The 77th annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 2 to 12 September 2020, at Venice Lido in Italy. Albeit in a "more restrained format" due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival held all its screenings with public presence.
Australian actress Cate Blanchett was Jury President of the main competition. Italian actress Anna Foglietta hosted the opening and closing nights of the festival. The Golden Lion was awarded to Nomadland by Chloé Zhao.
The festival opened with The Ties by Daniele Luchetti, the first Italian film after 11 years to open the festival. And closed with You Came Back by Stefano Mordini.
The following films were selected for the main competition:
The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:
The following films were selected to be screened in the Venice Classics section, which this year is scheduled to be held at the Il Cinema Ritrovato Festival in Bologna, from 25 to 31 August:
The following films were selected for the Biennale College - Cinema section:
The following films were selected for the 35th Venice International Critics' Week ():
The following films were selected for the 17th edition of the Giornate degli Autori section: