83rd Venice International Film Festival Opens With Diverse Slate of Premieres
The 83rd Venice International Film Festival has officially begun, featuring a lineup that spans geopolitical dramas, international auteurs, and high-profile world premieres. The event highlights a notable shift toward global narratives while maintaining its tradition of showcasing major cinematic works.
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Venice Film Festival 2026 opens amid controversy
The 83rd edition of the event has already sparked strong criticism with low American representation, an almost complete absence of female directors in the competition and the selection of the controversial 'DAU' by Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky.
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A backstage peek at the reunion tour and a new film from Burning director Lee Chang-dong are among this year’s most anticipated – plus offerings from Danny Boyle, Luca Guadagnino, Martin McDonagh and more Danny Boyle’s movie, adapted by James Graham from his own play, is a primal scene of modern Britain and its agonies over class, culture and empire. Rupert Murdoch buys the Sun newspaper in 1969 and turns it into a raucous circulation powerhouse of sexist smut and Tory politics, while gloatin...
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Read full article →Venice Chief Alberto Barbera on the Fest’s Lineup Missing Israeli Films: ‘We Have No Prejudice Against Anyone Anywhere in the World’
Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera spoke candidly Tuesday about the political pressures surrounding this year’s edition, while making clear that the fest has no intention of shying away from controversy. Speaking to Variety at the press cocktail on the Lido ahead of the 83rd edition, Barbera said it was “almost normal” that Venice […]
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Read full article →Venice First Look: Toni Servillo Meets His Match in Mario Martone’s ‘Scherzetto’
The Italian screen legend plays a solitary illustrator thrown into battle with his unruly five-year-old grandson in the feature adaptation of Domenico Starnone’s novel.
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Read full article →Venice to kick off with Clooney Lion and Murdoch biopic Ink
(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 2 - The 83rd Venice Film Festival will kick off Wednesday night with a Golden Lion for career achievement to George Clooney and the world premiere, in competition, of Danny Boyle's new biopic on Rupert Murdoch's buccaneering acquisition of The Sun in 1969, titled Ink. Adapted by James Graham from his 2017 stage play, Ink stars Jack O'Connell, Guy Pearce, and Claire Foy and tells the story of how the Australian magnate acquired the struggling daily paper through News UK (the...
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