Up at 2:30 a.m. and in Venice by 9:45 a.m. (local time).
A 40-minute water bus (boat) ride from the airport to the Lido.
I visited Venice once before quite some time ago but I never had an opportunity to visit the Lido. The entire festival will be held there so this will be new for me.
The festival's top prize is The Golden Lion and they are present everywhere...