Director Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone) will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 75th Venice International Film Festival
Venice International Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Venice International Film Festival
SINCE: 1932
WHERE: Venice, Italy
WEBSITE: www.labiennale.org
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL: The Venice Biennale has for over a century been one of the most prestigious cultural institutions in the world. Established in 1895, the Biennale has an attendance today of over 370,000 visitors at the Art Exhibition.
Guillermo del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER Wins Golden Lion at Venice International Film Festival
Guillermo del Toro fairy tale drama The Shape of Water, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962 won the Golden Lion for Best Film
Director Stephen Frears Receives Glory to the Filmmaker Award at Venice International Film Festival
Yesterday, in the Sala Grande of the Palazzo del Cinema at the 74th Venice International Film Festival, director Stephen Frears received the Glory to the Filmmaker award
Director Stephen Frears to Receive Award at Venice International Film Festival
Director Stephen Frears (Philomena, The Queen, Dangerous Liaisons) will receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award at the 74th Venice International Film Festival
World Premiere of COUSIN, COUSINE An Unreleased Short by French Filmmaker Jean Rouch Added to Venice Film Festival
For the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the great French director and ethnographer Jean Rouch, the Venice Film Festival adds to its line-up the world-premiere screening of Cousin, cousine
3 New Films Including World Premiere of MANHUNT by John Woo Added to Venice International Film Festival
The world premieres of Manhunt by John Woo; L’ordine delle cose by Andrea Segre; L’Enigma di Jean Rouch a Torino by Marco di Castri, Paolo Favaro, Daniele Pianciola have been added to the lineup of the 74th Venice International Film Festival
2017 Venice Film Festival Unveils Official Lineup Featuring George Clooney, Darren Aronofsky and More
The Venice Film Festival today revealed the official lineup of films for the 74th edition of the festival taking place August 30 to September 9, 2017.
7 Feature Films to Compete at 2017 Venice International Film Critics’ Week
The 2017 Venice International Film Critics’ Week will screen a selection of seven debut films in competition and two special events out of competition, all presented in world premiere screenings.
Edgar Wright, Rebecca Hall, John Landis Among Venice International Film Festival Jury
The Venice International Film Festival has selected the members of the four international Juries
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” Among Films on Venice Film Fest’s Venezia Classici Lineup
Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind are among the numerous restored masterpieces in the Venezia Classici section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
World Premiere of NICO, 1988 Starring Trine Dyrholm to Open Orizzonti Section of Venice International Film Festival
The world premiere of Nico, 1988 directed by Susanna Nicchiarelli, and starring Trine Dyrholm (Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival in 2016) will be the opening film of the Orizzonti section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival.
Jane Fonda and Robert Redford to Receive Venice International Film Fest Lifetime Achievement Awards
Actors Jane Fonda and Robert Redford will be awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th Venice International Film Festival
DOWNSIZING Starring Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig to Open Venice International Film Festival
Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau and Kristen Wiig will be the opening film, in Competition, of the 74th Venice International Film Festival
Actress Annette Bening Named Jury President of Venice International Film Festival
Actress Annette Bening will be the president of the International Jury of the Competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival
73rd Venice Film Festival Awards, Filipino Film THE WOMAN WHO LEFT Wins Golden Lion
The Filipino film ANG BABAENG HUMAYO (THE WOMAN WHO LEFT) directed by by Lav Diaz is the winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 73rd Venice Film Festival
Iranian director Amir Naderi Receives Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award
Iranian director Amir Naderi (Vegas, Manhattan by Numbers, Davandeh-The Runner) was presented with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, for his significant contribution to a new era of Iranian films.
Venice International Film Festival Cancels Opening Gala Reception in Solidarity with Earthquake Victims
The gala dinner and reception on the beach that have traditionally followed the opening ceremony of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival, scheduled for August 31st have been cancelled, following the earthquake that struck central Italy.
Virtual Reality Film JESUS VR – THE STORY OF CHRIST to Have World Premiere Preview at Venice Film Fest
Jesus VR – The Story of Christ, the first Virtual Reality feature-length film ever made, will have a World Premiere special 40-minute preview at the 2016 Venice International Film Festival.
Iranian Director Amir Naderi to Receive Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival
Iranian director Amir Naderi (Vegas, Manhattan by Numbers, Davandeh-The Runner) will receive the Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker award of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival
Venice International Film Festival Unveils Lineup; Closes with THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Starring Denzel Washington
The 73rd Venice International Film Festival which will take place from August 31st to September 10th, unveiled its complete lineup of films.
LA LA LAND Starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend to Open Venice International Film Festival.
La La Land, written and directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) and starring Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend and J. K. Simmons, is the opening film, in Competition, of the 73rd Venice International Film Festival taking place August 31 – September 10, 2016.
Award Winners of 2015 Venice International Film Festival, Lorenzo Vigas’ FROM AFAR Wins Golden Lion for Best Film | TRAILER
DESDE ALLÁ (FROM AFAR) by Lorenzo Vigas is the winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. In the film, wealthy middle-aged Armando lures young men to his home with money. He doesn’t want to touch, only watch from a strict distance. He also follows an elderly businessman with whom he seems to have had a traumatic relationship. Armando’s first encounter with street thug Elder is violent, but this […]
Director Jonathan Demme to be Honored at Venice International Film Festival
Director Jonathan Demme (Ricki and the Flash, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married) will be honored with the Persol Tribute to Visionary Talent Award at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. The festival also selected Jonathan Demme to be the President of the Orizzonti Jury. The Director of the Venice Film Festival, Alberto Barbera, commented “Jonathan Demme is part of that generation of cinephile auteurs who revolutionized Hollywood in the Seventies. From the cultured reinterpretation of […]
Mexican Director Arturo Ripstein to Be Honored at 2015 Venice International Film Festival
Mexican director Arturo Ripstein will be honored at the upcoming 72nd Venice International Film Festival as celebration of his fiftieth year as a filmmaker. The ceremony will take place on the night of the presentation of his latest film, La calle de la amargura. The Director of the Venice Film Festival Alberto Barbera stated: “Arturo Ripstein is the most vital, tenacious and original director of the generation that made its debut in the mid-Sixties, the heir of the golden age of […]