[3] The Venezuelan film From Afar by Lorenzo Vigas won the Golden Lion award.

[6] Actress and director Elisa Sednaoui hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the festival.

[7] The festival poster featured Nastassja Kinski in front as reminiscent of Wim Wenders's Faraway, So Close!,[8] while in the background it featured the character of Antoine Doinel portrayed by Jean-Pierre Léaud from François Truffaut's 1959 drama film The 400 Blows, which also appeared on the 71st Venice International Film Festival poster.

[9] The festival honoured Brian De Palma with Glory to the Filmmaker Award and a documentary film titled De Palma by Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow also screened at the festival.

[10] Jonathan Demme received the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award, who also served as the President of Horizons (Orizzonti) section jury.