Five talking points from the 2024 Venice Film Festival
Lots of stars (but lack of access), sweaty days and nights, and a few big deals. Source: Five talking points from the 2024 Venice Film Festival | News | Screen
Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival; ‘The Brutalist’, Nicole Kidman for ‘Babygirl’ take prizes
Almodóvar’s first English-language feature marks the first time he has won the top award at one of the three major film festivals (Cannes, Venice and Berlin). Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore star in the story of a woman who makes … Continued
What Is the New Standard of American Cinema?
”On one hand: The stars were back! On the other: American film production was shut down for a significant chunk of 2023, which is when many movies in this year’s festival would have been trying to shoot. Did you notice … Continued
Hong Kong film star Tony Leung awarded a Venice Film Festival lifetime achievement award
The 61-year-old actor has appeared in three films that have won the award for best picture at Venice. Hong Kong actor and singer Tony Leung has been awarded a Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement at the 80th Venice Film Festival. The … Continued
7 films from the Venice Film Festival nominated at the Independent Spirit Awards
The nominations have been announced for the Independent Spirit Awards 2022, the important American film prizes awarded annually since 1986 in Los Angeles to promote independent cinema.The list of nominations includes seven films from the Venice International Film Festival of … Continued
Venice Film Festival 2022: Iranian cinema shines despite state repression
Filmmakers face strict censure from Ebrahim Raisi’s government for falling foul of official Iranian values but that has not prevented a remarkable showing at Venice. Source: Venice Film Festival 2022: Iranian cinema shines despite state repression | Middle East Eye