Latest Venice news – Page 41
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NewsVenice to honour Mani Ratnam
The 67th Venice Film Festival, which runs September 1-11, will pay tribute to Indian film-maker Mani Ratman (pictured).
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Neshat, Akin to head juries at Venice Film Festival
Prizewinners from last year will chair Orizzonti and Luigi De Laurentiis award juries respectively.
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NewsQuentin Tarantino to lead 2010 Venice jury
Marco Mueller says Tarantino is “perhaps the only American auteur to be adored worldwide like a rock star.”
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Venice revamps Horizons awards, now including short films
The Venice Film Festival has announced an update to prizes for the competitive Orizzonti (Horizons) section.
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NewsVenice Biennale to promote local films in China
The Biennale will travel to China to continues it campaign to promote local film-makers internationally.
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NewsMueller to lead Italian cinema festival in Moscow
Marco Mueller (pictured) presents masterclass and Venice screenings at Italian cinema showcase in Moscow.
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NewsJohn Woo to receive Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice
John Woo, the Asian and Hollywood director and producer, will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, which will run September 1 – 11 next year.
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NewsVenice to screen world premiere of Ray's We Can't Go Home Again
Nicholas Ray’s restored version of the experimental We Can’t Go Home Again will be shown at the 68th Venice film festival in 2011.
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NewsMetrodome, Rialto buy I Am Love
UK distributor Metrodome Distribution has teamed with Rialto Distribution to acquire rights in UK/Ireland and Australia/New Zealand to Luca Guadagnino’s breakout Venice title I Am Love (Io Sono Amore) starring Tilda Swinton.
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NewsNew Wave picks up Rivette, Dumont films for UK
UK art house distributor New Wave Films has picked up a title apiece from Venice and Toronto.
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NewsVenice award winners close deals as 66th edition wraps
Coproduction Office has closed deals in ten territories for Shirin Neshat’s Venice Silver Lion winner Women Without Men, including in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela (Gussi), Belgium (Lumiere), Brazil, Italy (BIM), Colombia, The Netherlands (Filmmuseum), Russia and Ukraine (Sota Cinema), Germany ( TV- ZDF/ Arte).
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NewsHausner's Lourdes sells to Palisades in the US
Philippe Bober’s CoProduction Office has closed a raft of deals on Jessica Hausner’s Lourdes, which earlier this week won the FIPRESCI Award in Venice.
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NewsFortissimo closes Italian deal on Venice prizewinner Wartime
Archibald Enterprise Film has picked up Italian rights to Todd Solondz’s Life During Wartime just a day before the film won the Golden Osella for best screenplay at the Venice Film Festival.
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NewsThe Works International picks up hot Swinton title at Venice
London-based sales outfit picks up Luca Guadagnino’s I Am Love (Io Sono L’Amore) about a Milanese family dynasty.
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NewsKalev, Schmid and Lioret shortlisted for European LUX prize
Kamen Kalev’s Eastern Plays, Hans-Christian Schmid’s Storm (Sturm) and Welcome by Phillippe Lioret have been selected to compete for this year’s European Parliament LUX Prize.
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NewsVoltage closes sales on Romero's Survival Of The Dead
George A. Romero’s Survival Of The Dead, the sixth instalment of the cult director’s zombie franchise, has sold in multiple territories.
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NewsMetrodome, Rialto team up to buy hot Venice title Lebanon
Metrodrome has taken rights to the Samuel Maoz’s debut feature Lebanon for the UK and Ireland, while Rialto will handle Australia and New Zealand. The film also screens at TIFF this weekend.
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NewsMendoza's Lola revealed as second surprise film in Venice
Filipino director Brillante Mendoza’s latest project Lola is the second surprise film added to the Venice Film Festival main competition line-up.
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NewsVenice reaches mid-way in a brighter mood, helped by "unexpected gems"
At its halfway mark, Venice 66 Competition has turned the tables on last year, with Marco Mueller’s sixth selection revealing some unexpected gems and few - if any – disappointments thus far.
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NewsHerzog scores two films in Venice competition
Werner Herzog’s My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? was revealed as the first surprise film, in competition, at the 66th edition of the Venice Film Festival.
