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Taiwan director Lee Kang Sheng's movie 'Bangbang Wo Aishen' (Help Me Eros) premieres at the 64th Venice Film Festival on Tuesday.
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Jury President
Zhang Yimou (China)
Jury Members
Paul Verhoeven
(The Netherlands)
Catherine Breillat
(France)
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
(Mexico)
Jane Campion
(New Zealand)
Emanuele Crialese
(Italy)
Ferzan Ozpetek
(Turkey)

Ang Lee Wins Second Golden Lion
Chinese director Ang Lee has picked up the Venice Film Festival's Golden Lion for best picture for his spy thriller "Lust, Caution," over the weekend.
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Lust, Caution

Help Me Eros

The Sun Also Rises

Godly Detective
• Xiaoshuo (The Obscure) Director: Lv Yue
• San (Umbrella) Director: Du Haibin
• Blood Brothers Director: Alexi Tan
• Wu Yong (Useless/Inutile) Director: Jia Zhangke
 
Festival Facts
The 64th Venice Film Festival runs from August 29 to September 8, 2007. The festival will be articulated according to the established outline: the Venezia 64 section will present the films competing for the Golden Lion; some of the most important works of the year will screen Out of Competition, while the Orizzonti section is set to provide a picture of new trends in cinema.

Special Events

First, German director Alexander Klugeis is to provide an overview of the last 75 years of cinema to mark the passing of the same period in the festival's history.
Second, Tim Burton, who is to receive the Lifetime Achievement award this year, is to be celebrated with a day dedicated to his work at the Palazzo del Cinema.

Chinese Winners at Venice
1989 (46th): Golden Lion, "A City of Sadness" Director: Hou Hsiao-hsien
1991 (48th): Silver Lion, "Raise The Red Lantern" Director: Zhang Yimou
1992 (49th): Golden Lion, "The Story of Qiuju" Director: Zhang Yimou
1994 (51st): Golden Lion, "Vive L'Amour" Director: Tsai Ming-liang
1994 (51st): Best Actor, "In the Heat of the Sun" Director: Jiang Wen
1999 (56th): Golden Lion, "Not One Less" Director: Zhang Yimou
1999 (56th): Best Director, "Seventeen Years" Director: Zhang Yuan
2005 (62nd): Golden Lion, "Brokeback Mountain" Director: Ang Lee
2006 (63rd): Golden Lion, "Still Life" Director: Jia Zhangke