The Film Festival

The Venice International Film Festival, organised by the Biennale, is now in its 80th edition. The great event, held at the end of summer on the shores of the Lido, grows more and more: it is a true tribute to the art of storytelling through cinema. Its editions are now so numerous that it has gone from being a festival of storytelling to a festival to be told, with a ten-year history spanning two centuries and reflecting the symbols of every era. 1960 is the year of the first live television broadcast of the award ceremony. In 1965, the Americans entered the competition by bringing the first film presented by the United States to Venice. A few years later the Festival will know the sign of the protests of ‘68 and its unprecedented youth protest movement. And so on… It is truly an exhibition in step with the times, capable of remaining young and in vogue even though it was born in 1932. A festival that traverses the 20th century, that recounts and recaptures it, that offers a picture of the last century, or rather, a film.

Travel Journal

Lido di Venezia

Lido di Venezia is a thin strip of land that divides the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. Some 12 kilometres long and connected to the city centre only by vaporettos or motozattere, this island hosts the famous Venice International Film Festival every year, through which it has become world famous.

Pellestrina

Like Lido di Venezia, Pellestrina is an island bordering the lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. Adjacent to the former, it is also a long strip of land that distinguishes the two environments: however, it lies further south and is much thinner. The maximum width of the shoreline is just over a kilometre and the minimum is only 23 metres.

Murano

Murano is undoubtedly the most famous of the islands in the Venetian lagoon. Its notoriety is first and foremost due to the well-established tradition of glassmaking and its uniqueness that is recognised the world over. Its other peculiarity is the bright colours of the houses, each one different from the other, making it truly unique.

Burano

Burano is the largest of the islands in the lagoon, its territory actually consisting of no less than four islands separated by three internal canals and connected by bridges. While its twin Murano is known for its glass-making tradition, lace is worked in Burano. Also here, the lagoon peculiarity is repeated and the fishermen’s houses are painted in bright colours.