The guests watched films in masks, and only a part of the photographers were allowed to the carpet.
On the island of Lido on the evening of September 2, the opening ceremony of the 77th Venice Film Festival, the first major film forum to open since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, took place.
For several months, the festival’s management has been considering various options for holding an event important for the global film industry, choosing between going digital or revising the dates. There was no talk of canceling the forum, as in the case of the Cannes Film Festival ..
Two months before the start of the Venice Festival, the directorate decided: there will be no online format.
“We understood that we were taking a risk, but we took it as a sign of optimism and hope – for the entire film world, for everyone involved in the film industry, which has suffered greatly from quarantine, having experienced such a crisis for the first time in all the years of its existence. But we survived, we must open theaters and cinemas, we must show people movies, good movies, and do everything so that they go to watch it, ”said the director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera.
At the end of July, the program was announced : 65 films from 50 countries. Half of the paintings were shot by women. Eight of them entered the main competition of 18 paintings – a real breakthrough, which the organizers diligently emphasized. This is commendable, since in 2019 only two films by female directors modestly decorated the main competition.
This time on the list: “The World to Come” by Mona Fastwold Lerche, “Where are you going, Aida?” Yasmila Zbanich, “There Will Be No More Snow” by Malgorzata Shumovskaya, “The Land of Nomads” by Chloe Zhao, “Lovers” by Nicole Garcia, “Miss Marx” by Susanna Nikchiarelli, “And Tomorrow – The Whole World” by Julia von Heinz, “Sisters of Malacuzo” by Emma Dante.
Before the first after the lockdown film festival, another ceremony took place in the Darsen Hall: Cate Blanchett presented her colleague Tilda Swinton with the Golden Lion for her contribution to cinema
The guests watched films in masks, and only a part of the photographers were allowed to the carpet.
On the island of Lido on the evening of September 2, the opening ceremony of the 77th Venice Film Festival, the first major film forum to open since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, took place.
For several months, the festival’s management has been considering various options for holding an event important for the global film industry, choosing between going digital or revising the dates. There was no talk of canceling the forum, as in the case of the Cannes Film Festival ..
Two months before the start of the Venice Festival, the directorate decided: there will be no online format.
“We understood that we were taking a risk, but we took it as a sign of optimism and hope – for the entire film world, for everyone involved in the film industry, which has suffered greatly from quarantine, having experienced such a crisis for the first time in all the years of its existence. But we survived, we must open theaters and cinemas, we must show people movies, good movies, and do everything so that they go to watch it, ”said the director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera.
At the end of July, the program was announced : 65 films from 50 countries. Half of the paintings were shot by women. Eight of them entered the main competition of 18 paintings – a real breakthrough, which the organizers diligently emphasized. This is commendable, since in 2019 only two films by female directors modestly decorated the main competition.
This time on the list: “The World to Come” by Mona Fastwold Lerche, “Where are you going, Aida?” Yasmila Zbanich, “There Will Be No More Snow” by Malgorzata Shumovskaya, “The Land of Nomads” by Chloe Zhao, “Lovers” by Nicole Garcia, “Miss Marx” by Susanna Nikchiarelli, “And Tomorrow – The Whole World” by Julia von Heinz, “Sisters of Malacuzo” by Emma Dante.
Before the first after the lockdown film festival, another ceremony took place in the Darsen Hall: Cate Blanchett presented her colleague Tilda Swinton with the Golden Lion for her contribution to cinema.
Cate Blanchett, who this year holds the honorary position of chairman of the jury at the 77th Venice Film Festival, went out to the public in the dress she wore to the London premiere of Carol. This is not the first time the Australian actress repeats the outfits: in 2019, Blanchett entered the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, where she presided over the jury, in a dress that she had already put on once.
Cate Blanchett, who this year holds the honorary position of chairman of the jury at the 77th Venice Film Festival, went out to the public in the dress she wore to the London premiere of Carol. This is not the first time the Australian actress repeats the outfits: in 2019, Blanchett entered the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, where she presided over the jury, in a dress that she had already put on once.
This time Cate Blanchett will evaluate 18 films presented in the main competition (including Andrei Konchalovsky’s Dear Comrades) in the company of actor Matt Dillon. He replaced the Romanian director Cristi Pui in the jury “due to unexpected difficulties” – such a vague wording was provided by the management.
