All Venice articles
-
News
Venice award winner ‘Silent Friend’ finds North American home
Theatrical release scheduled for 2026.
-
News
‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ acquired for UK-Ireland cinema release
EXCLUSIVE: Kaouther Ben Hania’s film won the Grand Jury Prize at Venice this month.
-
News
Mark Jenkin’s ‘Rose Of Nevada’ acquired for UK-Ireland cinema release
EXCLUSIVE: Film scheduled for release in 2026.
-
News
Venice title ‘The Last Viking’ starring Mads Mikkelsen sells to US
Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas star in the film.
-
Features
Screen critics’ standout films from Venice and Toronto 2025
From major awards contenders to hidden gems.
-
News
Venice Horizons 2024 prize-winner ’Familiar Touch’ scores global sales
EXCLUSIVE: Sarah Friedland’s “coming-of-old age film” won three Venice Horizons prizes in 2024.
-
Reviews
‘On The Road’ review: Venice Horizons winner is taut, tender tale of gay Mexican drifter
Writer/director David Pablos sets his story in the ultra-masculine environment of Mexico’s trucking community
-
Comment
Comment: Venice jury springs surprises as festival grapples with global events
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ was widely liked, but not a picture that figured prominently in speculative Golden Lion conversation.
-
News
Ross McElwee’s ‘Remake’ wins Venice Golden Globes impact documentary prize
Jury credits “an exemplar of documentary creativity and excellence in form, and the power of film to reach and impact audiences.”
-
News
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Other major winners included ’Below The Clouds’, ’The Voice Of Hind Rajab’, Benny Safdie and Toni Servillo.
-
Reviews
‘Dog 51’ review: Cedric Jimenez’s high-octane thriller is set in a near-future Paris
Adele Exarchopoulos and Gilles Lellouche star in engaging Venice Film Festival closer
-
News
UK features ‘Straight Circle’, ‘Ish’ take top awards at Venice Critics’ Week
‘Straight Circle’ won two prizes with ‘Ish’ taking the audience award.
-
Reviews
‘Silent Friend’ review: Hungarian filmmaker Ildiko Enyedi’s paean to nature stars Tony Leung Chiu-Wai
Contemplative Venice Competition title weaves three human stories across a German university campus
-
Reviews
‘The Sun Rises On Us All’ review: Estranged lovers reunite in Cai Shanjun’s slow-burn drama
The Chinese director explores themes of guilt and betrayal in his Venice competition title
-
News
‘Inside Amir’, Greece-UK feature ‘Bearcave’ among Venice’s Giornate degli Autori winners
Stergios Dinopoulos and Krysianna B. Papadakis’ ‘Bearcave’ wins Europa Cinemas Label.
-
Reviews
‘Bravo Bene!’ review: Sicily’s Franco Maresco puts himself at the centre of his meta-mockumentary
Surreal Venice Competition title is a layered satire of the director’s own inability to make a film.
-
Reviews
‘Kim Novak’s Vertigo’ review: Affectionate documentary profiles the Hollywood legend and Hitchcock star
Director Alexandre O’ Philippe joins Novak for a look back at her career, and her most famous role
-
Reviews
‘100 Nights Of Hero’ review: Maika Monroe and Emma Corrin star in Julia Jackman’s feminist fable
Jackman’s Venice Critics’ Week closer also stars Nicholas Galitzine, Felicity Jones and Charlie XCX
-
News
Venice Film Festival shakes up Oscar and Bafta races
Kathryn Bigelow, Dwayne Johnson, Adam Sandler, ‘The Voice Of Hind Rajab’ exit festival with a boost.
-
Features
How Julia Jackman’s ‘100 Nights of Hero’ brought together a starry cast including Charli XCX
”We thought we were working through it much more leisurely,” says Jackman. ”Their enthusiasm made it feel real.”