Jessica Hausner, Lav Diaz, Ursula Meier projects among Venice Gap-Financing Market 2026
A total of 38 feature-length projects have been selected.
Tinto Brass’s 1967 pop thriller ‘Deadly Sweet’ to screen as “pre-opening film” at Venice
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Ewa Aulin star in the London-set film by the ‘Caligula’ director.
Kaouther Ben Hania, Daniel Blumberg join Venice Competition jury
They join jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal.
Netflix sets Brad Pitt Cliff Booth film for late November Imax theatrical slot
The Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood spin-off has been viewed as a Venice contender.
Which films are in the running for the 2026 Venice Film Festival?
The Adventures Of Cliff Booth, Wild Horse Nine, A Woman Unknown, Being Heumann tipped for Lido bows.
Magnify closes deals on Venice entry ‘Barrio Triste’
EXCLUSIVE: UK, Spain, Latin America among licensed territories.
Films not in English that win top awards at select fests to be eligible for international feature Oscar
Rule tweaks on AI, casting, cinematography, VFX.
Venice Horizons entry ‘The Kidnapping Of Arabella’ lands North American deal
Charades handled negotiations on behalf of filmmakers.
Maggie Gyllenhaal to head Venice Film Festival 2026 international competition jury
Gyllenhaal recently directed Warner Bros title ‘The Bride!’
Suzannah Mirghani’s prize-winning ‘Cotton Queen’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: The Venice Critics’ Week premiere will be released theatrically in the autumn.
Row K reviewing strategy amid reports of unpaid bills, schedule confusion
Uncertainty hangs over ‘Poetic License’, ‘Cliffhanger’.
17 film festivals receive official ‘A’-list classification as part of major FIAPF revamp
EXCLUSIVE: Annecy, Busan and Clermont-Ferrand are among those now with an ‘A’ classification.
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
Screen critics’ standout films from Venice and Toronto 2025
From major awards contenders to hidden gems.
How Julia Jackman’s ‘100 Nights of Hero’ brought together a starry cast including Charli XCX
”We thought we were working through it much more leisurely,” says Jackman. ”Their enthusiasm made it feel real.”
Labina Mitevska reflects on why she believes the world needs her sister Teona Strugar Mitevska’s Venice title ‘Mother’
The Horizons opener stars Noomi Rapace as the Catholic nun Mother Teresa in 1948.
