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The Venice Film Festival (Italian Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica di Venezia) is the oldest film festival in the world. It began in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica" and since then has taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi. It is one of the world's most prestigious film festivals and is part of the Venice Biennale, a major biennial exhibition and festival for contemporary art.

The festival's principal awards are the Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion), which is awarded to the best film screened at the festival, and the Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup; 'volpi' translates as 'vixens'), which is awarded to the best actor and actress. Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film in the "controcorrente" (counter-current) section.

For the most recent festivals, see the 63rd and the 64th Venice International Film Festival.

Golden Lion winners

See a list of winners at Golden Lion

Other awards

Silver Lion best direction

Silver Lion – Jury's special award

Silver Lion – Revelation

Special Lion - for Overall Work

  • 2007 Nikita Mikhalkov for new installment of 12 film (The Jury is delighted to acknowledge the consistent brilliance of Nikita Mikhalkov’s body of work. His new film is once again a confirmation of his mastery in exploring and revealing to us, with great humanity and emotion, the complexity of existence.http://www.labiennale.org/en/news/cinema/en/78166.html)

Volpi Cup best actor

Volpi Cup best actress

Past awards

Mussolini Cup for best Italian Film

Mussolini Cup for best foreign film

Best director awards

Best actor awards

Best actress awards

Volpi Cup best supporting actor

Volpi Cup best supporting actress

Osella

Best Technical Contribution

Best Screenplay

Best Cast awards

Special Award best cast

Volpi Cup best cast

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Lido is an 11-mile (18 km) long sandbar, home to about 20,000 residents, greatly augmented by the (mainly Italian) tourists who move in every summer. The island's casino has recently closed down - it used to operate in the summer months, moving to Palazzo Vendramin Calergi in
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