70th Venice International Film Festival
Festival Poster
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| Opening film | Gravity |
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| Closing film | Amazonia |
| Location | Venice, Italy |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Awards |
Golden Lion – Sacro GRA Silver Lion – Miss Violence |
| Hosted by | Eva Riccobono |
| Festival date | 28 August – 7 September 2013 |
| Website | Website |
The 70th annual Venice Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the President of the Jury. He was previously the President of the Jury at the 40th edition in 1983.Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival.
The Golden Lion was awarded to the Italian documentary film Sacro GRA. It was the first documentary film to win the award at the Venice Festival.
The following people were selected for the main competition jury:
The following films were selected for the main competition:
The following films were selected for the out of competition section:
The following awards were presented at the 70th edition:
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