66th Venice International Film Festival
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| 66th Venice International Film Festival | |
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| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion Silver Lion |
| Festival date | September 2–12, 2009 |
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The 66th annual Venice Film Festival held in Venice, Italy, was opened on September 2, 2009 by Baarìa - La porta del vento. International competition jury, led by Ang Lee, awarded Leone d'Oro to Lebanon.[1] The festival was closed on September 12, 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess.[2][3]
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[edit] Festival line-up
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
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| Opener | Baarìa - La porta del vento[4] | Giuseppe Tornatore |  Italy |
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| Closer | Chengdu, I Love You | Fruit Chan & Cui Jian |  China |
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[edit] Films in competition
The following 25 films competed for the Leone d'oro.[5]
[edit] Films out of competition
The following films were shown out of competition:
[edit] References
- ^ "Official Awards". la Biennale di Venezia. 2009-09-12. http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/premi/awards.html?back=true. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "BBC News: Ang Lee to head Venice festival". BBC News. 2009-02-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7915196.stm. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Cinema". la Biennale di Venezia. 2009-08-18. http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/news/cucinotta.html. Retrieved 2009-09-11.
- ^ "BBC News:Venice announces Italian opener". BBC News. 2009-06-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8094651.stm. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ 66th Venice Film Festival Line Up
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