Venice Film Festival. Photo courtesy of imago Economica.
The 80th Venice Film Festival kicks off today at the prestigious Venice Biennale building on Lungomare Marconi. The competition for the coveted “Golden Lion”, the second after the “Oscar”, will last until September 9th. The lagoon will be filled with world-famous actors, actresses and directors, who will parade in classic gondolas before arriving at the usual screening venue.
Many enthusiasts will gather from all over Italy and the world to collect autographs and photographs of the great figures of the international elite. Not only that, because it will obviously be interesting to discover new films in preview. However, for this you will have to buy very valuable coupons.
The Venetian Lido is ready to host the significant 80th anniversary of the Exhibition. Actually the first edition is dated 1932, the 1934 edition was skipped and then continuously renewed from the following season.
Event history
The idea came from Count Giuseppe Volpi, then President of the Biennale. Since 1938, when he was still alive, a cup of the same name has been established in his honor, awarding the best actor and the best actress of the show.
The award was given in the first edition to outstanding Katharine Hepburn for women and Wallace Beery for men. Among the great Italian performers who can boast of this title, we find, among others, Massimo Troisi, Marcello Mastroianni, Pierfrancesco Favino, Stefano Accorsi, Sophia Loren, Anna Magnani, Laura Betti and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.
And then the famous actors Burt Lancaster, Toshiro Mifune, Gerard Depardieu, Sean Penn, Ben Affleck and Brad Pitt. Actresses include Ingrid Bergman, Shirley MacLaine, Juliette Binoche and Penélope Cruz. These are just some of the many big names that have walked the red carpet of the Venetian Lido.
Venice Film Festival kicks off: ticket prices for screenings
This year, 23 films are participating in the competition, then, as usual, there will be those that do not participate in the competition, but will be shown. Among them, the most anticipated are “Chance” by Woody Allen and “The Palace” by Roman Polanski.
No less than six Italian directors will take part in the competition: “Io Capitan” by Matteo Garrone, among the favorites are “Finally Dawn” by Saverio Costanzo, “Adagio” by Stefano Sollima, “Aeneas” by Pietro Castellitto, “Commander” by Edoardo De Angelis, who will open the event, and “Lubo” by Giorgio Rights.
How much will it cost to watch competitive screenings? Prices vary depending on time and cinemas. Subscriptions are also sold on the Biennale’s official website. In this way, it will be possible to decide to pay for one session, with ticket prices ranging from a maximum of 50 euros for a coupon in the Sala Grande for a screening at 19:30 to a minimum of 8 euros for everyone who wants to watch. movies at Sala Foxes.
At the Palabiennale, two screenings from 20:00 will cost 20 euros. Sala Casino, Sala Perla and Sala Corinto will be available for 9 euros. Tickets are also on sale at reduced prices for children under 26, over 60 and for all 2023 Biennale cardholders.
In a word, very affordable prices at almost all times and in almost all cinemas. With the opportunity to breathe in the incendiary atmosphere of the Exhibition, as well as the opportunity to see actors and directors up close.
The Venice Film Festival, one of Italy’s artistic highlights, begins. A great opportunity to indulge in the dream of participating in such an important event in a magical city.