The Venice Film Festival is held annually on the Lido, a small island in the Venetian Lagoon.

The first Venice Film Festival was held in August 1932.

The Golden Lion is the highest award given at the Venice Film Festival, presented to the best film in competition.

The first Golden Lion was awarded to Rouben Mamoulian's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in 1932.

Federico Fellini has won the Golden Lion four times, for La Strada (1954), Nights of Cabiria (1957), 8½ (1963), and Amarcord (1973).

Sophia Loren has won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress three times, for Two Women (1960), Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963), and Sunflower (1970).

Marcello Mastroianni has won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor three times, for White Nights (1957), Divorce - Italian Style (1961), and A Special Day (1977).

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, a documentary film by Laura Poitras, won the Golden Lion at the 79th Venice Film Festival in 2022.

Happening, a drama film by Audrey Diwan, won the Golden Lion at the 78th Venice Film Festival in 2021.

Nomadland, a drama film by Chloé Zhao, won the Golden Lion at the 77th Venice Film Festival in 2020.

Joker, a psychological thriller film by Todd Phillips, won the Golden Lion at the 76th Venice Film Festival in 2019.

Roma, a drama film by Alfonso Cuarón, won the Golden Lion at the 75th Venice Film Festival in 2018.

The Shape of Water, a fantasy romance film by Guillermo del Toro, won the Golden Lion at the 74th Venice Film Festival in 2017.

The Woman Who Left, a drama film by Lav Diaz, won the Golden Lion at the 73rd Venice Film Festival in 2016.

From Afar, a drama film by Lorenzo Vigas, won the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice Film Festival in 2015.