Film festival
The 74th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 30 August to 9 September 2017.
The jury president of the main competition was announced as the American actress Annette Bening on 5 July 2017. "Downsizing", directed by Alexander Payne, was selected as the opening film of the festival. Takeshi Kitano's "Outrage Coda" was the festival's closing film.
The Golden Lion was awarded to "The Shape of Water", directed by Guillermo del Toro. 
A new section for virtual-reality (VR) films was introduced in this edition of the festival, as part of the Official Selection. 22 films were selected for the first-ever competition for films made in VR, while several more were presented in out-of-competition subsections.
Juries.
The following people formed the 2017 juries:
Official Sections.
In Competition.
The following films were selected for the main international competition:
Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.
Out of Competition.
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
Horizons ("Orizzonti").
The following films were selected for the Horizons ("Orizzonti") section:
Highlighted titles indicate Horizons Prizes for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.
Venice Classics.
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section:
Highlighted titles indicate the Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema official awards respectively.
Biennale College - Cinema.
The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section.
"Il Cinema nel Giardino".
The following films were selected for the "Il Cinema nel Giardino" section:
Special Screenings.
The following films were presented as Special screening of the Official Selection:
Independent Sections.
Venice International Critics' Week.
The following films were selected for the 32nd Venice International Critics' Week:
"Giornate degli Autori".
The following films were selected for the 14th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:
Highlighted title indicates the official Giornate degli Autori Award winner.
Official Awards.
The following official awards were presented at the 74th edition:
Independent Sections Awards.
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:
Independent Awards.
The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:
References.
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