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Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Venice Film Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup (Updating Live)
The Venice Film Festival is back on the Lido for its 82nd edition, kicking off August 27-September 6. Artistic director Alberto Barbera's programmers have already unveiled a wave of announcements: Alexander Payne heads up the jury, Paolo Sorrentino's 'La Grazia' opens the festival Italian-style, and Werner Herzog and Kim Novak will receive honorary Golden Lions at the opening ceremony to celebrate lifetime achievement. More from IndieWire Adam Sandler Confirms That He Has 'Heard Chatter' About 'Grown Ups 3' Happening Original 'Fantastic Four' Star Michael Chiklis Congratulates 'First Steps' Cast: 'Best of Luck' Based on reasonable deductions from Toronto's latest lineup announcement, films expected to premiere on the Lido include Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine,' starring Dwayne Johnson; Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein,' starring Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac; and Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet' with Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley. Widely expected to pop up at Venice, as is tradition for such filmmakers, are Yorgos Lanthimos' 'Bugonia' and Luca Guadagnino's 'After the Hunt.' Netflix is hoped to have a strong showing with 'Frankenstein' as well as Noah Baumbach's 'Jay Kelly' and Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite.' We also already know we'll see Jim Jarmusch's 'Father Mother Sister Brother,' courtesy Mubi, in Italy. As a refresher, last year, Pedro Almodóvar's 'The Room Next Door' won the Golden Lion under the jury led by Isabelle Huppert. Venice is the next major stop on the fall awards season after Cannes' initial launch, though Venice doesn't program any Croisette repeats, opting for world premieres that then head to Telluride, TIFF, NYFF, and beyond. Brady Corbet won best director at Venice last year for 'The Brutalist,' setting up the film's Oscar run. Under jury leader Payne, the rest of the panel of filmmakers and talent (yet to be announced) will decide the Golden Lion winner for the best film, among other awards such as the Silver Lions for Grand Jury Prize and best director, Volpi Cup for best actress and best actor, the screenplay award, the Special Jury Prize, and the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best new young actor or actress. The lineup is unveiling bright and early (at least domestically speaking) on Tuesday, July 22. Follow along for live updates in each of the sections. You can also watch the live stream below beginning 5 a.m. EST, and watch an English translation of the presentation here. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
Broadcast Pro
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
Final Cut in Venice selects eight work-in-progress films for 13th edition
The Final Cut in Venice programme consists in three days of activities from August 31 to September 2, 2025. The 13th edition of Final Cut in Venice, the Venice Film Festival's dedicated support programme for films from Africa and select Middle Eastern countries, has selected eight work-in-progress films for its 2025 lineup. Launched in 2013, Final Cut in Venice offers vital support for the completion of films from all African countries and six nations in the Middle East—Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen. Taking place under the banner of the Venice Production Bridge during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival (August 27 – September 6, 2025), Final Cut in Venice provides a platform for these unfinished films to connect with international producers, distributors, post-production firms and festival programmers. The initiative, directed by Alberto Barbera and organised by La Biennale di Venezia, aims to help filmmakers access the resources needed to bring their projects to completion and secure wider exposure. This year's Final Cut in Venice will be held from August 31 to September 2, 2025, at the Venice Lido. Over three days, the selected films will be presented in working copy format to key industry professionals. The event will also include one-to-one meetings between project teams and invited guests, with an awards ceremony scheduled for September 2 at Hotel Excelsior's Spazio Incontri. Among the eight selected films, two are featured as part of this year's VPB Focus initiatives, highlighting the United Kingdom and Morocco. The selected fiction films include House of the Wind (La Maison du Vent) by Kouemo Yanghu Auguste Bernard; My Semba (Meu Semba) by Hugo Salvaterra; Standing at the Ruins (Al Woqoof Ala El Atlal) by Saeed Taji Farouky; The Station (Al Mahattah) by Sara Ishaq; and Yesterday the Eye Didn't Sleep by Rakan Mayasi. In the documentary section, the lineup features Legacy (Soleil, Lune, Étoiles) by Mamadou Dia; an Untitled Project from Yemen by Mariam Al-Dhubhani; and Out of School (La Cour des Grands) by Hind Bensari (Denmark, Morocco), part of the VPB Focus on Morocco. The programme will culminate in the awarding of several post-production prizes, both in cash and in kind. These include €5,000 from La Biennale di Venezia for the best film in post-production, with the winner selected by a three-member jury. Other prizes, determined by the Festival Director and supporting organisations, aim to support colour correction, sound mixing, music services, visual effects, subtitling and more, with contributions from entities such as Laser Film, Studio A Fabrica, Oticons, MAD Solutions, Titra Film, 196-MEDIA, M74 srl, Mnemonica, Sub-Ti Ltd. and Sub-Ti Access Srl. Additional cash prizes will be offered by the Red Sea Fund, Rai Cinema, El Gouna Film Festival, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Cinémathèque Afrique of the Institut Français, and both the Festival International du Film d'Amiens and the Festival International du Film de Fribourg, which will contribute towards DCP production costs. This marks the fourth consecutive year of support from the Red Sea International Film Festival. Industry professionals attending the Venice Production Bridge will be able to request one-on-one meetings with project teams via the dedicated Final Cut section on the Venice Production Bridge website.
Vogue
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Paolo Sorrentino's La Grazia Will Open the 2025 Venice Film Festival
'I am very happy that the 82nd Venice International Film Festival will open with the new and highly anticipated film by Paolo Sorrentino,' said the festival's artistic director, Alberto Barbera, in a press release on Friday, July 4. The announcement delighted both him and the fans of the Neapolitan filmmaker. 'I like to recall that one of the most important and internationally acclaimed Italian auteurs made his debut right here at the Biennale di Venezia in 2001 with his first film, One Man Up, in my early years as the artistic director.' The director will thus return to the lagoon for the 82nd edition of the festival, which will take place from August 27 to September 6, 2025. Perhaps best known for 2014's Oscar-winning The Great Beauty, Sorrentino quickly established himself in the world of cinema. The son of a banker and a homemaker, he premiered his debut film at Italy's most prestigious film festival and was selected for the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival with only his second feature, The Consequences of Love (2005). For his latest project, titled La Grazia, Sorrentino reunites with actor Toni Servillo, a longtime collaborator. Servillo will star opposite Italian actress Anna Ferzetti. No synopsis has been revealed yet; all we know so far is that it will be a love story.
Broadcast Pro
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
La Biennale di Venezia opens call for 13th Final Cut in Venice programme
The programme breeding talents and awards that supports films in post-production from Africa and the Middle East. La Biennale di Venezia has announced the opening of submissions for the 13th edition of Final Cut in Venice. The deadline for submitting projects is set for June 9, 2025. The upcoming edition of Final Cut in Venice will be held from August 31 to September 2, 2025, as part of the Venice Production Bridge during the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, which will run from August 27 to September 6, 2025, on the Lido di Venezia. Launched in 2013, the Final Cut in Venice programme has played a vital role in supporting the completion of high-quality films from Africa and the Middle East, including Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Yemen. It has become a key platform for nurturing emerging talents and facilitating international recognition and awards for films from these regions. Filmmakers interested in participating must complete the pre-selection online entry form and send all required materials by the June 9 deadline. The three-day programme will showcase selected films-in-progress in working copy form to an audience of industry professionals, including producers, buyers, distributors and festival programmers. These screenings are open exclusively to accredited Industry pass holders. In addition to public screenings, a full day of individual meetings will take place on September 2, allowing filmmakers to connect directly with industry stakeholders. The programme will culminate in the awarding of both in-kind and cash prizes aimed at supporting the films' post-production phases. For the ninth consecutive year, La Biennale di Venezia will present a €5,000 award to the best film in post-production. This prize will be decided by a three-member jury appointed by the Festival Director. All other awards will be determined by the Festival Director in collaboration with Final Cut in Venice supporters. Confirmed supporters of the 2025 edition include: 196 Media, M74srl, Cinémathèque Afrique (Institut Français), El Gouna Film Festival, Festival International du Film d'Amiens, Festival International de Films de Fribourg, Laser Film, MAD Solutions, Mnemonica, Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, Oticons, Red Sea Fund, Rai Cinema, Studio A Fabrica, Sub-Ti Ltd, Sub-Ti Access Srl and Titra Film. For the fourth consecutive year, the Red Sea International Film Festival will provide additional support to the Final Cut in Venice initiative. The 82nd Venice International Film Festival, under the direction of Alberto Barbera and organised by La Biennale di Venezia, will be held from August 27 to September 6, 2025, continuing its long-standing tradition of championing global cinema.
Euronews
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
French film academy behind the César Awards quits Elon Musk's X
The Berlin Film Festival decided to quit last November. Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera also waved goodbye last year. Now, the Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques, the body behind France's national film awards, the Césars, is ditching X. In an announcement, the César Academy said it had deleted its account on the platform, noting that the public positions taken by owner Elon Musk means that X 'no longer corresponds' to the Academy's stated values. 'The Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques has decided to end its presence on the social network X, formerly Twitter,' the statement reads. 'This decision, proposed by the Bureau and unanimously validated by the House of Representatives of the Association, is part of a process of consistency with the fundamental principles of the Academy in terms of ethics and integrity.' 'The Academy's mission is to promote cinema in all its diversity,' the statement adds. 'It supports all forms of artistic expression, without distinction of origin or identity of those who contribute to the creation or distribution of films. The César Academy believes that the X platform, particularly due to the actions and stances of its leader, no longer aligns with its values. Therefore, it is withdrawing from the platform effective immediately. The decision to leave X follows Musk's Nazi-like gesture at Donald Trump's Presidential inauguration, as well as repeated sharing of right-wing content on X and seemingly supporting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. He also recently endorsed Germany's far-right populist AfD party and made a controversial comment at an AfD rally two days before the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Musk told Germans to let go of "the guilt of the past" - something which led Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to state that Musk's words sounded "all too familiar and ominous, especially only hours before the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz." The César Academy's move also follows last week's decision to suspend any member currently under investigation for sexual violence. The organization has been implementing #MeToo measures to prevent and address misconduct within the French film industry. Regarding the zero-tolerance policy, the Academy announced: 'In the event of legal proceedings against a member for acts of violence, particularly of a sexist or sexual nature, the board will suspend the member's voting rights until the ongoing procedure is concluded, or exclude them entirely until the full completion of the sentence, in the case of a final conviction.'
