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The '''Venice Film Festival''' or '''Venice International Film Festival''' ({{lang-it|Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia}}, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the [[Venice Biennale]]") is an annual [[film festival]] held in [[Venice]], Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the "Big Five" International film festivals worldwide, which include the [[Film festival#Notable festivals|Big Three European Film Festivals]], alongside the [[Toronto Film Festival]] in Canada and the [[Sundance Film Festival]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/venice-film-festival-unveils-lineup-720770|title=Venice: David Gordon Green's 'Manglehorn,' Abel Ferrara's 'Pasolini' in Competition Lineup|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|last=Anderson|first=Ariston|date=24 July 2014 | access-date = 9 September 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IMujCwAAQBAJ&q=Big+three+film+festivals&pg=PA54|title = Film Festivals: History, Theory, Method, Practice|isbn = 9781317267218|last1 = Valck|first1 = Marijke de|last2 = Kredell|first2 = Brendan|last3 = Loist|first3 = Skadi|date = 26 February 2016| publisher=Routledge }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=8 September 2007|title=50 unmissable film festivals|url=https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/50-unmissable-film-festivals-1117971644/|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Variety|language=en}}</ref> These festivals are internationally renowned for giving creators the artistic freedom to express themselves through film.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Chan |first=F. |date=2011-06-01 |title=The international film festival and the making of a national cinema |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/screen/hjr012 |journal=Screen |volume=52 |issue=2 |pages=253–260 |doi=10.1093/screen/hjr012 |issn=0036-9543}}</ref> In 1951, [[FIAPF]] formally accredited the festival.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Moeran|first1=Brian|last2=Jesper|first2=Strandgaard Pedersen|date=2011|title=Negotiating Values in the Creative Industries: Fairs, Festivals and Competitive Events|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6P4lZ5Mw30C&q=fiapf+accreditation+1956+berlin&pg=PA173|location=[[Cambridge]] |publisher=Cambridge University Press|page=173|isbn=978-1-107-00450-4}}</ref>
Founded by [[Giuseppe Volpi]], member of the [[National Fascist Party]] and grandfather of famous producer [[Marina Cicogna]] in Venice in August 1932, the festival is part of the [[Venice Biennale]], one of the world's oldest exhibitions of art, created by the Venice City Council on 19 April 1893.<ref>{{cite web| title = La Biennale di Venezia – The origin | url = http://www.labiennale.org/en/art/history/origin.html?back=true | access-date = 9 September 2018 | date = 7 April 2017 }}</ref> The range of work at the Venice Biennale now covers Italian and international art, architecture, dance, music, theatre, and cinema.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Accounting and the Development of Management Control in the Cultural Sphere: The Case of the Venice Biennale|first1=Maria|last1=Bergamin Barbato|first2=Chiara|last2=Mio|date=1 March 2007|journal=Accounting, Business & Financial History|volume=17|issue=1|pages=187–208|doi=10.1080/09585200601127871|s2cid=154228824}}</ref> These works are experienced at separate exhibitions: the International Art Exhibition, the International Festival of Contemporary Music, the International Theatre Festival, the International Architecture Exhibition, the International Festival of Contemporary Dance, the International Kids' Carnival, and the annual Venice Film Festival, which is arguably the best-known of all the events.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
The festival is held in late August or early September on the island of the [[Venice Lido|Lido]] in the [[Venice Lagoon]]. During the festival, Venice hosts many events and parties, interviews and meetings with filmmakers and actors every night, venues open all night, and parties are held in beautiful casino palaces and gardens.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Venice Film Festival {{!}} Venice-Welcome.com |url=https://www.venicewelcome.com/info/events_of_venice/venice_international_film_festival.htm |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=www.venicewelcome.com}}</ref> Screenings take place in the historic [[Palazzo del Cinema di Venezia|Palazzo del Cinema]] on the Lungomare Marconi. The festival continues to be one of the world's most popular and fastest-growing.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Border Exchanges: The Role of the European Film Festival|first=Owen|last=Evans|date=1 April 2007|journal=Journal of Contemporary European Studies|volume=15|issue=1|pages=23–33|doi=10.1080/14782800701273318|s2cid=143590320}}</ref> The [[81st Venice International Film Festival]] will be held from 28 August to 7 September 2024.
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== Festival programme ==
The goal of the Venice Film Festival is to "raise awareness and promote international cinema in all its forms, including art, entertainment and industry, in a spirit of freedom and dialogue."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-02 |title=Biennale Cinema 2022 {{!}} 79th Festival |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2022/79th-festival |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=La Biennale di Venezia |language=en}}</ref> The Venice Film Festival is organized in various sections:<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2019-01-08|title=Biennale Cinema 2019 {{!}} Regulations|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2019/regulations|access-date=2021-01-18|website=La Biennale di Venezia|language=en}}</ref>
* '''Official Selection''' - The main event of the festival.
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