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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
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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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....
  • Director's Cut
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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ON SCREEN

  • Focus
by Delphine Trouillard
Focus on the president of the Venezia 81 Jury
  • Highlights
by F.D.S.
Isabelle Huppert and Debra Granik leading the Competition and Horizons
  • The version of...
by Loris Casadei
From the words of the book to the De Sica's movie
  • Focus
by Cesare Stradaioli
Focus on the actress, lifetime achievement awards 2024
  • Highlights
by Redazione VeNews
Pietrangelo Buttafuoco opening Venezia 81
  • Focus
by Andrea Zennaro
Focus on the director who brings his "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" after 36 years
TODAY

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

Solo accreditati, prenotazione obbligatoria/ Press holders, only upon reservation

movies

13:45

Sala Perla

  • Venice Days

Federica Di Giacomo

(120')

16:00

Sala Darsena

  • Orizzonti

Valerio Mastandrea

(93')

17:00

Sala Perla

  • Venice Days

Kohei Igarashi

(94')

19:00

Sala Grande

  • Out of Competition

Tim Burton

(104')

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The crossover Section
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Face to face
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To be here
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Edipo, good vibes Island
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