The new director of the Venice film festival has promised a "more sober, less glitzy" event for the 69th edition later this year.
Artistic director Alberto Barbera, who was appointed in December, has revealed plans to cut the number of films showing on the Lido. There will be fewer than 50 films in total at this year's festival, with only 18 showing in competition, he told Italian reporters.
― jed_, Thursday, 31 May 2012 16:32 (eleven years ago) link