Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of hit movies La La Land and Whiplash, will lead the main competition jury at this year’s Venice Film Festival, organisers have announced. The French-American director, screenwriter and producer has close ties to the festival,…
Venice Film Festival blocks question for Olivia Wilde about Shia LaBeouf at ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ press conference
The Venice Film Festival blocked a journalist from asking a question about Shia LaBeouf at a press conference for Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling” on Monday. LaBeouf was set to star in “Don’t Worry Darling,” but he exited the project…
Netflix underlines festival as major launchpad, with 3 films and a series
For all the will-they-won’t-they over Netflix’s tumultuous relationship with Cannes, when it comes to Venice things seems much more straightforward. After bowing three films on the Lido in 2021 with The Power of the Dog, The Hand of God and…
Venice Film Festival to open with Noah Baumbach’s ‘White Noise’
The Venice International Film Festival has unveiled the opening movie for its 2022 edition, Noah Baumbach’s Netflix film White Noise. It will mark Baumbach’s return to the Lido three years after his Marriage Story premiered in Venice, en route to…
Julianne Moore to head Venice jury also comprising Audrey Diwan, Leila Hatami, Kazuo Ishiguro
Julianne Moore will preside over the main jury of the Venice Film Festival’s upcoming 79th edition. The Oscar-winning U.S. actor, who most recently starred in A24’s “When You Finish Saving the World,” directed by Jesse Eisenberg, and will next appear…
Catherine Deneuve to receive Venice Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
The Venice Film Festival is honoring French screen icon Catherine Deneuve with its Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement. Throughout her career, Deneuve has worked with some of Europe’s greatest directors, such as Luis Buñuel, François Truffaut, Manoel De Oliveira, Roman…
Documentary on missing Chibok schoolgirls wins at Venice Film Festival (CNN)
A documentary by a Nigerian filmmaker on the missing Chibok girls has won an award at the Venice Film Festival. ‘Daughters of Chibok’ won best virtual reality story at the festival’s closing ceremony on Saturday night. The documentary, which also…
‘Gravity’ director’s new film ‘Roma’ is one of the best Netflix originals of all time (BusinessInsider)
Critics are calling Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón’s new movie Roma one of the best Netflix original releases of all time. The film premiered to standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival this week, and it currently has a 93% “fresh”…