The Venice Biennale opened the 77th International Film Festival by streaming its films: here's how to see them
The 77th International Film Festival organized by the Venice Biennale 2020 began on September 2. Film fans this year will be able to see the films selected from those competing for the Golden Lion and those Out of Competition, directly in streaming.
The film festival directed by Alberto Barbera will be held at the Venice Lido from September 2 to 12, 2020 and the aim is to promote the knowledge and dissemination of international cinema in all its forms of art, entertainment and dialogue. The films in competition are 18, but during the exhibition will also be screened films in the Out of Competition category. It will not be necessary to travel to Venice to see the films, but those who wish to can purchase a pass from the MyMovies website or individual screenings directly from the Festival Scope website, thus bringing the film exhibition directly into their homes.
Venice Biennale, how to see the films in streaming
In 2020, the Venice Biennale has granted the opportunity to see the films selected for the 77th International Film Festival directly in streaming from your home. By purchasing a 19.90 euro pass from the MyMovies website, you will have access to a selection of 22 of the 18 titles in competition and the others accepted Out of Competition.
The Festival Scope website, on the other hand, allows you to buy a single screening at a cost of 5 euro. Once the ticket is purchased, it will be possible to see the film from 9 p.m. on the day of the presentation until September 22. Buying the full pass, instead, it will be necessary to synchronize with the official screening held in Venice, with the possibility to access also to the replicas in the 5 following days.
Venice Biennale, the films in competition
For the 77th edition of the film exhibition, 18 titles have been selected in competition, but between September 2 and 22 at the Lido of Venice will be screened also the other films out of competition. The objective of the exhibition, initiated by the Biennale di Venezia and directed by Alberto Barbera, is to promote national and international cinema in all its art forms. It is a way to introduce the world of entertainment, but also to offer total freedom and ideas for dialogue on sensitive issues dealt with in the themes of the works. Oltre alla proiezione dei film selezionati, ci saranno poi momenti di retrospettive e omaggi a personaggi di rilievo della storia del cinema.
Il primo film presentato il 2 settembre è un Fuori concorso e si tratta del documentario Molecole di Andrea Segre, che verrà proiettato durante la serata di inaugurazione. Ecco la lista dei film in concorso che verranno premiati dalla giuria guidata da Cate Blanchett:
- Notturno, documentario sulla Siria di Granfranco Rosi;
- Le sorelle Macaluso, della regista teatrale Emma Dante;
- Padrenostro, regia di Claudio Noce e con Pierfrancesco Favino;
- Miss Marx, regia di Susanna Nichiarelli;
- Nomadland, regia di Chloé Zhao con Frances McDormand;
- Tra una morte e l’altra, regia di Hilal Baydarov;
- The world to come, regia di Mona Fastvold;
- Nuevo Orden, regia di Michel Franco;
- Amants, regia di Nicole Garcia;
- Laila in Haifa, regia di Amos Gitai;
- E domani un altro mondo, regia di Julia von Heinz;
- Cari compagni!, regia di Andrei Konchalovsky;
- Moglie di una spia, regia di Kiyoshi Kurosawa;
- Sole, regia di Majid Majidi;
- Pieces of a woman, regia di Kornél Mundruczó;
- Non ci sarà mai più la neve, regia di Małgorzata Szumowska e Michał Englert;
- The Disciple, regia di Chaitanya Tamhane;
- Quo vadis, Aida?, regia di Jasmila Zbani.