77th Venice International Film Festival


The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from 2 to 12 September 2020, albeit in a "more restrained format" due the COVID-19 pandemic. Australian actress Cate Blanchett has been appointed as the President of the Jury. The Ties, directed by Daniele Luchetti, was selected as the opening film, the first Italian film in 11 years to open the festival.

Jury

Main Competition
Horizons
Luigi De Laurentiis Award for a Debut Film
Venice Virtual Reality
The complete line-up of the Official selection was announced on 28 July 2020.

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main international competition:

Out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:

Horizons

The following films were selected for the Horizons section:

Venice Classics

The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, from 25 to 31 August:

Autonomous sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week :

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Venice Days section:

Awards

Official selection

Special Awards