Venice International Film Festival Opening with corona infection prevention measures open September 3, 6:38
One of the world's three biggest film festivals, the Venice International Film Festival in Italy, has opened, and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Spy's Wife" has been nominated for the highest award.
The film festival was held while implementing measures to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, and on the first day, support for the severely affected film industry was also called for.
The 77th Venice International Film Festival has opened on the 2nd, with film-related people from all over the world gathering.
In Italy, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, there were temporary restrictions on going out all over the country, and participants were obliged to wear masks during the festival, and the number of people in the screening venue was reduced to prevent infection. It is done while implementing preventive measures.
At the opening ceremony, eight European film festival organizers went up to the stage to show their solidarity with the film industry, which will be seriously hit by the new coronavirus, saying, ``Everyone can live without a movie on the big screen with the audience. I called for support for the movie.
The film festival is held until the 12th of this month, and director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Spy's Wife" has been nominated for the competition category for the Golden Lion Award, the highest award.
The work depicts a man's wife, who was suspected of being a rebel, who happened to know the state secrets in 1940, just before the Pacific War, and is running into the rough seas of the times.
In the competition category, 18 works from all over the world have been nominated and the grand prize will be announced on the final day.