Latest News on the 2010 Venice Film Festival

The 67th film festival, taking place in September 2010, is eagerly anticipated. After it was announced that the iconic American director Quentin Tarantino would chair the jury at the 2010 Venice Film Festival (as we reported), the organizers have now released further details about the program, personnel decisions, and proceedings.

2010 Venice Film Festival: Opening film and members of the other juries announced

The 67th Venice Film Festival is fast approaching: the festival begins on September 1, 2010. It has now been announced which film will open the festival. It will be the psychological thriller “Black Swan” by American director Darren Aronofsky, starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Vincent Cassel. The organizers will announce which other films will take part in the 2010 Venice Film Festival on July 29, 2010.

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Film critic and director of the Austrian Film Museum Alexander Horwath will serve on the jury for the “Orizzonti” side competition at the Venice Film Festival. The competition will be chaired by Iranian-American director Shirin Neshat, who received the Silver Lion for Best Director at the 2009 Venice Film Festival for her debut film “Women Without Men.” The jury for “Opera Prima,” which evaluates debut films exclusively, will be chaired by German-Turkish director Fatih Akin. It has been known for some time that American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director Quentin Tarantino will chair the competition jury at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.
Celebrity-spotting in Venice is therefore on the agenda from September 1 to September 11, 2010. Venice’s hotels will welcome famous guests, and anyone hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars at the 2010 Venice Film Festival can find a suitable holiday apartment or hotel in Venice among the offers on www.venedig-netz.de.

Christian Bathen