The 83rd Venice Film Festival opened on the Lido with Danny Boyle's 'Ink,' a film about Rupert Murdoch's 1969 acquisition of The Sun, and George Clooney received a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. ^[1] Guy Pearce stated at the Venice Film Festival that Rupert Murdoch is very happy about him being portrayed in the film Ink. ^[2] Alberto Barbera said the lack of female directors in the main competition is 'a big problem' and that the festival supports women's equal representation. ^[3] Alberto Barbera, director of the Venice Film Festival, told The Associated Press that most films dealt with 'contemporary problems' and that the festival is a space for open discussion. ^[4] Only one of the 21 films competing for the Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice Film Festival is directed by a woman. ^[5] Guy Pearce reported that he learned Murdoch's sentiment from a message from Murdoch's daughter, Elisabeth. ^[6] The film Ink is directed by Danny Boyle and is set in 1969, depicting the year Rupert Murdoch took over the ailing newspaper the Sun. ^[7] Playwright James Graham stated that Rupert Murdoch visited performances of the stage version of the play in the West End and on Broadway. ^[8]