Venice Film Festival welcomes its first stars
Jenna Ortega and Sigourney Weaver have arrived in Venice ahead of the city’s annual Film Festival which begins on Wednesday.
Jenna, who stars in the Beetlejuice sequel which will open the festival, looked gorgeous in a pleated miniskirt and checked blazer as she arrived at the 81st Venice Film Festival.
Her onscreen mother in the movie Winona Ryder, who reprises her role as Lydia, was also spotted arriving but hid her face under a visor hat.
Sigourney meanwhile happily greeted fans, whilst looking chic in a pair of white wide-legged trousers and a boater hat.
Jenna Ortega and Sigourney Weaver have arrived in Venice ahead of the city’s annual Film Festival which begins on Wednesday
Sigourney will receive the prestigious Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award during the festival
Tim Burton‘s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice will open the festival on August 28.
Sigourney will receive the prestigious Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement award during the festival.
Sigourney said ahead of receiving the prize: ‘I am truly honored to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from La Biennale di Venezia.’
‘To be gifted this award is a privilege I share with all the filmmakers and collaborators I have worked with throughout the years. I proudly accept this award in celebration of all who have helped bring these films to life.’
The 81st Venice International Film Festival is organised by La Biennale di Venezia and will be held on the Lido di Venezia from 28 August to 7 September 2024.
As well as Sigourney and the Beetlejuice Beetlejuice cast there is an array of A-listers expected to descend in Venice over the coming days.
George Clooney is already in town, alongside his wife Amal, for the debut of his anticipated new movie Wolfs – the Jon Watts-directed heist thriller that reunites him with Oceans 11 co-star Brad Pitt.
Both George and Brad will be attendance at the September 1 screening.
Jenna’s onscreen mother in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Winona Ryder, who reprises her role as Lydia, was also spotted arriving but hid her face under a visor hat
Jenna, who stars in the Beetlejuice sequel which will open the festival, looked gorgeous in a pleated miniskirt and checked blazer as she arrived
The Wednesday star was given a helping hand onto her boat to take her to her first stop
Jenna was in great spirits ahead of her night on the red carpet on Wednesday
Brad’s ex wife Angelina Jolie is also due in Venice to promote the film Maria, in which she plays opera legend Maria Callas.
Sources indicate that the schedules have been arranged so that the warring couple – who continue to be embroiled in legal action eight years after they split – will not be at the film festival at the same time.
Another major screening is Joker: Folie à Deux on September 4. The premiere of the sequel will welcome stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga to the Venice red carpet.
Sigourney Weaver meanwhile happily greeted fans, whilst looking chic in a blazer
Sigourney added some chic accessorises to her look with her Chanel belt and bag
Sigourney said ahead of receiving the prize: ‘I am truly honored to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement from La Biennale di Venezia
‘To be gifted this award is a privilege I share with all the filmmakers and collaborators I have worked with throughout the years’
Patroness of the festival, Italian actress Sveva Alviti arrived at the Excelsior pier
Top model Izabel Goulart looked gorgeous in her white crop top and blazer for her arrival
Daniel Craig will also be at the festival to promote his movie Queer, which screens on September 3.
Venice regulars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton are in town for Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut The Room Next Door while Nicole Kidman is screening her erotic thriller Babygirl on August 30.
Pupi Avati’s The American Backyard will close the festival on September 7.
