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Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera Gets Another 4-Year-Term

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Alberto Barbera will remain director of the Venice International Film Festival for at least another four years. La Biennale di Venezia, the parent organization that oversees the Venice Fest, announced Tuesday that it was re-upping Barbera as its head of cinema for another four-year term, from 2021-2024.

Barbera has come under fire in previous years for a lack of gender diversity in the Venice competition lineup — Venice has had the worst record among the big A-list festival when it comes to female directors in competition.

But he is coming off a big win with the 2020 event. This year's Venice festival, the first major film event to be held since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, was a huge success.

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