The unveiled its lineup of masterclasses and conversations for 2024. Highlights include talks with and , both of whom will receive honorary Golden Lion awards in Venice this year for lifetime achievement. Actor/director and Italian filmmaker Pupi Avati will also give masterclasses at the 81st Venice Film Festival.
Venice’s conversations series, organized in collaboration with Cartier, includes sit-downs with , Oscar-winning composer Nicola Piovani ( ) and French director Claude Lelouch ( ). The masterclasses will be held at the Match Point Arena at the Tennis Club Venezia across from the Hotel Excelsior on the Lido from Aug. 29-Sept.
6. They kick off with Weaver’s masterclass on Thursday, Aug.29 at 4:30 p.
m. local time. Weir’s masterclass is at 3:30 p.
m. on Sunday, Sept. 1.
Hawke’s at 10 a.m. on Monday, Sept.
2, and Avanti’s at 3:30 p.m. local time on Friday, Sept.
6. The conversations program will run Saturday, Aug. 31 — Piovani’s talk is at 11 a.
m., Leloch’s at 4:30 p.m.
— and Sunday, Sept. 1, with Gere at 10:30 a.m.
All the masterclasses and conversations will be livestreamed on the website at www.labiennale.org.
The 81st Venice Film Festival runs Aug. 28 – Sept. 7.
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