Isabelle Huppert to head Venice Film Festival jury
The French actor was nominated for an Oscar in 2017 for ‘Elle’.
Match Factory secures key territory deals for Michel Franco’s ‘Memory’
New York set film starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Saarsgard world premiered in competition at Venice
h264 closes US, multiple territories on Venice award-winner ‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’ (exclusive)
Drafthouse Films takes US; deals also close in France, Australia, Latin America.
Right-wing writer Pietrangelo Buttafuoco named as Venice Biennale chairman
Writer nominated by Italian culture minister Gennaro Sangiuliano.
Charades inks UK-Ireland and French deals for Venice title ‘Stolen’ (exclusive)
Karan Tejpal’s Indian action thriller has played at Venice, Zurich and London film festivals.
First trailer for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’ (exclusive)
The Japanese drama is the second film from the ‘Drive My Car’ director
Polish arthouse cinemas refuse to show propaganda spot before screenings of Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Green Border’
Deputy interior minister announced last week that 30-second spot would be shown before ‘Green Border’, describing the Venice prize winning film as a ‘disgusting lampoon’
Netflix acquires Richard Linklater’s Venice, TIFF dark comedy ‘Hit Man’
Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) stars, co-wrote, and produced alongside Linklater.
European directors add support for Agnieszka Holland in face of Polish political attack
Federation of European Screen Directors (FERA) issues statement strongly defending Holland and her film ’The Green Border’
Venice competition title ‘The Theory Of Everything’ scores UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
Timm Kröger’s feature debut title is being sold by Paris-based sales outfit Charades.
European Film Academy demands end to threats against Agnieszka Holland by Polish justice minister
Filmmaker was criticised last week after the Venice premiere of competition film ’The Green Border’
Five talking points from the 2023 Venice Film Festival
From the strikes to awards contenders and the inclusion of films by controversial directors.
‘Poor Things’ wins 2023 Venice Golden Lion
Grand Jury prize goes to Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Evil Does Not Exist’; ‘Green Border’ wins Special Jury Prize.
Ketchup Entertainment CEO Gareth West talks ‘Memory’, shift into distribution
”We will be driven by whatever is good in the marketplace each year.”
Agnieszka Holland responds to political attacks on ‘Green Border’
This week the president of Poland attacked the film, comparing it to Nazi propaganda.
Venice 2023 standout titles: the hits and misses
Here are the hits (and misfires) of 10 days on the Lido, according to Screen’s critics.
