The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (Italian: Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale"), founded in Venice, Italy, in 1932, is the oldest film festival in the world and one of the "Big Three" film festivals alongside the Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival.
The film festival is part of the Venice Biennale, which was founded by the Venetian City Council in 1895. Today, the Biennale includes a range of separate events including: the International Art Exhibition ; the International Festival of Contemporary Music ; the International Theatre Festival ; the International ArchitectureExhibition ; the International Festival of ContemporaryDance ; the International Kids' Carnival ; and the annual Venice Film Festival, which is arguably the best-known of all the events.
The film festival has since taken place in late August or earlySeptember on the island of the Lido, Venice, Italy. Screenings take place in the historic Palazzo del Cinema on the Lungomare Marconi and in other venues nearby. Since its inception the Venice Film Festival has grown into one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world.
The 75th Venice International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 29 August to 8 September 2018.
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