Colman Domingo has been announced as the host of amfAR Venezia, the Foundation for AIDS Research’s gala at the Venice Film Festival. The black-tie event, taking place Aug. 31 at Arsenale, will feature cocktails, dinner and a live auction of contemporary artworks and exclusive experiences.
“We are deeply grateful to Colman Domingo for his commitment to our cause and for recognizing the importance of amfAR’s work,” amfAR CEO Kevin Robert Frost said in a statement Monday. “There are still 40 million people living with HIV worldwide, and fundraising events like amfAR Venezia that support our efforts to find a cure for HIV remain as critically important as ever.”
Recent honorees of amfAR Venezia have included Antonio Banderas, Richard Gere, Ava DuVernay, Ferzan Ozpetek, Achille Boroli and Mohammed Al Turki.
This year’s presenting sponsor is World Gold Council. San Clemente Palace Kempinski is the official hotel partner.
The 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival runs Aug. 27-Sept. 6.
The official lineup has not been announced, but as Variety previously reported, films being eyed for the Lido include Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine,” featuring Dwayne Johnson as two-time UFC heavyweight champ Mark Kerr and Emily Blunt as his wife Dawn; Luca Guadagnino’s #MeToo-themed thriller “After the Hunt” starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri; and “Bugonia,” the latest collaboration between Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone.
Angelina Jolie, after being on the Lido last year with Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” could be back in Venice with Alice Winocour’s Paris fashion world drama “Couture.”
Netflix looks likely to bring Noah Baumbach’s comedy-drama “Jay Kelly,” starring George Clooney as its enigmatic title character, and also Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” a new take on the classic monster movie with Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth.
The streamer may also premiere “A House of Dynamite” about a missile attack on the United States from Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow with a cast comprising Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Greta Lee, Gabriel Basso and Jared Harris.
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