August 30 is the day of the Venice International Film Festival

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August 30 is the day of the Venice International Film Festival

Venice International Film Festival ital. Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinema Day is one of the oldest international film festivals in the world. This festival is one of the most important ceremonies of international cinema. Every year this ceremony is held on the Italian island of Lido for two weeks in August. The festival was organized in 1932 at the initiative of Italian dictator Benito Mussalini. This festival has not been held twice in history. The first time was during World War II, the second time in 1960. Today, this festival is important in the world film industry. The main competition program includes feature films that have not been shown anywhere before and have not participated in other festivals. As usual, the number of such films will not exceed 20. The film director, a five-member commission of experts, as well as foreign guests will take part in the competition. The list of selected films will be kept secret until the official announcement. The main competition of the festival will be attended by seven to nine members of the international jury. The members of this jury are world-renowned artists. The main prize of the festival will be the best film "Golden Poem". In addition, the "Silver Poem" will be awarded to the best director. The best actors and actresses of the festival will also be awarded. Well-known Italian director Lukino Visconti has been awarded the main prize of the festival five times. In addition to the main competitions of the festival, there will be several other competitions, including competitions for short films and animated films. The purpose of this international festival is to introduce film distributors from all over the world.