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Catherine Deneuve, who made her first appearance in Venice in 1967 for Golden Lion winner "Belle du Jour," is heading the jury that will award the top prize on the festival's closing day, Sept. 9.(Xinhua Photo)
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Film posters:
Exiled, The Banquet, Rob-B-Hood (L-R)
BEIJING, Aug. 30 -- The 63rd Venice Film
Festival kicks off on August 30 at Venice Lido with the opening ceremony and the
world premiere of Brian De Palma's "The Black Dahlia".
Hong Kong director Johnny To's "Exiled" and Tsai Ming
Liang's "Hei yanquan" (also known as "I Don't Want to Sleep Alone") are among 20
feature films competing for the Golden Lion.
Other Chinese films to be screened include Feng
Xiaogang's "The Banquet" and Jackie Chan's "Rob-B-Hood".
This year's festival has four major categories: In
Competition, Out of Competition, Horizons and Corto Cortissimo.
Directed by Marco Müller, the festival includes 11
days of screenings until September 9.
(Source: CRIENGLISH. com)
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