70th Venice Film Festival
28th August > 7th September 2013
• Dates of the 70th Venice International Film Festival: 28th August > 7th September 2013
• Regulations of the 70th Venice Film Festival: New Grand Jury Prize for films screening in the Venezia 70 section / Two new Prizes for the Orizzonti section (Best Director and Innovative Content) / Venice Classics section confirmed / 9 jury members set for Venezia 70 and 7 jury members set for the Orizzonti and Opera Prima sections.
• SUBMITTING A FILM: Pre-selection conditions and entry form
• Regulations of the 70th Venice Film Festival: New Grand Jury Prize for films screening in the Venezia 70 section / Two new Prizes for the Orizzonti section (Best Director and Innovative Content) / Venice Classics section confirmed / 9 jury members set for Venezia 70 and 7 jury members set for the Orizzonti and Opera Prima sections.
• SUBMITTING A FILM: Pre-selection conditions and entry form
Biennale College - Cinema
A project for emerging film-makers and producers
La Biennale di Venezia is continuing the project Biennale College – Cinema, a workshop for the development and production of micro-budget audio-visual works, open to emerging film-makers and producers worldwide. 3 projects have been selected to proceed to the production phase and will take part in the second workshop and will receive funding for 150,000 euro each. Second edition (as of 8 May 2013) >>
Venice International Film Festival
History of the Venice Film Festival
The first international film festival ever organized began on 6th August 1932 on the terrace of the Excelsior Hotel on the Lido di Venezia. The initiative was promoted by the Venice Biennale. At 9:15 in the evening, on a screen set up on the terrace, Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was shown. The screening was followed by a grand ball in the halls of the Excelsior. Read more >>










