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Huge Gaza Protest Marches Toward Venice Film Festival as Thousands Attend Rally
The Venice Film Festival on Saturday became the focus of possibly the largest protest ever seen at a major film event over Israel’s…
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Variety’s Venice Digital Daily, Day 2: Julia Roberts Plays Defense at Press Conference
If you can’t be in Venice this year, Variety is bringing Venice to you. We’re publishing daily digital editions, running Aug. 29 – Sept.…
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‘Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence’ About Italy’s First Female Film Director Acquired by First Hand Films Ahead of Venice Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Switzerland-based distributor First Hand Films has taken world sales on “Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence,” which reconstructs the overlooked…
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Kamila Andini’s Venice Gap-Financing Market Project ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Tackles Power, Trauma in Indonesia
Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini is gearing up for what she calls “the hardest story I’ve ever created” with “Four Seasons in Java,” a…
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Taiwan Makes Venice Splash With Shu Qi’s ‘Girl’ and Record XR Lineup
Taiwan is making waves at the 82nd Venice Film Festival with its most significant presence to date, headlined by Shu Qi‘s directorial…
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Park Chan-Wook’s Twisted Thriller ‘No Other Choice’ Embraced at Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation
Acclaimed South Korean director Park Chan-wook returned to the Venice Film Festival and was greeted with a six-minute standing ovation for…
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Kim Kardashian Adds Edge to Her Airport Look With Saint Laurent’s Sharpest Slingbacks at the Venice Film Festival 2025
Kim Kardashian is one of several stars to wear a slingback heel at the 2025 Venice Film Festival. The reality star arrived in Venice for…
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‘La Vie en Rose’ Producer Alain Goldman on His Venice Film ‘At Work’ and Next Projects With Lazslo Nemes’ and ‘Shtisel’ Creative Team
Alain Goldman, who produced “La Vie en Rose,” which earned Marion Cotillard an Oscar, and most recently produced ”An Offer and a Spy,” is…
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Venice Documentary ‘Do You Love Me,’ a ‘Love Letter’ to Beirut, Picked Up by Light Dox as Clip Debuts (EXCLUSIVE)
Light Dox has acquired sales rights to Lana Daher‘s documentary “Do You Love Me,” which has its premiere in Venice Days, a sidebar to the…
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Marianne Faithfull Doc ‘Broken English’ Acquired by Italy’s I Wonder Pictures Ahead of Venice World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Italian distribution company I Wonder Pictures has acquired rights to Venice-bound “Broken English,” a portrait of the late Marianne…
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Classic Slingback Heels Are Trending at the Venice Film Festival 2025
Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum, Amal Clooney and more celebrities have touched down at the 2025 Venice Film Festival, showing off a bevy of…
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Emma Stone Shocks Venice With 6-Minute Standing Ovation for Gory Alien Kidnapping Thriller ‘Bugonia’
If you think Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos pushed the envelope with “Poor Things,” wait until you see “Bugonia.” Two years…
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Emma Stone Elevates the Bubble Hem at the Venice Film Festival
Emma Stone brought a streamlined iteration of the Y2K bubble hem trend in a custom Louis Vuitton dress to the red carpet for the premiere…
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Emma Stone Jokes That She Believes in Aliens at ‘Bugonia’ Venice Press Conference: ‘The Idea That We Are Alone’ Is ‘Pretty Narcissistic to Think’
Emma Stone made a confession at the Venice Film Festival press conference for Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia“: she believes in aliens. In the…
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Venice Market Kicks Off With Robust Numbers, an Added Day, and Stronger Latin American and Middle East Presence
Just as George Clooney and Adam Sandler hit the Lido for Noah Baumbach’s “Jay Kelly,” the Venice Production Bridge is kicking off with…
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Budapest’s NFI Filmlab Offers One-Stop Post-Production Shop for Venice Contenders ‘Orphan,’ ‘Silent Friend’ and More
“The Brutalist” director Brady Corbet sent film Twitter into a flurry last year when he boasted that it took 26 reels of 70mm film stock,…
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Venice Film Festival Red Carpet Photos
The star-studded Venice Film Festival is under way, with numerous stars and renowned filmmakers making the trek to Italy by plane, train…
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Paolo Sorrentino’s ‘La Grazia’ Lands Enthusiastic 4-Minute Standing Ovation at Venice Opening Night
The Italians love Paolo Sorrentino. His latest drama “La Grazia,” which kicked off the 82nd Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night, was…
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Barbara Palvin Adopts Slingback Heel Trend in Betsey Johnson Slingbacks at the 2025 Venice Film Festival
Barbara Palvin showcased a dramatic black look complete with trendy slingback pumps on the red carpet at the 2025 Venice Film Festival for…
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Alexander Payne Dodges Gaza Conversation at Venice Jury Press Conference: ‘I’m Unprepared for That Question’
The ongoing war in Gaza was the main topic of conversation at this year’s Venice Film Festival jury press conference, although director…
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Venice Spotlight Player ‘A Loose End,’ From Uruguay’s Daniel Hendler, Gets First Look Trailer Ahead of World Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Santiago, an Argentinian corporal, faces a perplexing metamorphosis as he finds himself on the lam in neighboring Uruguay in…
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Venice Film Festival Set for Star-Studded Edition With Julia Roberts, Emma Stone, George Clooney, Adam Sandler and More — but Gal Gadot and Al Pacino Won’t Be Attending
The red carpet has been rolled out in front of the Lido’s sparkling white, freshly renovated Palazzo del Cinema, where boatloads of stars…
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‘Andor’ Star Diego Luna on Producing Venice Drama ‘On the Road’: ‘I Can’t Really Compare This Film to Anything I’ve Been Involved in Before’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Sex, drugs and big rigs feature prominently in David Pablos’ edgy road movie “On the Road” (“En el camino”), which premieres Sept. 4 in…
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Venice’s Hotel Gabrielli Reopens Its Doors Just in Time for the Venice Film Festival
RESTORED GLORY: More than 700 Murano glass chandeliers and wall sconces are alight once again inside the luxurious halls of Venice’s Hotel…