66th Venice International Film Festival 66th Venice International Film Festival The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, with Maria Grazia Cucinotta serving as the festival's hostess. The opening film of the festival was "Baarìa" by Giuseppe Tornatore and the closing film was "Chengdu, I Love You" by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian. The international competition jury, chaired by Ang Lee, awarded the Golden Lion to "Lebanon" by Samuel Maoz. The international juries of the 66th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main competition (Venezia 66) Horizons (Orizzonti) Opera Prima ("Luigi de
62nd Venice International Film Festival of the Film Festival, as well as congresses and cultural events. The international juries of the 62nd Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition ("Venezia 62") This jury confers the Golden Lion for the best film. Horizons ("Orizzonti") This jury assigns two Horizons Awards, for best film and for best documentary. Short Film Competition ("Corto Cortissimo") This jury assigns the Corto Cortissimo Award for best short and the UIP Prize for best European short. Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) In a contest that examines all feature-length films that are first works present