Venice Film Festival
Venice 2024 Lineup Set to Kick-Start Awards Season
Alberto Barbera, it must be said, has done it again. The long-running director of the Venice Film Festival, who successfully repositioned the august Italian cinema event as an awards-season launchpad, on Tuesday unveiled another top-shelf lineup for the 81st Biennale (Aug. 28-Sept. 7). And, as Kendall Roy would say, it’s “all bangers, all the time.” […]
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An Iconic Tour, a Legendary Love Story: The Beatles Get Two Docs at Venice
The Beatles are getting some attention at this year’s Venice Film Festival, which unveiled its 2024 lineup on Tuesday. The legendary band, who dominated the music industry for an entire decade from 1960, has earned spots in the prestigious fest’s documentary section in different capacities. Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards’ doc One to One: John […]
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Doc on Jerry Lewis’ Lost Holocaust Film ‘The Day the Clown Cried’ Gets Venice Classics Spot
Footage from Jerry Lewis’ unreleased Holocaust film The Day the Clown Cried will screen at this year’s Venice Film Festival. From Darkness to Light, a documentary from directors Michael Lurie and Eric Friedler about Lewis’ project, features never-before-seen footage of the legendary lost film and will screen in Venice’s Classics section devoted to documentaries about […]
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‘Joker 2,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Wolfs’ in Venice Lineup
The Venice Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its official, star-packed lineup for its 81st edition, which runs from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7. Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips’ sequel to his 2019 Golden Lion-winning Joker, will also bow in Venice. Joaquin Phoenix, who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck, […]
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Venice Critics’ Week Unveils 2024 Lineup, Including Doc About Far-Right Donald Trump Activists
Venice Critics’ Week, the Venice Film Festival sidebar dedicated to first-time filmmakers, unveiled the selection of seven competition features and two out-of-competition titles for its 39th edition, which runs Aug. 28-Sept. 7. Among the more timely entries is Homegrown from U.S. director Michael Premo. The documentary follows three far-right activists as they campaign for Donald […]
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‘Nonostante,’ ‘September 5’ to Open Venice Horizons Sidebar
The 81st Venice International Film Festival has announced the opening night films for its Horizons and Horizons Extra competition sections. Nonostante, the second feature from Italian director Valerio Mastandrea (2018’s Ride) will open the Horizons competition section on August 28. The Horizons Extra competition section will kick off on August 29 with September 5, Tim […]
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Venice Days Lineup Puts Spotlight on Women’s Stories
The Giornate Degli Autori, simply known as Venice Days, has unveiled its 2024 lineup. The independently run event, which takes place alongside the Venice Film Festival, will this year follow a theme of creatures “poised over an abyss, walking a tightrope.” “To reach the other side, or else to escape from something behind them, or […]
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Venice Film Festival Adds Zhang Ziyi, James Gray, Agnieszka Holland, Giuseppe Tornatore to Jury
The International Jury for this year’s Venice International Film Festival has been finalized after the previous confirmation of French actress Isabelle Huppert as its chair. Now, American director and screenwriter James Gray, British director and screenwriter Andrew Haigh, Polish director, screenwriter, and producer Agnieszka Holland, and Brazilian director-screenwriter Kleber Mendonça Filho are the latest additions […]
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ to Open Venice Film Festival in World Premiere
Say his name. The 81st Venice International Film Festival will kick off this year with the world premiere of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Tim Burton’s hotly-anticipated sequel to his 1988 comedy-horror hit. The film will have its world premiere in Venice on August 28, screening out of competition. Beetlejuice alums Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O’Hara […]
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Alberto Barbera Extends Contract as Venice Film Festival Director Through 2026
Alberto Barbera has extended his contract with the Venice International Film Festival and will remain on as artistic director on the Lido through 2026. The board of directors of La Biennale di Venezia, the umbrella organization that runs the Venice festival, approved the two-year contract extension, unveiling the decision on Friday. In a statement, the […]
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Luc Besson’s ‘Dogman’ Lands March 2024 Release Date in U.S. Theaters
Writer-director Luc Besson’s Dogman will arrive in U.S. cinemas this spring, Briarcliff Entertainment announced Tuesday. The dark thriller, starring Caleb Landry Jones, will open in select cinemas on March 15 and then expands on March 22. Dogman is the embattled filmmaker’s first movie to arrive in theaters after he was cleared of rape charges by […]
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Oscilloscope Acquires Venice Competition Entry ‘The Universal Theory’ for U.S. (Exclusive)
Oscilloscope Laboratories, the distribution company set up by late Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch, has acquired U.S. rights to The Universal Theory, which recently premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival (as the title The Theory of Everything). A theatrical release is planned for 2024. From director Timm Kröger, the German drama is set […]
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