George and Amal Clooney made a glamorous entrance to the 83rd Venice Film Festival by water taxi today as the glitzy annual event starts to get under way.And it is not just any old Venice Film Festival for George this year, as he is due to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.Last year, he attended the festival to promote his film Jay Kelly, in which he plays a movie star who travels to Italy for a lifetime achievement award. So life will imitate art this year as he receives the Golden Lion accolade tomorrow – the event’s opening day.As they travelled through Venice’s waterways on a taxi, Amal, 48, displayed her sophisticated sense of style in khaki shorts and a matching blazer.George, 65, was every inch the gentleman as he helped his wife disembark from the water taxi by holding her hand. Filmmaker George looked smart in white chinos and a navy T-shirt as he gave a friendly wave to onlookers. George and Amal Clooney made a glamorous entrance to the 83rd Venice Film Festival via water taxi on Tuesday as the annual event gets under way George was every inch the gentleman as he helped Amal disembark from the water taxi Amal looked sensational in the silk khaki outfit as she showed off her toned, tanned legs It’s not a long journey to Venice for the couple as they own a 15-bedroom villa a few hours away on Lake Como, where they stay with their nine-year-old fraternal twins, Ella and Alexander.In the nearly 30 years since he attended his first Venice Film Festival with the film Out Of Sight, George has become something of a fixture at the event.It’s a place where he’s enjoyed many significant moments, from his wedding to Amal at the Aman Venice luxury hotel to the debut of Good Night, And Good Luck, which he co-wrote wrote and starred in, and for which was nominated for his first best director Oscar.The red carpet events begin Wednesday with the premiere of British director Danny Boyle’s Ink, a drama about the rise of media magnate Rupert Murdoch. It closes on September 12, with Italian costume drama Dio Ride (God Laughs), written and directed by Giovanni Veronesi.American actress and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will chair the jury ?for the main competition. She will be joined by Tunisian director and screenwriter Kaouther Ben Hania, the English composer Daniel Blumberg, Italian film critic Francesco Casetti, French director Xavier Giannoli, Afghan director Shahrbanoo Sadat and Hong Kong director Johnnie To.Join the discussionShould celebrities like George Clooney be celebrated with lifetime achievement awards?What’s your view? Amal wore her long brunette tresses in loose waves and opted for a bronzed make-up look All eyes were on them as they arrived in Venice They looked every inch the superstars as they made their arrival on a water taxi Amal showed off plenty of leg in the khaki shorts George will receive his special award on Wednesday night It is not just any old Venice Film Festival for George as he is set to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award – and Amal will be by his side to support him This year Venice Film Festival runs from September 2 to September 12 As they travelled through Venice’s waterways, Amal showed off her sophisticated sense of style in khaki shorts and a matching blazer George helped his wife disembark from the boat They looked glamorous as they arrived in the sunshine They held hands as they strolled to their destination after disembarking from the water taxi Filmmaker George looked smart in white chinos and a navy T-shirt as he flashed a friendly wave It’s not a long journey to Venice for Amal and George, who own a 15-bedroom villa a few hours away on Lake Como The pair looked in great spirits ahead of the film festival kicking off The red carpet events begin with the premiere of British ?director Danny Boyle’s Ink, a drama about the rise of media magnate Rupert Murdoch The couple brought Hollywood glamour to the waterways of Vence The actor and his wife have nine-year-old fraternal twins, Ella and Alexander Amal accessorised with a huge pair of sunglasses In the nearly 30 years since he attended his first Venice Film Festival with the film Out Of Sight, George has become something of a fixture at the annual event It will be a busy few weeks for George and Amal George kept a tight arm around his wife to steady her as the water taxi travelled along Venice’s famous canals With hardly a hair out of place despite the choppy waves caused by the speeding taxi, Amal look just as sophisticated as everStars expected to attend this year include Noel and Liam Gallagher of Oasis, sisters Rooney and Kate Mara, Robert Pattinson, Penélope Cruz and her husband Javier Bardem, Pamela Anderson, Sam Rockwell, John Malkovich, French actor Louis Garrel, South Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong, and US actress Ellen Burstyn, who is also accepting a lifetime achievement award.The Gallagher brothers will be there to promote their documentary Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger, which follows the band’s 2025 reunion tour.The Clooneys may have been staying at their Lake Como home to escape the wildfires in July that blighted southern France where the couple have their principal residence.The family live in Brignoles, located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, which was threatened by fires spreading across France, Greece, Italy and Spain.In a letter to the mayor of Brignoles, Didier Brémond, George revealed that he and his loved ones evacuated their home, his representative confirmed to People at the time.The actor reportedly vowed to support the town, which has a population just under 18,000 people, regardless of the impact of the encroaching fires.’Dear Didier, At this point we have no idea whether our beautiful home makes it through this terrible moment,’ the Hollywood veteran began.’As we evacuate Brignoles we want to emphasize two things, first we hope you and the people of our city are safe and second that Amal and I are committed to making sure that whatever happens to our village, we are part of this community and we’ll be part of making it whole,’ he wrote.’We love Brignoles and our friends who live there.’