Stefania Sandrelli (Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in Venice in 2005), one of the most loved and sought-after Italian actresses of all time, inspiring muse of many of the most important Italian directors, an actress whose career has often followed the history of the Festival step by step (many of the films she has appeared in were shown in Venice, from Partner by Bernardo Bertolucci, to A Talking Picture - Um filme falado, by Manoel de Oliveira, from Son and Daughters - Figli/Hijos, by Marco Bechis, to Te lo leggo negli occhi by Valia Santella), will host the closing ceremony of the 64th Venice Film Festival, to be held on 8th September in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema. She will be accompanied by La Biennale di Venezia’s President, Davide Croff, and the 64th Venice Film Festival Director, Marco Müller.

The evening’s events include the announcement of the Official Prizes for the 2007 edition, and also the awarding of the 75th anniversary Golden Lion to Bernardo Bertolucci, who Sandrelli worked with on Partner (1968), The Conformist (Il conformista, 1970), 1900 (Novecento, 1976) and Stealing Beauty (Io ballo da sola, 1996). The awards ceremony will be followed by the screening of Blood Brothers (Tiantang kou) by Alexi Tan, Out of Competition.