[Epoch Times September 3, 2021](Reported by Epoch Times reporter Tong Yijia) On September 1, local time, the 78th Venice International Film Festival opened in the Italian water city of Lido Island. Feng Junhao, the chairman of the jury and director of “Parasitic Upstream” (Lu translation: Parasite), and Chinese director Chloé Zhao and other members of the jury set foot on the red felt together.
Feng Junhao said at the press conference, “The Venice Film Festival has a long history, and I feel a great honor to be able to participate in this beautiful film tradition.” He also expressed emotion that the global epidemic forced the closure of cinemas and hurt many film practitioners. But looking back is like an experiment, and it also shows the vitality of the movie. He urged everyone to survive the difficult years together, believing that “the epidemic will end, the film will last forever, and the history of film will not easily stop.”
At the opening ceremony, Roberto Benigni, a 69-year-old famous Italian actor and director, was awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement. When Jane Campion, the female director of “Farewell Piano,” introduced him to the show, he kept smiling from ear to ear and raised the trophy to thank the conference for affirmation.
There are 21 entries in the main competition section of the 78th Venice Film Festival. The new work “Parallel Mothers” by Spanish director Pedro Almodovar is the opening film.
The Venice International Film Festival in Italy, the Cannes International Film Festival in France and the Berlin International Film Festival in Germany are also known as the three major international film festivals in Europe. The Venice Film Festival will close on the 11th. As the epidemic situation in Italy is still severe, the organizers have adopted strict epidemic prevention measures, including wearing a mask and presenting a vaccination certificate or a negative nucleic acid test certificate, and the occupancy rate of the theater No more than 50% etc.
With “NOMADLAND” (Hong Kong translation: Wandering World, Taiwan translation: Nomadic Life) won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Oscar Best Director, Best Picture Chinese Director Zhao Ting, also with the film last year Won the Golden Lion Award, the highest honor at the Venice Film Festival. Due to the raging epidemic at the time, she could not go to Italy to receive the award in person. This year, 7 filmmakers including her and Korean director Bong Joon-ho were invited to serve as members of the jury of the main competition section of the Venice Film Festival.
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