66th Venice International Film Festival

66th Venice International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmBaarìa
Closing filmChengdu, I Love You
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden LionLebanon
Hosted byMaria Grazia Cucinotta
Festival date2–12 September 2009
WebsiteWebsite
Venice Film Festival chronology
66th Venice International Film Festival

The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess.[1][2] The opening film of the festival was Baarìa by Giuseppe Tornatore and the closing film was Chengdu, I Love You by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian.

The international competition jury, chaired by Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, awarded the Golden Lion to Lebanon by Samuel Maoz.[3]

  1. ^ "BBC News: Ang Lee to head Venice festival". BBC News. 27 February 2009. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Maria Grazia Cucinotta hostess of the 66th Venice Film Festival". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009.
  3. ^ "66th Venice Film Festival Official Awards". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009.