Venice Film Festival Lineup Announcement
The festival has already set La Grazia, the latest feature from Italian filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino, to open the event. The film starring Toni Servillo and Anna Ferzetti will have its world premiere screening on Wednesday, 27 August in the Sala Grande.
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La Grazia, written and directed by Sorrentino. Very little about the film's plot is known, but sources close to the film have told Deadline that the film follows the final days of a fictional Italian Presidency. The feature is a Fremantle film produced by The Apartment, Numero 10, and PiperFilm, which will distribute in Italy. Mubi owns worldwide rights, excluding Italy. The Match Factory is handling international sales.
Elsewhere, Kim Novak will receive the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement.
On the main competition jury, previously announced jury president Alexander Payne, will be joined by French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé; Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero; Romanian director, writer and producer Cristian Mungiu; Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof; Brazilian actress, writer and screenwriter Fernanda Torres; and Chinese actress Zhao Tao.
In the Venice Critics' Week sidebar, Julia Jackman's 100 Nights Of Hero will have its debut screening. The film stars Emma Corrin, Maika Monroe, Nicholas Galitzine, Charli XCX, Richard E. Grant, Amir El-Masry, and Felicity Jones. The film will close the Critics' Week sidebar.
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