76th Venice International Film Festival

76th Venice International Film Festival
Official festival poster by Lorenzo Mattotti.
Opening filmThe Truth
Closing filmThe Burnt Orange Heresy
LocationVenice, Italy
Founded1932
AwardsGolden Lion: Joker
Hosted byAlessandra Mastronardi[1]
Festival date28 August – 7 September 2019
Websitelabiennale.org/en/cinema
Venice Film Festival chronology

The 76th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 28 August to 7 September 2019.[2]

Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel was the Jury President of the main competition.[3] The Truth, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, was the festival's opening film.[4]

The Golden Lion was awarded to Joker, directed by Todd Phillips.[5]

  1. ^ "Venezia 76: ecco la madrina Alessandra Mastronardi". La Repubblica (in Italian). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the 76th International Film Festival". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (24 June 2019). "Venice Film Festival Appoints 'Zama' Director Lucrecia Martel As Jury President". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (18 July 2019). "Hirokazu Kore-eda's 'The Truth' With Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche to Open Venice Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. ^ "'Joker' Wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion, Roman Polanski Gets Grand Jury Prize". IndieWire. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.