Tags: Film Festival.
The 70th annual Venice 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.