77th Venice International Film Festival#In Competition

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{{Infobox Film festival

| name = 77th Venice International Film Festival

| image = File:77th Venice Film Festival poster.jpg

| caption = Official festival poster by Lorenzo Mattotti.

| opening = The Ties

| closing = You Came Back

| location = Venice, Italy

| founded = 1932

| awards = Golden Lion:
Nomadland

| host = Anna Foglietta

| number = 66{{cite web|title=Venice kick-starts international film again|url=https://www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/390293|website=cineuropa.org|date=28 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020|quote=From 2–12 September, the Venice International Film Festival is set to present 62 features...}}

| date = 2 – 12 September 2020

| website = {{URL|labiennale.org/en/cinema}}

| chronology = Venice Film Festival

| preceded_by = 76th

| followed_by = 78th

}}

File:Venice 2020 Red Carpet.jpg blocks the main red carpet during the Festival]]

The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, at Venice Lido in Italy.{{cite web|title=Biennale Cinema 2020: 77th Venice International Film Festival|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020|website=labiennale.org|date=9 December 2019|publisher=La Biennale di Venezia|access-date=8 July 2020}} Albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival held all its screenings with public presence.{{cite web|title=Biennale Cinema: Main Features of the 77th Venice Film Festival|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/biennale-cinema-main-features-77th-venice-film-festival|website=labiennale.org|publisher=Biennale di Venezia|date=7 July 2020|access-date=20 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2020/07/07/news/mostra_di_venezia_2020-261196749/|title=Mostra di Venezia, al via dal 2 settembre: programma ridotto e schermi all'aperto|first=Arianna|last=Finos|work=La Repubblica|date=7 July 2020|access-date=22 July 2020|language=it}}

Australian actress Cate Blanchett was Jury President of the main competition.{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/cinema/2020/01/16/news/venezia_2020_cate_blanchett_presidente_di_giuria-245920801/|title=Venezia 2020, Cate Blanchett presidente di giuria|work=La Repubblica|date=16 January 2020|access-date=13 July 2020|language=it}} Italian actress Anna Foglietta hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.{{cite web |date=8 July 2020 |title=Anna Foglietta Will Host the Opening and Closing Nights |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/anna-foglietta-will-host-opening-and-closing-nights |access-date=8 July 2020 |website=labiennale.org |publisher=La Biennale di Venezia}} The Golden Lion was awarded to Nomadland by Chloé Zhao.{{cite web |date=12 September 2020 |title=Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: Nomadland Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/09/venice-film-festival-2020-winners-list-1234585982/ |access-date=12 September 2020 |work=IndieWire}}

The festival opened with The Ties by Daniele Luchetti, the first Italian film after 11 years to open the festival.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/venice-film-festival-opening-film-2020-1234715588/|first=Manori|last=Ravidran|title=Venice Film Festival to Open With Italy's 'Lacci' From Daniele Luchetti|work=Variety|date=24 July 2020|access-date=24 July 2020}} And closed with You Came Back by Stefano Mordini.

Juries

= Main Competition (''Venezia 77'') =

  • Cate Blanchett, Australian actress and producer - Jury President{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/johanna-hogg-ludivine-saignier-cate-blanchett-venice-jury-1234716766/|title=Joanna Hogg, Ludivine Sagnier, Christian Petzold Join Cate Blanchett on Venice Fest Main Jury|date=26 July 2020|access-date=26 July 2020|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Actor Matt Dillon to Join the Venezia 77 International Jury|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/actor-matt-dillon-join-venezia-77-international-jury|website=labiennale.org|publisher=Biennale di Venezia|date=25 August 2020|access-date=25 August 2020}}
  • Matt Dillon, American actor
  • Veronika Franz, Austrian director and screenwriter
  • Joanna Hogg, British director and screenwriter
  • Nicola Lagioia, Italian author
  • Christian Petzold, German director and screenwriter
  • Ludivine Sagnier, French actress and model

= Horizons (''Orizzonti'') =

= ''Luigi De Laurentis'' Award for a Debut Film =

= Venice Virtual Reality =

  • Céline Tricart, American 3D and virtual reality expert
  • Asif Kapadia, British director
  • Hideo Kojima, Japanese video game author and pioneer

Official Sections

=In Competition=

The following films were selected for the main competition:{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2020/07/venice-film-festival-2020-lineup-1234576400/|title=Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More|last=Sharf|first=Zack|work=IndieWire|date=28 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020/venezia-77-competition|title=Venezia 77 Competition|publisher=La Biennale di Venezia|website=labiennale.org|date=28 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020}}

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

And Tomorrow the Entire WorldUnd morgen die ganze Weltdata-sort-value="von Heinz"| Julia von HeinzGermany, France
Dear Comrades!Дорогие товарищи!data-sort-value="Konchalovsky" | Andrei KonchalovskyRussia, France, Germany
colspan="2"| The Discipledata-sort-value="Tamhane"| Chaitanya TamhaneIndia
In Between DyingSəpələnmiş ölümlər arasındadata-sort-value="Baydarov"| Hilal BaydarovAzerbaijan, Mexico, United States
colspan="2"| Laila in Haifadata-sort-value="Gitai"| Amos GitaiIsrael, France
LoversAmantsdata-sort-value="Garcia"| Nicole GarciaFrance
The Macaluso SistersLe sorelle Macalusodata-sort-value="Dante"| Emma DanteItaly
colspan="2"| Miss Marxdata-sort-value="Nicchiarelli"| Susanna NicchiarelliItaly, France, Belgium
Never Gonna Snow AgainŚniegu już nigdy nie będziedata-sort-value="Szumowska"| Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał EnglertPoland, Germany
New OrderNuevo Ordendata-sort-value="Franco"| Michel FrancoMexico, France
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| colspan="2"| Nomadland

data-sort-value="Zhao"| Chloé ZhaoUnited States
colspan="2"| Notturnodata-sort-value="Rosi"| Gianfranco RosiItaly, France, Germany
colspan="2"| Padrenostrodata-sort-value="Noce"| Claudio NoceItaly
colspan="2"| Pieces of a Womandata-sort-value="Mundruczo"| Kornél MundruczóCanada, Hungary
colspan="2"| Quo Vadis, Aida?data-sort-value="Zbanic"| Jasmila ŽbanićBosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Austria, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, France
Sun Childrenخورشیدdata-sort-value="Majidi" | Majid MajidiIran
Wife of a Spyスパイの妻data-sort-value="Kurosawa" | Kiyoshi KurosawaJapan
colspan="2"| The World to Comedata-sort-value="Fastvold"| Mona FastvoldUnited States

=Out of Competition=

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:{{cite web|title=Two films have been added to the line-up of the 77th Venice Film Festival|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/two-films-have-been-added-line-77th-venice-film-festival|website=labiennale.org|publisher=La Biennale di Venezia|date=3 August 2020|access-date=3 August 2020}}{{cite web|title=Two new films round up the line-up of the 77th Venice Film Festival|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/two-new-films-round-out-line-77th-venice-film-festival|website=labiennale.org|publisher=La Biennale di Venezia|date=11 August 2020|access-date=11 August 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020/out-competition|title=Out of Competition|publisher=La Biennale di Venezia|website=labiennale.org|date=28 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020}}

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

colspan=4| Fiction
colspan=2| Assandiradata-sort-value="Mereu"| Salvatore MereuItaly
colspan=2| The Dukedata-sort-value="Michell"| Roger MichellUnited Kingdom
The Human Voice

|La voz humana

data-sort-value="Almodovar" | Pedro AlmodóvarSpain
Love After Love第一炉香data-sort-value="Hui" | Ann HuiChina
Mandibles

|Mandibules

data-sort-value="Dupieux" | Quentin DupieuxFrance, Belgium
Mosquito State

|Komar

data-sort-value="Rymsza" | Filip Jan RymszaPoland, United States
Night in Paradise낙원의 밤data-sort-value="Park" | Park Hoon-jungSouth Korea, France
colspan=2| One Night in Miami...data-sort-value="King"| Regina Kingrowspan="2" | United States
colspan=2| Run Hide Fightdata-sort-value="Rankin"| Kyle Rankin
The Ties (opening film)Laccidata-sort-value="Luchetti"| Daniele Luchettirowspan="2" | Italy
You Came Back (closing film)Lasciami andaredata-sort-value="Mordini"| Stefano Mordini
colspan="4" |Non Fiction
colspan="2" |City Hall

|Frederick Wiseman

| rowspan="2" |United States

colspan="2" |Crazy, Not Insane

|Alex Gibney

colspan="2" |Final Account

|Luke Holland

|United Kingdom

colspan="2" |Fiori, Fiori, Fiori (short)

|Luca Guadagnino

|Italy

colspan="2" |I Am Greta

|Nathan Grossmann

|Sweden

colspan="2" |Hopper/Welles

|Orson Welles

|United States

colspan="2" |Molecole

|Andrea Segre

|Italy

Narciso on Vacation

|Narciso em férias

|Renato Terra and Ricardo Calil

|Brazil

colspan="2" |Paolo Conte, via con me

|Giorgio Verdelli

| rowspan="4" |Italy

colspan="2" |Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams

|Luca Guadagnino

colspan="2" |Sportin' Life

|Abel Ferrara

The Truth About La Dolce Vita

|La verità su La Dolce Vita

|Giuseppe Pedersoli

= Special screenings =

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

30 Coins (episode 1)30 Monedasdata-sort-value="de la Iglesia" | Álex de la IglesiaSpain
colspan="2" | Omelia contadinadata-sort-value="Rohrwacher" | Alice Rohrwacher and JRItaly
colspan="2" | Princesse Europedata-sort-value="Lotteau" | Camille LotteauFrance

=''[[Orizzonti]]''=

== In Competition ==

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/2020/orizzonti|title=Orizzonti|publisher=La Biennale di Venezia|website=labiennale.org|date=28 July 2020|access-date=28 July 2020}}

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

Applesμήλαdata-sort-value="Nikou" | Christos NikouGreece, Poland, Slovenia
The Best Is Yet to Come不止不休data-sort-value="Wang" | Wang JingChina
Careless Crimeجنایت بی‌دقتdata-sort-value="Mokri" | Shahram MokriIran
colspan="2" | The Furnacedata-sort-value="Mackay" | Roderick MackayAustralia
colspan="2" | Gaza mon amourdata-sort-value="Nasser" | Tarzan and Arab NasserPalestine, France, Germany, Qatar
Genus PanLahi, Hayopdata-sort-value="Diaz" | Lav DiazPhilippines
colspan="2" | Listendata-sort-value="de Sousa" | Ana Rocha de SousaUnited Kingdom, Portugal
colspan="2" | Mainstreamdata-sort-value="Coppola" | Gia CoppolaUnited States
The Man Who Sold His Skin

|الرجل الذي باع ظهره

data-sort-value="Ben Hania" | Kaouther Ben HaniaTunisia, France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden
Milestoneमील पत्थरdata-sort-value="Ayr" | Ivan AyrIndia
colspan="2" | Nowhere Specialdata-sort-value="Pasolini" | Uberto PasoliniUnited Kingdom, Italy, Romania
Night of the KingsLa nuit des roisdata-sort-value="Lacôte" | Philippe LacôteIvory Coast, France, Canada
The PredatorsI predatoridata-sort-value="Castellitto" | Pietro CastellittoItaly
The Third WarLa troisième guerredata-sort-value="Aloi" | Giovanni AloiFrance
Tragic JungleSelva trágicadata-sort-value="Olaizola" | Yulene OlaizolaMexico, France, Colombia
War and PeaceGuerra e pacedata-sort-value="D'Anolfi" | Massimo D'Anolfi, Martina ParentiItaly, Switzerland
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| The Wasteland

دشت خاموشdata-sort-value="Bahrami" | Ahmad BahramiIran
Yellow CatZheltaya koshkadata-sort-value="Yerzhanov" | Adilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan, France
colspan="2" | Zanka Contactdata-sort-value="El Iraki" | Ismaël El IrakiMorocco, France, Belgium

== Short Films Competition ==

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

colspan="2" | Anitadata-sort-value="Khadepaun" | Sushma KhadepaunUnited States
colspan="2" | BMM – Being My Momdata-sort-value="Trinca" | Jasmine TrincaItaly
colspan="2" | Entre tú y milagrosdata-sort-value="Saffon" | Mariana SaffonColombia, United States
colspan="2" | À fleur de peaudata-sort-value="Mesraoua" | Meriem MesraouaQatar, Algeria, France
The GameDas Spieldata-sort-value="Hodel" | Roman HodelSwitzerland
Live in a Cloud Cuckoo LandMây nhưng không mưadata-sort-value="Vu Minh" | Nghĩa Vũ Minh & Minh Thy Phạm HoàngVietnam
The Night TrainNattågetdata-sort-value="Carlsson" | Jerry CarlssonSweden
PlacesMiegamasis rajonasdata-sort-value="Katkus" | Vytautas KatkusLithuania
colspan="2" | The Shiftdata-sort-value="Carreira" | Laura CarreiraUnited Kingdom
colspan="2" | Sogni al campodata-sort-value="Guidi" | Magda GuidiItaly, France
colspan="2" | Was Wahrscheinlich Passiert Wäre, Wäre Ich Nicht Zuhausedata-sort-value="Hans" | Willy HansGermany
colspan="2" | Workshopdata-sort-value="Finnigan" | Judah FinniganNew Zealand
colspan="4" |Out of Competition
colspan="2" |The Return Of Tragedy

|Bertrand Mandico

|France

colspan="2" |

|Luca Ferri

|Italy

=Venice Classics=

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, from 25 to 31 August:{{cite web|url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/news/restored-films-venice-classics-section-il-cinema-ritrovato-festival-bologna|title=The restored films in the Venice Classics section at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna|publisher=La Biennale di Venezia|website=labiennale.org|date=22 July 2020|access-date=22 July 2020}}

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

colspan=2| Le Cercle Rouge (1970)data-sort-value="Melville"| Jean-Pierre MelvilleFrance
colspan=2| Claudine (1974)data-sort-value="Berry"| John Berryrowspan="2" | United States
colspan=2| Goodfellas (1990)data-sort-value="Scorsese"| Martin Scorsese
The Last Supper (1976)La última cena data-sort-value="Gutierrez Alea"| Tomás Gutiérrez AleaCuba
Late Season (1966)Utószezondata-sort-value="Fabri"| Zoltán FábriHungary
Rickshaw Man (1958)無法松の一生data-sort-value="Inagaki" | Hiroshi InagakiJapan
Seduced and Abandoned (1964)Sedotta e abbandonatadata-sort-value="Germi"| Pietro GermiItaly
colspan=2| Serpico (1973)data-sort-value="Lumet"| Sidney LumetUnited States
Story of a Love Affair (1950)Cronaca di un amoredata-sort-value="Antonioni"| Michelangelo AntonioniItaly
An Unfinished Piece for Mechanical Piano (1977)Неоконченная пьеса для механического пианиноdata-sort-value="Mikhalkov" | Nikita MikhalkovSoviet Union
Vengeance Is Mine (1979)復讐するは我にありdata-sort-value="Imamura" | Shōhei ImamuraJapan
The Young Girl (1975)Den musodata-sort-value="Cisse"| Souleymane CisséMali
colspan=2| You Only Live Once (1937)data-sort-value="Lang"| Fritz LangUnited States

Independent Sections

=Venice International Critics' Week=

== In competition ==

The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week ({{langx|it|Settimana Internazionale della Critica}}):{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/venice-critics-week-2020-lineup-physical-festival-1202990625/|title=Venice Critics' Week Unveils Full 2020 Line-Up Ahead Of Physical Festival|website=Deadline|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=21 July 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

50 or Two Whales Meet at the Beach50 o dos ballenas se encuentran en la playadata-sort-value="Cuchi" | Jorge CuchiMexico
Bad RoadsПогані дорогиdata-sort-value="Vorozhbyt" | Natalya VorozhbytUkraine
The Flood Won't ComeTvano nebusdata-sort-value="Sargsyan" | Marat SargsyanLithuania
GhostsHayaletlerdata-sort-value="Okyay" | Azra Deniz OkyayTurkey, Qatar
Enforcement Shortadata-sort-value="Olholm" | Anders Ølholm and Frederik Louis HviidDenmark
Thou Shalt Not HateNon odiaredata-sort-value="Mancini" | Mauro ManciniItaly, Poland
colspan="2" | Topsidedata-sort-value="Held" | Celine Held and Logan GeorgeUnited States
colspan="4" |Out of Competition
colspan="2" |The Book of Vision (opening film)

|Carlo S. Hintermann

|Italy, United Kingdom, Belgium

colspan="2" |The Rossellinis (closing film)

|Alessandro Rossellini

|Italy, Latvia

= ''Giornate degli Autori'' =

The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section:{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/venice-days-2020-line-up-bruce-labruce-mati-diop-malgorzata-szumowska-1202993149/|title=Venice Days Unveils 2020 Line-Up: Bruce LaBruce Feature & Mati Diop, Malgorzata Szumowska Shorts|first=Tom|last=Grater|date=23 July 2020|access-date=24 July 2020}}

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English title

! Original title

! Director(s)

! Production country

colspan="4" | In Competition
colspan=2| 200 Metersdata-sort-value="Nayfeh"| Ameen NayfehPalestine
ConferenceКонференцияdata-sort-value="Tverdovskiy" | Ivan TverdovskiyRussia, Estonia, Italy, United Kingdom
Honey Cigar (opening film)Cigare au mieldata-sort-value="Aïnouz"| Kamir AïnouzFrance, Algeria
colspan=2| Mamadata-sort-value="Li"| Li DongmeiChina
My Tender MatadorTengo miedo torerodata-sort-value="Sepulveda"| Rodrigo SepúlvedaChile, Argentina, Mexico
OasisOazadata-sort-value="Ikic"| Ivan IkićSerbia, Slovenia, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of TimeFelkészülés meghatározatlan ideig tartó együttlétredata-sort-value="Horvat"| Lili HorvátHungary
colspan=2| Residuedata-sort-value="Gerima"| Merawi GerimaUnited States
The StonebreakerSpaccapietredata-sort-value="De Serio"| Gianluca De Serio and Massimiliano De SerioItaly, France, Belgium
The Whaler BoyKitoboydata-sort-value="Yuryev"| Philipp YuryevRussia
colspan="4" |Out of Competition
colspan="2" |Saint-Narcisse (closing film)

|Bruce LaBruce

|Canada

colspan="4" |Special Events
colspan="2" |Extraliscio – Punk da balera

|Elisabetta Sgarbi

| rowspan="2" |Italy

Romantic Guide to Lost Places

|Guida romantica a posti perduti

|Giorgia Farina

The New Gospel

|Das Neue Evangelium

|Milo Rau

|Germany, Switzerland, Italy

colspan="2" |Samp

|Flavia Mastrella, Antonio Rezza

|Italy

colspan="4" |Miu Miu Women's Tales
colspan="2" |#19 Nightwalk

|Małgorzata Szumowska

|Italy, Poland

Official Awards

= In Competition =

= Horizons (''Orizzonti'') =

= [[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]] =

  • Ann Hui
  • Tilda Swinton{{cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/veneto/notizie/2020/07/20/venezia-leone-doro-alla-carriera-a-ann-hui-e-tilda-swinton_c19af2f3-a8c4-4d29-85e1-abd03ba483d4.html|title=Venezia, Leone d'oro alla carriera a Ann Hui e Tilda Swinton|work=Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata|date= 20 July 2020|access-date=20 July 2020|language=it}}

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