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
69th Venice International Film Festival Lion for Best Director. Israeli actress Hadas Yaron for her performance in "Fill the Void" was selected as the Best Actress in the festival. The international juries of the 69th Venice International Film Festival included: Main competition (Venezia 69) Horizons (Orizzonti) Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film) The following eighteen films were selected for the main competition: The following films were selected for the out of competition section: The following films were selected for the "Horizons (Orizzonti)" section: The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section: The following rare films