formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
An Iranian actress who won the best newcomer award at the Venice film festival has come under severe attack from the country’s authorities and state media after highlighting the plight of women in Iran in her acceptance speech. Source: The … Continued
A Danish WWII drama about a woman trying to hide a wartime relationship with a Nazi was awared top prize on Saturday at The Venice Film Festival, while Gaza documentary NAZA snagged the special jury prize. Source: France 24
For a century, cinema has asked audiences to sit still and look. Venice Immersive is asking what happens when the audience no longer looks at the story, but enters it. Source: Golden Globes
The agreement was announced on Saturday at the Venice Production Bridge, the Venice Film Festival‘s market focused on film production. Source: Variety
The comments come a week after Venice unveiled a programme with virtually no studio-backed U.S. films and just one woman director among the 20 titles competing for the main Golden Lion award, sparking concern about the quality of the programme. … Continued
Hollywood is taking a step back at this year’s Venice film festival, with organisers on Thursday unveiling a more independent-minded line-up that promotes auteur cinema over the studio-heavy rosters of recent editions. Source: https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/venice-bets-auteur-cinema-a-lister-stars-hollywood-pulls-back-2026-07-23/