Fashion saves the floating city! Models Rose Bertram and Adriana Lima join Hofit Golan on an empty red carpet at the 80th Venice Film Festival premiere of The Killer – as writers strikes continue to affect annual ceremony

The writers’ strike continued to affect northern Italy on Sunday, as a limited guest list converged on the red carpet for The Killer’s premiere at the 80th Venice Film Festival.

With the greats and good of Hollywood whipping off the annual event in solidarity with the ongoing SAG-AFRA marches, it was left to the greats and good of fashion to make sure the floating city’s biggest event didn’t go down without a trace .

As David Fincher’s psychological action thriller premiered, models Rose Bertram, Adriana Lima and TV personality Hofit Golan led the way, ensuring the event got its fair share of glamour.

Belgian star Bertram, 28, opted for a plunging black dress with straps and looked typically stunning as she greeted onlookers ahead of Sunday’s premiere.

The flowy dress drew attention to her exposed cleavage, while the limited accessories kept the clear centerpiece from being overshadowed.

Get involved: With the great and good of Hollywood taking down the 80th Venice Film Festival in solidarity with the ongoing SAG-AFRA marches, it was left to Rose Bertram (L) and Adriana Lima (R) to make sure the event doesn’t went down without a trace

Here she comes: TV personality Hofit Golan was also present at the Venice premiere of The Killer on Sunday evening

The Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. The 80th edition was opened earlier this week.

The festival opened with the premiere of the Italian World War II film Comandante directed by Edoardo De Angelis. The event will run through September 9 and will conclude with a Spanish-language Netflix drama Society of the Snow.

The festival takes place on the Lido of Venice – the so-called Venice Beach – a thin barrier island in the Venetian Lagoon, a short boat ride from the capital Venice. Unlike Venice itself, cars can access the Lido.

The festival marks the start of awards season and regularly produces big favorites for the Oscars. Eight of the past eleven Oscars for Best Director went to films that debuted in Venice.

There are several categories that make up the official selection of films shown, the best of which are those competing for the coveted Golden Lion.

New films from directors such as Bradley Cooper, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay and Ryusuke Hamaguchi compete for the prestigious award.

Movie stars and directors traditionally like to travel to the lagoon city to launch their films. This year, however, will offer a little less sparkle than usual, as a strike by Hollywood actors will prevent many stars from promoting their work here.

Putting a brave face on the anticipated disruption, the festival’s Artistic Director Alberto Barbera has managed to attract one of the strongest line-ups in recent years, defying the gloomy predictions of a massive no-show from major studio productions. defies.

“We know that some talents won’t be there… But others will come because they work in independent films. So everything is good. It looks very positive.’

Outside the picture-perfect canals of Venice, there is a sense of crisis in the film industry, with strikes by both major American actors and writers’ unions bringing much of the entertainment industry to a standstill.

“If the strikes last longer, it will have a huge, negative impact on the next (release) season and also on the awards season,” said Barbera.

Unbelievable: Belgian star Bertram, 28, opted for a plunging black dress with straps and looked typically stunning as she greeted onlookers ahead of Sunday’s premiere

No one in Hollywood wants the strikers to do the wrong thing and the entire film and TV industry has come to a complete standstill.

The writers’ union, the WGA, went on strike on May 2 and was followed on July 14 by SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union.

Ferrari actors (and writers) can attend without breaking the strikes, as the film has been given an exemption because it was made by an independent, Neon, and not a studio.

The stars of the movie Priscilla, about the life of Priscilla Presley, can also attend without breaking the strike as it was made in Canada.