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77th Venice International Film Festival
The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, at Venice Lido in Italy. Albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival held all its screenings with public presence. Australian actress Cate Blanchett was Jury President of the main competition. Italian actress Anna Foglietta hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Nomadland'' by Chloé Zhao. The festival opened with '' The Ties'' by Daniele Luchetti, the first Italian film after 11 years to open the festival. And closed with ''You Came Back'' by Stefano Mordini. Juries Main Competition (''Venezia 77'') * Cate Blanchett, Australian actress and producer - Jury President * Matt Dillon, American actor * Veronika Franz, Austrian director and screenwriter * Joanna Hogg, British director and screenwriter * Nicola Lagioia, Italian author * Christian Petzold, German director and screenwriter * Ludivine Sagnier, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Mattotti
Lorenzo Mattotti (born 24 January 1954) is an Italian comics artist and illustrator. His illustrations have been published in magazines such as ''Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cosmopolitan'', ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Le Monde'' and ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair''. In comics, Mattotti won an Eisner Awards, Eisner Award in 2003 for his ''Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde'' graphic novel. Biography Born in Brescia, he studied architecture when he was young, but did not finish the course. Instead he became a comics artist. After a few traditional comic stories he decided he wanted to tell different kinds of stories and portray these in a different design, style. ''Il Signor Spartaco'' was the first comic made under this ambition. The story centred on the dreams of a train passenger making it possible for Mattotti to use forms and colors in a way previously unseen in the classic French-Belgian comic world. He focused more on the inner world of his characters and the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise Blanchett ( ; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor and producer. Regarded as one of the best performers of her generation, she is recognised for Cate Blanchett on screen and stage, her versatile work across stage and screen. Blanchett has received List of awards and nominations received by Cate Blanchett, numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Awards, Tony Award. A graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her career on the Australian stage in 1992 and made her feature film debut in 1997. She came to international prominence for her performance as Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth I in the period drama ''Elizabeth (film), Elizabeth'' (1998), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Vachon
Christine Vachon (; born November 21, 1962) is an American film producer active in the American independent film sector. Vachon produced Todd Haynes' first feature, ''Poison'' (1991), which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Since then, she has gone on to produce many acclaimed independent films, including ''Far from Heaven'', '' Boys Don't Cry'', '' One Hour Photo'', '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', '' Velvet Goldmine'', ''Safe'', '' Go Fish'', '' Swoon'', ''I'm Not There'', and '' Carol''. She also produced the HBO miniseries '' Mildred Pierce.'' Vachon also participates as a member of the Jury for the NYICFF, a paramount New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18. Early life Vachon was born in Manhattan, New York City. She is the daughter of Françoise Fourestier and photographer John Vachon. Career She graduated from Brown University in 1983, where she met fellow alums director Todd Hayn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesca Comencini
Francesca Comencini (; born 19 August 1961) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. She attended the Lycée français Chateaubriand (Rome), Lycée français Chateaubriand school with her sisters. She has directed 14 films since 1984. Her film ''The Words of My Father, Le parole di mio padre'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, her film ''Un Giorno Speciale'' was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 69th Venice International Film Festival. She was married to French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier. Filmography * ''Pianoforte (film), Pianoforte'' (1984) * ''La lumière du lac'' (1988) * ''Annabelle partagée'' (1991) * ''Elsa Morante (film), Elsa Morante'' (1997) * ''The Words of My Father'' (2001) * ''Un altro mondo è possibile'' (2001) * ''Carlo Giuliani, Boy'' (2002) * ''Firenze, il nostro domani'' (2003) * ''I Like to Work (Mobbing)'' (2004) * ''Visions of Europe (film), Visions of Europe'' (2004) * ''Our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claire Denis
Claire Denis (; ; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film '' Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Her work has dealt with themes of colonial and post-colonial West Africa, as well as issues in modern France, and continues to influence European cinematic identity. Other acclaimed works include '' Trouble Every Day'' (2001), '' 35 Shots of Rum'' (2008), '' White Material'' (2009), '' High Life'' (2018) and '' Both Sides of the Blade'' (2022), the last of which won her the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. For '' Stars at Noon'' (2022), Denis won the Grand Prix at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, sharing the award with Lukas Dhont's '' Close''. Early life Denis was born on 21 April 1946 in Paris, but raised in colonial French Africa, where her father was a civil servant, living in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, French Somaliland, and Senegal. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludivine Sagnier
Ludivine Sagnier (born 3 July 1979) is a French actress, known to international audiences for the films ''Swimming Pool'' and ''Peter Pan'' (both 2003), and the Netflix series ''Lupin'' (2021–present). She has also appeared in the English-language series ''The Young Pope'' (2016) and '' The Serpent Queen'' (2022–2024). Sagnier has been nominated for the César Award for Best Supporting Actress three times, for her performances in ''8 Women'' (2002), ''Swimming Pool'', and '' A Secret'' (2007). Early life Sagnier was born on 3 July 1979 in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, in the ''département'' of Yvelines, France, and grew up in Sèvres. Her mother is a retired secretary and her father is a professor of English at the University of Paris. She has one sister, Delphine. As a child, Sagnier underwent abdominal surgery to remove a benign tumor from her intestine, resulting in a surgical scar on her abdomen. Following this surgery, she also fell ill with meningitis, from which she recovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Petzold (director)
Christian Petzold (born 1960) is a German film director and screenwriter. Petzold is part of the 21st century Berlin School (filmmaking), Berlin School film movement. His films have received international recognition and acclaim. He is known for his frequent collaborations with actresses Nina Hoss and Paula Beer. Petzold won the Silver Bear for Best Director for his film ''Barbara'' (2012) at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival. Petzold started his career with his "Ghosts Trilogy" which consist of the films ''The State I Am In (film), The State I Am In'' (2000), ''Ghosts (2005 film), Ghosts'' (2005), and ''Yella (film), Yella''. He has earned further acclaim directing ''Jerichow (film), Jerichow'' (2008), ''Barbara (2012 film), Barbara'' (2012), ''Phoenix (2014 film), Phoenix'' (2014), ''Transit (2018 film), Transit'' (2018), ''Undine (2020 film), Undine'' (2020), and ''Afire'' (2023). Early life and education Born in Hilden and raised in Haan, where he graduated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Lagioia
Nicola Lagioia (born 18 April 1973) is an Italian writer. Born in Bari Bari ( ; ; ; ) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia Regions of Italy, region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the first most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy. It is a port and ..., Lagioia debuted as a novelist in 2001 with ''Tre sistemi per sbarazzarsi di Tolstoj (senza risparmiare se stessi)''. With his novel ''Riportando tutto a casa'' he won several awards, including the 2010 Viareggio Prize. In 2013 and in 2014, he was among the film selectors of the Venice International Film Festival. In 2015, he won the Strega Prize with the novel ''La ferocia'' (a.k.a. "''The ferocity''"). In 2025, his novel ''The City of the Living'' was longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award. References 1973 births Living people People from Bari 21st-century Italian novelists Strega Prize winners Viareggio Prize winners Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Hogg
Joanna Hogg (born 20 March 1960) is a British film director and screenwriter. She made her directorial and screenwriting feature film debut in 2007 with '' Unrelated'' followed by ''Archipelago'' (2010), ''Exhibition'' (2013), '' The Souvenir'' (2019), '' The Souvenir Part II'' (2021), and '' The Eternal Daughter'' (2022). Two of her films topped the ''Sight & Sound'' annual poll for best film in their respective years, receiving nominations at the British Independent Film Awards, the Independent Spirit Awards and at the Berlin International Film Festival. Career Early TV work After leaving school in the late 1970s, Hogg worked as a photographer and began to make experimental super-8 films after borrowing a camera from Derek Jarman, who became an early mentor after a chance meeting in Patisserie Valerie in Soho. One of these, a film about a kinetic sculpture by artist Ron Haselden, won her a place to study direction at the National Film and Television School. In 1986, her gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veronika Franz And Severin Fiala
Veronika Franz (born 1965) and Severin Fiala (born 1985) are an Austrian filmmaking duo. Franz is a long time partner and Fiala the nephew of filmmaker Ulrich Seidl. Franz, a former film journalist, began her film career co-writing with Seidl. Franz and Fiala began their creative partnership writing and directing ''Kern'' (2012), a documentary about the actor Peter Kern. They went on to gain international notice for their feature debut, the German-language psychological horror film ''Goodnight Mommy'' (2014), which was selected as the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. Early lives Veronika Franz was born in 1965 in Vienna, Austria. Prior to establishing a career as a filmmaker, she worked as a film journalist for the German-language newspaper ''Kurier'', beginning in 1997. She subsequently co-wrote several screenplays and since 2003 also co-produced with long time partner filmmaker Ulrich Seidl, including all three features in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Dillon
Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and two Independent Spirit Awards alongside nominations for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award. Dillon made his feature film debut in '' Over the Edge'' (1979) and established himself as a teen idol by starring in the films '' My Bodyguard'' (1980), '' Little Darlings'' (1980), '' Liar's Moon'' (1982), '' The Flamingo Kid'' (1984) and three of the four S. E. Hinton book adaptations: ''Tex'' (1982), ''Rumble Fish'' (1983) and '' The Outsiders'' (1983). From the late 1980s onward, Dillon achieved further success, starring in '' Drugstore Cowboy'' (1989), '' Singles'' (1992), '' The Saint of Fort Washington'' (1993), '' To Die For'' (1995), '' Beautiful Girls'' (1996), '' In & Out'' (1997), '' There's Something About Mary'' (1998), and '' Wild Things'' (1998). In a 1991 article, movie critic Roger Ebert referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefano Mordini
Stefano Mordini (born 10 August 1968) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He is married to actress Valentina Cervi with whom he has two children. Filmography * ' (2005) * ''Steel Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon that demonstrates improved mechanical properties compared to the pure form of iron. Due to steel's high Young's modulus, elastic modulus, Yield (engineering), yield strength, Fracture, fracture strength a ...'' (2012) * '' Pericle'' (2016) * '' The Invisible Witness'' (2018) * '' The Players'' (2020) * '' You Came Back'' (2020) * '' The Catholic School'' (2021) * '' Race for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia'' (2024) References External links * 1968 births Living people Italian film directors Italian screenwriters Italian male screenwriters {{Italy-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
