Venice International Film Festival 2020

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Cate Blanchett (2018) is the head of the jury for the Golden Lion this year .

The 77th  Venice International Film Festival ( 77th Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica in Italian ) took place at the Lido from September 2nd to 12th, 2020 . Alongside the Berlinale and the Cannes Film Festival, they are among the three most important A festivals in the world and were under the direction of Alberto Barbera for the 9th time. It was the first major film festival held since the COVID-19 pandemic . The main prize was awarded to the feature film Nomadland by Chloé Zhao .

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Jury member Matt Dillon

While the 73rd Cannes Film Festival scheduled for May 2020 was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Luca Zaia , President of the Veneto Region , confirmed on May 24th, 2020 that the Venice Film Festival should take place as planned in early September 2020, with some restrictions after some work on the films was interrupted due to the pandemic. On July 7, 2020 it was announced that fewer films will be shown than in previous years. The Venezia 77 and Orizzonti rails have been retained , the organizers have decided not to use the Sconfini rail . The list of films was presented in Rome on July 28, 2020. The Venice Virtual Reality section is to be shown online.

As part of the hygiene and distance rules, the number of demonstrations was increased so that the visitors can better distribute themselves. Two new open-air cinemas were also built. Visitors must wear mouth and nose protection during film screenings. Tickets can only be bought or reserved online; every second seat should remain empty. At events in closed rooms, the data of the participants is recorded in order to be able to trace possible chains of infection. The temperatures of cinema guests and press representatives are to be measured at several points in the venue.

Opening and honorary award winner

The Italian actress Anna Foglietta was chosen as the presenter of the opening ceremony and the final award gala. In addition to Alberto Barbera, Carlo Chatrian ( Berlin ), Thierry Frémaux ( Cannes ), Lili Hinstin ( Locarno ), Vanja Kaluđerčić ( Rotterdam ), Karel Och ( Karlovy Vary ), José Luis Rebordinos ( San Sebastián ) and Tricia Tuttle ( London ) will attend the opening ceremony ) seven other artistic directors of important international European film festivals were invited, some of whose events had to be canceled or postponed due to the pandemic. In a joint appeal, they want to show solidarity to remember the importance of art and cinema as well as the battered film industry. Also at the opening ceremony, the son of the Italian film music composer Ennio Morricone, who died in July 2020, is to conduct the Roman Sinfonietta orchestra , which is to play works by his father. Ennio Morricone received the Golden Lion for life's work in 1995.

British actress Tilda Swinton and Hong Kong director Ann Hui were awarded the Golden Lion as a lifetime achievement award.

The Italian drama Lacci by director Daniele Luchetti with Alba Rohrwacher , Luigi Lo Cascio and Laura Morante was selected as the opening film.

Official Sections

competition

Invited again to the competition for the Golden Lion in 2020
Director Invitations
Amos Gitai 7th
Andrei Konchalovsky 6th
Emma Dante ,
Nicole Garcia ,
Francesco Rosi 		2

jury

The jury president of the international competition (Venezia 77) , in which, among other things, the Golden Lion is awarded for the best film at the festival, was the Australian actress Cate Blanchett . Blanchett was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress in I'm Not There at the 64th Venice Film Festival in 2007 and was jury president at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in 2018 .

The following six jury members supported the jury president in awarding the prizes:

At the end of August 2020, US actor Matt Dillon was named a member of the jury. The sixth member of the jury was originally planned to be the Romanian filmmaker Cristi Puiu , who was unable to attend the festival due to unforeseen difficulties.

Competitors for the Golden Lion

The official program for the 77th edition of the festival was presented at the press conference on July 28, 2020. 18 feature films compete in the competition for the Golden Lion, including the documentary filmmaker Gianfranco Rosi , a former competition winner. After in the last few years there has been some violent criticism of the lack of equal rights in the invitations, eight female directors were represented this year. Festival director Barbera emphasized that the selection was made “solely on the basis of quality and not as a result of a gender quota”. Critics highlighted the lack of unfinished American film productions as well as a majority of Italian contributions. However, this would make the selection more diverse compared to previous editions.

Movie International title Director country
Amants Lovers Nicole Garcia France
The Disciple Chaitanya Tamhane India
Dorogie Tovarischi! (Дорогие товарищи) Dear Comrades Andrei Konchalovsky Russia
Khorshid (خورشید) Sun Children Majid Majidi Iran
Laila in Haifa Amos Gitai Israel, France
Miss Marx Susanna Nicchiarelli Italy, Belgium
Nomad land Chloé Zhao United States
Nocturne Gianfranco Rosi Italy, France, Germany
Order new Michel Franco Mexico, France
Padrenostro Claudio Noce Italy
Pieces of a woman Kornél Mundruczó Canada, Hungary
Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia-Herzegovina, Germany, France, Austria, Poland, Romania, Netherlands, Norway
Səpələnmiş Ölümlər arasında In Between Dying Hilal Baydarov Azerbaijan, USA
Śniegu już nigdy never będzie Never gonna snow again Małgorzata Szumowska ,
Michał Englert 		Poland, Germany
Le Sorelle Macaluso Emma Dante Italy
Supai no tsuma (ス パ イ の 妻) Wife of a Spy Kiyoshi Kurosawa Japan
And tomorrow the whole world And Tomorrow the Entire World Julia from Heinz Germany, France
The world to come Mona Fastvold United States

Out of competition

Feature films

Movie Director country
Assandira Salvatore Mereu Italy
The Duke Roger Michell United Kingdom
The Human Voice Pedro Almodovar
Lacci (opening film) Daniele Luchetti Italy
Lasciami Andare Stefano Mordini Italy
Love after love Ann Hui China
Mandibules Quentin Dupieux France, Belgium
Mosquito State Filip Jan Rymsza Poland
Night in Paradise Park Hoon-young South Korea
One night in Miami Regina King United States
Run Hide Fight Kyle Rankin United States

Documentaries

Movie Director country
City Hall Frederick Wiseman
Crazy, Not Insane Alex Gibney
Final account Luke Holland
Fiori, Fiori, Fiori! Luca Guadagnino Italy
Greta Nathan Grossman
Hopper / Welles Orson Welles
La Verite Su La Dolce Vita Giussepe Pedersoli
Molecole Andrea Segre
Narciso Em Ferias Renato Terra and Ricardo Calil
Paolo Conte, Via Con Me Giorgio Verdelli
Salvatore - Shoemaker of Dreams Luca Guadagnino
Sportin 'Life Abel Ferrara

Special performances

Movie Director country
30 Monedas, episode 1 Álex de la Iglesia
Princesse Europe Camille Lotteau
Omelia Contadina Alice Rohrwacher and JR

Orizzonti

Claire Denis chairs the jury for the Orizzonti section.

The French film director and screenwriter Claire Denis chaired the jury . Other jury members are:

Feature films

Movie Director country
Apples / Mila Christos Nikou Greece, Poland, Slovenia
La Troisième Guerre Giovanni Aloi France
Milestone / Meel Patthar Ivan Ayr India
The Wasteland / Dashte Khamoush Ahmad Bahrami Iran
The Man Who Sold His Skin Kaouther Ben Hania Tunisia, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden
I predatori Pietro Castellitto Italy
mainstream Gia Coppola United States
Genus Pan / Lahi, Hayop Lav Diaz Philippines
Zanka Contact Ismaël el Iraki France, Morocco, Belgium
Guerre E Pace Martina Parenti and Massimo D'Anolfi Italy, Switzerland
La Nuit des Rois Philippe Lacôte Ivory Coast, France, Canada
The Furnace Roderick Mackay Australia
Careless Crime / Jenayat-e bi deghat Shahram Mokri Iran
Gaza Mon Amour Tarzan Nasser and Arab Nasser Palestine, France, Germany, Portugal, Qatar
Selva Trágica Yulene Olaizola Mexico, France, Colombia
Nowhere Special Uberto Pasolini Italy, Romania, UK
Lists Ana Rocha de Sousa UK, Portugal
The Best Is Yet to Come / Bu zhi bu xiu Wang Jing China
Yellow Cat / Zheltaya koshka Adilkhan Yerzhanov Kazakhstan, France

Venezia Classici

The Venezia Classici series ( English Venice Classics ) has been presenting restored classic films and documentaries about filmmaking or individual filmmakers since 2012. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the section is to be shown at the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna from August 25 to 31, 2020.

title Original title Director Country of production appearance
year
Chronicle of a love Cronaca di un amore Michelangelo Antonioni Italy 1950
Claudine John Berry United States 1974
Rushed You only live once Fritz Lang United States 1937
Good Fellas - Three decades in the Mafia Goodfellas Martin Scorsese United States 1990
Late season Utószezon Zoltán Fábri Hungary 1966
The last supper La última cena Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Cuba 1976
The rickshaw man 無法 松 の 一生 Hiroshi Inagaki Japan 1958
Serpico Sidney Lumet United States 1973
Unfinished score for a mechanical piano
Unfinished piece for a mechanical piano 		Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианино Nikita Mikhalkov Soviet Union 1977
Seduction in Italian Sedotta e abbandonata Pietro Germi Italy 1964
Vengeance Is Mine 復讐 す る は 我 に あ り Shōhei Imamura Japan 1979
Four in the red circle Le Cercle Rouge Jean-Pierre Melville France 1970
The Young Girl The muso Souleymane Cissé Mali 1975

Independent film series

Settimana Internazionale della Critica

The Italian film critics association Sindacato Nazionale Critici Cinematografici Italiani organizes the International Critics' Week ( Settimana Internazionale della Critica - SIC), during which international debut films are selected by an independent commission. It was modeled on the "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs" at the Cannes Film Festival . The Book of Vision by Carlo Hintermann was selected as the opening film of the critics' week .

Feature films

Movie Director country
50 or Two Whales Meet at the Beach / 50 o dos ballenas se encuentran en la playa Jorge Cuchí Mexico
Hayaletler / Ghosts Azra Deniz Okyay Turkey, Qatar
Non odiare / Thou Shalt Not Hate Mauro Mancini Italy, Poland
Pohani dorogy / Bad Roads Natalya Vorozhbit Ukraine
Shorta Anders Ølholm , Frederik Louis Hviid Denmark
Topside Celine Held , Logan George United States
Tvano nebus / The Flood Won't Come Marat Sargsyan Lithuania

Special performances (out of competition)

Movie Director country
The Book of Vision (opening film) Carlo Hintermann Italy, UK, Belgium
The Rossellinis (graduation film) Alessandro Rossellini Italy, Latvia

Giornate degli Autori - Venice Days

Official selection

Movie Director country
200 meters Ameen Nayfeh Palestine
Conference Конференция Ivan Tverdovskiy Russia, Estonia, Italy, UK
Honey Cigar (opening film) Cigare au miel Kamir Ainouz France, Algeria
mummy Li Dongmei China
Oasis Oaza Ivan Ikić Serbia, Slovenia, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Preparations To Be Together For An Unknown Period Of Time Felkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétre Lili Horvát Hungary
Residual Merawi Gerima United States
The Stonebreaker Spaccapietre Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio Italy, France, Belgium
Tengo miedo torero Rodrigo Sepúlveda Chile, Argentina, Mexico
The Whaler Boy Kitoboy Philipp Yuryev Russia

Out of competition

Movie Director country
Saint-Narcisse Bruce LaBruce Canada

Special program

Movie Director country
Extraliscio - punk da balera Elisabetta Sgarbi Italy
Guida romantica a posti perduti Giorgia Farina Italy
The New Gospel The New Gospel Milo Rau Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Samp Flavia Mastrella , Antonio Rezza Italy

Miu Miu Women's Tales

Movie Director country
# 19 Nightwalk Małgorzata Szumowska Italy, Poland

Venetian Nights

Movie Director country
Est (opening film) Antonio Pisu Italy
Santarcangelo Festival Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossi Italy
Agalma Doriana Monaco Italy
iSola Elisa Fuksas Italy
James Andrew Della Monica Italy
Nilde Iotti, Il Tempo Delle Donne Peter Marcias Italy
Venice Concert 1989 Wayne Isham and Egbert Van Hee UK
Say amen, somebody George T. Kidneyberg United States
To the moon Tadhg O'Sullivan Ireland
En Ce moment Serena Vittorini Italy
Solitaire Edoardo Natoli Italy

Awards

Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) , winner of the Golden Lion

International competition for the Golden Lion

lili rere
Honorary laureates 2020: Ann Hui and Tilda Swinton

Honorary award

Award for the best debut film

  • "Luigi De Laurentiis Venice Award" ("Lion of the Future") for the best debut film of the festival: Lists by Ana Rocha de Sousa .

Orizzonti

Further prices

Web links

Commons : 2020 Venice Film Festival  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

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