There Venice Film Festival it is one of the most loved and anticipated Italian events all over the world. As every year, the review will take place in Venice Lido from August 30 to September 9, 2023. The aim of the festival is to promote international cinema in all its forms of art, entertainment and industry.
Between red carpets, previews, screenings and presentations, moviegoers will have their eyes fixed on Venice. The busy schedule of meetings will make the 80th Venice Film Festival a unique event capable of sparking constantly new and contemporary discussions around the seventh art.
Venice Film Festival 2023: guests and awards
Mostra, also known as the Venice Film Festival, invites great films, world famous actors and actresses to the competition. In this year’s release, they are expecting a return Sofia Coppola and Woody Allen. But not only that, the public can’t wait to discover Yorgos Lanthimos’ new gem and meet Hollywood stars like Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain and Adam Driver.
Jessica Chastain on the red carpet scenes from marriage during the 78th Venice International Film Festival
Another very important title of the Venice Film Festival 2023 is Liliana Cavani. 90-year-old director from Modena will recall Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, with the film Out of Competition Time order. The Hong Kong actor will also receive the award. Tony Leung Chiu-wai.
Among the expected guests there are then bradley cooper, who will attend as director and actor of a film with an Italian title: Owner. But not only that, among the film stars present will be Mickey Rourke, Pierfrancesco Favino, Tony Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea.
Italian films in competition
Italian cinema is always the protagonist of this film festival. The international nature of the competition never overshadows national films. After all, this year they will compete for Golden Lion Stefano Sollima with SlowlyEdoardo De Angelis Commander, Castellitto with his new management Aeneas. But not only that, Saverio Costanzo will also present a new work: Finally dawn. Finally, the Venice Film Festival 2023 will see the work of Matteo Garrone, I am the captain and all the courage of Giorgio Rights with Ljubo.
Matteo Garrone at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.
Godmother of the Venice Film Festival 2023.
A very important figure for the Venice Film Festival is godmother, or rather, the host of the competition, as well as the host of participants and competitive films. In this issue it will be an Italian actress. Katerina Murino. It is she who will open the Venice Film Festival during the opening on Wednesday. August 30, 2023on the stage of the Sala Grande Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido.
Caterina Murino at the Magnifica Awards “Roma Come Hollywood” 2022
Program of the Venice Film Festival 2023
All films presented at the Venice Film Festival boast amazing storylines, stellar casts and the highest quality production. Everything is remarkable, but only a few will manage to win the famous Golden Lion.
Unfortunately, due to strikes in Hollywood, many workers in the film industry are absent, including actors and actresses. We will have to wait until the last moment to find out who will confirm their participation.
Below is the program of the Venice Film Festival 2023.
Films in competition
- Wednesday, August 30 -** Commander** From Edward DeAngelis with Pierfrancesco Favino (Italy)
- Thursday, August 31 – El Conde From Pablo Larrain with Jaime Wadell (Chile)
- Thursday, August 31 – ferrari From Michael Mann with Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz (USA)
- Thursday, August 31 – dog man From Luc Besson with Caleb Landry Jones (France)
- Friday, September 1 – Bastarden From Nikolai Arcel with Mads Mikkelsen (Denmark, Germany, Sweden)
- Friday, September 1 – Poor beings! From Yorgos Lanthimos with Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo (Ireland)
- Friday, September 1 – Finally dawn From Xavier Costanzo with Lily James, Rebecca Antonachi, Alba Rohrwacher, Willem Dafoe (Italy)
- Saturday, September 2 – Slowly From Stefano Sollima with Pierfrancesco Favino, Toni Servillo, Valerio Mastandrea (Italy)
- Saturday, September 2 – Owner From Bradley Cooper with Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke (USA)
- Sunday, September 3 – Allem’s theory From Timm Kroeger with Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
- Sunday, September 3 – La Beth From Bertrand Bonello with Léa Seydoux (France, Canada)
- Sunday, September 3 – Murderer From David Fincher with Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton (USA)
- Monday, September 4 – Aku wa sonzaishinai (Evil does not exist) From Ryusuke Hamaguchi with Hitoshi Omika (Japan)
- Monday, September 4 – Priscilla From Sofia Coppola with Caylee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi (USA)
- Tuesday, September 5 – Zielona granica (Green border) From Agnieszka Holland with Jalal Altavil (Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium)
- Tuesday, September 5 – Aeneas From Peter Castellitto with Pietro Castellitto and Benedetta Porcaroli (Italy)
- Wednesday, September 6 – I am the captain From Matthew Garrone with Seydou Sarr, Mustafa Fall (Italy, France)
- Wednesday, September 6 – Source From Ava DuVernay with Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, John Bernthal (USA)
- Thursday, September 7 – Holly From Hay Troch (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France)
- Thursday, September 7 – Ljubo From George Wrights with Franz Rogowski (Italy, Switzerland)
- Friday, September 8 – Horse Season From Stefan Brize with Guillaume Canet and Alba Rohrwacher (France)
- Friday, September 8 – Kobieta s… From Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert with Małgorzata Khaevska-Krzysztofik (Poland, Sweden)
- Friday, September 8 – Memory From Michael Franco with Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard (Mexico, USA)
Films out of competition – fiction
- Wednesday, August 30 – Order of time From Liliana Cavani with Alessandro Gassmann, Claudia Gerini (Italy, Belgium)
- Friday, September 1 – wonderful story Henry Sugar From Wes Anderson with Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch (USA)
- Saturday, September 2 – Castle From Roman Polanski (Italy, Poland)
- Saturday, September 2 – Agro Dr1ft From Harmony Korin (USA)
- Sunday, September 3 – Kane Mutiny Tribunal From William Friedkins (USA)
- Monday, September 4 – Manufacturing From Cedric Kahn (France)
- Monday, September 4 – Penitent From Luke Barbareschi (Italy)
- Monday, September 4 -** Coupe de chance** From Woody Allen with Lou de Laage, Valerie Lemercier (France, UK)
- Tuesday, September 5 – Hitman From Richard Linklater (USA)
- Wednesday, September 6 – Xuebao (Snow Leopard) From Pema Tseden (China)
- Wednesday, September 6 – alive From Alix Delaporte with Alisa Isaaz, Roshdi Zem (France, Belgium)
- Thursday, September 7 – Yesaaaali! From Quentin Dupier (France)
- Saturday, September 9 – Snow Society From Juan Antonio Baiona (Spain, Uruguay, Chile) – closing film
Films Out of Competition – Non-Fiction
- Thursday, August 31 -** Hollywoodgate** From Ibrahim Nashat (Germany, USA)
- Sunday, September 3 – Menu Plaisirs – Les Troisgros From Frederick Wiseman (France, USA)
- Tuesday, September 5 – Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus From Neo Sora (Japan)
- Tuesday, September 5 – Before Guernica From Yervand Janikyan AND Angela Ricci Lucca (Italy)
- Thursday, September 7 – Love From Virginia Eleutheri Serpieri (Italy, Lithuania)
- Friday, September 8 – Enzo Jannacci, I’ll come too From George Verdelli (Italy)
Despite the turmoil due to the strikes in Hollywood, there will be guests from other countries, actors, actresses, directors and film experts. The 80th Venice Film Festival promises to be full of novelties.