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 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | First Man |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Driven |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards | Golden Lion: Roma |
| Hosted by | Michele Riondino |
| Festival date | 29 August – 8 September 2018 |
| Website | Website |
The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018.
Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was the Jury President of the main competition.[1][2] First Man, directed by Damien Chazelle, was the festival's opening film.[3] Michele Riondino was the host of the festival.[4]
The festival poster was made by Italian artist Lorenzo Mattotti, who designed it in the way "that attracts the eye, that attracts thought, but without revealing too much."[5]
The Golden Lion was awarded to Roma, directed by Alfonso Cuarón.[6]
Juries
Main Competition (Venezia 75)
- Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker - Jury President[7]
- Sylvia Chang, Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director
- Trine Dyrholm, Danish actress, singer and songwriter
- Nicole Garcia, French actress, film director and screenwriter
- Paolo Genovese, Italian director and screenwriter
- Małgorzata Szumowska, Polish film director, screenwriter and producer
- Taika Waititi, New Zealand film director, screenwriter and actor
- Christoph Waltz, Austrian actor
- Naomi Watts, British actress
Official Sections
In Competition
The following films were selected for the main international competition:[8][9]
- Highlighted title indicates Golden Lion winner.
Out of Competition
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[10]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiction | |||
| A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper | United States | |
| A Story With No Name | Una Storia Senza Nome | Roberto Andò | Italy, France |
| Dragged Across Concrete | S. Craig Zahler | Canada, United States | |
| Driven (closing film) | Nick Hamm | United Kingdom, United States, Puerto Rico | |
| The Summer House | Les Estivants | Valeria Bruni Tedeschi | France, Italy |
| L’amica geniale | Saverio Costanzo | Italy, Belgium | |
| My Masterpiece | Mi Obra Maestra | Gastón Duprat | Argentina, Spain |
| A Tramway in Jerusalem | Amos Gitai | Israel, France | |
| A People and His King | Un Peuple et Son Roi | Pierre Schoeller | France, Belgium |
| The Quietude | La Quietud | Pablo Trapero | Argentina |
| Shadow | Ying | Zhang Yimou | China |
| Non Fiction | |||
| 1938 Different | 1938 Diversi | Giorgio Treves | Italy |
| A Letter to a Friend in Gaza | Amos Gitai | Israel | |
| American Dharma | Errol Morris | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Aquarela | Victor Kossakovsky | United Kingdom, Germany | |
| Carmine Street Guitars | Ron Mann | Canada | |
| El Pepe: A Supreme Life | El Pepe: Una Vida Suprema | Emir Kusturica | Argentina, Uruguay, Serbia |
| Introduction to the Dark | Introduzione All'Oscuro | Gastón Solnicki | Argentina, Austria |
| ISIS, Tomorrow. The Lost Souls of Mosul | Francesca Mannocchi Alessio Romenzi |
Italy, Germany | |
| Monrovia, Indiana | Frederick Wiseman | United States | |
| Process | Sergei Loznitsa | Netherlands | |
| Your Face | Ni De Lian | Tsai Ming-liang | Taiwan |
| Special Events | |||
| I diari di Angela - Noi due cineasti | Yervant Gianikian | Italy | |
| The Other Side of the Wind | Orson Welles | United States, Iran, France | |