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Venice holds the oldest film festival
The Mostra opened on the Lido in August 1932, years before Cannes The Venice International Film Festival began in August 1932 on the terrace of a hotel on the Lido, organised by the city and a national tourism body, and predates Cannes by several years. It became an annual event and later added the Golden Lion. Its early editions were closely tied to the Italian state. It sits in Mondo's movies & tv collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.
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- The Mostra opened on the Lido in August 1932, years before Cannes. The figure is taken from La Biennale di Venezia, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
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