This year, the full official lineup of nominees was announced during an official press conference in Rome on July 24, 2014.
In August, watch for the 71st edition of the Venice Film Festival to officially get underway on Wednesday, August 27, 2014.
The big buzz at this year's fest is the premiere of Alejandro Inarritu's "Birdman," with an all-star cast including Michael Keaton (in a major comeback role), Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone and Naomi Watts.
Other notable films in the 2014 lineup include Ramin Bahrani's recession drama "99 Homes" starring Andrew Garfield, and "Good Kill", which stars Ethan Hawke as a drone operator in Afghanistan. Already tipped for a nomination at the 2015 Oscars, Al Pacino plays an ex-con turned locksmith in David Gordon Green's "Manglehorn"
Venice Film Festival 2014 opener: "Birdman"
All about the Venice Film Festival
Now heading into its 7th decade, the Venice Film Festival has changed markedly over the recent past - growing from a strictly European lineup to featuring a varied and outstanding international venue.
This effectively makes the festival one of the earliest predictors of winners for other film top awards worldwide, including leading Hollywood contenders at the Oscars.
The principal awards in Venice are the Leone d'Oro (Golden Lion), which is awarded for best film, and the Coppa Volpi (Volpi Cup) for best actor and actress.
2014 Venice Film Festival Lineup
IN COMPETITION
Birdman, dir: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (opening film)
The Cut, dir: Fatih AKIN
A Pigeon Sat On A Branch Reflecting On Existence, dir: Roy Andersson
99 Homes, dir: Ramin Bahrani
Tales, dir: Rakhshan Bani E’Temad
La Rançon De La Gloire, dir: Xavier Beauvois
Hungry Hearts, dir: Saverio Costanzo
Le Dernier Coup De Marteau, dir: Alix Delaporte
Pasolini, dir: Abel Ferrara
Manglehorn, David Gordon Green
3 Hearts, dir: Benôit Jacquot
The Postman’s White Nights, dir: Andrei Konchalovsky
Il Giovane Favoloso, dir: Mario Martone
Sivas, dir: Kaan Mujdeci
Anime Nere, dir: Francesco Munzi
Good Kill, dir: Andrew Niccol
Loin Des Hommes, dir: David Oelhoffen
The Look Of Silence, dir: Joshua Oppenheimer
Fires On The Plain, dir: Shinya Tsukamoto
Red Amnesia, Xiaoshuai Wang
OUT OF COMPETITION
Words With Gods, dirs: Guillermo Arriaga, Emir Kusturica, Amos Gitai, Mira Nair, Warwick Thornton, Hector Babenco, Bahman Ghobai, Hideo Nakata, Alex de la Iglesia
She’s Funny That Way, dir: Peter Bogdanovich
Dearest, dir: Peter Ho-sun Chan
Olive Kitteridge, dir: Lisa Cholodenkp
Burying The Ex, dir: Joe Dante
Perez., dir: Edoardo De Angelis
La Zuppa Del Demonio, dir: Davide Ferrario
The Sound And The Fury, dir: James Franco
Tsili, dir: Amos Gitai
La Trattativa, dir: Sabina Guzzanti
The Golden Era, dir: Ann Hui (closing film)
Make-Up, dir: Im Kwontaek
The Humbling, dir: Barry Levinson
The Old Man Of Belem, dir: Manoel de Oliveira
Italy In A Day, dir: Gabriele Salvatores
In The Basement, dir: Ulrich Seidl
The Boxtrolls, dirs: Anthony Stacchi, Annable Graham
Nymphomaniac Volume II (long version) Director’s Cut, dir: Lars Von Trier
HORIZONS AWARD
Theeb, dir: Naji Abu Nowar
Line Of Credit, dir: Salome Alexi
Senza Nessuna Pieta, dir: Michele Alhaique
Cymbeline, dir: Michael Almereyda
Near Death Experience, dirs: Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern
La Vita Oscena, dir: Renato De Maria
Réalité, dir: Quentin Dupieux
I Spy/ I Spy, dirs: Veronika Franz, Severin Fiala
Hill Of Freedom, dir: Hong Sangsoo
Bypass, dir: Duane Hopkins
The President, dir: Mohsen Makhmalbaf (opening film)
Your Right Mind, dir: Ami Canaan Mann
Belluscone, Una Storia Siciliana, dir: Franco Maresco
Nabat, Elchin Musaoglu
Heaven Knows What, dirs: Josh Safdie, Ben Safdie
These Are The Rules, dir: Ognjen Sviliviv
Court, dir: Chaitanya Tamhane
