few months ago and examine the films that could have been in Venice but weren’t selected...

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BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

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Orizzonti

NONOSTANTE

Venice Days

SUPER HAPPY FOREVER

Venice Days

COPPIA APERTA QUASI SPALANCATA

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Isabelle Huppert

by Delphine Trouillard

Focus on the president of the Venezia 81 Jury

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The Juries of Venice 81

by F.D.S.

Isabelle Huppert and Debra Granik leading the Competition and Horizons

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Giuseppe Marotta

by Loris Casadei

From the words of the book to the De Sica's movie

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SIGOURNEY WEAVER

by Cesare Stradaioli

Focus on the actress, lifetime achievement awards 2024

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Mr. President

by Redazione VeNews

Pietrangelo Buttafuoco opening Venezia 81

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Tim Burton

by Andrea Zennaro

Focus on the director who brings his "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" after 36 years

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press conference

palazzo del casinò

11.30 BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (Out of Competition)
12.15 NONOSTANTE (Orizzonti - Opening Film)
13.00 OPENING PRESS CONFERENCE of the 81st VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, presentation of VENEZIA 81, ORIZZONTI, “LUIGI DE LAURENTIIS” VENICE AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM and VENICE CLASSICS Juries
13.45 GOLDEN LION FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT 2024 to SIGOURNEY WEAVER