Friday, July 29, 2016 Argentine film vies for Golden Lion in VeniceEl ciudadano ilustre (The Distinguished Citizen), by Argentine filmmakers Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat, will be competing for the Golden Lion at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival. The 118-minute Argentina-Spain co-production will take on 19 other films in the official competition of the Venice Film Festival. The winner of the Golden Lion and other prizes will be decided by a jury led by American Beauty director Sam Mendes. Venice is an important awards-season springboard — along with the overlapping Toronto Film Festival — and gave Academy Award best-picture winner Spotlight its world premiere last year. The 73rd Venice festival opens on August 31 on the maritime city’s Lido island with the world premiere of Damien Chazelle’s musical romance La La Land, with singing, dancing performances from Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 29, 2016 02:26 UTC