Splendour on Red Carpet: Venice Film Festival Opening Ceremony Kicks Off in Italy

Global stars, cinema A-listers, fashion figures and artists sporting outstanding outfits have hit the red carpet in Italy's Venice as the annual Venice International Film Festival opened its doors on 28 August at the historic Palazzo del Cinema.

The spectacular event was graced by such big names as Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Kristen Stewart, Meryl Streep and Scarlett Johansson among others.

The festival opened with Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's "The Truth" starring French stars Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche.

Have a glimpse at the festival's opening ceremony in our photo gallery prepared for your by the team from Sputnik.

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Model Sofie Richie poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Truth' at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival

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Italian actress Alessandra Mastronardi at the opening ceremony

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Isabeli Fontana poses for a photo on the red carpet for the film La Verite (The Truth) ahead of the opening ceremony at the 76nd Venice Film Festival

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Swedish Model Elsa Hosk in a cut-out black dress at the Film Festival

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The ceremony was also attended by a beauty-blogger Gabrielle Caunesil

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Film director and screenwriter Emir Kusturica, Jury President for the Luigi De Laurentiis Award for best Debut Film

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Singer Jo Squillo, Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies Giuseppina Versace and journalist Francesca Carollo (from left to right)

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Principe Maurice on the red carpet of the Venice Film Festival

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Somali-American top-model Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid accompanied by film director Francesco Carrozzini

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Hungarian top-model Barbara Palvin posing for photographers on the red carpet of the 76th Venice International Film Festival

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The event was attended by French actresses Juliette Binoche and Catherine Deneuve, the female leads of the movie "The Truth"

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Chinese actress Ni Ni at the opening of the Venice Film Festival

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US top-model Marta Hunt posing for photographers

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German actress Jasmine Sanders wearing a torquoise dress

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A photographer taking a shot of South African model Candice Swanepoel

Splendour on Red Carpet: Venice International Film Festival Opening Ceremony Kicks Off in Italy