Venice International Film Festival
Venice (Italy) - 01 September 1940 - 08 September 1940
http://www.labiennale.org/it/cinema/
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No Soviet film in this festival
The "8th" annual Venice International Film Festival was held from 1st September to 8 September 1940. Together with the 1941 and 1942 it is 'considered void- as if they did not happen'. The events were hosted at places far away from the Lido and very few countries participated due to World War II and directors that were members of the Rome-Berlin axis. Additionally, a strong fascist political meddling from the Italian fascist government under Benito Mussolini had led to Italy experiencing a period of cultural depression oppressed by fascist propaganda.
The festival is interrupted from 1942 to 1945 and the 1946 festival is considered to be the 8th