Venice Film Festival Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the "Big Three" film festivals, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival. These three film festivals are nationally acclaimed, and give creators the artistic freedom to express themselves through film. Founded in Venice, Italy, in August 1932, the festival is part of the Venice Biennale, an exhibition of Italian art founded by the Venice City Council on 19 April 1893. The Venice Biennale, founded
The World Festival of Clowns in Yekaterinburg The World Festival of Clowns in Yekaterinburg The World Festival of Clowns in Yekaterinburg is an annual large-scale festival of the world clownery, taking place in Yekaterinburg, Russia, since 2008. The organizers of this festival are People's artist of Russia Anatoly Marchevsky and People's artist of Russia Alexander Kalmykov. The festival is globally important in its cultural and social senses and is dedicated to: The World Festival of Clowns is organized by Honoured Artist of Russia Boris Vazhenin, People's artist of Russia Anatoly Marchevsky and People's artist of Russia Alexander Kalmykov. The World Festival of Clowns is an annual event