65th Venice International Film Festival 65th Venice International Film Festival The 65th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was opened on August 27, 2008, by "Burn After Reading", and closed on September 6, 2008. International competition jury, led by Wim Wenders, awarded Leone d'Oro to "The Wrestler", directed by Darren Aronofsky. 77-year-old Italian film director Ermanno Olmi received a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. The festival opened on August 27, 2008, with the highly anticipated film directed by the Coen brothers, "Burn After Reading". "Burn" is not running in the official competition and thus is ineligible to win any prizes, but reaction
In the City (South African festival) largely sponsored and endorsed by the South African telecommunications company Vodacom resulting in the festival often being called ""Vodacom In The City"" and ""Vodacom Unlimited In The City"". The following table displays the year, date and key performers of each year's edition of In The City. In the City (South African festival) In The City is a South African, one day music festival that takes place annually in Johannesburg at the Mary Fitzgerald Square. In The City was started in 2012 by "Seed Experiences", the same company responsible for the Cape Town festival "Rocking The Daisies". As such, both of