Venice Features – Page 2
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Features“I was intimidated as hell”: Steve Buscemi talks directing Venice premiere ‘The Listener’
The film stars Tessa Thompson as a helpline counsellor who takes calls from people in need.
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Sally Potter on bringing short ‘Look At Me’ starring Javier Bardem and Chris Rock to Venice
The UK filmmaker created the short from material she shot for 2020 feature ’The Roads Not Taken’
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Features“Fiction allows me to express what is happening”: Syrian filmmaker Soudade Kaadan on Venice title ‘Nezouh’
The family drama follows two parents in conflict about whether to flee their war-torn home city of Damascus.
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FeaturesVenice transgender title ‘Monica’ takes singular route in depicting rejection
Transgender actress Trace Lysette stars as the title character.
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FeaturesReality check: how Venice Immersive is taking filmmakers into the metaverse
Extended reality section of the Venice Film Festival to showcase 75 projects.
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Features“I take large doses of vitamins”: Alberto Barbera prepares for Venice’s 79th edition
Ahead of this year’s edition, Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera speaks about achieving his vision.
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FeaturesVenice 2022 preview: Critics’ Week and Giornate Degli Autori highlights
This year’s Venice Film Festival runs August 31-September 10.
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FeaturesVenice 2022 preview: Screen’s guide to the Horizons titles
Screen presents its essential guide to the main Venice sections.
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FeaturesVenice 2022 preview: Screen’s guide to the Out Of Competition titles
Strand includes Olivia Wilde’s ’Don’t Worry Darling’ and Walter Hill’s ‘Dead For A Dollar’.
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FeaturesVenice 2022 preview: Screen’s guide to the Competition titles
Screen presents its essential guide to the main Venice sections.
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FeaturesHow film festivals are navigating the international boycott of Russia
Some festivals are looking to encourage dialogue between the warring countries.
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FeaturesEight talking points from the Venice 2022 line-up
Talking points include the powerhouse competition line-up, the heavy presence of streamers, and the ”modest but mighty” UK showing.
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FeaturesDutch filmmaker Bianca Stigter on found-footage documentary ‘Three Minutes - A Lengthening’
Her husband Steve McQueen is executive producer on the feature based on a three-minute home movie.
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FeaturesAudrey Diwan on Venice abortion drama ‘Happening’: “My first response to the book was one of shock”
The feature is adapted from French writer Annie Ernaux 2019 on her illegal abortion in 1964.
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FeaturesIndian filmmaker Aditya Vikram Sengupta talks Venice premiere ‘Once Upon A Time In Calcutta’
Sengupta’s third feature is premiering in the Horizons section.
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Features“Don’t forget about Afghanistan,” Afghan filmmakers tell Venice Film Festival
Directors Sahraa Karimi and Sahra Mani recount final days in Kabul as Taliban approached.
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FeaturesProducer-directors Michel Franco and Lorenzo Vigas on cutting out each other’s “bullshit”
Longtime friends and filmmakers Michel Franco and Lorenzo Vigas produce each other’s films.
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FeaturesEgypt’s Mohamed Diab talks Palestinian drama ‘Amira’, working with Marvel and US projects
Diab is currently directing Marvel series Moon Knight after a trio of Arab-language features, 678, Clash and Amira.
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FeaturesMediapro head Jaume Roures talks ‘Official Competition’, his dislike of the red carpet
Roures has ‘Official Competition’ at Venice and ‘The Good Boss’ at San Sebastian.
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Features‘The Hand Of God’ producer Lorenzo Mieli on Netflix, Billy Wilder and his new slate
Prolific Rome-based film and TV producer is in Venice with two Golden Lion contenders.