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
Cuba in the OTI Festival from 1992 to 1994 and then, selecting the entrants internally. The best scoring Cuban entry came in 1995 in the Paraguayan city of San Bernardino with the song "Hoy que no estás" (Today you are not here) performed by Cristina Rebull, which came third in the festival. The following Cuban competing songs in the contest from 1996 to 2000 were also successful, managing again to reach the top 10. Due to the short trajectory of Cuba in the OTI Festival, the country never won or hosted the festival which came to an end in 2000. Cuba in the OTI Festival