Venice Features
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FeaturesIsraeli directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor on their new documentary ‘NAZA’
The hard-hitting documentary premieres in Venice Competition and is executive produced by Jonathan Glazer
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FeaturesGael Garcia Bernal on co-writing, directing and starring in Venice premiere ‘Hombre Al Agua’
Hombre Al Agua is the Mexican star’s third feature as a director and premieres in Venice before journeying on to TIFF
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FeaturesLee Chang-dong talks Netflix and long-awaited return with Venice competition title ‘Possible Love’
The director of ‘Burning’ returns after eight years with a relationship drama.
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FeaturesShinya Tsukamoto talks Venice competition war drama ‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’
The Japanese filmmaker behind ‘Fires On The Plain’ and ‘Killing’ on the “definitive work” in his series of features about war.
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FeaturesStéphane Brizé on his Venice competition title ‘A Good Little Soldier’: “It’s a feminist film”
French filmmaker Stéphane Brizé explores corporate conformity and the human cost of capitalism in his TIFF Special Presentation A Good Little Soldier.
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Features‘Our Share Of Sand’’s UK filmmakers talk shooting in India, with child actors, in three languages
The Venice Critics’ Week premiere the feature debut of Shalini Adnani and is produced by Sara Bonakdar.
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FeaturesPornographer or auteur? As Venice shows 1967’s ‘Deadly Sweet’ as its ‘pre-opening’ night film, Alberto Barbera defends the legacy of Tinto Brass
To many, Tinto Brass is an ageing satyr of European cinema – but the artistic directors of Venice and Locarno hold a different view
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FeaturesVenice Production Bridge head talks new location market: “My aim is to provide producers with everything”
The new location market “completes the chain of services” offered to producers, says VPB head Pascal Diot, who has headed the event since its inception in 2012.
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FeaturesVenice 2026 preview: Screen’s guide to the Horizons titles
Lineup includes new titles by Anuparna Roy, Rubaiyat Hossain and Phuttiphong Aroonpheng.
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FeaturesVenice 2026 preview: Screen’s guide to the Open titles
Profiles of the rebranded Venice Open - Fiction, Non Fiction, Film on Films and Short Films sections.
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FeaturesVenice 2026 preview: Screen’s guide to the Giornate degli Autori titles
There are 10 features in competition, of which five are directed or co-directed by women.
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FeaturesVenice 2026 preview: Screen’s guide to the Critics’ Week titles
Lineup includes Shalini Adnani’s UK feature ‘Our Share Of Sand’.
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FeaturesVenice 2026 preview: Screen’s guide to the Competition titles
Includes new titles by Werner Herzog, Nanni Moretti, Hirokazu Koreeda and Martin McDonagh.
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FeaturesSix talking points from the Venice 2026 lineup: Studios and female directors go missing
In Competition, just one title out of 20 is directed by a woman.
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FeaturesScreen critics’ standout films from Venice and Toronto 2025
From major awards contenders to hidden gems.
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FeaturesHow 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.”
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FeaturesLabina 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.
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FeaturesInternational execs ‘optimistic’ about return of young audiences to cinemas
A Venice Film Festival roundtable hosted by Screen International and sponsored by the Saudi Film Commission debated young cinema audience trends.
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Features“We’re evolving,” says Gaumont’s Alexis Cassanet of the company’s shifting strategy
As the world’s oldest studio, Gaumont is celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2025.
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FeaturesMads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Anders Thomas Jensen on ‘The Last Viking’
’The Last Viking’ is the sixth reunion for the trio.