70th Venice International Film Festival
The 70th annual Venice International Film Festival took place in Venice, Italy from 28 August to 7 September 2013. American film director William Friedkin was presented with a lifetime achievement award. Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci was the President of the Jury. He was previously the President of the Jury at the 40th edition in 1983. "Gravity", directed by Alfonso Cuarón, was the opening film of the festival. Italian actress Eva Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to the Italian documentary film "Sacro GRA". It was  the first documentary film to win the award at the Venice Festival. Jury. The following people were selected for the main competition jury: Main competition (Venezia 70) Horizons (Orizzonti) Opera Prima (Venice Award for a Debut Film) Official selection. In Competition. The following films were selected for the main competition: Out of Competition. The following films were selected for the out of competition section: Horizons. The following films were selected for the "Horizons (Orizzonti)" section: Venice Classics. The following selection of restored classic films and documentaries on cinema were screened for this section: Biennale College - Cinema. The following films were  screened for the "Biennale College - Cinema" section, a higher education training workshop for micro-budget feature films: Final Cut in Venice. The following films were screened for the "Final Cut in Venice" section, a workshop to support the post-production of films from Africa: Special Screenings. The following films were the Special Screenings of the Official Selection: Section::::"Venice 70 - Future Reloaded". Under the project title "Venice 70 - Future Reloaded", 70 top film directors were each invited to make a 60-90 second short film, as "both a collective tribute to the Festival (the first festival in the world to reach  the milestone of 70 editions) and a reflection on the future of cinema". Autonomous sections. Venice International Film Critics' Week. The following films were selected for the Critics' Week: Venice Days. The following films were selected for the 10th edition of the "Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)" section: Starting from this edition, Venice Days has created its own international award "for a film from the entire Official Selection". Awards. Official selection. The following Official Awards were conferred at the 70th edition: In Competition (Venezia 70) Horizons (Orizzonti) Venice Classics Awards Special Awards Autonomous sections. The following official and collateral awards  were conferred to films of the autonomous sections: Venice International Film Critics' Week Venice Days (Giornati degli Autori) Other collateral awards. The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection: