KATHMANDU: The International Federation of Airline PilotsвЂ™ Associations has declared Tribhuvan International Airport a deficient airport, putting a question mark over the capability of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to manage airport operation. Zhao LiangвЂ™s Golden Lion contender вЂњBehemothвЂќ shows giant mines gouging the Chinese steppe, while Evgeny AfineevskyвЂ™s вЂњWinter On FireвЂќ charts the mass demonstrations that toppled UkraineвЂ™s government in 2014.ДЄmy BergвЂ™s вЂњJanisвЂќ traces the short, sensational life of singer Janis Joplin, while aerial-photography master Yann Arthus-Bertrand celebrates humanity in the kaleidoscopic вЂњHuman,вЂќ which has premieres in Venice and at the United Nations in New York on Sept. Tragic and transformative real-life events loom large in the festivalвЂ™s strong slate of documentaries. IsraelвЂ™s Amos Gitai depicts the traumatic 1995 assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in вЂњRabin, The Last Day,вЂќ while RussiaвЂ™s Aleksandr Sokurov - a previous Golden Lion winner - tells the story of the Louvre museum - and of Europe - in вЂњFrancofoniaвЂќ and ItalyвЂ™s Marco Bellocchio bites into the vampire-themed вЂњBlood of My Blood.вЂќДЄmong the quirkier-sounding offerings are Charlie Kaufman and Duke JohnsonвЂ™s animated feature вЂњAnomalisaвЂќ and musician Laurie AndersonвЂ™s canine-themed feature debut вЂњHeart of a Dog.вЂќ Venice is offering up meaty fare from heavyweight global auteurs among the 21 films that Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron and his jury will consider for the festivalвЂ™s top prize, the Golden Lion. The combination of Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Ralph Fiennes could make waves in Luca GuadagninoвЂ™s drama вЂњA Bigger Splash,вЂќ while Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult find love in a dangerous time in Drake DoremusвЂ™ futuristic feature вЂњEquals.вЂќДЄnd last yearвЂ™s Venice hero, Keaten, returns alongside Mark Ruffalo and Stanley Tucci in Tom McCarthyвЂ™s вЂњSpotlight,вЂќ about Boston Globe journalists investigating sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Some of HollywoodвЂ™s biggest names will be walking the red carpet on VeniceвЂ™s Lido island - and hoping itвЂ™s a rehearsal for Oscar night.ДЄmong potential prize contenders are Johnny Depp, all but unrecognizable as a Boston mobster in Scott CooperвЂ™s вЂњBlack Mass вЂќ Eddie Redmayne transformed into a transgender woman in Tom HooperвЂ™s вЂњThe Danish Girl вЂќ and Idris Elba as an African warlord in Cary FukunagaвЂ™s вЂњBeasts of No Nation.вЂќ вЂњI think вЂEverestвЂ™ is more or less in the same vein as the previous two.вЂќ вЂњWe need to find a film which is at the same time spectacular, with a lot of emotion (and) good characters the audience can relate to,вЂќ he said. ProducersвЂ™ hopes are as high as a Himalayan summit.ДЇestival director Alberta Barbera said Tuesday that the opening film had to strike a balance between artistry and audience-pleasing. This yearвЂ™s festival opens with Baltasar KormakurвЂ™s thriller вЂњEverest,вЂќ which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, Emily Watson and Jason Clarke in the fact-based story of peril on the worldвЂ™s highest peak.

Last yearвЂ™s opener, the midlife crisis comedy вЂњBirdman,вЂќ scooped up four Oscars, including best picture, and revived Michael KeatonвЂ™s career. In 2013, it sent the space saga вЂњGravityвЂќ into orbit, and on to seven Academy Awards. VeniceвЂ™s opening slot has developed a formidable hit-making reputation.

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