Film festival
 
The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the president of the jury. He was previously the president of the jury at the 40th edition in 1983. "Gravity", directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The Golden Lion was awarded to the Italian documentary film "Sacro GRA". It was the first documentary film to win the award at the Venice Festival.
Juries.
The following people were selected for the main competition jury:
Official Sections.
In Competition.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Out of Competition.
The following films were selected for the out of competition section:
Horizons "(Orizzonti)".
The following films were selected for the Horizons "(Orizzonti)" section:
Highlighted titles indicate the Orizzonti Awards for Best Feature Film and Best Short Film respectively.
Venice Classics.
The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section:
Highlighted titles indicate the Venice Classics Awards for Best Restored Film and Best Documentary on Cinema respectively.
Biennale College - Cinema.
The following films were screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films:
Final Cut in Venice.
The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa:
Special Screenings.
The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection:
"Venice 70 - Future Reloaded".
Under the project title "Venice 70 - Future Reloaded", 70 top film directors were each invited to make a 60-90 second short film, as "both a collective tribute to the Festival (the first festival in the world to reach the milestone of 70 editions) and a reflection on the future of cinema".
Independent Sections.
Venice International Film Critics' Week.
The following films were selected for the Critics' Week:
Venice Days.
The following films were selected for the 10th edition of the "Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)" section: Starting from this edition, Venice Days has created its own international award "for a film from the entire Official Selection".
Highlighted title indicates the official Venice Days Award winner.
Official Awards.
The following Official Awards were conferred at the 70th edition:
Independent Sections Awards.
The following official and 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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