Confirmed: The Road will premiere in Venice

The Venice Film Festival has announced its full lineup this morning. As hinted earlier, The Road will be screened in competition. Here is the listing, with a new runtime:

JOHN HILLCOAT – THE ROAD
USA, 112′
Charlize Theron, Viggo Mortensen, Guy Pearce, Robert Duvall

For the complete lineup, visit the Venice Film Festival site. The list of films that will premiere in international competition is here.

The international jury will be presided by Ang Lee and also include directors Liliana Cavani and Joe Dante, writer-directors Anurag Kashyap and Luciano Ligabue, and actress Sandrine Bonnaire. On September 12, they will present awards in eight categories: the Golden Lion for Best Film, the Silver Lion for Best Director, the Special Jury Prize, the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor, the Coppa Volpi for Best Actress, the Marcello Mastroianni Prize for Best New Young Actor or Actress, the Osella for Best Technical Contribution, and the Osella for Best Screenplay.

The event runs from September 2 to 12. The screening schedule will be announced in August.

The Road,The Road movie,John Hillcoat,Viggo Mortensen,poster