Biennale Cinema 2022

79th Venice International Film Festival

The 79th Venice International Film Festival is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera. It will take place at Venice Lido from 31 August to 10 September 2022. The Festival is officially recognised by the FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Association).

The aim of the Festival is to raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms as art, entertainment and as an industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue. The Festival also organises retrospectives and tributes to major figures as a contribution towards a better understanding of the history of cinema.

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20 May 2022

Biennale College Cinema: call now open for applications from international teams

The call, aimed at emerging filmmakers, will be open until 3 July 2022.

Cinema

19 May 2022

Two weeks left to submit projects to the Venice Immersive section

Deadline for registration: 31 May 2022.

Cinema

6 May 2022

Rocío Muñoz Morales to host the opening and closing nights of Venezia 79

The 79th Venice International Film Festival opens on August 31st and will come to an end on September 10th.

Cinema

4 May 2022

Paul Schrader Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement

The honour to the director and screenwriter will be awarded during the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

Cinema

14 April 2022

Classici fuori Mostra 2022. 3rd Permanent Festival of Restored Films

Venice, Cinema Rossini, from 10 February to 26 May, every Thursday at 7 pm.

Cinema

12 April 2022

The 90th anniversary of the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica

The first edition took place from 6 to 21 August 1932 on the terrace of the Hotel Excelsior on the Lido di Venezia.

Cinema

6 April 2022

The Venice in Seoul film series features 9 Italian films from the 78th Festival

From 6 to 17 April 2022 a selection of Italian films that were premiered at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.

Cinema

28 March 2022

Jane Campion wins the Oscar for Best Director for The Power of the Dog

The film won the Silver Lion at the 78th Venice Film Festival. Six Oscars for Dune by Denis Villeneuve, that also screened at the 78th Festival out of competition.

Cinema

22 March 2022

Biennale College Cinema – VR Italia: the new call for applications

The teams composed of a director and a producer, both Italian, may submit their Virtual Reality projects until 19 May.

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