Today, in competition at the Festival, the biopic on Leonard Bernstein, ‘Maestro’, one of the most awaited films of the Festival, will be presented. Unfortunately its protagonist and director, Bradley Cooper, due to the strike of actors and screenwriters in the United States will not be on the Lido. Produced and released on Netflix later … Read more
Among the films presented today in Competition, in addition to Ferrari by Michael Mann, there is also Count, where Pablo Larraín once again speaks of his homeland, Chile, and of the dictator Augusto Pinochet, thinking of him as not dead but still alive in the form of a vampire, in a film with a grotesque … Read more
With the usual dose of expected films, but without the biggest stars, the jubilee 80th year of the Venice festival began this Wednesday evening. Due to the strike of Hollywood screenwriters and actors, significantly fewer famous faces walked the red carpet. The director Luca Guadagnino, the filmmakers Jane Campion and Alice Diop, as well as … Read more
confirmed Venice Film Festival He will announce the official selection for his 80th edition on Tuesday 25th July at 10am GMT. It will be chaired by the Technical Director for the Venice Festival Alberto Barbera and President of the Biennale Gallery Roberto Cecotto Official press conference regarding the selection of films for the festival, which … Read more
Iranian director Jaafar Panahi, who was released in February, left his country for the first time since a travel ban was imposed on him nearly 14 years ago on a visit to France, his lawyer said Wednesday. Panahi, 62, is considered one of the most prominent names in cinema Iranian contemporary. After his arrest in … Read more
Tony Leung Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Venice Film Festival Tony Leung Sina Entertainment News The 80th Venice Film Festival awarded director Liliana Cavani and actor Tony Leung the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement. The film festival will be held from August 30th to September 9th. Alberto Barbera, the artistic director of the Venice … Read more