Venice bets on auteur cinema and A-lister stars as Hollywood pulls back

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/