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The International Film Festival Venice is the film festival that takes place In Venice every year (from the end of August until the first ten days of September), in the historical Palazzo del Cinema, along the Lungomare Marconi on the Lido island of Venice. This is the oldest film festival. The 1st edtion took place from August 6th to August 21st 1932. Only the Oscars awards are older than the Venice film festival. The first edition was in 1929.The Venice international film festival is part of the Biennale of Venice, the contemporary art exhibition.

The Lungomare Marconi, where the palazzo del Cinema is, is famous for its gold-sand beaches too.

The most important award of the International film festival Venice is the Golden Lion; It takes its name from the symbol of venice town, the lion of Saint Mark’s church.It is considered one of the most important awards, together with the Palme D’or of the film festival of Cannes or the Golden bear of the Berlin film festival.

The Golden Lion, the Award of the International Film Festival Venice.

This year, the 74th edition of International Film Festival Venice, will take place from August 30th to 12th September in Lido island. The program has been revealed on July 27th with 21 films running to win the Golden Lion. The jury will be headed by Annette Bening will decide the winner between names like George Clooney, Darren Aronosky and Guillermo Del Toro. In this list are included 4 film shoot by italian filmmakers.

This year on the red carpet of the film festival Venice will walk a lot of movie stars like George Clooney and many more!

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Between 1575 and 1577 Venice was hit by the most terrible plague after the one happened in 1348. Around 50000 people died. They were about one third of the venetian citizens. In order to beat the plague, the city decided, only in a second time, to move all the infected. All the suspects were moved to Lazzaretto Nuovo in the first place and then to Lazzaretto Vecchio if they were found infected. As they were thousands, the senate decided to hoard the infected inside some boats docked near the two islands.

This paiting shows the plague that hit Venice in 1575.

On 4th September 1576, the Senate of the Serenissima republic decreed to built a church in the name of Christ the redeemer as thanks for freeing the city from the plague. The first stone was laid in 1577.

The project was commissioned to Palladio.

The Redentore Church, built by Palladio at the end of the 16th century.

On July 20th of 1577, in order to celebrate the end of the plague, was built a bridge made of boats to reach the spot where the Church was being built. The third Sunday of July we still celebrate Redentore Feast. In the night between Saturday and Sunday takes place a show of fireworks in Saint Mark’s Basin and on Sunday take place instead three regattas with traditional boats.

Redentore Feast fireworks.

Do not lose this opportunity! Live the fireworks from Hotel Bucintoro, directly from your room!

74th International Film Festival Venice

Redentore Feast Venice

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