The world’s oldest film festival will once again debut a slew of buzzy titles on the Lido.
The Venice Film Festival, the world’s oldest festival for movies, is unveiling the lineup for its 76th edition on Thursday morning.
That also means that awards season officially kicks off as a slew of Oscar hopefuls start their campaigns in Italy once again. Festival director Alberto Barbera, who has had a golden touch in recent years when it comes to launching Academy Award winners, started unveiling the program in Rome late in the morning.
Jury head Lucrecia Martel will lead a jury of international film names to bestow top prizes: the Golden Lion for best film, the Grand Special Jury Prize, the Silver Lion for best director, the Special Jury Prize, the Volpi Cup for best actor and actress, the best screenplay honor, and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor or actress. starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ludivine Sagnier and Ethan Hawke will open the festival.
Julie Andrews and and Pedro Almodovar with be honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in acting and directing respectively. Venice will also be back with its VR competition, debuting a wide range of new projects from around the globe that explore the latest advances in VR technology and storytelling.
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