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Italy Wins Three Prizes at Venice Film Festival

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 09/15/2021 - 03:26

The Venice Film Festival, Italy’s most glamorous film festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia, returned in style to Venice’s beachfront Lido, with…

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Everything You Need to Know About the Venice Film Festival

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 08/27/2019 - 05:55

One of the most prestigious and well-known film festivals around the world, the Venice Film Festival returns this year to the Lido for its 76th edition, from…

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Now Showing: An Inside Look At The 72nd Venice Film Festival

by John Bensalhia | Thu, 08/27/2015 - 05:05

It's the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival! John Bensalhia looks ahead to this prestigious event which takes place between 2nd and 12th September 2015…

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Snapshots from the Venice Film Festival

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 09/02/2014 - 06:14

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest international film festival in the world, established by Count Giuseppe Volpi in 1932. The festival takes place every…

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Actress Luisa Ranieri Hosts 71st Venice Film Festival

by Katia Amore | Sat, 08/30/2014 - 02:00

Italian actress Luisa Ranieri hosted the opening of the 71st Venice International Film Festival this week. On Wednesday, she posed for the paparazzi on the…

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71st Venice Film Festival Begins at the Lido

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/27/2014 - 02:00

[In the photo: Elio Germano in "Il giovane favoloso", one of the three Italian films competing for the Golden Lion.] The 71st Venice Film Festival begins at…

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71st Venice Film Festival Lineup

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 08/08/2014 - 02:00

The 71st Venice Film Festival, which opens August 27, unveiled the lineup of this year’s edition in Rome last week. Festival director Alberto Barbera said many…

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What's On in Italy - August 2014

by John Bensalhia | Sat, 07/26/2014 - 02:30

Miracles, music and movies combine to make August a month to remember in Italy, as John Bensalhia finds out... The last sweltering month of summer brings some…

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The Lowdown on “Il Lido,” a Side of Venice Most Visitors Never See

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 09/02/2013 - 07:00

Ed. Wednesday, August 28, 2024: This article was originally published in 2013 and has been lightly updated. Only the lagoon divides it from Venice, yet the…

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The 70th Venice International Film Festival begins at the Lido

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 08/28/2013 - 06:50

The 70th annual Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica, also known as the Venice International Film Festival, begins today at the Lido. Alfonso Cuaron's…