67th venice film festival

The 67th Venice International Film Festival, directed by Marco Muller and organized by the Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, is opening on 1st September, fest will be held in Venice from 1st to 11th September 2010. The world's oldest film festival, Venice has promoted international cinema as art, entertainment and industry since it began in 1932. The Festival is the world's oldest film competition and one of its most glamorous, drawing international movie stars and fans to the famed red carpet.







: Festival Highlights:






a) Official Sections:

 Venezia 66, the Competition Section--An international competition comprising a maximum of 20 feature films, presented as world premieres.

The Jury of Controcampo italiano –will be composed of Valerio Mastrandrea (president), director Susanna Nicchiarelli, who won the first edition of Controcampo italiano , the president of the Ente dello Spettacolo and director of the “Rivista del cinematografo” Dario Edoardo Viganò
Orizzonti ---aims to provide an overview of the new trends in cinema. A maximum of 18 feature films will be presented. This section will also include a maximum of 7 documentary feature films. Only feature films presented as world premieres will be admitted. The Orizzonti section, has taken a major new step by opening itself to all other extra format
Controcampo Italiano – aims to take stock of the latest trends in Italian cinema, comprising a maximum of 7 programmes. Only works presented as a world premiere will be admitted.
Corto Cortissimo --An international competition for up to 30 minutes short films, screened here as a world premiere or at least never publicly screened outside their country of origin, only fiction and animation films are admitted.
Non Competition:


Some of the most important works of the year, and in particular those by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, will be presented in the non-competing section. Only feature films presented as world premieres will be admitted.


b) Independent and Parallel Section:
Settimana Internazionale della Critica (SIC- International Critics’ Week) --A series of 7 or 8 films – debut works – independently organized by a commission nominated by the National Syndicate of Italian Film Critics.
Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) --A series of 10 to12 films independently organized by a commission nominated by the Italian Association of Film-makers and by the Association of Independent Directors and Producers.
The Opening Ceremony:
Italian actress Isabella Ragonese, will be the godmother for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 67th Venice International Film Festival. She will open the 67th Venice Film Festival on the evening of 1st September, on the stage of the Sala Grande. The actress will present the closing ceremony, during which the winners of the Lions and the other awards will be announced
The Jury Panel:
President: American Director and Screenwriter, Quentin Tarantino.
The Jury: Members
1) Guillermo Arriaga (Mexico), considered one of the most influential Latin-American writer and director.
2) Ingeborga Dapkunaite (Lithuania), one of the most talented actresses of the Soviet Union


3) Arnaud Desplechin, Screenwriter-director (France), considered one of the finest heirs to the Nouvelle Vague.


4) Danny Elfman, musician-composer (America) famous in the ‘70s with the Mystic Knights of Oingo-Boingo music band, and in the ‘80s became one of the most important composers of film soundtracks.
5) Luca Guadagnino, Screenwriter-director (Italy) one of the most important in new Italian cinema, associated with Venice since his debut as a director ‘Protogonists’ and Oscar recipient for ‘Mediterraneo’ ,also one of the Top Italian authors
6) Gabrielle Salvatross
The Opening Films: Black Swan, by American filmmaker Darren Aronofsky, will be the opening film – in Competition section.Chinese kung-fu film "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen", directed by Andrew Lau and starring Donnie Yen and Shu Qi, will be one of the other opening films." The Return of Chen Zhen" will be screened after the screening of "Black Swan”

Black Swan: A psychological thriller set in the world of New York City Ballet, Black Swan stars Natalie Portman as Nina, a featured dancer who finds herself locked in a web of competitive intrigue with a new rival at the company. Film takes a thrilling and at times terrifying journey through the psyche of a young ballerina


Participation: Participating Nations
France and the U.S: They are the strong presences in the selection of films vying for the coveted Golden Lion award at the 67th Venice Film Festival, French and U.S. films feature strongly in the selection of 23 films.
The three French films in competition this year are François Ozon’s "Potiche"; "Vénus noire" from César-winning French-Tunisian Abdellatif Kechiche; and Antony Cordier’s "Happy Few"
The American films selected include Sofia Coppola’s comic, anxiously awaited father-daughter drama “Somewhere”; “Promised Written in Water” by controversial indie filmmaker Vincent Gallo; Julian Schnabel’s historical drama “Miral”, set around the time of the creation of the state of Israel; and “Meek’s Cutoff”, a Western from Kelly Reichardt.
Italy: It will compete with four films, most notably Saverio Costanzo’s adaptation of bestseller “The Solitude of Prime Numbers’

The Jury of Controcampo italiano –will be composed of Valerio Mastrandrea (president), director Susanna Nicchiarelli, who won the first edition of Controcampo italiano , the president of the Ente dello Spettacolo and director of the “Rivista del cinematografo” Dario Edoardo Viganò

Anurag Kashyap’s Film:
That Girl in Yellow Boots,’ directed by Anurag Kashyap and co-produced by National Film Development Corporation of India, has been selected for the esteemed 67th Venice Film Festival. The film will be screened under Non Competition section
That Girl in Yellow Boots is a thriller tracing Ruth’s (Kalki Koechlin) search for her father – a man she hardly knew but cannot forget.The movie stars Kalki Koechlin as Ruth alongwith Naseeruddin Shah, Prashant Prakash, Gulshan Devaiya, Shivkumar Subramaniam, Divya Jagdale, Kumud Mishra and Kartik Krishnan.
Homage Section:-Vittorio Gassman:- Ten years after the death of Vittorio Gassman, la Biennale di Venezia and the Venice International Film Festival pay tribute to one of the most extraordinary personalities of Italian cinema with a special program that includes: the world premiere screening of ‘Vittorio racconta Gassman, una da Mattore and Scent of women.
The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement: will be awarded to Asian and Hollywood director and producer, John Woo.
Festival Closing: This year's edition will close with Julie Taymor (America) adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tempest”
Key Persons:
Marco Muller--Director


La Biennale di Venezia--Organizer


Paolo Baratta--Chairman