Venice film festival overshadowed by allegations of nepotism and elitism among jury
Venice film festival, the oldest and one of the most glamorous cinema awards ceremonies in the world, has been overshadowed this year by allegations of nepotism and elitism among the jury, with Silvio Berlusconi's government threatening to intervene and hand pick next year's judges.
In a magazine interview published yesterday, the Italian culture minister launched a stinging attack on American film director Quentin Tarantino, who led this year's jury, calling him "the expression of an elitist, relativist and snobbish culture."
Sandro Bondi also slammed the judges' choice of winners, which did not include any Italian films, and said he would take part in the selection of next year's jury, "since [the festival] is financed by the state". The Italian government contributes €7m (£5.8m) to the festival's €12m budget.
Bondi told the Italian magazine Panorama that Tarantino "pays no attention...
Venice film festival, the oldest and one of the most glamorous cinema awards ceremonies in the world, has been overshadowed this year by allegations of nepotism and elitism among the jury, with Silvio Berlusconi's government threatening to intervene and hand pick next year's judges.
In a magazine interview published yesterday, the Italian culture minister launched a stinging attack on American film director Quentin Tarantino, who led this year's jury, calling him "the expression of an elitist, relativist and snobbish culture."
Sandro Bondi also slammed the judges' choice of winners, which did not include any Italian films, and said he would take part in the selection of next year's jury, "since [the festival] is financed by the state". The Italian government contributes €7m (£5.8m) to the festival's €12m budget.
Bondi told the Italian magazine Panorama that Tarantino "pays no attention...
- 9/17/2010
- by Tom Kington
- The Guardian - Film News
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