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from VIE Magazine November 2019

Visual Perspectives

2019 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

It was a night of sparkle, shine, and awesome music as the hottest stars gathered at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on August 26. Sebastian Maniscalco hosted the thirty-sixth annual VMAs, and performers included Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes, Lizzo, Missy Elliott, the Jonas Brothers, and many more. Swift, Ariana Grande, and Billie Eilish each won three awards, while Elliott received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for accomplishments in music and film.

**Missy Elliott and Cardi B**
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**Taylor Swift performs**
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**John Travolta and Bebe Rexha**
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**P. K. Subban and Lindsey Vonn**
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**Lizzo and Sophie Turner Jonas**
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**Lenny Kravitz**
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**H.E.R. and Monica**
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**Miley Cyrus**
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**Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello**
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**The Jonas Brothers—Nick, Kevin, and Joe**
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VENICE FILM FESTIVAL 2019

The Seventy-Sixth Annual Venice International Film Festival was held from August 28 through September 7, 2019, at the Palazzo del Cinema in Lido, Italy. The star-studded juried event included screenings of twenty-one new films in the main international competition. Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and starring Joaquin Phoenix, took home this year’s Golden Lion award, while Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy was awarded the Grand Jury Prize.

**Scarlett Johansson and Alberto Barbera**
Photography courtesy of Venice Film Festival

**Lily-Rose Depp**
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**Zazie Beetz, Alberto Barbera, and Kristen Stewart**
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**Laura Dern**
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**Elisa Amoruso and Chiara Ferragni**
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**Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix**
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**Alberto Barbera and Timothée Chalamet**
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**Brad Pitt**
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**Meryl Streep and Gary Oldman**
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**Shane Paul McGhie, Milauna Jackson, Nate Parker, Spike Lee, and Theo Rossi**
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**Candice Swanepoel**
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**Penélope Cruz and Edgar Ramírez**
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**Johnny Depp and Olga Segura**
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**Jude Law**
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DCWAF 2019

Each year, the award-winning Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation holds a series of wine-centric charity events whose proceeds go to help children’s organizations in Northwest Florida. Recognized as the fourth-largest charity wine auction in the country by Wine Spectator, DCWAF donated a record $3 million to sixteen local charities on September 4, marking the foundation’s biggest charitable distribution to date. Coming up October 24–26, 2019, the Third Annual Harvest Wine & Food Festival will take place in WaterColor, Florida, with a stellar lineup of vintners and chefs from around the country. Visit DCWAF.org to learn more or get tickets!