Which films at the fall festivals could go on to become awards contenders?
“Venice is starting to feel more American in its programming, which plays well for press coverage.”
The lowdown on all the Venice Film Festival 2025 titles
Screen profiles all the films in the Venice Film Festival’s official selection and parallel sections.
Venice 2025 preview: Screen’s guide to the Spotlight titles
The Venice Film Festival’s new Spotlight section includes films by Maryam Touzani, Stephan Komandarev and Daniel Hendler.
Venice 2025 preview: Screen’s guide to the Competition titles
Includes new films by Kathryn Bigelow, Benny Safdie, Mona Fastvold, Noah Baumbach, Olivier Assayas and Guillermo del Toro.
Venice 2025 preview: Screen’s guide to the Critics’ Week titles
Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights Of Hero starring Emma Corrin and Charli XCX is among the selection for the 40th Venice Critics’ Week.
Venice 2025 preview: Screen’s guide to the Horizons titles
Venice 2025 Horizons titles include films from Ali Asgari, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Kent Jones and Mark Jenkin.
Venice 2025: Screen’s guide to the Out Of Competition titles
Venice 2025 Out Of Competition titles include films from Luca Guadagnino, Sofia Coppola, Gus Van Sant, Werner Herzog and Laura Poitras.
Venice 2025 preview: Screen’s guide to the Giornate degli Autori titles
Giornate degli Autori competition titles include Damien Hauser’s ‘Memory Of Princess Mumbi’ and ‘Past Future Continuous’, the new documentary from Firouzeh Khosrovani.
‘Severance’ production designer Jeremy Hindle on evoking beauty and violence through furniture, colour, and location
Hindle is nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his work on the Apple TV+ series.
20 films to watch from the 2025 summer festivals
Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Transilvania, Munich and Fantasia.
‘Dying For Sex’ director Shannon Murphy on “leading an orchestra” of actors and going “old school theatre”
The Emmy-nominated director talks to Screen International about asking Michelle Williams to make her fall funnier and why her next project will not be about death.
The summer box office delivered consistent hits but lacked a big breakout success
Box-office growth hasn’t quite matched the season’s buoyant mood, but ‘F1’ and ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ could be important hits.
Hana Jušić, director of Sarajevo title ‘God Will Not Help’, reveals her literary and musical inspirations
The Croatian director drew from the mood of both ’Wuthering Heights’ and ’The French Lieutenant’s Woman’.