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
63rd Venice International Film Festival in the festival history since the Second World War. The international juries of the 63rd Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition ("Venezia 63") Horizons ("Orizzonti") Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) Short Film Competition ("Corto Cortissimo") The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition of feature films in 35mm and digital HD format, running for the Golden Lion. Works by directors already established in past editions of the Festival, and films deemed appropriate for a midnight screening. A section aiming to provide a picture of the new trends in