TOP VENICE FILM FESTIVAL NEWS
Magnolia acquires Venice winner Pigeon
The distributor has acquired US rights to Roy Andersson’s absurdist comedy that scooped the top prize at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Venice Biennale College selects 12 projects
Up to three low-budget features will be greenlit from the 12 selections.
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RADiUS swoops on Venice hit Goodnight Mommy
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Venice Market finds niche with gap financing market
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Pigeon wins Golden Lion in Venice
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The Dinner wins Europa Cinemas Venice Label
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Return to Ithaca wins Venice Days
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Dogwoof hears Oppenheimer's Silence
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Grindstone takes Cymbeline for North America Video
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Versatile acquires Chan’s Dearest
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Lars von Trier to make TV series
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Croatia, Italy, Slovenia plan new co-pro programme
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Netflix's Italian challenges; IQIYI's Chinese boom
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Words With Gods to launch with inter-faith campaign
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Cinephil strikes Italian deal for The Look of Silence
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Iran's Tales selected for int'l festivals
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Wiseman working on Titicut Follies ballet
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Villa Touma director surprised by controversy
VENICE REVIEWS
VENICE FEATURES
David Oelhoffen, Far From Men
French director David Oelhoffen adapts Albert Camus’ short story The Guest into a survival story set during the Algerian War, starring Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb.
Viggo Mortensen, Far From Men
In David Oelhoffen’s Far From Men, Viggo Mortensen plays a reclusive teacher who helps a villager accused of commiting a murder escape into the mountains during the Algerian war.
Joshua & Benny Safdie, Heaven Knows What
The filmmaking brothers talk about their Venice and Toronto selection, including how they were inspired by addict-turned-writer/actress Arielle Holmes.
Thelma Schoonmaker: Editing is a misunderstood art
Martin Scorsese’s long-time editor talked Raging Bull, the move to digital and the art of cutting while at the Venice Film Festival where she has picked up a lifetime honour.
Naji Abu Nowar, Theeb
Premiering in Venice’s Orizzonti section, Naji Abu Nowar’s Theeb is a coming-of-age story about a young Bedouin boy who is forced to grow up fast following the death of his father and the arrival of a British army officer on a mysterious mission.
David Gordon Green, Manglehorn
The director chats about fables, gospel choirs, casting Harmony Korine and Al Pacino’s preparation process.
Ramin Bahrani: Cinema can't be an obsessive selfie
Ramin Bahrani, Andrew Garfield and Michael Shannon talk about their detailed research for housing-crisis thriller 99 Homes, which receives its world premiere in Venice tonight (Aug 29)
Francesco Munzi, Black Souls
Francesco Munzi talks about the extensive research behind his Venice competition tilte Black Souls, about the Calabrian mafia.
Frederick Wiseman, National Gallery
Boston-based 84-year-old Frederick Wiseman, who will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival tonight (Aug 29) is one of the greatest living documentary makers – and one of the most unobtrusive.
Awards 2014: The prize fighters
As Venice, Telluride and Toronto introduce a slew of prestige titles, Jeremy Kay examines the season’s possible awards contenders
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL LINE-UP
Venice 2014: Competition, Orizzonti, Critics' Week, Venice Days titles
The Competition line-up for this year’s Venice Film Festival marks the return of mavericks such as Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and Fatih Akin, with a wealth of talent represented in the Orizzonti, Critics’ Week and Venice Days sections
VENICE BLOGS
Life in Venice
Venice might have been sans Clooney this year, but there are plenty of reasons why this festival is still vital.
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