EXCLUSIVE: Next week, Nigerian filmmaker Damilola Orimogunje (For Maria Ebun Pataki) debuts his second feature film, Dear Ajayi, at the Venice Film Festival as part of the parallel Giornate degli Autori section. The title is the first from Nigeria to play in the competition. Check out the first…

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, Nobel Prize-winning writer Annie Ernaux and directors Matteo Garrone and Isabel Coixet have lent their support to an open letter calling on the Venice Film Festival, its parent body the Venice Biennale and the audiovisual world in general to take concrete action in…

George Clooney, Venice chief Alberto Barbera and Venice jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal are among speakers set to take part in the second CAA and Finch & Partners The Future of… Creativity forum, which will take place during the festival. Barbera will host the invite-only gathering, which will…

MK2 has boarded NAZA, the latest feature from Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, the two Israeli directors of the four co-directors of the 2024 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land.  The film has been produced by the news outlet The Guardian alongside James Wilson (JW Films) and…

EXCLUSIVE: Ricky Martin has been revealed as cast member and executive producer for Gael García Bernal's new film Hombre al Agua ahead of its world premiere and North American debut at the Venice and Toronto film festivals next month. 'Livin’ la Vida Loca' music artist Martin boarded the project…

EXCLUSIVE: Stéphane Brizé's A Good Little Soldier, starring Alba Rohrwacher as a high-powered exec confronted with a case of toxic management, has sold to a number of key territories ahead of its world premiere in competition in Venice and North American debut in Toronto. Gaumont has sealed…

The Venice Film Festival has added a hot-button documentary to its Competition lineup. The synopsis for new film NAZA (we’re told this is an acronym relating to the Israeli military) reads: "Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel's…

EXCLUSIVE: Pamela Anderson has been set to receive amfAR's Award of Courage at this year's amfAR Venezia, taking place on Sunday, September 6, 2026, at the Molino Stucky Venice during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.  The actress is at the festival with movie Place To Be in which she…

EXCLUSIVE: Ahead of its launch at the Venice Film Festival, Paul Schrader’s drama The Basics of Philosophy has got some key support. Noora Films has joined the film to represent international sales and Schrader’s old collaborator Martin Scorsese is aboard as an executive producer. Scorsese…

Following weeks of criticism from activists and Ukrainian officials, Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera defended his selection of Russian filmmaker Ilya Khrzhanovsky's feature DAU in a lengthy Instagram message posted on Wednesday.  Beginning by describing Russia's invasion of Ukraine…

EXCLUSIVE: Lav Diaz’s Venice Film Festival title Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors (Makikiraan Po) has been boarded by Greek international sales firm Heretic. The film, about Spain’s colonial subjugation of the Philippines, is one of the Filipino auteur’s shorter features running ‘only’ 2 hours 31…

EXCLUSIVE: Pluto Film has picked up international sales rights to I Matter by Alina Șerban ahead of its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival. The directorial debut by actress Alina Șerban (Alone at My Wedding) screens in the Venice Spotlight section. According to the…