The 82nd Venice Film Festival wrapped up Saturday after 10 days of premieres and red carpets. Beyond the stars and awards, the event can also be told through numbers — from record ovations to pricey cocktails.
4,580: Films submitted for consideration, including 1,936 feature films. Submission costs 200 euros ($234) each. To qualify, a film must have been completed after Sept. 7, 2024, and make its world premiere at Venice.
21: Films in the main competition. That’s just over 1% of the features submitted. Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Bother won the Golden Lion.
7: Members of the main jury, chaired by U.S. director Alexander Payne.
22 minutes: Length of the longest standing ovation, for Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab.
1932: Year the festival was founded.
65: Countries represented in the lineup.
156 minutes: Longest runtime of a competition film, Olivier Assayas’ The Wizard of the Kremlin.
90 minutes: Shortest runtime, for The Voice of Hind Rajab.
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10,000: Estimated turnout at a Gaza anti-war march held during the festival.
2: Lifetime achievement Golden Lions, awarded to actor Kim Novak and filmmaker Werner Herzog.
5,370 dollars: Cost of a one-night stay at Hotel Cipriani, a celebrity favorite.
34 euros: Price of the “Buonanotte” cocktail at the Cipriani, invented with George Clooney.
2:3:1: Campari spritz ratio — Campari, prosecco, soda water — the unofficial festival drink.
4.5 km: Distance from Venice’s Piazza San Marco to the Palazzo del Cinema on the Lido, the festival hub.
71 feet: Lowest depth of the Venetian Lagoon, crossed daily by stars and guests on water taxis.
1,032: Seats in the Sala Grande, the main theater for premieres and awards.
44: Suggested font size for subtitles at Venice screenings. Non-Italian films must have Italian subtitles, and Italian films must have English subtitles.
Source: Agency