Opening film Gravity | Founded 1932 | |
Awards Golden Lion – Sacro GRASilver Lion – Miss Violence | ||
The 70th annual Venice Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the President of the Jury. He was previously the President of the Jury at the 40th edition in 1983. Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
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The Golden Lion was awarded to the Italian documentary film Sacro GRA. It was the first documentary film to win the award at the Venice Festival.
Jury
The following people were selected for the main competition jury:
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Out of Competition
The following films were selected for the out of competition section:
Awards
The following awards were presented at the 70th edition: