One of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in the world, the 66th Venice Film Festival kicks off this year on August 27 and runs through to September 6, 2008 when the complete group of winners are announced.
Named to head the international jury that will award the coveted Golden Lion in Venice this year is German director Wim Wenders, who took home the Golden Lion for "The State of Things" in 1982.
Of the 21 films competing for the coveted Golden Lion award, American entries include Rachel is Getting Married starring Anne Hathaway and Debra Winger; Kathryn Bigelow's Hurt Locker, starring Ralph Fiennes; and Darren Aronofsky's The Wrestler, with Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei.
Opening the festival is the world premiere of the Coen brothers "Burn After Reading" - a film not in competition - starring Brad Pitt and George Clooney.
Venice Film Festival Awards
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Now heading into its 7th decade, the Venice Film Festival has changed markedly over the recent past - from a strictly European lineup to feature a varied and outstanding international venue. This effectively makes the festival one of the earliest predictors of winners for other film top awards worldwide, including leading Hollywood contenders at the Oscars. The principal awards in Venice are the Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion), which is awarded for best film, and the Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup) for best actor and actress.
Venice Film Festival on the Web
Around the Web, check out top sites with the latest buzz about this year's festival with information on the film program & related events, picture galleries, film clips, and a list of major 2007 Venice Film Festival entries and winners ....
La Biennale di Venezia - The official site in English & Italian, featuring the latest news, special events, all-star photo gallery, press & media information, ticket information, film festival history.
IndieWIRE - Catch the latest Venice Film Festival buzz & rumors, predictions, photos & news features as awards season draws near.
Venice Film Festival - Wikipedia guide with a brief history & overview, lists of winners by year dating back to 1932, related links.
Venice International Film Festival - Venice for Visitors - Nice overview with related history & information on the traditional venue, plus insider tips & advice on traveling to the festival on the Lido, including maps, links.
2008 Venice Film Festival Lineup
Darren Aronofsky The Wrestler – USA
Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood
Guillermo Arriaga The Burning Plain – USA
Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Joaquim de Almeida
Pupi Avati Il papà di Giovanna – Italy
Silvio Orlando, Alba Rohrwacher, Francesca Neri, Ezio Greggio, Serena Grandi
Marco Bechis BirdWatchers – Italy
Claudio Santamaria, Alicélia Batista Cabreira, Chiara Caselli, Abrisio Da Silva Pedro
Patrick Mario Bernard, Pierre Trividic L’Autre – France
Dominique Blanc, Cyril Gueï, Peter Bonke, Christèle Tual
Kathryn Bigelow Hurt Locker – USA
Ralph Fiennes, Guy Pearce, David Morse, Jeremy Renner
Pappi Corsicato Il seme della discordia – Italy
Caterina Murino, Alessandro Gassman, Martina Stella, Michele Venitucci, Isabella Ferrari
Jonathan Demme Rachel Is Getting Married – USA
Anne Hathaway, Debra Winger, Rosemarie Dewitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe
Haile Gerima Teza – Ethiopia / Germany / France
Aron Arefe, Abiye Tedla, Takelech Beyene
Aleksey German Jr. Bumaznyj soldat (Paper Soldier) – Russia
Chulpan Khamatova, Merab Ninidze, Anastasya Shevelyova
Semih Kaplanoglu Süt – Turkey / France / Germany
Melih Selcuk, Basak Koklukaya
Takeshi Kitano Akires to kame (Achilles and the Tortoise) – Japan
Beat Takeshi, Kanako Higuchi, Yurei Yanagi, Kumiko Aso
Hayao Miyazaki Gake no ue no Ponyo (Ponyo on Cliff by the Sea) – Japan
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Amir Naderi Vegas: Based on a True Story – USA
Mark Greenfield, Nancy La Scala, Zach Thomas
Mamoru Oshii The Sky Crawlers – Japan
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Ferzan Özpetek Un giorno perfetto – Italy
Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Valerio Binasco, Nicole Grimaudo, Stefania Sandrelli
Christian Petzold Jerichow – Germany
Nina Hoss, Benno Fürmann, Hilmi Sözer
Barbet Schroeder Inju, la Bête dans l’ombre – France
Magimel Benoît, Minamoto Lika, Shun Sugata, Maurice Bénichou, Ryo Ishibashi
Werner Schroeter Nuit de chien – France / Germany / Portugal
Pascal Greggory, Bruno Todeschini, Amira Casar, Jean-François Stevenin
Tariq Teguia Gabbla (Inland) – Algeria / France
Kader Affak, Ines Rose Djakou, Ahmed Benaïssa, Fethi Ghares, Kouider Medjahed, Djalila Kadi-Hanifi
YU Lik-wai Dangkou (Plastic City) – Brazil / China / Hong Kong/China / Japan
Joe Odagiri, Anthony Wong, Huang Yi, Jeff Chen
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