Latest Venice news – Page 3
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News‘Sermon To The Void’: first trailer for Hilal Baydarov’s Venice official selection title
EXCLUSIVE: Film follows a man who searches for the Water of Life as the world comes to an end.
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NewsYorgos Lanthimos says it is getting “more and more difficult” to make independent films
“It’s a very complicated landscape. I wouldn’t rush to separate everything into categories.”
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NewsLaszlo Nemes says “losing cinema” is connected to “conflict in civilisation”
“If we stop telling big stories, we condemn ourselves to downfall as a civilisation.”
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NewsTunisia selects Venice premiere ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ as Oscar submission
Kaouther Ben Hania’s drama is set to world premiere at Venice.
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NewsVenice opens with Francis Ford Coppola tribute to “encyclopaedia” Werner Herzog
Ceremony host Emanuela Fanelli landed a joke about Venice and Cannes.
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NewsVenice head Alberto Barbera says festival won’t disinvite guests for political views
“We’ve been asked to turn down invitations to artists – we will not do that, if they want to be here they will be here.”
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NewsGaza protests begin at Venice Film Festival red carpet
Political and grassroots organisations gathered on the festival’s first day.
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NewsTotem teams with Studiocanal for Venice Critics’ Week title ‘Cotton Queen’
EXCLUSIVE: Two companies will collaborate on international sales.
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NewsFirst trailer for Francois Ozon’s ‘The Stranger’ ahead of Venice premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Film stars Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Swann Arlaud and Denis Lavant.
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NewsGlobal Constellation, Cinetic Media board Venice-bound ’Broken English’
EXCLUSIVE: Career-spanning portrait of singer and actress stars Tilda Swinton and George MacKay as well as Faithfull’s last recorded performance.
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NewsSony Pictures Classics takes over release of Venice-bound anime ‘Scarlet’ in North America
Mamoru Hosoda’s animated adventure to get awards-qualifying run before early 2026 release.
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NewsStephan Komandarev’s Venice title ‘Made In EU’ picked up for sales, releases trailer
EXCLUSIVE: The film follows a woman working in a Bulgarian clothing factory who becomes the first case of Covid in her town.
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NewsAleksandr Sokurov’s Venice title ‘Director’s Diary’ boarded for sales
EXCLUSIVE: CEO Jean-Christophe Simon says Films Boutique has “one of its strongest lineups to date” for fall festivals.
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NewsAlexander Rodnyansky’s personal Venice doc ‘Notes Of A True Criminal’ acquired for sales
EXCLUSIVE: The film depicts how Rodnyansky, once one of Russia’s leading producers, came to live in exile between Los Angeles and Kyiv.
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News‘Silent Rebellion’ makes noise among buyers ahead of Venice Spotlight premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Lila Gueneau stars alongside Gregoire Colin, Thomas Doret and Aurelia Petit.
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NewsParadise City Sales boards Damien Hauser’s Venice-bound ‘Memory Of Princess Mumbi’
EXCLUSIVE: The project is the first-ever Kenyan feature to be selected at Venice’s Giornate degli Autori.
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NewsRohingya-language Venice premiere ‘Lost Land’ sets world sales with Rediance
EXCLUSIVE: Akio Fujimoto’s refugee drama is the first-ever Rohingya-language film.
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NewsTrue Colours boards Toronto premiere ‘Between Dreams And Hope’ and Venice feature ‘Orfeo’
EXCLUSIVE: Rome-based sales outfit True Colours takes on sales for films by Iran’s Farnoosh Samadi and Italy’s Virgilio Villoresi.
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NewsFrancois Ozon’s Venice Competition title ‘The Stranger’ picked up for UK-Ireland
Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder and Pierre Lottin star in the adaptation of Albert Camus’ novel.
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NewsBe For Films takes on sales for Claire Simon’s Annie Ernaux documentary ahead of Venice premiere
EXCLUSIVE: Writing Life – Annie Ernaux Through The Eyes Of High School Students premieres in festival’s Giornate degli Autori sidebar.