On September 1, local time, the 78th Venice International Film Festival opened in Lido Island, Venice, Italy. The famous Italian actor Roberto Bernini was awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the opening ceremony.
Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s new film "Parallel Mothers" held its world premiere that night, which kicked off the Venice International Film Festival.
Benigni, a famous Italian actor and director who won the Oscar for Best Actor for starring in "A Beautiful Life", was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the opening ceremony.
Italian President Mattarella and others attended the opening ceremony.
A total of 21 films were shortlisted for the main competition unit this year. Films from nearly 60 countries and regions will participate in the awards and screenings of different units of the festival.
The Venice International Film Festival will end on the 11th.
As the epidemic situation in Italy is still severe, the organizers have adopted strict epidemic prevention measures, including wearing a mask and presenting a certificate of new crown vaccination or a negative nucleic acid test when entering the film festival venues, and the occupancy rate of the theater must not exceed 50%.
The Venice International Film Festival in Italy, the Cannes International Film Festival in France, and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany are also known as the three major international film festivals in Europe.
(Producing Li Jiali)
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]