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For 57 years, the
Venice International Film Festival has brought movie stars, moguls, and
the media to the Lido, the narrow resort island that separates the
Venetian Lagoon from the Adriatic Sea. It may play second fiddle to Cannes
as a venue for dealmakers, but it's even more important as a launchpad for
Europe's fall movie season. (The Mostra isn't a bad deal for the
Lido's hoteliers, either, since it extends their peak summer season by 10
days.)
Over the decades, the Venice festival has changed focus several times. It had a strong Hollywood connection in the 1930s, then gradually shifted its attention to European and art films. In recent years, the festival has returned to the mainstream with screenings of commercial movies like Waterworld, Crimson Tide, Michael Collins, and Sleepers. Roger Ebert has described the Venice festival as "Cannes without the hassle," and he could have added that the beach is better, too. Each year's festival also has non-competitive sections called "Mezzogiorno" and "Mezzanotte" that highlight 10 films each. In addition, the festival has a competition for short films, a workshop devoted to leading-edge audiovisual projects, and special awards for distinguished film artists. Premiere screenings at the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido are normally followed by showings in Venice's Campo San Polo in Venice one night later.
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