The 81st edition of the Mostra Internazionale di Arte Cinematografica promises to be rich and varied. From 28 August to 7 September, Lido di Venezia will experience its moment of glamour. It will be Tim Burton’s eagerly awaited Beetlejuice Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, Jenna Ortega and Willem Dafoe that will officially open the Festival, with its world premiere on Wednesday 28th of August in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema. One of the highly anticipated events is the screening of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2 by and starring Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Jena Malone and Danny Huston, which will have its world premiere out of competition on Saturday 7th of September.
Golden Lion awards for lifetime achievement will go to American actress Sigourney Weaver and Australian director and screenwriter Peter Weir.