Who has not at least once dreamed of walking the red carpet or seeing their favourite actors/actresses and TV personalities live?
The place par excellence where the love for art and the show business live together is the Venice International Film Festival, the oldest film festival worldwide; in fact, it dates back to 1932, when the first edition of the famous event was held. This year marks the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival, held annually on the Venice Lido, Italy, and hosted by the Palazzo del Cinema, located on the island’s best-known waterfront. It is organised by the Venice Biennale and features screenings of movies by some of the most accomplished directors of our time. The first prize is the Golden Lion, named after the city’s symbol, the Lion of St Mark. It is awarded both to the best film of the Festival and to personalities who have stood out in the world of cinema.
The goal of the festival is to make international cinema known and disseminated in a free environment open to dialogue, trying to introduce even the youngest people to the classics that have brought to life the history of cinema, through restorations that allow for a deeper knowledge of this fantastic world.
This year, due to the strike of American actors and screenwriters, more Italian talents will be present and, who knows, maybe the winner will be one of the films produced in the Belpaese, such as ‘Adagio’ by Stefano Sollima, ‘Comandante’ by Edoardo de Angelis and ‘Enea’ by Pietro Castellitto.
We can only be honoured to live in a city which, as we all know, stands out for many reasons, including hosting such an important and significant festival.
