Film festival
The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett was Jury President of the main competition. "The Ties", directed by Daniele Luchetti, was the opening film, the first Italian film after 11 years to open the festival.
The Golden Lion was awarded to "Nomadland", directed by Chloé Zhao. The Grand Jury Prize was awarded to the Michel Franco's "New Order". The Volpi Cup for Best Actor was won by Pierfrancesco Favino for "Padrenostro", and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress was won by Vanessa Kirby for "Pieces of a Woman". The Silver Lion for Best Direction was awarded to Kiyoshi Kurosawa for the movie "Wife of a Spy".
Official Sections.
The complete line-up of the Official selection was announced on 28 July 2020.
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").
In Competition.
The following films were selected for the Horizons ("Orizzonti") section:
Short Films Competition.
Highlighted title indicates Orizzonti award winner.
Venice Classics.
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, from 25 to 31 August:
Independent Sections.
Venice International Critics' Week.
In competition.
The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week ():
"Giornate degli Autori".
The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:
Official Awards.
The following official awards were presented at the 77th edition:
References.
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