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- A Female Sniper Battles ISIS in First Teaser for Venice Title ‘No Paradise if You Are Killed by a Woman’ (EXCLUSIVE)
- ‘Primo Viaggio,’ Presented Last Year at Locarno’s Alliance 4 Development, Has Wrapped and Heading for Venice Gap-Financing Market (EXCLUSIVE)
- ‘Letters From the Silenced Country,’ Documentary About Oppression in Belarus, Boarded by Filmotor Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
- Giovanni Tortorici on Working With Monica Bellucci Who Plays an ‘Eccentric’ Aristocratic Matron in His Luca Guadagnino-Produced Film ‘Ketticè’
- Luca Guadagnino to Receive Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award at Venice Film Festival
- Autlook Boards Barbara Kopple’s ‘Union Town’ Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
- Sundance Teases New Theaters in Boulder, Expanded Competition Slots as Industry Heads to Colorado for ‘Orientation’
- Venice Days Competition Title ‘The Indies’ Boarded by MoreThan Films (EXCLUSIVE)
- Reply AI Film Festival Unveils Jury Featuring ‘The Lion King’ Director Rob Minkoff, ‘Twilight’ Helmer Catherine Hardwicke and More
- Lee Chang-dong’s Venice and Toronto-Bound ‘Possible Love’ Sets Theatrical Release Dates Ahead of Netflix Bow
- Venice Chief Alberto Barbera Under Fire for Lack of Female Directors in Competition: ‘It Is a One-Dimensional Selection’
- Lee Chang-dong on His Eight-Year Gap Before Venice-Bound ‘Possible Love’ and MIFFest Lifetime Achievement Honor: ‘Thanks to Cinema, I Feel Connected to Something Much Bigger’
- The Pool Films Acquires Tokyo-Based Photographer and Director Xavier Tera’s Debut, ‘The Color of the Sun,’ Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
- Luxbox Acquires Documentary ‘Life of Jorge Luis Borges’ Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
- Venice Chief Alberto Barbera on Landing Robert Pattinson Film ‘Primetime’ at the Last Minute and Lack of U.S. Studios at the Festival: They Are ‘Experiencing an Identity Crisis’
- Biennale Chief Slams EU for Withdrawing Funding Over Russia’s Presence at Art Exhibition During Film Festival Press Conference: ‘They Are Abandoning Us’
- Venice Horizons Opener ‘The Girl With the Leica’ Boarded by Fandango Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
- Iranian Director Mohsen Gharaei’s ‘Falling House’ Boarded by Paradise City Sales Ahead of Venice Premiere
- Venice Film Festival Sees Sharp Drop in Female Directors in Competition, With May El-Toukhy Standing Solo
- Venice Lesbian Drama ‘Big Little Things’ Boards Moebius Entertainment for Worldwide Sales
- Venice-Selected ‘Moonfish,’ Starring Morgan Spector and Lucy Liu, Boarded by New Europe (EXCLUSIVE)
- Venice Title ‘The Difficult Bride’ Taps Films Boutique for World Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
- ‘Oasis,’ Exploring Fear, Exclusion and Violence, Picked Up by Totem Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
- Venice News Today — July 23, 2026
- Venice Film Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup (Updating Live)
- Venice Film Festival Lineup: Robert Pattinson’s ‘Primetime,’ Martin McDonagh’s ‘Wild Horse Nine,’ Oasis Reunion Doc and More
- Square Eyes Acquires ‘I Plant My Hand in the Garden’ Ahead of World Premiere in Venice Days (EXCLUSIVE)
- Venice Days Unveils Female-Centric Selection, Kicking Off With Lili Horvát’s ‘My Notes on Mars’ Starring Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend
- Venice Critics’ Week Lineup: Shalini Adnani’s Family Drama ‘Our Share of Sand,’ AI-Assisted Colombian Doc ‘The End of Times’ and More
- Netflix Buys Danny Boyle’s Rupert Murdoch Movie and Venice Opener ‘Ink’
- TV Academy Hall of Fame: Sheila Nevins, Absent Due to COVID, Thanks Dr. Fauci for the Vaccine; Bill Hader Pays Tribute to the ‘South Park’ Creators With a ‘Fish Dick’ Story and More
- ‘You Don’t Belong Here’ Review: A Potentially Involving Story Is Weakened by Airless Dialogue and a Misguided Finale
- Fukada Koji, Jakrawal Nilthamrong, Boo Junfeng Films Win Busan Co-Production Fund
- Rani Mukerji Receives La Trobe Honorary Doctorate, Wins IFFM Special Citation