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‘The Souvenir’ Director Joanna Hogg Named Jury President for Venice Fest’s Giornate degli Autori
Acclaimed British filmmaker Joanna Hogg (The Souvenir, The Eternal Daughter) will head up the jury of the Giornate degli Autori (GdA) sidebar at the upcoming 2024 Venice Film Festival. Hogg will oversee a jury of 27 young European film fans judging the movies of the parallel section, which runs alongside the Venice festival from Aug. […]
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Venice Boss Alberto Barbera on 2024 Lineup, Standout Performances and Potential Controversies
Alberto Barbera makes it look easy. The long-running Venice festival director, who recently extended his contract through 2026, unveiled his Venice 2024 lineup on Tuesday. It included the by-now-familiar Biennale mix of awards season contenders such as Pedro Almodóvar’s English-language debut The Room Next Door starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic […]
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Venice 2024 Lineup Set to Kick-Start Awards Season
Alberto Barbera, it must be said, has done it again. The long-running director of the Venice Film Festival, who successfully repositioned the august Italian cinema event as an awards-season launchpad, on Tuesday unveiled another top-shelf lineup for the 81st Biennale (Aug. 28-Sept. 7). And, as Kendall Roy would say, it’s “all bangers, all the time.” […]
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‘Joker 2,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Wolfs’ in Venice Lineup
The Venice Film Festival on Tuesday unveiled its official, star-packed lineup for its 81st edition, which runs from Aug. 28 to Sept. 7. Joker: Folie à Deux, Todd Phillips’ sequel to his 2019 Golden Lion-winning Joker, will also bow in Venice. Joaquin Phoenix, who won a best actor Oscar for his portrayal of Arthur Fleck, […]
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‘Amélie’ Getting French Rerelease Ahead of Paris Olympics
Amélie, the 2001 fairy-tale romance from director Jean-Pierre Jeunet, has arguably done more than any film before or since in promoting the Parisian tourism board version of the City of Lights. The quirky, irresistibly charming story of a shy Parisian do-gooder — Audrey Tautou in her breakout role — determined to bring joy to the […]
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Venice Critics’ Week Unveils 2024 Lineup, Including Doc About Far-Right Donald Trump Activists
Venice Critics’ Week, the Venice Film Festival sidebar dedicated to first-time filmmakers, unveiled the selection of seven competition features and two out-of-competition titles for its 39th edition, which runs Aug. 28-Sept. 7. Among the more timely entries is Homegrown from U.S. director Michael Premo. The documentary follows three far-right activists as they campaign for Donald […]
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‘Nonostante,’ ‘September 5’ to Open Venice Horizons Sidebar
The 81st Venice International Film Festival has announced the opening night films for its Horizons and Horizons Extra competition sections. Nonostante, the second feature from Italian director Valerio Mastandrea (2018’s Ride) will open the Horizons competition section on August 28. The Horizons Extra competition section will kick off on August 29 with September 5, Tim […]
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Gemma Arterton, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Hayley Atwell Join Voice Cast of ‘Grand Prix of Europe’
British actors Gemma Arterton (The King’s Men), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Game of Thrones) and Hayley Atwell (Captain America: The First Avenger) have joined the voice cast of Grand Prix of Europe, a new European animated feature from Warner Bros. Discovery Germany and Mack Magic, the entertainment arm of Germany’s Europa-Park theme park. Arterton will play Edda, […]
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Eva Longoria and Lauren Sánchez: A 20-Year-Friendship, a $50M Check and a Housefly in Outer Space
Close friends for two decades, Eva Longoria and Lauren Sánchez have engaged in countless phone conversations over the years — but this, as far as we know, is the first to be recorded. Longoria is one of this year’s recipients of the Bezos Courage & Civility Award, a massive charitable grant that Sánchez and her fiancé, Amazon […]
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German Government Pledges 30 Percent Tax Rebate in 2025 Budget
The German government has pledged to add a plan for a new tax incentive program to its 2025 budget aimed at attracting more international productions to shoot in the country. The deal, announced Friday, would provide a rebate of up to 30 percent on German production costs for films and high-end series, with funding coming […]
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What the Seismic European Elections Mean for the Entertainment Industry
The impact of pivotal elections in the U.K. and France this week will be felt across Europe and across the globe. Within the entertainment industry, the results of voting on both sides of the channel are being carefully watched for signs of what seismic shifts in the political landscape — the end of 14 years […]
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Nicolas Winding Refn’s Restored Cult Classic ‘Pusher’ to Premiere in Venice Classics
A newly-restored version of Nicolas Winding Refn’s 1996 Danish cult classic Pusher will be featured at this year’s Venice Film Festival in the Venice Classics Competition Restored Films section. The Danish crime drama, which featured a break-out performance by a young Mads Mikkelsen alongside co-star Kim Bodnia, will premiere at the 81st Venice Festival, which […]
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