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Giorgio Gosetti

Giornate degli Autori founder Giorgio Gosetti dies aged 70

“There’s only one word to associate with him: cinema,” said Italian news agency ANSA, where Gosetti also worked

Alberto Barbera

Alberto Barbera to stay as Venice Film Festival artistic director for two more years

Barbera to remain in position through the 2028 festival.

On The Road

‘On The Road’ review: Venice Horizons winner is taut, tender tale of gay Mexican drifter

Writer/director David Pablos sets his story in the ultra-masculine environment of Mexico’s trucking community

Chien 51

‘Dog 51’ review: Cedric Jimenez’s high-octane thriller is set in a near-future Paris

Adele Exarchopoulos and Gilles Lellouche star in engaging Venice Film Festival closer

Silent Friend

‘Silent Friend’ review: Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi’s paean to nature stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai

Contemplative Venice Competition title weaves three human stories across a German university campus

The Sun Rises On Us All

‘The Sun Rises On Us All’ review: Estranged lovers reunite in Cai Shanjun’s slow-burn drama

The Chinese director explores themes of guilt and betrayal in his Venice competition title

Bravo Bene!

‘Bravo Bene!’ review: Sicily’s Franco Maresco puts himself at the centre of his meta-mockumentary

Surreal Venice Competition title is a layered satire of the director’s own inability to make a film.